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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 8d

🎧 New "Share your Decolonising Story" podcast out!

Conversation about decolonising knowledge, including experiences in contexts where they are indigenous or non-indigenous scholars, and alternatives to the current development knowledge ecosystem.

open.spotify.com/episode/666f...

Taking stock : decolonising knowledge in development studies, with L. Camfield and M. Tadros

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 6d

We cannot repeat this often enough - pleaese stand with @iobua.bsky.social, sign and share!

#SaveIOB #StandWithIOB #IOBCommunity #GlobalEducation #GlobalSolidarity

IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 1,555 voices for IOB — but we need more! Every day counts: sign the petition and share it widely so our message to policymakers grows stronger. 💙
👉 https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm

#SaveIOB #StandWithIOB #IOBCommunity #GlobalEducation #GlobalSolidarity

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 12h

#CannabisLegalization: What can Germany learn from Canada, South Africa or Uruguay? At our next #GIGAForum, international experts will share what worked and what didn’t work.

📅 Wednesday, 29 October 2025 | Online

➡️ Register now to join us for the discussion: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

From Reform to Reality: Germany’s Cannabis Policy in International Perspective

One year after Germany’s significant – and controversial – cannabis reform, leading experts draw on experiences of marijuana legalisation elsewhere to discuss the intended and unintended outcomes, the...

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 13h

I'm excited to be at The University of Copenhagen's Center for Applied Ecological Thinking on the 21st!

I'll be talking about how the Trump regime manipulates the language of famous climate scientists to advance their fossil-fascist agenda.

If you're around, come out!

cape.ku.dk/eng/calendar...

The Language of Climate Politics

Talk with Genevieve Guenther followed by a discussion with Frederik Appel Olsen.

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BG | berlinergazette.de @berlinergazette.bsky.social · 16h

@squirrelista.bsky.social argues that #energy must stop being a tool of domination + a playground for investors. Instead, energy should become a #commons: locally owned, socially controlled, and ecologically grounded!
berlinergazette.de/carbon-bombs... #colonialism #climate #carbon #GreenTransition

Carbon Bombs and ‘Green’ Transition: The Politics of Energy Colonialism · BG · berlinergazette.de · EN|DE

Although colonialism has formally ended, its effects persist, as seen with ‘carbon bombs’ and the weaponization of ‘clean energy.’ However, as Franziska Müller argues in her “Pluriverse of Peace” cont...

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Grist @grist.org · 1d

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future.
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

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#Mining #Mines #Climate #Lithium #CleanEnergy #Renewables #EV #Cars

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world's energy future

To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 21h

New article!

Cassandra from the far right: how the German and Austrian populist radical right links climate skepticism with economic issues by Till Hilmar / @tillhilmar.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

$ABSTRACT This article asks how two populist radical right parties, the German AfD and the Austrian FPÖ, communicate about climate on Twitter/X. Analyzing a corpus of 6,254 tweets, it pays special attention to a relatively underresearched aspect of climate communication by these actors: the way they reference the economy – in what I call ‘economic signification’ – in their discourse on climate. I distinguish four narratives promoted by them, climate policies threaten the economy as a whole; they unfairly burden specific ‘deserving’ groups; climate actors pursue hidden economic agendas; and they act on misguided assumptions and lack economic competence. By combining response and process skepticism, these narratives refract a broader vision of social order, allowing these parties to present themselves as a ‘voice of reason’ in the climate debate. Economic signification allows the far right to speak in the ‘realist’, warning mode, decrying the alleged economic ‘irrationality’ of mainstream parties.$

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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 14h

In a new article for @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social, GDI's Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel (@tekgw.bsky.social) writes about the silenced story of urban hunger that has accompanied Tigray's war, famine and genocide.

Read here: worldpeacefoundation.org/publication/...

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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 14h

The Spectre of State Capitalism in the @oupacademic.bsky.social DSA series is #OpenAccess and especially relevant to understanding current transformations in global capitalism. Read the latest reviews, awards and podcasts on this important piece of scholarly work: buff.ly/3nRNwFb

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 23d

"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

Thinking Beyond the Colonial Ecosystem

By Touseef Mir / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project The concept of development has been significant in shaping the current texture of the world and society around us. Not only was …

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Chr. Michelsen Institute @cmi.no · 16h

How did Colombia’s Truth Commission confront sexual violence?

A new CMI report by Adriana Rudling explores the Commission’s mandate, findings, and calls for gender justice.

#Colombia #truthcommission #sexualviolence #CRSV

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The Colombian Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 16h

➡️ New @megatrends-afrika.de #WorkingPaper with @idos-research.bsky.social contribution. 📚 www.megatrends-afrika.de/en/publicati...

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DSA Ireland @dsaireland.bsky.social · 15h

📢 Don't miss the deadline – DSAI Annual Conference 2026

The Development Studies Association Ireland (DSAI) invites proposals for Panels, Abstracts/Papers, and Posters for its upcoming Annual Conference.

