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Shame, Poverty and Development Studies
Author(s) -
Engel Susan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3311
Subject(s) - shame , poverty , feeling , development studies , perception , psychological intervention , psychology , qualitative research , sociology , field (mathematics) , social psychology , political science , social science , mathematics , neuroscience , psychiatry , pure mathematics , law
Development studies have been slow to explore and embrace the burgeoning field of emotions research, yet increasingly development interventions are adopting emotions‐based strategies, including the deliberate use of shaming. This article reviews the implications of a new three volume collection on poverty and shame for development studies, arguing that it offers a fruitful avenue for research that focuses on understanding the lived experiences, perceptions and feelings of the poor, as opposed to conventional uncompassionate qualitative analysis.