Emil Dauncey

Emil Dauncey

Lecturer in Global Development at the Open University: Educator, Researcher, Analyst, Advisor, and MOOC maker.

Location London, United Kingdom

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  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Introduction to the course, the educators and your role

    My name is Emil, I am a Lecturer in International Development at the Open University. I am hoping that this course will introduce me to some new ideas and help me reflect on my teaching so far.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Philip Morgan
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    Good point @PhilipMorgan. Thanks for your comment. A challenge we might encounter here is how needs are defined and by who and which needs we ought to prioritise.

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Welcome back!

    Welcome to Week 2 of the course. I hope you enjoyed last week. I'll be here with you this week where we'll be introducing you to the project cycle and thinking about stakeholders - the various people involved in a project or intervention. What are you looking forward to learning about this week?

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Setting the scene

    Hi there! I'm excited you've decided to join us for this course. I'll be facilitating week 2. I'm a Lecturer in International Development at the Open University with an interest in gender analysis, and youth engagement particularly areas of health and livelihoods. I have lived and worked in a range of countries from Somalia to Nigeria, Argentina to the UK. I...

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Introduction to the course

    Hi my name’s Emil. I am a lecturer in International Development at the Open University but I have also worked on development projects around the globe. In both these roles I have found myself ‘managing projects’ but only recently begun to reflect on this as a specific set of skills that might be strengthened.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Hazel Dennis
    Review of Week 1

    @HazelDennis @MónicaVargas a very important point! Something we explore in great detail in the postgraduate certificate.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Sarah H
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    Thanks for learning with us Sarah. It was great to have you with us.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Wade P
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    Thanks Wade! I really valued your comments throughout. Very thought provoking.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Julious Katepa
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    Thanks Julious. Thanks for being such a great participant!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Elena Baglietto
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    Thanks Elena. We really enjoyed your participation.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to mary anne deveza-grau
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    Thanks for joining us!

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    It's been great having you here with us on this course. I know I've learned a lot from your comments and contributions! This course is just a taster of some of the things we research, teach and learn about in the Department of Development Policy and Practice at the Open University. Do get in touch if you'd life to know more about what we do and how you might...

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Precious Kabakama
    Review of Week 2 and goodbye

    Do get in touch with us at the Open University if this is something you're interested in.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Reynor Dial
    Setting the scene

    Hi Reynor!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Haruna Ishimaru
    Setting the scene

    Welcome Haruna!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Grace Edwards
    Setting the scene

    Hi Grace! Thanks for joining us! Futurelearn is a great place to explore new things! Let us know what you think of the course.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Harriet Arnold
    Setting the scene

    Hi Harriet! Great to have you with us.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to David Bryan
    Setting the scene

    Glad you could join us David!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Crystal Makepeace
    Setting the scene

    Hi Crystal! Thanks for learning with us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Chinma Ekeanyanwu
    Setting the scene

    Hi Chinma! Glad you could join us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to ADOLF ONOMAH ACQUAH
    Setting the scene

    Hi Adolf! Thanks for joining us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Abbas Agbaje
    Setting the scene

    Pleasure to have you with us Abbas!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Nini C.
    How to plan an intervention: project cycles

    Thanks for your comment. Logframes have been around for years, can be very helpful tools, but are not without their critiques. They seem to be declining in popularity amongst some of the larger organisations too. The question is how do we improve upon the logframe?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Precious Kabakama
    How to plan an intervention: project cycles

    Precious - please talk to us at the Department of Development Policy and Practice at the Open University. Maybe we can help you achieve your goals!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Liz Thompson
    What is a development management intervention?

    YES!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Wade P
    What is a development management intervention?

    or how might it be improved upon?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Wade P
    What is a development management intervention?

    What do you think RBM might miss?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Sarah H
    What is a development management intervention?

    Sometimes crafting a neat and tidy narrative of what has been done and why takes precedence over understanding what has actually taken place and why.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Sarah H
    What is a development management intervention?

    Great comment! I think the unintended consequences are often downplayed.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Emma Greeff
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    Interesting answer. A lot to think about. Thanks for sharing with us.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Verity McGhie
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?
  • Emil Dauncey replied to Verity McGhie
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    Good response. What do you mean by empowerment?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Liz Thompson
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    I feel the same way. However, some would argue that 'doing something' may sometimes be doing more harm than good.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Wade P
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    Thanks Wade. Great comment. Trust is really important. How do we establish trust?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Sarah H
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    Good comment. What do you you mean by ongoing assessment?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Precious Kabakama
    Do development managers have the right to manage others?

    Thanks for your comments Precious. So being accepted by the community is important for legitimacy?

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Welcome back!

