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Domestic & International Development Funding: A comparison of the Appalachian Regional Commission and USAID’s budget justifications

Mickels, Otto LU (2023) STVK12 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US
government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is
conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development.
Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the
United States Agency for International Development. Specifically, it looks at how these
development organizations frame themselves and what type of discourse they employ to
frame themselves as institutions worth funding.
This is done through a qualitative design making use of content document analysis,
along with two theoretical approaches in the analysis both securitization theory and realism’s
approach to international... (More)
This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US
government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is
conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development.
Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the
United States Agency for International Development. Specifically, it looks at how these
development organizations frame themselves and what type of discourse they employ to
frame themselves as institutions worth funding.
This is done through a qualitative design making use of content document analysis,
along with two theoretical approaches in the analysis both securitization theory and realism’s
approach to international politics. Structured into five parts the study aims to provide an
easily digestible piece of text that also provides the reader with a sufficient basis of
knowledge on the topic at hand.
The research finds that budget justifications extensively differ from each other. Based
on the material used in the study it is also found that there is a higher expectation for the
ARC to be able to facilitate development compared to USAID. Finally, the paper tries to
provide an explanation and reasoning for this being the case. (Less)
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author
Mickels, Otto LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK12 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Domestic Development, International Development, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), United State Agency for International Development (USAID), Securitization, Foreign Policy tools, Budget Justification
language
English
id
9117094
date added to LUP
2023-09-07 17:04:46
date last changed
2023-09-07 17:04:46
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  abstract     = {{This Bachelor’s thesis attempts to provide a better understanding of how US
government-funded development agencies justify their funding, how that process is
conducted, and in what ways it relates to the actual practice of development.
Namely, the study looks at the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the
United States Agency for International Development. Specifically, it looks at how these
development organizations frame themselves and what type of discourse they employ to
frame themselves as institutions worth funding.
This is done through a qualitative design making use of content document analysis,
along with two theoretical approaches in the analysis both securitization theory and realism’s
approach to international politics. Structured into five parts the study aims to provide an
easily digestible piece of text that also provides the reader with a sufficient basis of
knowledge on the topic at hand.
The research finds that budget justifications extensively differ from each other. Based
on the material used in the study it is also found that there is a higher expectation for the
ARC to be able to facilitate development compared to USAID. Finally, the paper tries to
provide an explanation and reasoning for this being the case.}},
  author       = {{Mickels, Otto}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Domestic & International Development Funding: A comparison of the Appalachian Regional Commission and USAID’s budget justifications}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}