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Rather surprlsingly I was recently asked by one of Europe's largest energy companies [not an oil company I hasten to add!] to join a small but eclectic group of people they convened to look at climate change issues. One of the issues on which they sought reflection was the question of citizen engagement - both in and of itself and related to energy companies. ...[
Perhaps lost in the shadow of the debate over whether President Obama deserved the Nobel Peace Prize were the implications for international development policy and strategy of the thinking and work by one of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Economic Science.In recent times - particularly in Europe but maybe also growing in the USA - there appears to have been a significant emphasis on prioritising the creation of strong, sustainable governments and States...[
Maybe I am just too idealistic. Perhaps principles that I think are important just get in the way. It might be time to return to the good old days! Or maybe I am naive and failing to recognise "what it takes" to "get things done". I am going to make this anonymous because I am sure that what I am about to describe happens all of the time and I am sure that those of us...[
Two major development agencies with different priorities and emphases have both embarked on new strategic directions that emphasise that development action and support must revolve around government. The new DFID/UKAID White Paper has a focus on so-called “failed states” and those in serious conflict situations. The prescription for these situations is to concentrate on helping those countries to build solid, stable Governments. The intended strategy to achieve this is a focus on the mechanisms required...[
So what would you do if you had a big bunch of money (which I do not, I hasten to add) and you were interested in funding media development? How would you invest those funds? What principles would guide that investment? What results would you expect? It is a pertinent question for two major reasons. Media are vitally important both in their own right and for the full spectrum of development action - from freedom of...[
It can be very frustrating being on the people side of development. Whilst we argue for: greater action and support for broader and deeper public debate and dialogue; improved analysis of and support for culturally significant action; the need to address negative social norms; greater rights, freedoms, and voice for those most affected by development; improved behaviour change strategies; a freer and more diverse media; and other such factors as being central to effective development action... ...the...[
Over the past couple of weeks, in very different fora, I have been exposed to the new international development policies of two major and very different bilateral development agencies - DFID (UK) and AECID (Spain). The differences in those policies - which in my summary are 'Build effective states' vs. "Facilitate solidarity between peoples" - will be the subject of a future blog. My colleague and good friend (and independent thinker) James Deane has an...[Save & Share This Page
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