Author: Tobias Denskus

Hi all, I almost felt overwhelmed by the amount of interesting readings, reports and articles that made it into this week’s review-there is *a lot* of interesting stuff…

Hi all, In the end, I managed to pull a new link review together for this week! Quite a few examples of development communication #fails, but also encouraging pieces…

At the end of August I started curating interesting resources that linked hurricane Harvey to broader questions of international development and humanitarian issues (Reading #Harvey through a #globald…

Hi all, Before I’m heading to Pretoria for a week to participate in the kick-off workshop of the new Swedish-South African University Network, I’m sharing my regular Friday…

Hi all, Link review #250 should be an occasion to pause and reflect for a moment-just not this week which is far from over yet and it has…

Hi all, If you happen to be in Tallinn, Estonia early next week, I’d love to catch up at and around the DigitalisingDevelopment event which I will be…

Hi all, We welcomed close to 200 new students this week in our ComDev program and both the US and large parts of South Asia experience disastrous flooding…

In 2013 I posted some readings that I found particularly helpful in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines. Many articles are still relevant in the…

Hi all, Development news: Louise ‘In Congo’s Shadow‘ Linton is back! Bill Easterly admits that he was wrong! A special section on a ‘Reading The Congo‘; quitting Peace…

Hi all, August still seems to be a bit quieter as we are slowly getting into gear for a new semester and new academic adventures! Nonetheless, there’s always…

Hi all, I’m wrapping up a fantastic week of teaching at a summer academy in Northern Germany! Lots of great discussions about the past, present & future of…

Hi all,Surrounded by moving boxes comes the latest link review! Development news: Did Angelina Jolie really do harm on her film set? What are the Clooneys up to…

Hi all, We are in the middle of packing boxes and prepare for the move to a new apartment next week, so I’ll keep the intro short: Development…

After Duncan Green mentioned George Monbiot’s career advice and added some reflections from his aid industry policy angle, I am yet another (white) man with a stable career…

Hi all, Did I mention that ‘summer’ has so far passed by the South of Sweden and I am finishing this review on a November-like gloomy afternoon…anyway, there…

Hi all, Despite the lack of sun in Sweden, this post still counts as a ‘summer post’… Development news: The war in South Sudan; failing to learn from Biafra…

Maybe it was purely coincidental. Or maybe it was because I have more time to engage with digital content during my summer teaching break, but there seems to…

Hi all, It’s Friday-and you know what that means: New #globaldev stuff and more from Aidnography! Development news: Immersing with a family in Kenya; aid reforms; refugees &…

Hi all,I’m at a workshop about communication for development in the context of Germany today hosted by the University of Leipzig. There should be plenty of material for…

Hi all, Happy midsommar from Sweden! Enjoy reading this weekend! Development news: Combat charities in Mosul; one year after the World Humanitarian Summit; does Daily Mail’s criticism of…