Author: Tobias Denskus

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…

I recently shared an article by Milli Lake and Sarah E. Parkinson on political scientists ‘out-dangering’ one another in their field research in fragile states. The ‘exotic’ site…

Hi all, Welcome to a packed Friday link review!Development news: The UN’s ‘new way of working’; political inaction and the Congo; Canada’s feminist foreign policy; Facebook roles out…

I read Platforming – what can NGOs learn from AirBnB and Amazon? by Paula Gil Baizan, World Vision’s Global Humanitarian Director for cash based programs with interest-but also…

Hi all, I spent the last three days at a great conference! But I also managed to post a new book review and submit my link review on…

Hi all, We are currently examining and discussing about 20 excellent MA thesis projects which is always a great way to wrap up the teaching term!I wish I…

Hi all, We are currently examining and discussing about 20 excellent MA thesis projects which is always a great way to wrap up the teaching term!I wish I…

Hi all, This is actually blog post #502! Wow…and it’s actually still one of the fun parts of the work week 🙂 This week features a lot of…

Hi all, This is actually blog post #502! Wow…and it’s actually still one of the fun parts of the work week 🙂 This week features a lot of…

Hi all, A long week comes to a summery, sunny conclusion!  Development news: Once more: Does aid work?! Media & democracy in Afghanistan; Cameroon’s ‘auntie army’; do women in…

Hi all, A long week comes to a summery, sunny conclusion!  Development news: Once more: Does aid work?! Media & democracy in Afghanistan; Cameroon’s ‘auntie army’; do women in…

One of the topics that certainly makes a mark on this year’s academic research, public engagement and publishing trends is the critical engagement with new social movements, forms…

Hi all, It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in Sweden! Enjoy stimulating readings, great documentaries, a poem & the odd Tweet! Development news: UN’s new top humanitarian is a…

Hi all, It’s a sunny Friday afternoon in Sweden! Enjoy stimulating readings, great documentaries, a poem & the odd Tweet! Development news: UN’s new top humanitarian is a…

Hi all, You’ll notice the new layout; there have been a few problems with Blogger’s dynamic themes so I switched to a more traditional one. The blog loads…

Hi all, You’ll notice the new layout; there have been a few problems with Blogger’s dynamic themes so I switched to a more traditional one. The blog loads…

3 May marks the annual World Press Freedom Day. The Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research (Nordicom) which hosts the UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression,…

Hi all, Another good week for #globaldev debates! Development news: Special section on the aid industry in contemporary America kicks of this review; sweatshops & industrialization in Ethiopia;…

Hi all, Another good week for #globaldev debates! Development news: Special section on the aid industry in contemporary America kicks of this review; sweatshops & industrialization in Ethiopia;…

You read about the references to The Onion, saw the outraged tweets and global disbelief as Saudi Arabia was elected into the UN Commission on the Status of…