Author: Tobias Denskus

Hi all, This is the final link review for 2021 & Aidnography will be back in the second half of January 2022 (Twenty-Twenty-Too…). Many of us will have…

Hi all, The holidays are moving closer-which means that next week will be the last Friday link review of the year!Unfortunately, as we take a look this week…

Hi all, It’s one of those weeks where a very eclectic set of links/post/reports has caught my attention-from Barbados becoming a republic, to crypto-mining-related power outages in Kazakhstan; ban…

Hi all, Last week I included a Tweet about MSF using blockchain for patient data in my review; after a message from MSF (‘Hi Tobias, just to let…

Hi all, Happy Friday, weekend & reading! From India’s farmers to Beijing Olympics, unequal partnerships between ‘North’ & ‘South’ and Singapore’s surveillance state we have another week of…

Hi all, This week’s review features insights from Uganda, Madagascar, North Africa, Afghanistan, Mexico, India, Brazil, Australia, UK, the UN system & the World Bank! So enjoy your…

I first heard about InteRoots’ work in Uganda through recent articles that featured their work in connection with decolonizing philanthropy and ethical storytelling, so I happily agreed to…

Hi all, I will keep it short & sweet today-so happy #globaldev reading from/about Taliban, Tanzania, Libya, Yemen, Germany, China & more! My quotes of the weekThe carbon footprints…

Hi all, More than 40 of our students presented 10 group blogging projects today & yesterday and it’s always amazing to see the breadth of topics & approaches…

Hi all, Sometimes it happens that my weekly #globaldev review aligns along a certain theme & this week it is borders-border regimes, surveillance, migration control & various aspects…

Hi all, Do you remember when Ice Cube had a Good Day (yep, that was 1992…)? Well, it hasn’t been exactly a good week for the multilateral #globaldev…

Hi all, It’s really starting to feel like autumn as all of my favorite pet/animal/zoo social media accounts feature mammals munching on pumpkins…groundhogs, otters, red pandas, beavers, possums,…

Hi all, I hope you are still holding up your good spirits! It’s International Coffee Day today & things are looking not too bad-so let’s wrap up the…

Hi all, I am fortunate to have such a great & generous network! Giulio from NRC, Khalifa & Ragy from the Dignified Storytelling Alliance plus Val from Amnesty…

Hi all, Another week is wrapping up and between friendly, collegial editorial meetings, teaching on topics I really enjoy & discussing literature with students this academic life is sometimes…

Listening to a 6-minute-long piece on German public radio Deutschlandfunk Kultur reminded me how truly global humanitarian responses have become. Journalist Vivien Leue visited the Ahrtal region that…

Hi all, Just when I thought ‘well, looks like one of those normal weeks featuring saving philanthropy, Australia being a dick, digital #globaldev being complicated & more staggering…

Hi all, It feels like a lifetime since I posted my last weekly update with all the terrible news that is coming in from Afghanistan, Haiti & so…

Hi all, Welcome to the last weekly review before my annual summer break! I don’t need to tell anybody what a long and tiring first half of the…

Hi all, 22 of our ComDev students presented great theses last week, the semester is slowly winding down & your favorite weekly #globaldev review is back with news,…