Author: Tobias Denskus

Hi all, Happy holidays! This is the final link review for 2019, packed with great content worthy to wrap up another crazy year in #globaldev. Because of a…

In my longer essay, a forthcoming paper, I am arguing that engaging with online social media in the form of curating a regular development blog column is a…

Hi all, I was in Armenia last week & enjoyed a fantastic final seminar at Yerevan State University with our internationalization project-so that explains the slightly unusual time…

Hi all, Many readers are enjoying their Thanksgiving week & I will enjoy a week in Armenia next week!In the meantime, some food for thought & discussions at…

Hi all, Friday, end of a packed week; the weather is really grey and miserable in Sweden today and I will head home soon to enjoy some hot…

Hi all, I was at a great workshop last week, discussing communicating #globaldev research with EADI member organizations in Germany. So I took a short break from my…

Hi all, First half of the semester almost coming to an end and we enjoyed a great blog presentation day by our New Media, ICT & Development students!…

Hi all, Busy week with a special section on the Nobel prize for Economics; #AidToo featuring Mercy Corps, Myanmar & WFP; childhood obesity; Bahamas; Haiti; Papua New Guinea;…

Social Media and PeacebuildingThis is a short entry from the evolving Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. You can also download a pdf version or access the (gated)…

Hi all, Unfortunately, this week features a lot of difficult reads: Mercy Corps is involved in a long-term abuse scandal, the de-facto prostitution of Iraqi child brides, the…

Hi all, Lots of new reports surfaced after UN GA week-but there have also been other interesting #globaldev readings popping up throughout the week from small island states…

Hi all, UNGA week is wrapping up, but the focus on this week’s link review is on some of the other #globaldev stories, from shrinking civic spaces in…

Hi all, Today is #climatestrike day-so enjoy new #globaldev readings & a fresh book review over the weekend! My quotes of the weekEveryone who lived on the hardest-hit…

Hi all, A busy week with lost of enjoyable teaching on historical aspects of #globaldev is wrapping up & I’m glad to sit down and gather some good…

Hi all, We welcomed more than 150 new students to our Communication for Development courses this week so I’m equal parts exhausted and thrilled about the forthcoming semester…

Hi all, Preparations for the new semester starting Monday are underway, but there’s always time for some Friday afternoon & weekend #globaldev reads!My quotes of the weekNow, imagine…

Hi all, Welcome to another #globaldev link review…let’s start at the end: I added a new section (What we were reading 5 years ago) to the blog and…

I am supposed to be on my summer blogging break, but the world of bad development does not seem to take a vacation…The first time I came across…

I am supposed to be on my summer blogging break, but the world of bad development does not seem to take a vacation…The first time I came across…