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Time to arm Pacific women?
The Pacific’s poor record on gender issues is being highlighted by NGOs and academics. Meredith Burgmann, president of the Australian NGO umbrella group ACFID has pointed out that the Pacific has the lowest number of female politicians in the world; … Continue reading
Changing Africa’s image, one panel at a time
One of the low points in the cultural history of the United States was the publication, in the late 1980s, of the Batman comic Death in the Family, an episode famous for the killing off of Robin, the hero’s sidekick. … Continue reading
Arms and the nice guy
What is the correct response to a repressive, nuclear-armed government with a history of sabre-rattling and whose agencies have been implicated in support for terrorism? Give it billions of dollars in military aid, of course. And because they’ve been naughty, … Continue reading
How not to be a manager
I recently attended a workshop called ‘Beyond Management – how to get to grips with social complexity and the desire to control’. It was hosted by our friends at Development Action and facilitated by Allan Kaplan and Sue Davidoff from … Continue reading
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If we’re right, how come nobody cares? New thinking on public engagement
How do we encourage the public to support the work of international development groups? In the UK there’s quite a debate on this question, particularly in light of the change in the political environment marked by the election of a … Continue reading
change, blog, change
Welcome to change, blog, change, the new collaborative development blog hosted by Global Focus. Our aim is to facilitate critical discussion and we want you to be a part of it, so thanks for stopping by. The title of this … Continue reading