From Poverty to Power

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Is behavioural economics (aka nudge theory) blocking the path to progress?
“We have already spent everything we had in our own wallets”: How international aid is failing Ukrainian responders – and what to do about it
Why We Fight: This Year’s Big Book on Development?
Latin America in turmoil, an update
Can INGOs really separate power from money?

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Promoting anti-racist narratives in development sector research
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Rethinking monitoring, evaluation and learning in complex systems
(Re)making the case for adaptive management (part one and part two)

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An important new book on technology, power and development
Billionaires made more in the 24 months of the pandemic than they did in 23 years. Oxfam on Davos
Why mothers are taking the fight for climate action to Lloyd's of London

Stefan Dercon introduces his new book, Gambling on Development: why some countries win and others lose 
What did I learn from trying to teach 50 senior aid people about influencing? 
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The UK’s new Development Strategy shows it’s in the midst of an identity crisis 
Hunger, Inequality and the Birth of Oxfam 
East Africa v Ukraine. Two tragedies; two very different responses

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Theories of Change, the muddy middle, and what to do about assumptions
How Should Academics talk to Decision-Makers? Some Interesting New Research 
How do we identify, support and/or build Champions in Development? 

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A Great Overview of the past, present and future of War and the Humanitarian System 
How do NGO staff and partners experience Adaptive Programming? Some impressive (and positive) new research
Invisible women: a story and podcast of Emergent Agency

21st century food riots
The Shameful Implosion of UK Aid 
How do new Aid Initiatives pan out on the ground? A study of 4 new USAID approaches

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The impact of war on older people (in Ukraine and everywhere else)

Localisation: an opportunity for thinking and working politically to deliver?

Review: Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro, by Richard Lapper

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Poo, Periods and Priorities: what does research tell us about the different views of practitioners, populations and academics about WASH? 
Second (and Third) Thoughts on Adaptive Management and Thinking and Working Politically 
What does Civil Society think of Adaptive Management? Not that much, it turns out. 

Putin and the Psychology of Grievance

Tackling Inequality on the grounds of religion or belief:  more than ‘add religion and stir’ (part one and part two)

Are we there yet? Five key insights on localisation as a journey towards locally-led practice