NEW BLOG POST: Solidarity under Siege: Germany’s crackdown on the Palestine movement In this blog, Josephine Solanki analyses and contextualises Germany's crackdown, which ranges from legal changes, protest bans, and police violence. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-9fB

NEW BLOG POST 📢Food crisis in the UK and the digitalisation of welfare In this blog, the authors highlight a growing food crisis in the UK, alongside a ‘digital-by-default’ welfare transformation. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-9eB

New Blog Post 📢Vicarious Trauma and the Systemic Failure in Sexual Violence Response Drawing on her personal frontline experience, Emaediong Akpan argues that caring for survivors is impossible without caring for those who serve them. Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/23zm9uj8

💡 16 Days Activism Against GBV Series| Pursuing Justice for Survivors of CRSV in Ukraine: Gender and Intersectionality Considerations 💡 In this blog post, Katerina Lefkidou examines current challenges in addressing CRSV in Ukraine. Read the blog here: issblog.nl/2025/11/27/p...

💡16 Days Activism Against GBV Series: Effective Gender Justice as a Pathway to Peace 💡 In this blog, Michelle Jarvis emphasizes that gender justice requires transforming justice processes and gender structures Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/a2crmxe3 #UNiTE #16daysactvism

💡 The Politics of Food and Digital Technologies in Changing Global and Local Crises💡 In this blog, Yasmin Houamed argues that digitalisation is not a neutral innovation but a political process, fraught with risks and vulnerabilities. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-90n

NEW BLOG POST📢:From mayhem to momentum: How a week of protest changed Nepal forever In this blog, ISS MA Student Sagar Karki looks into the rise and success of the 2025 ‘Gen Z’ protests in Nepal. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8XB #AcademicChatter #GenZ #NepalProtests

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Look who pulled us out of summer break early! In June, Beatrice showed us the hidden layers of #Nairobi’s fire disasters. Now, her paper reveals how storytelling & theatre can change disaster governance. Read here👇 Blog: tinyurl.com/rtnxunwk Paper: tinyurl.com/46mwmnrn

New blog post 📢A clash of peace(s)? In this blog, Esther Beckley, PhD, calls for centering women’s knowledge to reimagine peacebuilding beyond exclusionary frameworks in Africa. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8G0 #Peacebuilding #AcademicChatter

New Blog Post📢: Amsterdam’s Troubling Children’s Book Amsterdam gave 60,000 kids Mijn Jarige Stad (“My Birthday City”) for its 750th birthday. Zhiqi Xu explores how unconscious bias seeps into children's literature, shaping their young minds. Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/43sdurbw #Amsterdam750

New Blog Post 📢Humanitarian Observatories | Kalehe, DRC In May 2023, floods killed 513+, left 5,000+ missing. In this blog, the authors from the DRC Humanitarian Observatory argue that reforestation could have reduced the impact. Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/5bx5a9my #DRC #Climatecrisis

New Blog Post 📢Silencing Minds, Starving Bodies: Authoritarian Epistemicide in Ethiopia In this blog, the authors examine the political developments in #Ethiopia in the last decade, and their effects on freedom of academic work. Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/y7jszhr4

📢Coming This June: Blogs that Reimagine Peace, Policy & Power We are publishing a compelling series of blogs that interrogate dominant systems, from feminist critiques of peacebuilding in Africa to the politics of selective knowledge in migration and authoritarianism.

💡 Polycrisis & Reasons for Hope at the Humanitarian Leadership Conference 💡 In her latest blog, Carla Vitantonio, captures insights from humanitarian practitioners in Doha. What challenges do they face? And where do they find hope? Read the blog here : wp.me/p9fvbD-8zx

💡Governing through expulsion: rise in U.S. deportations quiets the Darién Gap, shifting burdens south💡 María Palacio considers the effects of recently changed and more brutal deportation policies put into place by the USA. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8yI

New Blog Post📢 A revolution for land and life in Colombia – and the world In this blog, Prof. Jun Borras and Itayosara Herrera discuss Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s signing of the Pact for Land and Life Revolution for Life. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8y5

New Blog Post📢 Home(s) in the In-Between: Trauma, Memory, Identity and Belonging in Home Game In this blog, Drs. Jayasundara-Smits & Sahin reflect on identity, memory, displacement & belonging themes at the movie screening. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8wx #AcademicSky #Conflict

📢Humanitarian Observatories Series How Domestic Fires Became a Humanitarian Crisis in Bukavu, DRC. In 2024 alone: 🔥 59 fires ⚰️ 21 deaths 🏚️ 2,706 homes lost 📚 Schools & churches destroyed Urban reform is urgent. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8vA #DRC #PhD #AcademicChatter

📢BLISS is evolving! We are opening up the space for bold dialogue on every aspect of development, starting with a new Opinion Section for lived experiences, sharp insights, and fresh voices. 👉 Write us here [email protected] #DevelopmentStudies #GlobalDev

USAID suspension is a wake-up call to address fragility of Humanitarian Actions in Ethiopia In the wake of the freeze, the authors argue that humanitarian actors and donors failed to strengthen local response capacity in Ethiopia. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8r9

New Blog Post: Mobilizing against patriarchy & caste on Twitter Our recent MA graduates Sri Lakshmi, and Emaediong Akpan, explore how digital platforms challenge and reinforce inequalities, revealing that technology is never neutral. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8pI #IWD2025 #AcademicChatter

