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Hi all,This afternoon I am going to leave the virtual space & join colleagues to explore an exhibition in Malmö on dreams, images & mobile phones. In the meantime, contributions from UN...
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Hi all,I'm looking forward to the weekend like anybody else & leave you with a fresh #globaldev review that features articles that are as absurd, shocking, unsurprising & smart like the sector...
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Hi all,This is the final weekly #globaldev post for 2022. A special section on 'localization'& articles on EA, greenwashing & countries like Haiti or DRC in crisis all resonate with another...
View ArticleThe guy who turned his failure of electrifying Chad into a social...
Welcome to 2023 and one of the first “proper” blog posts in a while-I hope more will follow this year!A few years ago there was a little bit of a hype in #globaldev and #ICT4D circles around the...
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Hi all,Welcome to the first link review of 2023!Unfortunately, we start where we left off: The climate crisis, Afghan refugees, toxic UN work cultures & challenges around localization; Bangladesh,...
View ArticleDon’t pursue a PhD as skills training for “the industry”!
Based on another recent conversation on LinkedIn-this time far more productive and polite compared to my previous experience, I want to expand a little on the answer I posted.Ashley Ruba, a UX...
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Hi all,Davos came & went, but there are also other important stories from Afghanistan, Brazil, on faux carbon offsets, value/poverty chains, peace intermediaries & much more!And another brand...
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Hi all,This week's not-so-good news from Lebanon, Ethiopia, North Korea & Syria found a positive counterpart with powerful, hopeful stories from women contributing to change-from Vanuatu, Sweden,...
View ArticleRecruitment pitfalls in humanitarian aid organizations-An insider’s view
It's always great when readers contact me about a potential guest post! So when Dipankar Datta, Country Director Somalia, Norwegian Church Aid, asked whether I would like to share his reflections on...
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Hi all,This week's curation takes from Afghanistan to Ethiopia, Somalia, Myanmar, Dubai & Zimbabwe with a little sprinkling of USA(id) & Davos!And then there are more insights into the...
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Hi all,A great week of teaching is coming to its close-colleagues from Brazil, the US, Pakistan, the Netherlands & Finland joined us virtually in our Glocal Classroom in Sweden together with many...
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Hi all,Sometimes a picture says more than those proverbial 1000 words and before we delve into the not-so-great news from around the #globaldev & #highered worlds let's think about the beauty of...
View ArticleBad-faith academic publishing-the case of “Questioning the Value of...
It is only February and we already have another case of “how did this get through peer review??!!” in social science #highered. The piece in question is an article in Perspectives on Psychological...
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Hi all,Honduras, Kenya, Indonesia, China-and four very different environmental challenges, all linked to consumerist lifestyles & vague promises of 'development' contribute to a broader theme in...
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Hi all,This week's link review is almost a double-feature: New #globaldev readings, but also a longer section on gender & feminism right in time for next week's International Women's Day! 'Women at...
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Hi all,From the closure of Nairobi's iconic Hilton Hotel to palliative care in Uganda, a dodgy app by US immigration & how universities can prepare students better for work in #globaldev this...
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Hi all,Back from short trips to Austria & Germany-as a proud co-supervisor of a freshly minted doctor & inspired board member of an alumni association of the German Academic Exchange Service.In...
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Hi all,Any weekly review post that features a link to Robert Chambers' work is a good post ;). More seriously, lots of new research, reflections & reporting from humanitarian crises, well-being of...
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Hi all,As many Easter breaks are wrapping up, I'm happy to share the usual eclectic mix of food for thought, discussion & re-discovery - from the Peace Studies department in Bradford to the gardens...
View Article17 (bad) things you should know before choosing a humanitarian career
Marielys Padua Soto originally posted a list of “10 things you should know” in a post on LinkedIn and she kindly expanded the list and allowed me to repost it on the blog. I think her list is a good...
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