Author: Tobias Denskus

Hi all,  This week I virtually attended a doctoral school hosted by Fatima Jinnah Women University in Rawalpindi, Pakistan and the inspiring discussions and great research proposals of…

Hi all,  My highlight of this week was definitely an opportunity to deliver a short keynote and participate as a judge in the annual challenge of Engineers Without…

Hi all, I usually don’t start my review with a warning, but this week’s edition contains a lot of important readings on sexual violence & the aid industry;…

Hi all, Another week completed-great online teaching seminar with a fantastic group of colleagues from all around Europe, delivered my second newsletter with ‘3 mid-week links’ & I’m…

Hi all,  Happy Friday! Inequality, #AidToo, China, UK Aid & climate change/resilience…lots of big-picture #globaldev stuff in this week’s review; plus great new research articles on TikTok, …

Hi all, What a week, eh?!? This edition is a bit shorter-perhaps because other developments dominated my social media feeds, but perhaps also because I worked on my…

Hi all, Happy New Year! Your favorite weekly #globaldev link review is back with a special 2020 review-2021 preview section & plenty of new interesting readings!Enjoy! My quotes…

Hi all, My blogging year is coming to its end. There is still some grading and reviewing to do and the spring semester courses also deserve a little…

Hi all, One thing I realized this week was how our sector likes to talk about reforms of the #globaldev & humanitarian system…and then you come across an…

Hi all,  We have a full #globaldev reading schedule this week! From Plexiglass to child soldiers, from MSF to UN & FCDO, from Bolivia to Bangladesh & so…

Hi all,  I am tired. I know we all are. I was fortunate to talk with great students in Edinburgh and Malmö this week about media, development, reflective…

Hi all, Sitting down on Friday afternoons to compile my weekly #globaldev links has become part of my weekly routine without actually being a routine at all…but this…

Hi all,  How are things? I know…but amidst all the 2020 craziness this week’s #globaldev review features interesting, often uplifting and always status-quo-challenging stories from indigenous pe…

Hi all,  This week’s link review is guaranteed free from the other topic that has been dominating this week’s news…we are focusing on changing power dynamics in #globaldev,…

Hi all,  A long week is coming to a well-deserved end…we examined great student blog projects this week and I also read really nice communication plans that make…

Hi all, The one great thing about compiling my weekly review is that I never really know what will end up here on Friday…the Art Deco legacy of…

Hi all,  I will keep the intro short after a busy week with lots of inspiring discussions, a great panel at the DW conference, plus teaching, grading &…

Hi all, Happy Friday! I don’t want to pad myself too much on the back, but I like this week’s mixture of content-serious #globaldev industry news, including long-form…

Hi all, It has been a busy week with quite a few bad news story from inside the #globaldev industry-ranging from WFP, to UNICEF UK, Amnesty & Tearfund-but…

Hi all, Did you have enough Zoom meetings this week? Yeah, me too… Before I’m logging off for the weekend I’m happy to share some great #globaldev readings,…

Hi all,  Welcome back! Link review #375 is another (smaller) milestone in my regular curation efforts & I hope you have a great weekend and time to enjoy…