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Institute of Development Policy, @UAntwerpen.be, Belgium | Multidisciplinary academic research, education, partnerships, political engagement πŸ‘‰ https://uantwerpen.be/iob πŸ‘‰ sign petition here: https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm

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Congrats to Dr. Benjamin Muhoza Kanze! πŸŽ“ His PhD on urban land access in eastern DRC reveals how war & rapid urbanisation fuel land struggles, fragmented governance & rentier dynamics in Goma & Bukavu.

#PhDDefense #DRC #UrbanStudies

04.12.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to Dr. Benjamin Muhoza Kanze! πŸŽ“ His PhD on urban land access in eastern DRC reveals how war & rapid urbanisation fuel land struggles, fragmented governance & rentier dynamics in Goma & Bukavu.

#PhDDefense #DRC #UrbanStudies

04.12.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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βœ… New Discussion Paper!
Ganyuβ€”Malawi’s informal casual laborβ€”is rising and reshaping rural and urban livelihoods. Adriana & Hanne explore its trends, social dynamics, and policy impact.
πŸ” Read more: https://loom.ly/a4Bf8xg
#Malawi #LaborEconomics #Urbanisation #DevelopmentResearch

27.11.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Debates on the πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ poverty line are based on a fallacy: that poverty is binary. That below a line, you are poor, above you are fine.

Poverty is continuous and I developed a much better indicator to measure it. A🧡
@washingtonpost.com @ourworldindata.org @adamrose.bsky.social @whstancil.bsky.social

03.12.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waarom β€˜effectief goeddoen’ ons moreel armer maakt

Kristof Titeca is professor aan de Universiteit Antwerpen (Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid). Hij geeft kritiek op het fenomeen effectief altruΓ―sme.

02.12.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Uganda’s Fixed Election Belies an Uncertain Future President Museveni will be reelected in January. But the country is wondering what comes next.

I've written in @foreignpolicy.com about #Uganda's forthcoming elections, and how the main question is not who will be the next President, but what happens in a post-Museveni future: foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/27/u...

28.11.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✊ Decolonization, peace, and water governance – shaping futures together

πŸ“… Abstracts due 21 December 2025
πŸ“ University of Antwerp | 29 June – 2 July 2026
πŸ”— https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#DecolonizingDevelopment #Peacebuilding #GlocalSolutions
@eadi.bsky.social

28.11.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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βœ… New Discussion Paper!
Ganyuβ€”Malawi’s informal casual laborβ€”is rising and reshaping rural and urban livelihoods. Adriana & Hanne explore its trends, social dynamics, and policy impact.
πŸ” Read more: https://loom.ly/a4Bf8xg
#Malawi #LaborEconomics #Urbanisation #DevelopmentResearch

27.11.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌊 Oceans, agriculture, and just transitions at #EADI2026:

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: 21 Dec 2025
πŸ“ Antwerp | 29 June – 2 July 2026
πŸ”— https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

@eadi.bsky.social
#JustTransition #DigitalAgriculture #OceanFutures #FoodSystems #EADI2026

26.11.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🍽️ From food systems to reparations, these panels tackle justice and transition

πŸ“… Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025
πŸ”— https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

@eadi.bsky.social
#FoodSystems #ReparativeJustice #Sustainability #GlobalDevelopment

24.11.2025 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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βœ… Check our latest newsletter, right here or in your inbox!

βœ… The latest news, publications picks, calls, vacancies and opinion from us and our member community

πŸ“• Special feature: @scnat.ch Guide for Global Research Partnerships

mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2nove...

24.11.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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EU-AU summit must see release of European humanitarian hostage As leaders gather for the European Union-African Union Summit in Angola, we urge them to press for the immediate release of humanitarian Joseph Figueira Martin.

Together with Olivier Vandecasteele, and in light of the EU-AU summit next week, I wrote an op-ed for the @euobserver.com, asking for the release of Joseph Figueira Martin, who's been sentenced to 10 years of forced labor in #CAR #letJoego euobserver.com/africa/ar88d...

21.11.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ™οΈ Cities, climate, and governance at EADI/IOB 2026!

