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Saturday Morning Reading #25

Here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. How change happens: What can we learn from the same-sex marriage movement in the US? | From Poverty to Power “‘Power resides in the general population’s willingness to accept the legitimacy of a regime and to comply with its mandates; however, this power finds expression in institutions both inside …

Saturday Morning Reading #24

After a wonderful couple of weeks with my parents, I’m back with a fresh serving of Saturday Morning Reading. A lot of great blogging during the hiatus – make sure you check it out! Here we go… 1) EBOLA a. Ebolanomics | The Third Transition What are the economics of ebola beyond the initial hit? …

Saturday Morning Reading #23

Here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. Devsplaining | Wait… What? This happens far too much. “Devsplaining – when a development worker, academic, or someone who generally has more power within the ‘development industry’ speaks condescendingly to someone with less power. The devsplainer assumes that he/she knows more and has more right to an opinion because …

Mega Sunday Morning Reading

This is a bumper late edition of Saturday Morning Reading because I was lucky enough to be away the last couple of weekends in Rwanda and Uganda. Normal service will resume next week (then be cut off again when parents come to town the next week!) 1. Working In Aid Without Volunteering | Development Intern …

Saturday Morning Reading #21

Here’s your Saturday Morning(ish)* Reading… 1. Aid Work: Very Human Endeavour | Waylaid Dialectic Terence comments on the ‘Advice for Aspiring Humanitarian Workers’ list that WhyDev put together (see last week). “At a more meta-level the list illustrates well one of the grim truths of aid work, that it is a human endeavour, and so is …

Saturday Morning Reading #20

Here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. 52 pieces of advice for aspiring humanitarian workers | WhyDev From tampons to Tinder, the WhyDev team give some very honest advice about what it’s really like to work in the humanitarian sector. Just remember… “9. You know nothing, humanitarian worker” and also… “44. You may have lofty dreams …

Saturday Morning Reading #19

I’ve had a lot of busy weekends recently getting up to all sorts. However, last week while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro I promised myself I’d get going again. So, without further ado, here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. Volunteering: The paradox at the beginning of an aid career | Development Intern – Jennifer Ambrose “You can’t get …

Saturday Morning Reading #18

After last week’s hiatus due to travel, here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. Duncan Green and Angus Deaton debate aid | From Politics to Power Part 1: Why Angus Deaton is (mostly) wrong to attack aid for undermining politics and accountability “Before taking an axe to the aid budget, I would say the burden of proof …

Saturday Morning Reading #17

Here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. Where everyone in the world is migrating—in one gorgeous chart | Quartz – Nick Stockton Because charts are cool. “A few other noteworthy results: 1) The largest regional migration is from Southeast Asia to the Middle East. This is largely driven by the huge, oil-driven, construction booms happening on the Arabian Peninsula. 2) …

Saturday Morning Reading #16

Here’s your Saturday morning reading… 1. The Case for Democracy a) Democracy, What Is It Good For? | Why Nations Fail –  Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson “Our results from the two papers combined thus suggest an intriguing pattern: contrary to what many have presumed, democracy doesn’t have a huge effect on inequality. But also contrary …