Author: Tobias Denskus

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,…

Hi all, From the UK, Germany & Sweden we are venturing further afield to the DRC, Myanmar/India, Brunei Durassalam & even Australia! We are also continuing debates on…

Hi all, I think this week’s highlight is the ‘new reports’ section with so many great new readings to discover!There’re also links to old men, Sean Penn &…

Hi all,  When I was compiling this week’s post I deleted/excluded more articles than I usually do; a long read on the terrible impact of Assad’s air force…

Hi all, From Argentina to Zimbabwe & from Bangladesh to the Philippines this week’s review also covers stories from India, Myanmar, Germany, UK and the US. Stay safe…

Hi all, This week contains a few deja vu moments about aid cuts (UK), conflict & the periphery (Sudan), revolutions & digital tools (Myanmar), child sponsorship (has impact,…

Hi all, It feels good to be back after a short break (actually, I managed to write two new posts since my last review); the decolonized, diversified &…

A few reflections on curating humanitarian content & the limits of virtual knowledge repositoriesMy colleagues of the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) encouraged me to share a…

It all started with a Tweet… German public broadcaster from Bavaria aired a comedian who impersonated an African dictator (including blackface/white gloves) to “satirically” address recent cases of…

Hi all, For many of us these will be a few quieter Easter holiday days. Before I’m logging off & take a proper break (so no newsletter next…

Hi all, I wish I had more energy & the right mindset to celebrate my 400th #globaldev link review properly, but for the time being I am just…

Hi all, Another week, another great range of news, essay, podcasts, open access books & more!This week applications for autumn courses in Sweden opened so do share the…

Hi all, I don’t really have much to say today-so I let these great #globaldev readings speak for themselves 🙂 Enjoy!My quotes of the weekWe found that warmth…

The other day a young, bright contact in my network announced that they had accepted a PhD position on a full scholarship at a great development studies institution…