MSF: Publicity Stunt or Organizational Values?

On May 5th MSF / Doctors Without Borders announced it was pulling out of the much anticipated World Humanitarian Summit. In an official statement, it stated: “We no longer have any hope that the WHS will address the weaknesses in humanitarian action and emergency response, particularly in conflict areas or epidemic situations. Instead, the WHS’s […]

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Descent into Chaos – Afghanistan

Reflections on international development from Ahmed Rashid’s award-winning 2008 book “Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia.” For those interested in the region, or of military intervention in the era of the ‘war on terror’ this is essential reading. Proposals before 9/11: “We proposed using economic aid related […]

Tags: #Afghanistan #Conflict #Failure #International development #War on Terror

4 PhD Studentships: Climate Change

The Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) offers 4 scholarships to candidates who would like to pursue their PhD degree at ICTA within the Strategic Research Programme ICTA-UAB María de Maeztu, Programme for Units of Excellence in R&D (MDM-2015-0552). The positions are related to the call “Ayudas para […]

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PhD Studentship: Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law

The Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) at the University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer two 3-year PhD studentships to start in September 2016. The studentships will include home/overseas fees and a full stipend of £14,296 per annum. We welcome applicants from anthropology, cultural and literary studies, history, legal theory […]

Tags: #Citizenship #Civil society #Doctoral Studentship #Interdisciplinary #Rule of law

On “supportive outsiders”

Platzky and Walker offer some suggestions on the role of ‘supportive outsiders’ in the context of the struggle against apartheid in their book “The Surplus People: Forced Removals in South Africa” (1985), covered here. It may be interesting for students of international development to reflect on the progression of ideas over the last three decades, […]

Research Grant for Environmental, Economic and/or Social Agri-food Sustainability

Offered by the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation. The YES! Research Grant Competition is open to PhD and postdoctoral researchers under 35, from any country and background. The first prize is a 20 000 € research grant, in favour of a one-year project to promote the environmental, economic and/or social sustainability of the […]