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Hi all, Another busy week...we welcomed two very interesting visitors this week and their talks on social media, protest movements and digital research are posted below.In Development news we look at...
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New journal article on peacebuilding and anthropology
Nikolas Kosmatopolous and I are very happy that our special section on anthropology and peacebuilding will be published in the forthcoming issue of Peacebuilding. We contributed a very short article...
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Hi all, Development news starts with a strange interview with UN’s USG for Humanitarian Affairs who is quite happy with the system and himself…; reflections from the WHS conference; global North...
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Geek Heresy (book review)
I first ‘met’ Kentaro Toyama when he was blogging as the ICT4D Jester. So when he published his book ‘Geek Heresy – Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology’ I was curious to learn more about...
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Hi all, In Development News we start off on the lighter side with a great cartoon on how to end global wealth; in the build-up to the World Humanitarian Summit the role of local NGOs and the issue of...
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Hi all,This is really a busy time of the semester, so the blogging work has to take a bit of a backseat these days...however, I am reading a very exciting book at the moment that I will feature on the...
View ArticleThe answer to academic publishing challenges is not always open access
You probably have read about ‘Lingua-gate’ by now where the editors of the linguistics academic journal Lingua quit their job and journal in protest over publisher Elsevier’s pricing and publishing...
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Hi all,Let’s start with this week’s highlights for a change: We have a great piece on UNDP’s social media work, a great essay on how ‘Humans of New York’ commodifies storytelling and great reflections...
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If you want more diverse conferences & panels, make technology part of your...
The current debate on lacking conference panel diversity has (rightly) focused on gender aspects, featuring #allmalepanels and #manels hashtags, a tumblr and a pledge; Courtney Martin’s post on ‘How to...
View ArticleCNN Hero of the Year event offers a glimpse into today’s depoliticized...
To be honest, I am not expecting much from CNN these days – certainly not much in terms of critical journalism. But it is still a fixture in the mainstream news orbit, maybe even some kind of a...
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Hi all, A busy week on aidnography featuring two new posts on conferencing in the digital age and media representation of development in the context of CNN’s Hero of the Year event. In Development we...
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A Mighty Purpose (book review)
There is a book (and review) for every season and Adam Fifield’s ‘A Mighty Purpose-How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children’ is a perfect match with American Thanksgiving and the end-of-the...
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Hi all, A short break and long book review later, a new link review arrives for week-end reading pleasure! How can IATI & OGP initiatives move from window-dressing to accountability ask 2 separate...
View ArticleWhy I prefer Academia_edu over Academia_eu
It looks like 2015 will be the year when Academia_edu receives thorough scholarly attention and academic scrutiny. Guy Geltner’s post on why he left the network is an excellent overview over the...
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Hi all,It is Friday and time for some week-end reading recommendations:Development news: Microloans don't solve poverty; accountability reforms are complicated; a new project on leaving the aid...
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State Crime on the Margins of the Empire (book review)
A detailed archival and ethnographic study on conflict, mining and Papua New Guinea, guided by Marxist theory, may not be everybody’s idea of a ‘must have’ item for the holiday gift list. But Kristian...
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Hi all,In-between my last book review for the year and my forthcoming annual blogging review post I am happy to share a comprehensive final link review before the holidays!Development news features...
View ArticleMy development blogging & communication review 2015
Dear all,It only feels like yesterday that aidnography went live, but this is actually my fifth end-of-the-year reflection post after 2011, 2012, 2013& 2014!In the 2014 post my first headline was...
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Hi all, Welcome to the final link review of 2015! This one is a bit longer (the Internet apparently does not have holidays…) with plenty of good reads for the long weekend! In Development we look at...
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Hi all, The first week of 2016 has been quite fruitful reading-wise and I am happy to share my first review of the New Year! Development news: Medium launches a new project on ‘The Development Set’;...
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