Author: Tobias Denskus

Hi all, I’ll keep it short and simple as I’m more than ready to leave the office this Friday afternoon…enjoy your readings!Development news: Humanitarian Dating; breaking the hunger…

Hi all, I’ll keep it short and simple as I’m more than ready to leave the office this Friday afternoon…enjoy your readings!Development news: Humanitarian Dating; breaking the hunger…

Hi all, After a week spent mostly working from home, focusing on two research papers, I am happy to focus on ‘lighter’ writing in a way with the…

Hi all, After a week spent mostly working from home, focusing on two research papers, I am happy to focus on ‘lighter’ writing in a way with the…

Last week the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council shared the results of its 2017 Global Staff Satisfaction Survey 2017, “in which 4,000 of you took part last week, representing…

Last week the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council shared the results of its 2017 Global Staff Satisfaction Survey 2017, “in which 4,000 of you took part last week, representing…

Hi all, Lots of great development and #ICT4D stuff this week! I am also a bit tired after a long week of meetings-so no witty introduction ;)!Development news:…

Hi all, Lots of great development and #ICT4D stuff this week! I am also a bit tired after a long week of meetings-so no witty introduction ;)!Development news:…

Hi all, I usually don’t start the weekly review with my own stuff, but I worked quite hard on my longer essay on the state of development-there’s even…

Hi all, I usually don’t start the weekly review with my own stuff, but I worked quite hard on my longer essay on the state of development-there’s even…

My post is based on a very fruitful discussion on Jennifer ‘How Matters’ Lentfer’s facebook page that was triggered by Leila Janah’s recent contribution to The Development Set.…

My post is based on a very fruitful discussion on Jennifer ‘How Matters’ Lentfer’s facebook page that was triggered by Leila Janah’s recent contribution to The Development Set.…

Hi all, A long week is wrapping up-enjoy some good readings this Friday or over the weekend! Development news: UN rapporteur challenges apolitical organizations; secret securitization of UK…

Hi all, A long week is wrapping up-enjoy some good readings this Friday or over the weekend! Development news: UN rapporteur challenges apolitical organizations; secret securitization of UK…

Susan Williams book Who Killed Hammarskjöld? The UN, The Cold War and White Supremacy in Africa can be best summarized with ‘come for the title-but definitely stay for…

Hi all, A long week is finally winding down-and there is great content curated for you!Development news: What do we need a World Development Report for? More inconvenient…

Hi all, Something strange has happened throughout this week. For the first time since I started my link review I struggled a bit to compile a meaningful digest…

Under the impression of recent political developments in the US, major academic associations have started to respond to the challenge of how to hold their annual mega-conferences in…

Hi all, Another Friday! New student are settling in, calendar filling up with appointments and so much interesting stuff to read! Development news: World Vision tests humanitarian boundaries…

Hi all, Just pretend it’s a normal Friday…at least there are plenty of interesting stories that should distract you from other news today…Development news: Capitalism created charity ‘fat…

Hi all, Just pretend it’s a normal Friday…at least there are plenty of interesting stories that should distract you from other news today…Development news: Capitalism created charity ‘fat…

Representations of the aid industry in mainstream media and how journalism communicates development are a recurring theme in my work and on this blog. The current debate in…