Transcript: A pathway towards feminist global collabouration: An Introduction

I think it is important to think about it because this discourse of development is the, the primary means by which we imagine the South from the perspective of the North and the relation between North and South. [...] So, the endeavor to maintain and gain access to the resources of the Global South, to the markets of the Global South. [...] Yeah, and I think this is where we encounter also global structures, not only of capitalism, but also of a nation state system, which sees the role of politicians as the defence of interests of their constituency, the people in Germany, the Germans, um, vis a vis, um, the interests of other people in the world. [...] You will always be defending the interest of the privileged, of the rich Samie Blasingame: Indeed, a dominant paradigm in international development sees the creation of development programmes tied to the benefits they will bring to the country of origin, rather than seeking increased global wellbeing in general – for example, the elimination of global poverty in order to avoid war and continued fl. [...] Saranel Benjamin: So the reason why intersectionality is important is because it goes, it forces us to place at the centre of our analysis the issue of race and the experiences specifically of Black and woman - Black, Indigenous, and women of colour - for whom we sit in the north and design programs for.