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Hi all,Long week, but lots to read for you over the weekend ;)!Development news:US peacekeeping cuts; celebrities helping Somalia; celebrities (different ones…) romanticizing poverty; localizing aid in...
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Failing in the field (book review)
I bought Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel’s book Failing in the field: What we can learn when field research goes wrong as a potential addition to our Research Methods course reading list. And while the...
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Hi all,A busy week wrapped up with a fresh book review and the Friday link collage! Development news: Why do expats earn more than locals? Southern online workers (also) get a rough deal; advice on...
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Hi all, Some writing took place ‘behind the scene’ this week, but there’s still time for a great link review with lots to explore across all the themes! Development news:Diabetes in Mexico; malpractice...
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Hi all,If you are celebrating Easter you are probably looking for some good readings for the long weekend! Development news:AP investigates UN peacekeeping troubles in Haiti; do we need less...
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Don’t post direct links to your new journal article!
This has become a pit of a pet peeve of mine, but I am getting increasing annoyed when colleagues announce new publications and only include a direct link to the (mostly) paywalled source. Especially...
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Hi all,Welcome to a jam-packed link review!Development news: #BringBackOurGirls-All they got was a hashtag?; pepsi-fication of resistance; Kathmandu is building back unsafe; mo’ #globaldev money, but...
View ArticleElecting Saudi-Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women is not a...
You read about the references to The Onion, saw the outraged tweets and global disbelief as Saudi Arabia was elected into the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Secret vote (likely incl UK) gives...
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Hi all,Another good week for #globaldev debates! Development news:Special section on the aid industry in contemporary America kicks of this review; sweatshops & industrialization in Ethiopia;...
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The Assault on Journalism (book review)
3 May marks the annual World Press Freedom Day. The Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research (Nordicom) which hosts the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression, Media Development...
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Hi all,You’ll notice the new layout; there have been a few problems with Blogger’s dynamic themes so I switched to a more traditional one. The blog loads faster and looks better on mobile devices, but...
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Hi all,It's a sunny Friday afternoon in Sweden! Enjoy stimulating readings, great documentaries, a poem & the odd Tweet!Development news:UN’s new top humanitarian is a highly qualified white...
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Revolution and Authoritarianism in North Africa (book review)
One of the topics that certainly makes a mark on this year’s academic research, public engagement and publishing trends is the critical engagement with new social movements, forms of protest and...
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Hi all,A long week comes to a summery, sunny conclusion! Development news:Once more: Does aid work?! Media & democracy in Afghanistan; Cameroon’s ‘auntie army’; do women in Latin America get...
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Hi all,This is actually blog post #502! Wow…and it’s actually still one of the fun parts of the work week :) This week features a lot of international organizations-and mostly it’s not good news… But...
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Hi all,We are currently examining and discussing about 20 excellent MA thesis projects which is always a great way to wrap up the teaching term!I wish I had a bit more time for blogging these days, but...
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Kenneth Warren and the Great Neglected Diseases of Mankind Programme (book...
I stumbled across Conrad Keating’s biography of Ken Warren, a tropical medicine and philanthropic pioneer at the Rockefeller Foundation, by chance and was immediately intrigued. Kenneth Warren and the...
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Hi all,I spent the last three days at a great conference! But I also managed to post a new book review and submit my link review on time-I'm definitely digitally exhausted right now...24m-high @unicef...
View ArticleIs platform capitalism really the future of the humanitarian sector?
I read Platforming - what can NGOs learn from AirBnB and Amazon?by Paula Gil Baizan, World Vision’s Global Humanitarian Director for cash based programs with interest-but also some astonishment. I...
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Hi all,Welcome to a packed Friday link review!Development news: The UN’s ‘new way of working’; political inaction and the Congo; Canada’s feminist foreign policy; Facebook roles out disaster mapping;...
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