4 December 2019
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Opinion
How to bake scaling into inclusive change programming – new guidance for the brave
A strong focus on achieving impact as we tackle intractable challenges and aim to foster transformative change is a positive force for the development sector as a whole. It has opened up the discussion about what we mean by development outcomes and impact and how to use evidence to become more...
3 December 2019
29 November 2019
25 November 2019
Opinion
How can anti-poverty programming transform children’s development?
The 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child serves as a reminder that a decent standard of living and the ability to develop are basic rights of all children everywhere. Poverty is a major risk to young children. Lack of income and poor living conditions...
20 November 2019
19 November 2019
18 November 2019
Opinion
Power and empowerment: time for a fresh look at theory and practice
Power may be an 'essentially contested concept' for academics, as Steven Lukes put it, but it is also endlessly contested in practice. Today’s news is bursting with examples of power being abused, challenged, claimed or created in myriad ways by diverse actors in every corner of the...
15 November 2019
15 November 2019
Opinion
Brazilian Agroecology Congress: an act of resistance and defiance
As gluey oil drops continued being washed ashore, spoiling Atalaia's sandy beaches in Brazil’s latest environmental disaster, eight miles inland, São Cristóvão sang and danced, wearing feathers, waving flags, honouring nature and celebrating a variety of social and cultural identities,...
14 November 2019
12 November 2019
Opinion
International research collaborations need solid investment and a fair visa system
The much-needed independent review on the future of international collaboration, innovation and research by Professor Sir Adrian Smith and Professor Graeme Reid was published last week. The review, called 'Changes and choices: advice on future frameworks for international collaboration on...
12 November 2019