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“Critical poetic inquiry is an entry point for minoritized scholars and participants to protest dominant, euro-centric epistemologies, research texts, and societal injustice” www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2161

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Okay, it's here: Vulnerable research: Reflexivity, decolonisation, and climate politics. This article is something a bit different. I'm arguing for a change of research model in the face of multiple crises, including climate change and ongoing colonial violence. doi.org/10.1177/1369...

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📝 The dismantling of USAID offers the EU an opportunity to strengthen its global relevance and prove itself a more useful and reliable partner. The EU must respond quickly, strategically, and above all, together if it wants to distinguish itself from America. Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4gH5b22

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It's newsletter time again - featuring @kfpe.scnat.ch's Evaluation of Research Partnerships, picks on work by @ids.ac.uk, @giga-hamburg.de, @iied.bsky.social, vacancies at @unrisd.org, @odid-qeh.bsky.social, @zefbonn.bsky.social and much more from us and our community mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2febr...

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Here comes the Geneva Graduate Institute starter pack go.bsky.app/NFEFPC4

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"Such approach should facilitate knowledges and praxis that dare to think and draw beyond Eurocentric imaginations, uphold the local/non-Eurocentric epistemologies as equally valid and appreciate their ability to produce solution(s) to their local problems" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2166

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📢Closing soon! We are looking for a Senior Research Specialist – Environment & Climate Justice to lead impactful research for a just future. Apply here: bit.ly/42OcSQW

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⚠️New Name: «Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships»⚠️ In June 2025, we will change the name of the KFPE to «Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships». Learn more about the reasons for revising our name at the Annual Conference on 20 June. kfpe.scnat.ch/en/about_kfpe

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Unequal access to food - not food shortages - is the cause of #hunger in South Africa, say researchers, including IDS researcher Stephen Devereux. They argue that the government must deliver on the constitutional right to food and explain how 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/15-... #FoodSecurity #G20

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How do citizens contribute to advancing climate action? This study reveals that active citizen engagement is crucial for fostering widespread acceptance of green policies.

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The Palestine solidarity movement shows the power of unexpected alliances across diverse sectors—unions, students, marginalized communities—uniting for a common cause. Multi-pronged strategies, from mass mobilization to diplomatic pressure, can shift global narratives. www.tni.org/en/article/i...

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“Critical poetic inquiry is an entry point for minoritized scholars and participants to protest dominant, euro-centric epistemologies, research texts, and societal injustice” www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2161

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"I only realised much later its true meaning: that only certain knowledge is power, and that the power of definition is the decisive element" ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=947

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✍️ Check out the new blog post, "AI in Social Protection – Now and Tomorrow", by Zita Adamson on behalf of #DCI. Explore the benefits of AI in social protection, the challenges and risks, and the path forward. Read now: https://tinyurl.com/msbec2w3 🧵

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An interesting discussion piece

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📣 New Research Report: "Towards a progressive industrial policy for the Twin Transformation in the EU" 🌱💻 Upon the basis of a critical overview of European industrial policy, @wernerraza.bsky.social presents a progressive policy agenda for the next five years! Check it out! 👉 shorturl.at/aT9JV

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"Experts cannot recall a precedent for the United States, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during a time of war" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...

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"Nonetheless, our analysis suggests that GSP maintains colonial imaginaries and practices of how the European ‘gardeners’ should maintain power over the underdeveloped and perhaps even dangerous actors in the ‘jungle’ of the global souths. ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2070

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🌍 Land policies in Ghana, Benin & Senegal: Synergy or contradiction? New study reveals clashing goals—market-driven land access vs. sustainability. Benin leads on marginalized groups' rights, but climate and environmental issues remain overlooked. ➡️https://bit.ly/ZEF-WP240

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📣 As rebel groups advance through eastern DRC, many have understood the conflict as merely about minerals. The truth is more complicated. How did we get here? And what are the implications for Africa and Europe? Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4b2dfJw

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Highly recommended!

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I understand the simplistic logic that a world full of armed conflict requires more investments in defence. But it remains stupidity to collectively spend more on war and destruction and less on development and peace. And to call protagonism in this arms race ‘statesmanship’ is nothing but bizarre…

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New Blog Post 📢 Building Peace Through Time: Reflections on Post-Civil War Nigeria Over fifty years later, the Nigerian Civil War continues to influence contemporary discourse. We explore the peacebuilding process after the war. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8kh #AcademicChatter

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🌍 What Are the Obstacles to Fiscal Mobilization in Developing Countries? Strong fiscal systems are vital for funding social policies & promoting #SocialJustice. Yet, low-income countries face persistent challenges in boosting tax revenues. Explore: bit.ly/4bxSiGZ Artwork by Ivan Ciro Palomino

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"Imagining the efforts of decolonising to yield fruits in an ecosystem that is engineered and continues to reproduce colonial structures may be in someways paradoxical." writes @soasdevelopment.bsky.social's Touseef Mir, introducing "a baby step in the direction" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2166

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📣 New IOB Working Paper from the Policy Supporting Programme (PSP) 'Social Protection and Inclusive Growth’ (SPRING): "Note de synthèse sur la couverture santé universelle et la protection sociale" 👉 medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/2137/b...