⏳ Submission Deadline: 14th Oct 2025
🗓️ Conference Dates: 15–16 January 2026
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IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 20h

Mo Magazine reports: “With one stroke of the pen, Minister Demir pulls the plug on IOB.” The decision ends funding for a world-class institute in development studies. Read & sign to help #SaveIOB 👇
📖 Read the full story (in Dutch): https://loom.ly/9rGVs5U
✍️ https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm

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giesugent.bsky.social @giesugent.bsky.social · 20h

📢 Time to share the second GIES Honours Paper of the academic year!

In this series, outstanding Master’s students have the opportunity to transform their theses into publishable articles.

In this paper, Robbe Du Pont examines the politics of drone armament.

Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 18h

GDI research fellow Arash Beidollahkhani has published a paper on digital activism on X following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran in 2022.

The study focuses on how women resist state-imposed hijab laws by deploying hashtags as tools of symbolic disruption.

Read here: bit.ly/3KynJHL

Hashtagging Resistance: Media, Authority, and Women's Subjectivity in Post-Mahsa Iran - Arash Beidollahkhani, Mahdiyeh Ghorashi, 2025

This paper explores the intersections of media, authority, and women's subjectivity in post-Mahsa Iran through Lacanian psychoanalysis. We examine digital ...

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 21d

❓ Did you know that we've got a task group for methods innovation?

✅ So far, they've got three blog post out:

1) Story-Telling: A Method to Support Decolonising Knowledge for Development
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2096

Story-Telling: A Method to Support Decolonising Knowledge for Development

By Peter Taylor I have recently been working closely with a group of EADI members reflecting on the importance of “decolonising knowledge for development”. This is in response to our acknowledgemen…

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CDS Bath @cdsbath.bsky.social · 1d

For Black History Month we're highlighting research that impacts identity, belonging, and cultural continuity for Black people.

George Gumisiriza’s PhD reviews Africa’s oldest death practice, whilst addressing inequalities in this area of research.

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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 1d

“Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses.”

New @voxdev.bsky.social piece by Sam Jones, Felix Schilling & Finn Tarp discusses how political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector. Read it here 👇

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

Today on VoxDev, Sam Jones (UNU-WIDER), Felix Schilling (ADC Consulting) & Finn Tarp (University of Copenhagen) discuss the risks associated with political elites owning private businesses: https://ow.ly/cqql50X7BbC

How political connections shape Mozambique’s private sector

Political elites don’t just govern, many also own businesses. In Mozambique, public office is often converted into private business capital, highlighting how political power can be a direct route to economic influence, both for office holders and their families.

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 1d

🇪🇺 The Global Gateway Forum will discuss mobilising trillions, but is the current financial architecture ready?

Faruq Muhammad, Global Head of Development & Agency Finance at Standard Chartered, notes that European DFIs "operate in a silo very separate from export credit agencies".

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 1d

Who shapes the future of the Horn of #Africa?

At our next #GIGATalk, leading experts will discuss how alliances, both global and regional, are influencing political and economic developments in the Horn of Africa.

📅 Thursday, 9 Oct in Berlin

➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition

The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...

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DIIS - Danish Institute for International Studies @diis.dk · 1d

Somalia’s unprecedented control over the AU Mission in Somalia has transformed the mission into a political project rather than a conflict resolution tool. Funding shortfalls threaten mission collapse, potentially enabling Al-Shabaab expansion, writes Corine van Emmerik www.diis.dk/en/node/27904

The African Union Stabilization Mission: African mission, Somali rules, Western wallets

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African Studies Centre Leiden @ascleiden.bsky.social · 1d

🧾New blog post by Lidewyde Berckmoes: 'Does peace demand war? Reflections and hope from Rwanda': ascleiden.nl/content/ascl...

📣 Thursday 9 October: Panel Discussion on 'Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and DR Congo'. Register here: ascleiden.nl/news/increas...

Does peace demand war? Reflections and hope from Rwanda | African Studies Centre Leiden

In a new blog, Lidewyde Berckmoes reflects on Rwanda three decades after the genocide against the Tutsi. She explores the entanglements of peace and war in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of…

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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 1d

✍️ Join editors from Development In Practice for tips on getting published
📅 9 Oct, 10am (UK)

Get tips on
▪️ Pitching for a journal article
▪️ The peer review process
▪️ Common mistakes in journal submissions

👉 Find out more and register now: buff.ly/aXNAqtI

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Real Instituto Elcano / Elcano Royal Institute @rielcano.bsky.social · 1d

Spain was the only one of the four major EU economies without a bilateral agreement with the UK—until last month, when both countries signed a strategic framework.
✍️ William Chislett #InsideSpain
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/commentar...

Spain and the UK deepen bilateral ties within a strategic framework

The UK-EU agreement on Gibraltar has unlocked a road map for greater cooperation between Spain and Britain.

www.realinstitutoelcano.org

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