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Hi all, Welcome to one of the final link reviews of 2017! It's an interesting mix this week featuring public lectures, (visual) communication of development & #MeToo reflections in academia. Development news: Rise in global arms sales; private companies spying on activists; Jeremy Corbyn speaks at the UN on global governance; UNHCR's Melissa Fleming speaks about home & refugees; how to 'empower women'? How to engage cynical audiences in #globaldev? How to ensure ethical photography? How to write better about social issues; new podcast series from India. Publications : Local aid workers & digital marginalization; doing development differently. Academia: #MeToo; what is the purpose of societies & associations? Enjoy! New from aidnography Third World Quarterly & the case for colonialism debate This is a curated and regularly updated overview over the events that followed after the publication of Bruce Gilley's article The Case for Colonialism

Third World Quarterly & the case for colonialism debate

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This is a curated and regularly updated overview ( last update: 18 April 2018 ) over the events that followed after the publication of Bruce Gilley's article The Case for Colonialism in the journal Third World Quarterly . I have maintained a Storify about this topic since September 2017, but since Storify announced its end of life for May 2018 I recreated the developments in this blog post. This post will be updated if and when new articles, comments etc. appear, but my original Storify will not be updated. The original article is no longer available on the journal's website: This Viewpoint essay has been withdrawn at the request of the academic journal editor, and in agreement with the author of the essay. Following a number of complaints, Taylor & Francis conducted a thorough investigation into the peer review process on this article. Whilst this clearly demonstrated the essay had undergone double-blind peer review, in line with the journal's editorial polic

Links & Contents I Liked 262

Hi all, Happy Friday-the holidays are almost here :)! Development news: #AidToo; Ed Sheeran, War Child & well-deserved radiator awards; against charity; visualizing life in the camps in Bangladesh; humanitarian data breaches as policy challenges; Women Peacemaker Program closes; the political economy of crisis responses then & now; decolonizing development studies; how can film support development work? Twiplomacy 2017; Balkans & transitional justice beyond The Hague; relationships matter for charities; warm & cuddly SDGs; wrapping up a micro-finance project. Our digital lives: Did 'atmosphere models' show up at your tech Christmas party? Publications: Looking at the visual stories of 'buy one, get one for free' campaigns. Academia: How twitter & podcasts can put you on a 'pathway to impact'; 5 ways to fix statistics. Enjoy! New from aidnography Third World Quarterly & the colonialism debate The debate that keeps on giving-my updates