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Reading Qatar

Qatar National Library The Creation of Qatar (1979) Zahlan Histoire et Changements Sociaux au Qatar (1982) Montigny-Kozlowska Oil and Politics in the Gulf (1990) Crystal The Ottoman Gulf (1997) Anscombe The Emergence of Qatar (2005) Rahman Qatar, A Modern History (2012, 2017) Fromherz Jassim the Leader (2012) Mohamed al-Thani Qatar – Politics and the Challenges […]

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Reading that should be more common…

Ibn Khaldun (2015 translation, 1377 original) Al Muqaddimah Cesaire, A. (1950) Discourse on Colonialism Fanon, F. (1952) Black Skin, White Masks Fanon, F. (1959) A Dying Colonialism Baldwin, J. (1962) The Fire Next Time Fanon, F. (1963) The Wretched of the Earth Fanon, F. (1964) Toward the African Revolution Memmi, A. (1965) The Colonizer and the […]

Tags: #Alternative Curricula #Books #decolonization #decolonize #Radical Ideas

Professional Development Options (Online & Free)

For those interested to gain more skills that are relevant to development and humanitarian activities, this post will list free, online resources. Each includes a brief description. If you have other suggestions of free training options, send me an email and I will add them. I have recommended that you try to make this a habit […]

Tags: #Free training #Humanitarian assistance #International development #Online Training #Professional Development

List of Ethiopian Academic Journals

Appear active (alphabetical) Abyssinia Journal of Business and Social Sciences (Wollo University) Abyssinia Journal of Engineering and Computing (Wollo University) Abyssinia Journal of Science and Technology (Wollo University) Bahir Dar Journal of Education (Bahir Dar University) Bahir Dar University Journal of Law (Bahir Dar University) Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (Chemical Society of […]

Tags: #Academic Journal #Ethiopia #Ethiopian Academic Journals #Ethiopian Journals #Ethiopian University

Interesting Books (300+)

In addition to the “essential” development studies books, some other interesting books include (organized chronologically): Pre1950s On the Genealogy of Morality (1887) Nietzsche Growing up in New Guinea (1930) Mead 1950s Black Skin, While Masks (1952) Fanon 1960s The Fire Next Time (1962) Baldwin Arabia Felix (1964) Hansen Stokely Speaks (1965) Kwame Ture State […]

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Essential Development Studies Books

1950s: Discourse on Colonialism (1950) Cesaire The Colonizer and the Colonized (1957) Memmi 1960s: The Wretched of the Earth (1961) Fanon False Start in Africa (1962) Dumont Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968) Nkrumah 1970s: Collective Choice and Social Welfare (1970) Sen Class Struggle in Africa (1970) Nkrumah Rules for Radicals (1971) Alinsky A […]

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Reading Ethiopia (Books)

Suggested reading on Ethiopia. Feel free to send me your additions and I’ll add them to the list. In chronological order: The Ethiopia Books of Travels (1904, translated in 2021) Pasha Ex-Italian Somaliland (1951) S Pankhurst Ethiopia: A Cultural History (1955) S Pankhurst Indo-Ethiopian Relations for Centuries (1961) Muthanna The Blue Nile (1962) Moorehead Wichale XVII: The Attempt […]

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Advice for Conducting Household Surveys

Planning to use household surveys as a data collection tool? The following suggestions relate to the processes of conducting household surveys, not the analysis of the data. I believe the process of surveying is not critically reflected upon as much as it should. Before developing your survey, conduct a series of interviews and focus group […]

Tags: #Data Verification #Household Surveys #Quality Control #Surveying #Surveying process

Want to volunteer overseas and don’t know where to start?

I have received a number of requests for volunteer placements and/or for support locating volunteer placements. The conversations more of less start off in the same way, summarized here for those in a similar position: Getting started. Make sure you check out organizations that specifically place volunteers/interns to see if you might meet their criteria, […]

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Conducting Research in Ethiopia? Read this.

Received ethics approval from your home institution or organization to conduct your research overseas? Great. However, that is insufficient. Authorities in the country where you plan to conduct research have a legal and ethical right to approve the research you plan to conduct in their country. In addition to abiding by legal requirements, researchers ought to […]

Tags: #Ethical Approval #Ethics #Ethiopia #Ethiopian Public Health Institute #Research

About me

Logan Cochrane

Associate Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last fifteen years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.

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