10.01.19
From Silicon Valley to Silicon Savannah? Tech Hubs in the Global South
Behind the homogeneous branding of Tech Hubs all over the world as “spaces for innovation”, there are almost certainly heterogeneous modes of enactment of the spaces that give rise to multiple, or limited, values to local communities.
28.11.18
Sex crimes, evangelism and the collective guilt of American intervention in Africa
Mathew Lane Durham’s sexual abuse of orphans in Kenya exposes a deeper disfunction with American voluntourism and Christian outreach in Africa.
21.11.18
A short history of helping far-off peoples
Humanitarian appeals that obscure the complex political causes of disasters do undermine the agency and individuality of their victims, and diminish the responsibility of governments to meet the needs of their citizens.
14.11.18
Speculative Infrastructures at the Urban Margins
Victoria Okoye reflects on her participation in a thought-provoking panel on engaging the ‘margins’ in the research process, organised and held at The University of Sheffield.
07.11.18
Cartoonists can be an important voice of dissent: but they can also be divisive
Political cartoonists need to continue to speak truth to power, but in so doing must ensure they do not cause division and hostility.
31.10.18
Tanzania Outlaws Fact-Checking, Seeks World Bank Aid to Create New Facts
Following the playbook of Argentina and Greece, Tanzania has criminalized scrutiny of its economic and social data—creating a quandary for its international creditors.