Author: Tobias Denskus

Thirteen years after the project started in 2005, the Millennium Village Project (MVP) founded by Jeffrey Sachs, has reached ‘peak evaluation’ with an article by Shira Mitchell and…

Hi all, Some of the highlights from this week’s review: ICC prosecutes gender-based violence; how we are getting China in Africa wrong; OLPC in Madagascar; the blockchain refugee…

Hi all, After a short Easter break, your favorite #globaldev link review is back! What I realized when going through 2-week’s worth of content was how quickly a…

Our Communication for Development program is looking for a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor-equivalent) to join our team! This is a full-time, permanent position and applications are accepted until…

Hi all, Welcome to link review #275! Development news: The complexities of sex work in South Sudan; Nepal’s infrastructure & pollution challenges; Are the SDGs simply ‘BS’? What…

Hi all, Because we discussed our four fantastic ComDev student blog projects this afternoon I am a little bit late with my link review… Development news: UNAIDS, Bono…

Hi all, It was International Women’s Day yesterday and this week’s link review is to a substantial amount a reflection of that-celebrating female achievements, writers & researchers-but also…

Hi all, Welcome from Ottawa where I will be working remotely for the coming two months and hopefully be able to catch up with Canadian US East Coast…

Hi all, Development news: Justin Forsyth, Save The Children & abuse; don’t send stuff in humanitarian emergencies! ‘Poor, but happy’ in India; Chinese monkey suits; blockchain summit; brutally…

By the time you read this post my bibliography of the #oxfamscandal will have reached 100 entries. Once the political momentum has slowed down a bit and the…

Hi all, Like most of you I have been following the #oxfamscandal this week. More than 60 entries are now in my curated bibliography and I have learned…

Last update: 23 March 2018.There are now more than 110 resources!For the time being, this bibliography will not be updated regularly anymore. The debate has branched out in…

Hi all, This is really a great link review if I may say so myself! 🙂Quite a dialectical discussion on positive & negative examples of communicating development, opportunities…

Hi all, Just another busy week at ComDev with feedback on MA thesis proposals, lectures & a workshop with students on their experiences with communication for development-but, there’s…

Hi all, Let’s make it short and sweet: Happy Friday! Enjoy lots of interesting readings on development, ICT4D, detoxing your tech mind & decolonize our thinking! New from…

Initially I wanted to include these reflections in my annual blogging review post. In the end I decided against it partly because I felt a bit like a…

Hi all, Welcome to this week’s link review!Development news: Aid agencies & holes; WFP’s data handling problem; sexual harassment in the UN; the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ ranking…

I was in the process of writing a short response to NPR’s Goats & Soda invitation to comment on How Are Poor Countries Portrayed By Aid Groups And…

Hi all, This is a slightly shorter review this week, but it seems that many writers are still getting back to their desks after the holidays; this is…

Hi all, Happy New Year! Welcome to the first link review of 2018! We are reviewing some developments of 2017, add a few challenges that will be with…

In my first annual reflection on my development blogging engagement in 2011 I stated quite plainly: Development blogging has become part of narrative writing for those who work…

Hi all, Welcome to one of the final link reviews of 2017! It’s an interesting mix this week featuring public lectures, (visual) communication of development & #MeToo reflections…