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Hi all, Summer is over, the new semester around the corner - and your favorite weekly link review is back on the Internet!I am not even trying to catch up; I sprinkled in a few articles and reports...
View ArticleShould I transition from aid work to academia? Some don’ts & don’ts
In what seems like a digital lifetime ago I asked: Should I consider a PhD in International Development Studies? in 2011.My central points are still valid and the post is one of my most successful in...
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Hi all, Welcome back to another Friday link review!Development news: Things are getting better-but poverty is complex; UK Aid in a post-Brexit world; Kenya's start-up scene so white! More money for...
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Hi all, Development news: Hollywood's depiction of 'development'? A Mission Impossible! The long road for aid worker safeguarding; securitization in North Africa; bad healthcare kills; what's the...
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Hi all, Development news: Thailand's slave fishermen; UNEP boss' problematic travel arrangements; UNSG talks about a complicated world; long-term benefits of cash transfers-it's complicated; redefining...
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Hi all, Welcome to a fresh link review from stormy and rainy Sweden!Development news: Commitment to development (Sweden is #1!); Rwanda's cash transfer program everybody is talking about; Canada's...
View ArticleAlgiers, Third World Capital (book review)
Not just for a development-related autobiography enthusiast like me is Elaine Mokhtefi’s Algiers, Third World Capital-Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers a literary treat! Mokhtefi’s...
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Hi all, The week started relatively calm, but after a last-minute invitation to a great conference on development volunteering in Cologne, a new book review and plenty of interesting readings for the...
View ArticleLearning service (book review)
Stories about bad volunteering experiences, voluntourism and things that go wrong when predominantly young people yearn for meaningful experiences in the global South are regulars in my weekly link...
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Hi all, Let's just say it was a long week, the link review is quite extensive & there's also a new book review-so check things out, enjoy your weekend & keep reading!New from...
View ArticleCurated stories (book review)
In my book reviews I usually include my endorsement towards the end of the review, but Sujatha Fernandes’ Curated Stories-The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling deserves praise right from the beginning!...
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Hi all, Another book review + link review double-feature this week! Development news: Melania in Africa; Indonesia's tsunami, localization & empathy; another #AidToo story from Liberia; how Bring...
View ArticleWho really needs a World Development Report?
The World Bank released its annual World Development Report (WDR) last Friday. The Changing Nature of Work has already triggered some negative feedback which contributes to an emerging case study about...
View ArticleShould aid workers fly less? Yes, but it’s a bit more complicated
Over at From Poverty to Power my dear colleague Thea Hilhorst shared some reflections on why aid workers should fly less and how the industry needs to address air travel in its efforts to lead climate...
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Hi all, Welcome to your weekly gateway to #globaldev readings!Development news: Impressions from the Safeguarding Summit; foster care instead of orphanages; foreign aid in Indonesia; do no digital...
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Hi all, This week I needed to take a little break from blogging-but there's always time for a great weekly link review! Development news: You saw the Congo wedding pics, right, and thought 'WTF, white...
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Hi all, We had two long, but great days discussing blog project assignments with our Communication for Development students. I am also preparing for post link review #300 next week, but in the...
View ArticleMy key learnings about #globaldev 20 years after I took my first undergrad...
The anniversary of my 300th link review coincides with another one: Pretty much exactly 20 years ago I took my first undergrad class in international development during my first semester at the...
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Hi all, I just returned from 2 great days at AidEx in Brussels-probably one of the best non-conference meeting experiences I had in a long time!While I'm still digesting my insights I also compiled...
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Hi all, After a busy first day of another great teaching seminar my link review goes live a bit later than usual.Why did the UNEP boss fly so much?Why do you people still volunteer in orphanages in...
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