Justice-led approaches to global development

On 1 May 2024, Bond convened a workshop as part of the Future Dialogues series to consider justice-led approaches to international development.

Workshop participants consisted of Bond members, representatives from academia and think tanks. The discussion focused on justice-led approaches because of their transformative potential and because we are at a time when alternatives to the more traditional charity model are needed.

This document brings together two distinct contributions to discussions around justice-led approaches to international development: a ‘provocation’ commissioned by Bond and prepared by Priya Lukka, an economist specialising in repair-based approaches outcomes of the Bond workshop. It is a snapshot of an ongoing discussion and aims to present an initial surfacing of ideas, innovations and possibilities.

You can also read our accompanying discussions paper here.

Before you read

The below recording takes you to the year 2040, envisioning a future where justice and equity drive global development. It’s designed to inspire organisations and individuals to reflect on the future they want to create. Use this tool to spark conversations, guide strategy, and take meaningful action toward a just and equitable world.

This exercise is part of Bond’s Future Dialogues series, which has used visioning exercises with experts to imagine an alternative world, and is based on the powerful visioning techniques used in Rob Hopkins’s podcast series From What If to What Next.

We encourage you to listen to this recording first, then explore these ideas further by reading the Justice-Led Approaches to Global Development report, followed by the brilliant and detailed discussion paper by Priya Lukka, an economist specialising in repair-based approaches.”