Author: Tobias Denskus

Happy Midsummer from Sweden! It has been an intense week, listening to two exceptional events on racism, #globaldev, becoming #AntiRacistinAid and compiling a new resource on that topic.…

In addition to my weekly curated #globaldev link collections, I set up special curated collections on Oxfam, Haiti & the aid industry’s #MeToo moment and hurricanes Harvey and…

Hi all, This week’s journey takes us from the places of privilege & structural inequalities within aid organizations & academia to the ‘front lines’ in Congo, Bangladesh, Lebanon/Ethiopia,…

Hi all, Like everybody else, I have found it incredible difficult not to feel defeated, overloaded and exhausted this week. But as I was collecting this week’s readings…

Hi all, It’s getting a bit late this Friday afternoon-so without further delay follow this week’s #globaldev review to Syria, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Chagos, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya,…

Hi all, Oxfam’s bombshell announcement this week to lay of 1450 staff is only the latest concrete development around bigger questions around the future of (I)NGOs & civil…

Hi all, Wow…this has turned into one of the longest #globaldev reviews in a while-so I hope you have some extra time to explore great food for thought…

In the scope of the contemporary planetary crisis this post probably qualifies as less urgent and a little bit rant-y, but today I’d like to talk about reports,…

Hi all, Happy Friday & a joyful weekend! We have COVID-19 & #globaldev insights from Canada, Yemen, Australia, the military-industrial complex and Western anthropologists ‘stuck’ in Africa…a…

Hi all, It has been a while since I published my last book review-so I’m glad that a new one for Keenie Meenie is up now!The Covid-19 section…

Hi all,  I hope everybody is still OK. I think this week’s review is nicely balanced between watching Netflix‘ ‘Sergio’, food for thought on a (post-) Coronavirus world,…

You are probably too immersed in debates around the aid industry when you notice during the end credits that Jordan and Thailand, two favorite R’n’R places of the…

Hi all, I hope you are well & enjoyed some form of Easter-related break!This week’s review features a lot of great long-reads on the history of pandemics, Canadian…

Hi all,  Another week with a special COVID-19 section-focusing on globally diverse, interesting, alternative media & communication projects; plus non-COVID reading suggestions & more! P.S….

Hi all, My weekly link review attempts on a modest scale to mirror key debates in the #globaldev community; so even though I included a special COVID-19 section again…

Hi all,  COVID-19 is impacting all of us & I added a special section on the emerging discussion in the #globaldev sector this week; plus, bad news from…

Hi all,  As Scandinavia is slowly shutting down I can offer plenty of good #globaldev readings beyond Covid-19! Lots on how to tell stories-differently & beyond the usual…

Right now, a lot of momentum is building up in academia around virtual meetings, broadcasted conferences and online teaching. As I mentioned in last week’s Links I Liked,…

Hi all,  This week’s #globaldev readings take you on a global tour from Canada to the US, El Salvador, Nepal, India, Kiribati, Kenya & the UK! Plus, a special…

Hi all, From #globaldev plastic words to inclusive conferencing and McDonald’s & race there’s quite a nice, eclectic mix of weekend readings ready for you!  Enjoy! My quotes of…

Hi all, Last week’s review focused more on #globaldev professionalism; this week ICT4D, tech & researching, doing & reflecting on development in ‘difficult places’ are key themes! Enjoy!My…

Hi all, Happy Valentine’s, happy #globaldev reading & thanks for all your great birthday wishes! My quotes of the weekIs civil society a means of providing service provision alternatives…