It is an interesting coincidence that just as I am finishing Dan Lyons’ book Disrupted-My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble (review in the New York Times, my own…
Hi all, Time for some fresh reading recommendations for the upcoming weekend! Development news on exploitative immersive experiences; why you should be smarter than becoming a volountourist in…
There is always space for more snark, memes, satire or ironic commentary on development-related topics, so it is worth documenting a great teachable moment that happened on facebook…
Hi all, Many of us will be celebrating Easter and/or enjoy a long weekend of sorts so this is a good opportunity to catch up with some interesting…
There has been a constant flow of recent critical writing about traditional development and communication approaches* – often in the context of the current European refugee situation. As…
Hi all, After the recent link review #175 anniversary, the blog passed another milestone: This is blog post #401! Development news with humanitarian issues in post-quake Japan; 10…
These are exciting times at our Communication for Development program! As the spring application window for ComDev programs and courses is now open until 15 April 2016 we…
Hi all, Even though the 175th edition of my link review is more like a ‘small’ anniversary, it is a good moment to go back 75 reviews and…
If there was such a thing as an award for best chapter in a monograph, I would definitely nominate the first chapter of Erica Kohl-Arenas’ book ‘The Self-Help…
Hi all, Development news features a new aid poem; UNESCO’s app fail on freedom of expression; how traditional organizations struggle with social media in emergencies; child sponsorship works!…
News about Matt Lee and his stand-off with UN officials reached me through Twitter on Saturday morning local time and has since gained some momentum, including a longer…
Hi all, Let’s start the week with some fresh readings! Development news features: Wyclef Jean’s ‘Ask me Anything’ disaster; the troubling comfort of aid lives in Geneva; UK…
Anjan Sundaram delivers a poignant and timely book, a highly readable mix between a (very) long form journalistic essay and a foreign correspondent memoir (he actually worked as…
Hi all, Thanks to a busy, but also very fulfilling week with lots of great teaching and discussions with students, link review #172 turned into a weekend edition!…
Hi all, This first link review of the new term gives me the pleasure to welcoming all our new & returning ComDev students! It just so happens that…
Similar to J. who already posted some reflections on the WFP-sponsored graphic novel Living Level-3: Iraq my first impressions of the novel (or the first four parts that…
Hi all, On the official first day of the spring term I am particularly welcome our 150+ new and returning ComDev students who have enrolled in one of…
If I were to describe the first issue of peeps magazine that the editorial team kindly had sent to me in one word I would go for ‘unpretentious’.…
Hi all, The first week of 2016 has been quite fruitful reading-wise and I am happy to share my first review of the New Year! Development news: Medium…
Hi all, Welcome to the final link review of 2015! This one is a bit longer (the Internet apparently does not have holidays…) with plenty of good reads for…
Dear all, It only feels like yesterday that aidnography went live, but this is actually my fifth end-of-the-year reflection post after 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014! In the…
Hi all, In-between my last book review for the year and my forthcoming annual blogging review post I am happy to share a comprehensive final link review before…
A detailed archival and ethnographic study on conflict, mining and Papua New Guinea, guided by Marxist theory, may not be everybody’s idea of a ‘must have’ item for…
Hi all, It is Friday and time for some week-end reading recommendations: Development news: Microloans don’t solve poverty; accountability reforms are complicated; a new project on leaving the…