26.10.20
Home as a site for civil society and global development
by Dr. Sarah Peck, University of Northumbria Photo by author (2020). Artwork by Jo Peel. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown new light on our working spaces, and the role, suitability and function of the home as space of work. This focus on the home as a workspace emphasises some of the racialised, gendered and […]
06.02.19
What’s in a name? The decline of ‘overseas development / famine relief’ charities in the UK
What do changing patterns in charities’ declared purpose and geography of activity tell us about the health of charities working on international development?
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.
12.08.18
The evidence suggests that support for UK development NGOs is actually growing
Duncan Green, strategic adviser for Oxfam GB, discusses
18.07.18
Building back worse? When efforts to build community resilience fail.
Part of the ESRC-DFID-funded project ‘Resilience Policymaking in Nepal: Giving Voice to Communities’