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"In Botswana, I also learned about the importance of starting out from the existing knowledge and life experience of the learners. I realised very quickly the school students had an incredibly deep knowledge of their own contexts" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2146

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📅 Upcoming event | 27 February in South Africa In light of a widening food finance gap, we are co-organising a side event at the Finance in Common Summit 2025 with @ifad.org, CDP Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and the Agri-PDB platform. Register and find more info 👉 bit.ly/3ERmuR0

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In the UAE, where meat consumption soars, 20% of Emiratis are open to alternative proteins. But Prof. Qaim warns: hitting net zero needs a shift to plant-based diets, not just lab-grown swaps. 🥩➡️🌱 ➡️https://bit.ly/4gUoeWR @thenationalnews.com

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A new article by Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel (@tekgw.bsky.social) provides a critical examination of the strategies and tactics employed by the Ethiopian government and its allies to create a “zone of invisibility” around the Tigray war. Read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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@petertaylor-uk.bsky.social IDS Director on UK's aid cut: "This reduction in aid of billions of pounds in real terms is a disappointing and short-sighted move from the Labour Government. Increasing spending on defence should not come at the expense of development." www.ids.ac.uk/press-releas...

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Academic activity on #X continues to fall, and #Bluesky continues to eat into X’s share of #SocialMedia. But UK universities are still reluctant to cut ties with X altogether. @andytattersall.bsky.social asks why on ‪@lseimpactblog.bsky.social‬ 👇

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"How events will play out is hard to judge, [...] because the WHO’s operations are more complex than its critics often realize. "For Trump, WHO is an international bureaucracy in Geneva [...] But it’s actually incredibly complicated.” Professor Kickbusch 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41... @who.int

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At the resumed session of the #CBD #COP16 in Rome, debt relief must be at the centre of the conversation, writes IDOS expert Jean Carlo Rodríguez de Francisco in a new IDOS blog post: blogs.idos-research.de/2025/02/24/a...

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As #CBDCOP16 resumes, pledges on finance remain short of the est. USD 200 billion needed annually to address the biodiversity crisis. With a crucial three days in store, the @enb.iisd.org team brings you the latest direct from talks in Rome. More ➡️ enb.iisd.org/un-biodivers...

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"With the contemporary challenges of an emergent global geopolitics, now is a good time to think about how Development Studies and International Studies might better engage with one another" ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2133

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Department of Political Economy at King's College London is hiring two (2) assistant professors in political theory. #polisky #PSJMInfo

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"In that sense, (...decolonising efforts) may rather be vulnerable to reproducing coloniality with limited potential of disrupting the imposed status quo, if not the entire ecosystem" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2166

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Conventional research methodologies such as surveys and ethnography, historically employed as tools of colonial governance, continue to shape development research and limit space for decolonial alternatives ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2139

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"Environmental destruction, rising inequalities, fears of massive unemployment from accelerated automation, and growing dissatisfaction with work centred lives (...) invite to rethink the meaning, purpose, volume, content, and distribution of work" ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1364

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Our flagship State of Power report shows that China is rapidly catching up with the US, manufacturing three times as much. But our research reveals that the US still dominates key geopolitical indicators. https://www.tni.org/en/publication/geopolitics-of-capitalism

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📝 Rapidly changing dynamics of global economic governance and rising geopolitical tensions are significantly impeding Europe’s trade, investment and development efforts. The EU must evolve fast to achieve its ambitions. Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/3QTGYeN

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"Such approach should facilitate knowledges and praxis that dare to think and draw beyond Eurocentric imaginations, uphold the local/non-Eurocentric epistemologies as equally valid and appreciate their ability to produce solution(s) to their local problems" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2166

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"The path to zero deforestation in the Brazilian #Amazon starts with accountability. Expanding the scope of zero-deforestation commitments, transparent supply chains, and strengthening farmer capacity are key to stopping cattle-driven forest loss" ➡️ bit.ly/ZEF-PB55

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"Making fluid the lines between the researcher and the researched, critical poetic inquiry workshops enable participants to explore their positionality, and long-held assumptions collectively." www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2161

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The corporate space race 🚀🛰️ is rendering space increasingly contested and the push for space democratisation and even for space abstention has been gathering momentum, both in the global North and the global South. Read policy brief 👇 www.diis.dk/en/research/...

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