Alex Borda‑Rodriguez

Alex received his PhD in Development Studies from the Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom in February 2009 and a MA in Development Economics from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom in 2004. His doctoral work focused on knowledge for development and North-South interactions between experts and ‘non-experts’ in the field of social sciences. Alexander’s interests include knowledge translation, ethnography of aid, the political economy of development aid and how scientific knowledge is regulated and legitimized by international organizations in poor countries.