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Hello all,Welcome to this Thursday's double feature (book review + link review)!Amartya Sen's words of wisdom kick off this week's post and there are quite a few more stories to enjoy: From the beltway...
View Article‘The field’ is where inequality persists–a reply to ‘Send them to the field!’
Alison Rabe wrote a thought-provoking piece on WhyDev.org last week about the virtues of exposing oneself to the rural realities of developing countries to better understand how aid works, in short:...
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Hello all,Welcome to this week's 'field edition' of the link review, including German reality TV in Africa, taking children on field research and my own reflection on 'the field' as a site/place/space...
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Hello all,There's the factual (elections in Zimbabwe, innovation in Kampala & more new publications), there's the critical (Are Canadian diplomats pampered? Are charity CEOs overpaid? Are RCTs...
View ArticleReader career question 01: Eradicating poverty with a PhD and/or UN job?
One of the numerous advantages of the blog is that I do receive interesting career- and study-related questions from readers around the globe. With their permission I will publicize some of the queries...
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Hello all,As I am traveling for a few days this week's link review is a bit shorter than usual, but still tries to manage to represent bigger debates through handy articles and postings, featuring...
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Why you should attend the Örecomm Festival in Denmark & Sweden this September
Dear all,There are only a few days left to register for the forthcoming Örecomm festivalthat will take place in Roskilde (DK), Malmö (SWE) & Copenhagen (DK) from 13-16 September.This year's theme...
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Hello all,It's link-time again! From the Öresund region straight to Uganda's tech sector, Rwanda's interference in Congo and Ben Affleck's 'better celebrity activism'. There's also a practical view on...
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What giant robotic mining trucks have to do with development
Institute of Modern Art BrisbaneWhen I came across this fascinating piece on robotic mining trucks in Australia the connection to development was not self-evident right away. But the longer I thought...
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Hello all,This week's link review has turned into a compilation of really good critical material on how to challenge conventional development assumptions: Why awards do harm, why travel doesn't...
View ArticleLinks & Contents I Liked 90
Dear all,Welcome to a jam-packed link review this week! After a short rant about book publishing choices, there is more on (unpaid) internships and the charity industry, the use of 'cash' in...
View ArticleIs there any use of LinkedIn for development professionals?
When it comes to the meta-level of LinkedIn networking discourse analysis Ann Friedman’s recent essay ‘All LinkedIn with Nowhere to Go’ from The Baffler pretty much nails the issue: The networking site...
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Dear all,Before my social media and facilitation efforts will be tested at the forthcoming Örecomm conference I want to make sure that more good readings are shared. Starting with my own comment on the...
View Article7 things I learned at the Örecomm festival 2013
After four days in three cities and two countries at the Örecomm festival I needed a few days to rest and reflect on the experience; as with the theme of the conference, Memory on Trial, the memories...
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Dear all,I have recovered from a long & interesting conference and even managed to compile some interesting links on new publications, popular representations and misrepresentations of development,...
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Hello all,Welcome to another tour de force through digital writings on, in and about development! From research on how global reports have contributed to a 'pathologisation' of DRC to links between...
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Warrior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maasai Warrior (book...
One of the great features of being in charge of your own blog is that you can amend your unwritten rules: Writing primarily negative book reviews and/or giving a platform, no matter how small, to...
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Hello all,I just finished my Warrior Princess review so this week's link review is a tad bit late, but it was worth the extra time!New resources and literature (the end of PLA notes?!); conflict &...
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Hello all,Welcome to another weekly link review! This week's development section is focusing on a really broad range of topics-from news reporting in Philadelphia to why the ICRC does not like computer...
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