    Welcome to Week 2! Glad to see you all again! Looking forward to learning from your comments, questions, experiences and insights.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to mary anne deveza-grau
    Review of Week 1

    Thanks for participating so well. Glad to have you with us.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Wade P
    Review of Week 1

    Thanks for learning with us! We're enjoying your contribution.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Esther Cain
    Can development be managed?

    Thanks for learning with us! We really appreciate your participation and comments.

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Mitigating unconscious bias

    Thanks you so much for sharing your views on this topic. Very insightful!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Rita Ventura Viana
    Mitigating unconscious bias

    Thanks for sharing Rita

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Elena Baglietto
    Mitigating unconscious bias

    Thanks for sharing your experience Elena.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Eilidh M
    Mitigating unconscious bias

    Thanks for sharing. Great comment

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    What makes you who you are?

    For me, being whiteish, male and able bodied means I enjoy a position of relative privilege. My experience of poverty, injustice and inequality is mainly as a bystander. If knowledge is a product of our experience, then this is a position of relative ignorance.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Nini C.
    Why it is a story of development management

    We have to be careful of assuming that all widows are equal!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Nini C.
    Why it is a story of development management

    As well as identifying and giving voice to those whose interests are being silenced.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Verity McGhie
    Discovering development management

    Thanks for your comment Verity

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Esther Cain
    Discovering development management

    Good point. Though I think we also have to be alert to differences in power and status within the community too.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Valerie Narayanaswamy
    Discovering development management

    Yes. Though we must always be a little careful of failing to account for power and status differences within any group.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Jackie Geddes
    Discovering development management

    Were any stakeholders missing?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Wade P
    What is development management?

    Thanks for your comment. Very interesting.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Julious Katepa
    Dominant development discourse

    @JuliousKatepa @LizThompson Great to see this being debated here. There is an enduring debate within the academic field of development studies concerned with the role of the state and its functions. The questions boil down to do markets or states have the answer? Is there a third way? I have a view on this, but I'm not sure I have 'the' answer.

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    What is development management?

    Wow! Some fantastic contributions here!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Emma Greeff
    Dominant development discourse

    Are you drawing a distinction between means and ends?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Julious Katepa
    Dominant development discourse

    Thanks for your comment Julius. So market led development? What is the role of the state in this vision of development if any?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Valerie Narayanaswamy
    Dominant development discourse

    Good point. I don't think they are mutually exclusive. As with any framework, it's a way of focusing our thinking and guiding an analysis but may not always neatly map on to reality. It's important to be conscious of overlaps and tensions.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Ige Adeola
    Setting the scene

    Hi Ige! Welcome to the course. Great to hear you're considering a degree in International Development. Do let me know if you'd like to chat about this further.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Didar Topon
    Setting the scene

    Hi Didar! Welcome! What are you studying?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Kayleigh C
    Setting the scene

    Hi Keyleigh! Glad you've chosen to join us on the course. I hope you will enjoy it. I'm not going to say it's easy, but there are more and more ways to combine work with study these days. I'd be happy to have an informal chat if you felt it might be helpful.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Thomas Upton
    What is development?

    Good answer. Can development happen without human intervention?

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Liz Thompson
    Setting the scene

    Hello Liz! Thank you for joining us! I hope you enjoy the course!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to mary anne deveza-grau
    Setting the scene

    Hi Mary! Thanks for joining us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Esther Cain
    Setting the scene

    Hi Esther! Welcome to the course! Human geography is a wonderful subject and a great place to explore development.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Valerie Narayanaswamy
    Setting the scene

    Hi Valerie! Thanks for joining us. BIG question with a lot of answers! Hopefully our course will help you explore this further.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Emma Greeff
    Setting the scene

    Hi Emma! Great to have you with us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Rita Ventura Viana
    Setting the scene

    Excellent! So glad to be part of your new adventure!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Saba Fatdai
    Setting the scene

    Hi Saba! Thanks for joining us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Abbey Kaney
    Setting the scene

    Hi Abbey! Thanks for choosing to spend your time learning with us. It sounds like you have lots of skills and experience to bring to development. I hope we can be a helpful part of the conversation moving forward.

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Elena Baglietto
    Setting the scene

    Hi Elena! Great to have you learning with us!

  • Emil Dauncey replied to Verity McGhie
    Setting the scene

    Hi Verity! Glad you could join us!

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Setting the scene

    Hello Everyone! My name's Emil. I'm a Lecturer in International Development at the Open University. I want to give you a big welcome from all of our team in the Department of Development Policy and Practice. We're so excited that you've decided to join us on this course. I'll be helping guide you through this course so if you have any questions or comments...

  • Emil Dauncey made a comment
    Setting the scene

    Hello Everyone! My name's Emil. I'm a Lecturer in International Development at the Open University. I want to give you a big welcome from all of our team in the Department of Development Policy and Practice. We're so excited that you've decided to join us on this course. I'll be helping guide you through this course so if you have any questions or comments...