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Hegemonic Discourses Surrounding United States’ Leadership in Post-Ebola Development in Liberia

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  • Amevor Elinam Balimenuku

    (University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA, USA)

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This study examines the hegemonic discourses surrounding USAID’s leadership in post-Ebola Liberia between 2015 and 2020. Using documents and critical discourse analysis, the study finds that USAID’s overarching goal of empowering Liberians, especially women, was primarily on humanitarian grounds. However, the study revealed the significant extent to which ideological and political economic assumptions influenced USAID’s prioritization of Liberia in the fight against Ebola in West Africa. These findings call for advancing research on the concept of national interest in international development discourse and practice, as well as the political economy of aid to sub-Saharan Africa from a neocolonialist lens.

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  • Amevor Elinam Balimenuku, 2025. "Hegemonic Discourses Surrounding United States’ Leadership in Post-Ebola Development in Liberia," New Global Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 19(1), pages 25-45.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:nglost:v:19:y:2025:i:1:p:25-45:n:1002
    DOI: 10.1515/ngs-2023-0030
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