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Visions of Development (book review)
In many ways Peter Sutoris’ Visions of Development: Films Division of India and the Imagination of Progress, 1948-75is one of the most interesting historical case studies on ‘communication for...
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Hi all,I am on the road during the next couple of days-but no reason for you to spend a weekend without interesting and hopefully inspiring reading suggestions!Development news: Senegal is no country...
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A perfect digital (shit)storm: U.S. Christian missionary communication from...
One of the recurring themes and aims of the blog is putting contemporary examples of popular communication about development issues into a broader context. The aim is to supplement my academic...
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Hi all,Back from a short trip, good discussions about my latest post on Christian mission misrepresentations, time for weekend readings!Development news:Better journalism on Haiti; Coca Cola, diabetes...
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Hi all,As my post on the Dancing Missionaries disaster approaches 6.000 hits, another Friday arrived all too quickly and fresh links are due! Development news:More on the Uganda mission zeal; MSF...
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Aid Worker Voices (book review)
One of the many advantages of being in charge of your own blog is that formats can be adapted. As much as this is my review of Thomas Arcaro’sAid Worker Voices: Survey Results and Commentary, it is...
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Hi all, Lots of things going on: There will be a monthly newsletter-probably ready from December onwards! But there is also plenty of development and digital culture content this week as you would...
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Hi all,Don’t leave the office or desk without clicking through your favorite development content summary :) Development news:Chemonics discriminated against 124 African-American applicants; Bono-man,...
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Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti (book review)
I had just started reading Mark Schuller’s Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti when hurricane Matthew hit the island. It was a sad and timely reminder to critically analyze and engage with humanitarian...
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Hi all,Have a break from the misery around us-enjoy your development link review ;)! Development news: Can peacekeeping be fixed after Sudan? Reforming the UN’s HR system; the wars on terror and...
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This is the place to be (book review)
As I wrote before, I like book reviews.They provide me with one of the most attractive aspects of my engagement with ‘communication for development’-reading interesting and innovative books that offer...
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Hi all, As the world consumes on ‘Black Friday’ our link review is getting a bit artsy this week to provide food for thought and soul ;)! We are looking at Radi-Aid nominations, online porn & sex...
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Hi all, We are enjoying a busy semester and there are also a few things going on behind the blogging scene, but on Fridays you should enjoy your link review and reading suggestions for the weekend!...
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Books I Liked 01 (short book reviews)
One of the things I realized this year is that I am actually reading more interesting books than I am able to review individually for the blog. To try out a new format and share some interesting reads...
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Hi all, One moment you are reading an interesting story-the next moment it’s already time for the Friday link review! Development news: UK reviews development consultant spending; Save The Children NL...
View ArticleWhat’s next for #allmalepanel?
I have written about all male panels before and I am regularly following the #allmalepanel hashtag for updates on that topic. I also noticed that three new academic articles (paywalled) were published...
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Hi all, Only one more week before a short holiday break! Development news: Holiday giving the right way; UNICEF in pictures Then & Now; Wonder Woman retires from UN job; Drowning-a massive cause of...
View ArticleThe corporatization of aid enables greedy consultants and high executive...
As much as I understand the Sisyphusian dimension of the task, I feel that I need to respond to recent Times and Daily Mail reporting on overpaid development consultants and excessive executive pay...
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Hi all,Welcome to the last link review for 2016! My annual development blogging review will conclude the year next week and in the meantime enjoy some interesting readings as a break from the holiday...
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