…outfits (universities? Thinktanks? NGOs?) would help ensure more of an edge, and might sharpen up the communications side (UNDP is still struggling on the social media side, especially blogging). But…
How did a global campaign bring about a UN Arms Trade Treaty?
The last (but most definitely not least) of the case studies in active citizenship that I have been blogging about over the last couple of months is the inspiring global…
When it comes to closing down Google Reader, I’m with Hitler
I start most days catching up on the news via Google Reader. Anything new from all my favourite wonk gurus, handily collected together, to be read for subsequent blogging and…
What questions help us understand how change happens?
…coming out of my ears at the moment – working with Oxfam Novib, in East Asia, and with the campaigns and advocacy team – and will be blogging about them…
well-being v ‘growth with equity’: what are the pros and cons?
…week it was well-being, which I’ve been blogging on at intervals for some time, and it led to an interesting discussion on the pros and cons of adopting well-being as…
See you in September
…where, among other things, I will finally find out the correct adjective – Burmese? Not sure when I will be blogging next, so until then, here’s a pic of each….
Links I Liked
Back to blogging after a fab holiday at the Edinburgh fringe. A wonderful statue in Berlin, entitled “Politicians Discussing Global Warming.” Oxfam America has come up with a ‘Best States…
How to get a job in development: the definitive (368 page) guide
…Devex or AidBoard and random posts from people like me (my post also includes links to assorted aid gurus blogging on this topic). Now, there’s something much more substantial. This…
Links I Liked
…to development blogging in years. Here he is on the dual delusions of conspiracy theorists and those who believe they are free to say/do whatever they want. How one community…
What’s the best way to manage information overload on development? My favourite synthesizers and other tips.
…human-hoover reviews of new research on topics such as educational research in Africa When he stepped down from blogging (I’m still hurting from that decision) Chris Blattman handed the keys…
Survey Results: Who reads FP2P? What jobs do you do? How would you like to improve it?
…not much change there. How old are you? The blogging audience seems to be maturing along with the medium. The biggest cohort of readers is still 25-34, but there has…