Institute of Development Studies

Biography

Blane Harvey is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Development Studies' Climate Change Team. Prior to joining IDS he completed a PhD in Education and International Development at McGill University and was a member of the Climate Change Programme at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Blane's recent work has focused on a critical exploration of knowledge production, validation and dissemination processes within climate change, and the use of culturally-appropriate strategies and technologies for learning and knowledge sharing in the global South with a focus on North-South partnerships and inter-institutional cooperation. He is currently conducting research on the convergence of meaning-making across development, ICTs and the sciences in participatory North-South climate change initiatives; and on the potential of African community media to engage in action research and policy influence for climate change adaptation.

Blane has published extensively in the areas of learning, capacity, and knowledge production and has presented papers in these areas at academic and policy-oriented conferences worldwide. He has also been an active contributor to the UN climate change negotiations process since 2003 with a focus on strengthening action to support developing countries adapt to climate change.

Selected Projects and Recent Work

• Learning Hub
• Climate Planning
• AfricaAdapt
• Climate Airwaves

Thematic Expertise

Capacity Development; Climate Change; Development (General); Education; ICTs.

Geographic Expertise

Canada; Ghana; Kenya; Mali; Senegal.

Selected Publications »»

• Page, S. Harvey, B. and Lewin, T. (forthcoming) 'Changing Focus: New Roles for Communication in Development?', IDS Bulletin 43.5, Brighton: IDS
• Harvey, B. and Mitchell, T. (2011) 'ICT-Enabled Knowledge Sharing in North-South Partnerships: Lessons from the AfricaAdapt Network' , Manchester: University of Manchester
• Harvey, B (2011) 'Climate Airwaves: Community Radio, Action Research and Advocacy for Climate Justice in Ghana', International Journal of Communication 5:2035-2058, USC Annenberg Press
• Harvey, B. (2011) 'From Technicism to Transformation: Vocational Adult Learning in Development' in Rossatto, C.A. (eds), Teaching for Global Community: Overcoming the Divide and Conquer Strategies of the Oppressor, Charlotte, NC:
• Harvey, B. (2011) 'Negotiating Openness Across Science, ICTs, and Participatory Development: Lessons from the AfricaAdapt Network', Information Technologies & International Development 7.1:19-31, Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Press
• Harvey, B. (2011) 'Negotiating Openness Across Science, ICTs, and Participatory Development: Lessons from the AfricaAdapt Network', Information Technologies & International Development 7.1:19-31, Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Press
• Harvey, B. (2010) 'Learning from Power in Development Cooperation: Lessons from Senegal', Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences 2.1
• Harvey, B. and Langdon, J. (2010) 'Re-imagining Capacity and Collective Change: Experiences from Senegal and Ghana', IDS Bulletin 41.3:79-86, Brighton: IDS
• Harvey, B., Diagne, B., Nnam, J. and Tadege, A. (2009) 'Knowledge Sharing for Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges', MEA Bulletin 73, New York: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
• Harvey, B (2009) 'Indigenous Knowledges, Sustainable Development and the Environment: Implications for Education and Capacity Building' '
• Harvey, B and Langdon, J. (2009) 'Building Anti-Colonial spaces of education: Challenges and reflections' '