Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230100748
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$436,759.00
Summary
Australia and the World Bank: Financing Development and Decolonisation. This project aims to provide the first detailed history of the relationship between Australia and the World Bank. Engagement with international organisations is a central feature of Australian foreign relations. The project expects to provide new knowledge on the connections between development and decolonisation that dictated post-war global politics. Expected outcomes of this project include an enhanced understanding of th ....Australia and the World Bank: Financing Development and Decolonisation. This project aims to provide the first detailed history of the relationship between Australia and the World Bank. Engagement with international organisations is a central feature of Australian foreign relations. The project expects to provide new knowledge on the connections between development and decolonisation that dictated post-war global politics. Expected outcomes of this project include an enhanced understanding of the international significance of Australia’s post-war development and the complex process of Papua New Guinea’s decolonisation. This should provide benefits to Australia and the field through a better understanding of how to navigate an increasingly complex international political and economic environment.Read moreRead less