The call for reparations, which has long reverberated in former colonies, is now gaining momentum in the aid and philanthropy sectors, too. Can international reparations be a way forward towards a more equitable world order, or are they too politically charged to succeed, perhaps even counter-productive?

In her review of Education, Equality and Justice in the New Normal, Deepa Srikantaiah writes that, without sustained grassroots resistance, capitalism and neoliberalism will set the postpandemic “new normal.” Meanwhile, she offers hope in the plurality of approaches to holistic education presented by the volume’s contributing authors.

Bhavani’s episode explores the meaning of colonization and decolonization in international development and education. We might think we know what colonization is. The history. The actors involved. The exploitation. But what does it feel like? And then what would it mean to decolonize? And what would that feel like?

On the latest episode of Rethinking Humanitarianism, host Heba Aly discusses these tensions with one of the leaders of the movement to decolonise aid, Degan Ali, executive director of Adeso.