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Outside the Asylum (book review)

I am continuing my research and public service on sharing reviews on aid worker memoirs. Lynne Jones’ Outside the Asylum-A Memoir of War, Disaster and Humanitarian Psychiatry adds an important new...

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Hi all, Happy weekend! Here's your reading list :) !Development news: #AidToo, peacekeeping & African Union; Indonesia's palm oil environmental disaster; hipster colonialism from Germany; war...

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Dear ICRC: We need to talk about Nas Daily &“the most undiscovered country”

Dear ICRC, Let’s start with the good news: Nas Daily’s video The Most Undiscovered Country (#undiscoveredcountry #ICRC #honor) has only been viewed about 2,600 times since it appeared on YouTube on 21...

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Hi all, This is quite a substantial #globaldev review-and I wish there was more positive news to include.Saudi Arabia & UAE collaborate with Sudan on mercenaries for Yemen; the appalling state of...

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Hi all, We are moving closer to a short, but well-deserved break (next week's review will be the last for 2018), but in the meantime, there's some interesting, eyebrow-raising, thought-provoking and...

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Don’t let agencies and influencers ru(i)n your development communication!

I didn’t want to end my 2018 blogging year with another critical post, but the two recent development communication fails from the Netherlands seem to warrant a response. Excellent coverage by...

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Christmas Tree in Milan, ItalySource: WikipediaHi all,I'm leaving some great readings here for the holidays. Aidnography will take a short break and I'll be back with my #globaldev review of 2018 at...

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From Hollywood to Holy Wars (book review)

I want to kick off the new blogging year with a positive post and reading Cherie Hart’s biography From Hollywood to Holy Wars-Hounding Celebs, Dodging Bullets, Raising a Family Abroadover the holidays...

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My development blogging year 2018 in review

I will keep my blogging review of 2018 a bit shorter than in previous years, e.g. 2017, 2016 or 2015. That’s mainly because two of my blog posts this year already addressed broader questions of...

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Hi all, Happy New Year!The 2019 blogging year is already in full swing and my first link review is not even attempting to 'catch up' with stuff from the holidays; I included a few interesting pieces...

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Hi all, Busy, satisfying day at work today-so without further delay & a long intro here's this week's link review!Excellent thesis examination day so far! From #Myanmar to #Scotland, #Venezuela,...

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Can you imagine a world without Think Tanks?

This post has been sitting in my draft folder for far too long. I actually do not remember what triggered the first draft, but I seem to remember vaguely that among calls for organizational reforms in...

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Hi all, The first week of our new semester was busy, but the #globaldev news front was actually a bit quieter...nonetheless some interesting stuff featuring Clooney, Prendergast & the Spice Girls,...

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Hi all, A good, rich, interesting #globaldev week is coming to its end!Development news: IMF doesn't like global consultancies (no, really!); new humanitarians; DfID's privatization; don't believe the...

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How Development Projects Persist (book review)

Erin Beck’s ethnography of two Guatemalan micro-finance non-governmental organisations in the context of local development dynamics and global discourses of aid is a valuable contribution to the...

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Hi all, This week's review is a bit shorter-but I'm really pleased that it's packed with great content written by women & featuring women plus a lot of food for thought on 'surveillance capitalism'...

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Hi all, A year after the Oxfam scandal broke & the #AidToo movement started it seems like a lot of business as usual in the #globaldev industry...Development news: Erik Solheim & the well-known...

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Thirst (book review)

After I watched a quite terrible promotional video from charity: water and ended up buying its founder and CEO’s biography Thirst. A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission toBring Clean Water...

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Hi all, I attended Lisa Richey's inaugural lecture yesterday, wrote a new book review & travelled to Germany this morning for a trip to see family and attend a workshop next week!So without further...

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Hi all, Welcome back to another week of #globaldev, well, craziness & serious stuff about our favorite industry!Development news: Comic Relief pulls another White Savior stunt; something rotten...

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