New Blog Post📢: Bodies Designed for Profit Our bodies are not just personal, they are sites of regulation, commodification, and profit. In this blog, Eno-Obong Etetim reflects on the dynamics of body politics activism in Nigeria. Read the blog here: tinyurl.com/2969pd4k

New Blog Post📢: Suggestions for Adaptation of UN and Other Refugee Treaties and Conventions In this blog, Tom de Veer suggests key adjustments to improve EU asylum challenges, refugee protections, and global reception. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8nr #Europe #asylum #AcademicChatter

New Blog Post🗣️: Connected for Gender Equality: Digital Learning and Solidarity Building As gender Studies face challenges globally, hubs in #Pakistan, #Turkey, and #Netherlands are pioneering digital spaces for knowledge exchange and support. Read here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8mi #AcademicFreeedom

New Blog Post 📢The USAID freeze and its dire consequences for women and girls: In conversation with Plan International In this blog, we explore the recent USAID funding freeze and its devastating consequences for women and girls. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8lz

New Blog Post 📢 Building Peace Through Time: Reflections on Post-Civil War Nigeria Over fifty years later, the Nigerian Civil War continues to influence contemporary discourse. We explore the peacebuilding process after the war. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8kh #AcademicChatter

New Blog Post📢The importance of soft skills for achieving the SDGs In this blog, the authors share their insights from a research project that bridges the skill gap by exploring and training students on critical soft skills overlooked in academic settings. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8hP

New Blog Post📢 IHSA Annual Lecture Reflection: Counting the dead won’t save lives In this blog, Munzoul Assal argues that we must look beyond the numbers and immediate outcomes of various atrocities in Sudan and concentrate on their origins. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8ge

🌍 All Lives Matter, Crisis & Accountability in the DRC: Revisiting Our Insights The resurgence of M23 rebels has intensified instability in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 🔗 Read more from our past blogs: tinyurl.com/5n99j786 🔗https://tinyurl.com/39ckhj7h 🔗https://tinyurl.com/bkmp4573

💡Huge development aid cut ‘also harmful for economic relations and Dutch asylum policy' 💡 Minister Reinette Klever is cutting NGO funding by 70%, slashing the 2026-2030 budget from €1.4B to €0.4B. Professor Thea Hilhorst warns of major consequences. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8fv

💡Humanitarian Action amid Prolonged Political Crisis and Conflict: Experiences of the Daughters of Charity💡 In this blog, Sr. Medhin Tesfay shares her experiences providing solidarity-based locally embedded humanitarian assistance in Tigray from 2020-2022. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8eW

New Blog Post📢 Risks and rewards: How travelling with children shapes migrant decision-making Chloe Sydney shares initial insights into how parents and caregivers decide on migration when children accompany them. Read the article here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8e1 #Migration #research #children

💡 Scholar-activist research method – challenging but indispensable 💡 In this blog, Lorenza Arango Vásquez reflects on collaborating with the Norman Pérez Bello Claretian organization in the eastern plains of Colombia. Read the full blog here: tinyurl.com/2txx2vza #scholaractivism #Colombia

💡Emphasizing locally-led knowledge interventions in cases of neglected humanitarian crises💡 This blog highlights the launch of the Humanitarian Observatory in Namibia and its focus on addressing 'neglected crises' and their link to climate change. Read the full blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-89Y

💡New Blog Post: Why Religion could be an important driver of achieving the SDGs💡 In this blog, Kim Tung Dao explores how religion’s moral authority, extensive networks, and community-driven initiatives can be integrated into global development strategies. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-878 #SDGs

💡HAPPY NEW YEAR💡 Cheers to 2025 and 7 incredible years of sharing insights, research, and global perspectives! Our Reach at a Glance: 🌍 279,000+ views across six continents 📬 518 subscribers actively engaging with our content 🚀 Expanded to new territories, including Somalia and DR Congo

💡New Blog Post 💡 Today on ISS Blog Bliss, Dubravka Žarkov argues that Israeli and other world leaders are not powerless in the war on Gaza. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/3dtjddfn #conflict #Israel #GazaWar

Prabowo Subianto will be Indonesia's next president. What does this mean for the country's democracy? Will it return to a full-blown autocracy? Read why Iqra Angurah thinks the moral panic we're seeing may be exaggerated: tinyurl.com/e2afym6m #indonesia #PrabowoGibran2024

Today on Bliss, Anoushka Gupta shows us how the Nooks of Project DEFY as alternative learning spaces are helping challenge colonial educational practices and are fostering inclusion. Read more here: tinyurl.com/dphttuwk #inclusion #education #learning #decolonize

How can we communicate development research in a changing digital environment? Today on Bliss, Lize Swartz reflects on a recent @eadi.bsky.social workshop on research communications. Read more here tinyurl.com/sahbkcmk #researchcomms #communication #digitaldivide #inclusion #engagement

Today on Bliss, Muhammad Basar contends that the Bhola Cyclone influenced East Pakistan’s 1970 electoral outcomes, ultimately leading to the separation of united Pakistan. Read the full article here: tinyurl.com/22cv6vru #pakistan #bangladesh #disasters #disasterpolitics

Gaza is now threatened by acute famine — we need to keep calling for a ceasefire and food aid concessions, writes ISS professor Dorothea Hilhorst. Read the article here: issblog.nl/2024/03/20/g... #gaza #war #israel #famine #hunger #palestine #aid #humanitarianaid