Links I Liked

September 8, 2020

     By Duncan Green     

Tomorrow (Wednesday) I’ll be speaking on a panel on drugs and development to launch a series: ā€˜A World with Drugs: Legal Regulation through a Development lens’. As Helen Clark is kicking it off, I’ll mainly be doing ā€˜what she said’. Q to readers tho – the ‘drugs and development’ lobby has been pushing major organizations to mainstream the issue for years, with little result – what’s stopping them breaking through? Any ideas appreciated.

Top resource for anyone reviewing their reading list: new Decolonizing the Academy reading list from @AfricaDemocracy – featuring only authors from Africa and covering a range of topics including democracy, decolonization, civil society…

Isabel Wilkerson’s World-Historical Theory of Race and Caste. Wonderful review and discussion of India v US by Sunil Khilnani

You don’t have to be neutral to be a good humanitarian: thought provoking piece on humanitarian principles from Hugo Slim

Why Covid school closures are making girls marry early

ā€œReleasing mosquitoes infected with the bacteria Wolbachia into parts of Yogyakarta city reduced the number of dengue infections by 77% compared with untreated areas.ā€

Young, British and Somali at Cambridge University. Utterly brilliant, moving and insightful words from 4 inspiring young women. 18m well spent.

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