πŸ—“οΈ Abstracts close 21 Dec 2025
πŸ“ Antwerp, Belgium
πŸ‘‰ https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#UrbanFutures #ClimateJustice #YouthVoices #DevelopmentFinance #EADI2026

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21.11.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘ Congrats to Fergus O’Leary Simpson (IOB) on winning the Research Board Award – Herman Deleeck for his research on the political ecology of nature conservation in conflict-affected regions, with a focus on the DR Congo. 🌍

https://loom.ly/nQAUc6A

20.11.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Rethinking knowledge, justice, and social protection for sustainable futures
πŸ“… Deadline: 21 Dec 2025
πŸ”— Learn more: https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#EpistemicJustice #EcologicalJustice #AgrarianChange #SocialProtection #EADI2026

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19.11.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 Explore the intersections of conflict, conservation, and enterprise at EADI/IOB 2026

πŸ“… Submit abstracts by 21 Dec 2025
πŸ”— https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#ConflictAndDevelopment #CitizenScience #AfricaDevelopment #EADI2026
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17.11.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ” New ideas shaping global citizenship, corporate responsibility, and demographic change

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: 21 Dec 2025
🌐 Details: https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#DigitalDevelopment #SocialProtection #PopulationStudies #Humanities #EADI2026
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14.11.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How are poverty, inequality, and geopolitics reshaping development? 🌐
πŸ“… Submit by 21 Dec 2025
πŸ‘‰ https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI
@eadi.bsky.social
#GlobalSouth #Justice #PovertyReduction #SustainableFutures

12.11.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the EADI/IOB 2026 Conference – β€œShaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions?”
Explore new perspectives on global relations, gender, and innovation.
πŸ—“οΈ Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025
πŸ“ Antwerp, Belgium | 29 June – 2 July 2026
πŸ”— Learn more: https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

10.11.2025 05:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 Caring for Our Common Home β€” a new book by USOS on sustainability, justice & solidarity.
Celebrating 40 years of collaboration between UAntwerp & partners in the Global South.
πŸ“˜ Book launch 28 Nov | πŸŽ‰ Celebration 29 Nov
πŸ”— More info: https://loom.ly/x1fal18

04.11.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry Blanket food assistance was stopped in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp in August. The impact has been immediate.

β€œLet everyone get the same, even if it's just a spoonful,” a refugee told us after hearing she would soon be cut off from food assistance.

Our research on aid cuts and targeting just published in The New Humanitarian.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

07.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How can methodology, rural development, and discourse shape a sustainable future? 🌏
Join the final Harvest Panels at #EADI2026:
πŸ—“οΈ Call for Abstracts closes 21 December 2025
πŸ”— Learn more: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

@eadi.bsky.social

07.11.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“’ New publication alert!

In her latest article in Revue Communications, CUH-member Juliette Bour examines how the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda sought not only to kill, but to erase: to replace absence with emptiness.

Read more here: shs.cairn.info/revue-commun...

04.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gruwelijke beelden uit Soedan tonen bloedbaden die zelfs op satellietbeelden zichtbaar zijn. Kristof Titeca (UAntwerpen) legt uit wie de paramilitaire groepering RSF is die achter deze wreedheden zit. "De geschiedenis blijkt zich nu te herhalen", waarschuwt hij.
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...

04.11.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From land rights to energy transitions – discover these panels at EADI/IOB 2026 πŸ’‘
πŸ“… Submit abstracts by 21 Dec 2025
πŸ“ Antwerp, Belgium | 29 June – 2 July 2026
🌐 Full details: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

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05.11.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌿 Caring for Our Common Home β€” a new book by USOS on sustainability, justice & solidarity.
Celebrating 40 years of collaboration between UAntwerp & partners in the Global South.
πŸ“˜ Book launch 28 Nov | πŸŽ‰ Celebration 29 Nov
πŸ”— More info: https://loom.ly/x1fal18

04.11.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ Join IOB’s Advanced Master’s in Development Studies: global classroom, field experience, and real-world impact. 🌍 VLIR-UOS scholarships are back – this is your final chance!
πŸ”— uantwerpen.be/development-studies

#DevelopmentStudies #GlobalDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment #Scholarships

03.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍 Le Burundi entre pouvoir politique et voix mΓ©diatiques β€” webinaire IOB le 25 nov. 2025 avec Denis Banshimiyubusa et Antea Paviotti. ModΓ©ration : Stef Vandeginste.
πŸ”— Inscription : https://loom.ly/LlagbIQ

#Burundi #PolitiqueAfricaine #Journalisme
πŸ“Έ Image : deepphoto – Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

03.11.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready to reimagine sustainability and governance? 🌐
Join these exciting panels at EADI/IOB 2026: β€œShaping Sustainable Futures.”
πŸ—“οΈ Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025
πŸ“ Antwerp, Belgium
πŸ‘‰ Details: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k
#EADI2026 #GlocalSolutions #Inequality #JustTransitions #SustainableFutures

03.11.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Be part of the conversation on migration, finance, and knowledge systems at #EADI2026 🌱
πŸ“… Submit your abstract by 21 Dec 2025
πŸ‘‰ Explore more: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

#DevelopmentStudies #GlobalSouth #ClimateAction #KnowledgeJustice
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31.10.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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