Guns and Almond Milk (book review)
Twenty years ago, Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures was published. The catchy title ensured that the book became one of the first modern classics of aid worker literary endeavours, mixing...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 01 - Introduction:...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 01 -...
View ArticleThe New Breadline (book review)
Writing a “popular” book about global development and humanitarian topics, a book that appeals to an interested general readership without immediately turning away experts, is rather difficult. They...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 02 - Humanitarianism...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 02 -...
View ArticleIs Germany about to lose its dedicated ministry for international...
As a brand new book on The Rise and Fall of the Department for International Development hits virtual & physical bookshelves these days, my colleague Pascal Corbé of CorbeComs shares some...
View ArticleWhat if MrBeast really is one of the futures of philanthropy-and what does...
“I feel good seeing myself dancing after receiving the money. It makes me appreciate the moment my life changed and reminds me of when I was able to send my son to school.” (Resident of Nakapiripirit,...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 03 - Humanitarianism and...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 03 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 04 - Humanitarianism and...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 04 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 05 - Humanitarianism,...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 05 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 06 - Localisation and...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 06 -...
View ArticleGlobal Development Substacks I Like
The other day a friend asked me about recommendations for development-themed Substacks and rather than responding to him directly, I decided to share my favorite "blogs-send-out-as-newsletters"...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 07 - Human rights and...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 07 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 08 - Humanitarian...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 08 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 09 - Faith actors in...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 09 -...
View ArticleThe dismantling of USAID & the paradoxes of global development
What is happening to USAID now is an unprecedented attack on global development and humanitarianism. If we zoom out a little bit it is also an almost unparalleled moment to revisit some of the great...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 10 – Diaspora assistance
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 10 –...
View ArticleI have been researching global development for more than 20 years-and I am...
The beautiful thing about blogging is that it remains such an evolving, flexible and reflective genre for me. Almost three weeks after my recent post on the impact of dismantling USAID-one of the most...
View ArticleThe War That Doesn’t Say Its Name (book review)
I submitted my slightly revised short review of Jason Stearns' The War That Doesn’t Say Its Name – The Unending Conflict in the Congo to Global Responsibility to Protect (GR2P) at the end of 2024....
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality – Chapter 11 – Political...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 11 –...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 12 - Subversive...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 12 –...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 13 – Citizen’s groups...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 13 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 14 - Humanitarianism and...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 14 –...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 15 - Race,...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 15 –...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 16 - Humanitarian...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 16 -...
View ArticleHandbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality - Chapter 17 - Sexuality and...
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook onHumanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we are taking a closer look at Chapter 17 -...
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