Nationalisation of UK Aid and Development

Melita Lazell is Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development, and Associate Head of the School (Research) for Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics and Literature, University of Portsmouth, UK.Ivica Petrikova is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway University of London, UK and co-director of the Global Politics and Development Centre.

• .- 1. Introduction..- 2. Understanding UK Aid and Development..- 3. Development Policy Discourse 1997-2022..- 4. Merging Departments, Deprioritising Development..- 5. UK Aid Provision in Numbers..- 6. Relevance and Coherence of UK Projects in Kenya, Nepal, and Nigeria..- 7. Effectiveness of Projects..- 8. Impact and Sustainability of Projects..- 9. The ‘Nationalisation’ of Development Aid..- 10. Conclusion.