Author: Tobias Denskus

The David Lammy/White Saviour versus Stacey Dooley/Comic Relief debate is an excellent opportunity to look at some of the core elements of ritual communication behind many debates in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 &…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

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 host…

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…