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2 days ago

New Blog Post📢 According to research by members of the Humanitarian Observatory in DRC, in Bukavu’s outskirts (Eastern DRC), 2 in 5 adolescents face pregnancy, forced marriage, or STDs. Rising conflict since Feb 2025 worsens the crisis. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8V0

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7 days ago

New Blog Post📢The Politics of Land The Oxford Handbook of Land Politics, edited by Jun Borras & Jennifer Franco, brings together leading voices in agrarian studies. In this blog, Ian Scoones from @IDS_UK reflects on its timely contributions. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8Uh

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a week ago

New Blog Post 📢Caring as a Practice of Everyday Peacemaking in the Lives of Sexual Violence Survivors in Kenya This blog draws on personal experience to show how women sustain families, communities & social cohesion during and after conflict. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8TT

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2 weeks ago

New Blog Post📢The Ruling Elites Put Democracy under Duress in #Indonesia In this blog, Iqra Anugrah and Rachma Putri explain how Oligarchic agendas of the elites have led to disastrous policy choices, triggering the protest movement. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8T1

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4 weeks ago

💡From the Brahmaputra to the Rhine💡 In this blog, Rawnak Ranon, brings together his thoughts through the comparative case studies of two rivers, and he considers the interlocking issues of risk, climate mobility, and disaster governance. Read here: issblog.nl/?p=34029&previ…

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a month ago

We know what you did last summer While you were recharging, our contributors were rethinking defence, security & power. First up on 29 Aug: Bilge & Shyamika — 'Society Must Be Defended' Subscribe to our blog here: (issblog.nl/bliss-home/sub…) #AcademicChatter

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a month ago

We appreciate your readership. We are back next week with fresh research insights and meaningful conversations. Join us here: issblog.nl

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2 months ago

Look who pulled us out of summer break early! In June, Beatrice showed us the hidden layers of Nairobi’s fire disasters. Now, her paper reveals how storytelling & theatre can change disaster governance. Read here👇 Blog: tinyurl.com/rtnxunwk Paper: tinyurl.com/46mwmnrn

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3 months ago

New Blog Post 📢To address recurring crises, we must attempt global development policy reforms Chimwemwe Hara argues that without financing and governance reforms, global crises will persist—and the SDGs by 2030 will remain out of reach. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8JE

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3 months ago

New Blog Post 📢The politics of using and dismissing migration research Migration research is often ignored—unless it suits politics. Riccardo Biggi explores how governments pick and choose expert knowledge in policymaking. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8Hd #Migration

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3 months ago

New Blog Post 📢Decolonising international research collaboration In this blog, ISS alumnus Eyob Balcha critiques the superficial ethical framing often used in Global North–Africa partnerships. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8Gq

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4 months ago

📢Amsterdam’s Troubling Children’s Book Amsterdam gave 60,000 kids Mijn Jarige Stad (“My Birthday City”) for its 750th birthday. Zhiqi Xu explores how unconscious bias seeps into children's literature, shaping their minds. Read here: tinyurl.com/43sdurbw #Amsterdam750

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4 months ago

New Blog Post 📢Humanitarian Observatories | Kalehe, DRC In May 2023, floods killed 513+, left 5,000+ missing. In this blog, the authors from the DRC Humanitarian Observatory argue that reforestation could have reduced the impact. Read the blog here:tinyurl.com/5bx5a9my #DRC

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4 months ago

New Blog Post 📢Silencing Minds, Starving Bodies: Authoritarian Epistemicide in Ethiopia In this blog, the authors examine the political developments in #Ethiopia in the last decade, and their effects on freedom of academic work. Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/y7jszhr4

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4 months ago

📢Coming This June: Blogs that Reimagine Peace, Policy & Power We are publishing a compelling series of blogs that interrogate dominant systems, from feminist critiques of peacebuilding in Africa to the politics of selective knowledge in migration and authoritarianism.

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4 months ago

💡 Polycrisis & Reasons for Hope at the Humanitarian Leadership Conference 💡 In her latest blog, Carla Vitantonio, captures insights from humanitarian practitioners in Doha. What challenges do they face? And where do they find hope? Read the blog here : wp.me/p9fvbD-8zx

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5 months ago

💡Governing through expulsion: rise in U.S. deportations quiets the Darién Gap, shifting burdens south💡 María Palacio considers the effects of recently changed and more brutal deportation policies put into place by the USA. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8yI

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5 months ago

New Blog Post📢 A revolution for land and life in Colombia – and the world In this blog, Prof. Jun Borras and Itayosara Herrera discuss Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s signing of the Pact for Land and Life Revolution for Life. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8y5

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5 months ago

New Blog Post📢 Home(s) in the In-Between: Trauma, Memory, Identity and Belonging in Home Game In this blog, Drs. Jayasundara-Smits & Sahin reflect on the themes of identity, memory, displacement & belonging at the movie screening. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8wx

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5 months ago

📢Humanitarian Observatories Series How Domestic Fires Became a Humanitarian Crisis in Bukavu, DRC. In 2024 alone: 🔥 59 fires ⚰️ 21 deaths 🏚️ 2,706 homes lost 📚 Schools & churches destroyed Urban reform is urgent. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8vA #DRC #PhD #AcademicChatter