A former ‘frustrated senior aid official’ talks-and the Daily Mail is happy...
As part of my engagement with popular and public (re)presentation of development issues, I have commented throughout the years on how mainstream media, e.g. CNN, NYT, BBC, the SUN, Oprah Magazine or...
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Hi all,Your Friday and weekend deserve some new, critical reading suggestions!Development news on Thomas Friedman’s ‘just ask two people’ journalism; Barbie Savior is fun-so what? @UN is slowly...
View ArticleSalesforce's Marc Benioff has not kicked off a 'new era of corporate social...
I never planned this when I started my blog, but it is interesting how one of the themes that keeps (re-)emerging here is topic of how new forms of capitalism inform, interact with and inspire the aid...
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Hi all,Development news starts with 2 powerful pieces on orphanage tourism and a sustainable future for global volunteering; how aid became big business; #allmalepanels and introducing female speakers;...
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Development tourism without adult supervision-Reflections on Aftenposten’s...
I just watched the second season of Sweatshop, a documentary produced for the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten (with English subtitles). Four Norwegian fashion bloggers continue their investigation into...
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Hi all,I'm a bit proud of myself that the Link Review has become a regular weekly feature again amidst the approaching grande final of the semester!Development news with more great career advice;...
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Why you should be critical of Professor Angelina Jolie Pitt’s LSE gig
The message of Angelina Jolie’s appointment as Professor of Practice in LSE’s new MSc course on women, peace and security has probably been shared and commented on more widely than detailed news from...
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Hi all,Welcome to a jam-packed end-of-the-week link review! Development news on Professor Angelina; #allmalepanel; finding a new WHO Director; the holy grail of ‘less paperwork’; UN bureaucracy;...
View Article10 must-reads on the Angelina Jolie-LSE-professor debate
Hi all,Since I shared my post on the topic, lots of other interesting posts, comments and hints at previous academic contributions have been shared and in the spirit of curatorship as academic...
View ArticleHow to avoid awful panel discussions? Organize and attend fewer events!
Duncan Green is probably one of the politest ‘ranters’ I have come across on the Internet, so his Conference rage: 'How did awful panel discussions become the default format?' is actually quite a...
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Hi all,Angelina has kept me busy as you can see below, but obviously I have come across a few more interesting readings for your weekend pleasure and critical reflection.So what questions do you want...
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Hi all,Greetings from Berlin! While catching up with friends I am finalizing this week's link review.Development news: Global aid spending is a mess; an overview over adaptive learning networks;...
View ArticleAngus Deaton does not like aid-but he likes the World Bank of 1996
In a long interview with the Swiss Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) (in German) Noble laureate Angus Deaton confirms that he does not like aid. But one paragraph struck me as so remarkably anachronistic...
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Hi all,Time flies…it’s Friday again and you expecting your fix of interesting links and readings for the weekend… Development news: Save The Children’s Saudi connection; the dark side of development...
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Disrupted (book review)
I picked up Dan Lyons’ book Disrupted-My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble because of my general interest in insights from other sectors and industries that may help us to understand the future of...
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Hi all,It's Friday and you deserve a break from #Brexit news! So enjoy some critical development reading and explore what shapes our digital lives!Development news: NGO ranking behind paywall; UN’s...
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New research article on ritualized conference spaces & the evolution of peace...
As it often happens in academic journal publishing my latest article From Social Movement to Ritualized Conference Spaces: The Evolution of Peace Research Professionalism in Germany has been work in...
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Hi all,Welcome to an almost Brexit-free link review that focuses on the mundane absurdities, LOLs, but also thoughtful insights that a week in development communication has to offer. Development: A...
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Hi all,A busy week with #LintonLies going viral is coming to an end...but other interesting things happened as well, for example Madonna visiting an orphanage in Malawi ;)...Development news: BBC on...
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