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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…
Author: Tobias Denskus
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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…
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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…
Should 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…
Who 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…
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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…
Curated 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…
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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…
Learning 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…
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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…
Algiers, 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 mem…
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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…
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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; redefinin…
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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 impa…
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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!…
Should 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…
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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…
Summer break 2018
Hi all, As I wrote in last week’s link review: Unlike previous years I will have a proper break until the second half of August to focus on…
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Hi all, This is going to be the last weekly review before my summer break. Unlike previous years I will have a proper break until the second half…
Psychosocial Support for Humanitarian Aid Workers (book review)
As it often happens with my book reviews for the blog there is an element of chance and surprise involved when discovering a great book for review. Fiona…
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Hi all, Happy Midsummer from Sweden! Your weekly mix of news, views, tweets & more is here! Development news: MSF & #AidToo; Oxfam cuts; USA leaving UN Human…
In response to Duncan Green: My 9 development trends and their implications for tomorrow’s aid jobs
Duncan Green just proposed 9 trends and their impact on employment in the aid industry-particularly for fresh graduates or those freshly entering the sector. As a critical reader…
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Hi all, Welcome to this Friday’s review! So many great, interesting, powerful & enraging stories from & about women which hopefully indicate the lasting impact of #AidToo! Development…
Does Malcolm Gladwell want rural Indian women to buy Chevys? A few reflections on DevEx World
In 2014 I shared some reflections on DevEx’s career forum (The future of expats in a globalized development industry). This week I followed DevEx World social media coverage…