Jacobin For some critical examination of Howard Buffett's actions in relation to the Congo, see Alexandra Cosima Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey's 2021 University of Minnesota Press book, Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development. Dr. Alexandra C Budabin Lisa Ann Richey

There were emotional scenes of celebration when Indigenous groups in Brazil got a ruling from the Supreme Court that will help protect their ancestral lands from mining, drilling and farming ⤵️

📢 New Blog Alert: Why and how should we queer atrocity prevention? @JessGifkins (@UoMPolitics) and @WhereisDean (Department of Political Science, UCPH) highlight 6️⃣ ways researchers and policy-makers can address queer and trans experiences of mass violence. Read here 👇 medium.com/international-…

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of Indigenous peoples around the world; their right to maintain, control, protect, and develop their cultural heritage; and continue the push to ensure their full enjoyment of global #HumanRights.

IMR Senior Researcher Alexandra Budabin @abudabin will be participating at the Univ. of Dayton Human Rights #SPHR23 conference on Decolonization and Development for Africa and People of African Descent, starting on Nov. 1st. udayton.edu/artssciences/c…

Our #sphr2023 panel on the Role of Social Media in Advancing Social Justice and Human Rights in Africa will begin at 1.45pm Univ. of Dayton Human Rights. Join us online! With @olunifesisuraj Mziwandile Ndlovu, Ph.D

We Dr. Alexandra C Budabin are really grateful to Kevin O'Sullivan for his review of our U of MN Press 🦇 book. My son, responsible as a child for the 'brilliant title' had his 19th birthday yesterday. Yes folks, books take time. @CBDScbs tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Humanitarianland. Where even the water is branded: Tobias Denskus Dr. Alexandra C Budabin

The Tanzanian gvt has invited John McEnroe to evict indigenous people from Ngorongoro crater. Who do you think this celebrity strategic partnership helps? thechanzo.com/2023/11/20/tan…

Yesterday our Senior Researcher Dr. Alexandra C Budabin gave a guest lecture 'North South Dynamics related to advancing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda' in the Gender Justice course of Professor Costanza Nardocci at the Università degli Studi di Milano.

Senior Researcher Dr. Alexandra C Budabin is in Geneva attending the 16th session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues. ohchr.org/en/events/foru…

The absence of #women in the visual narrative of #COP28 raises concerns about whether the diverse voices of women are genuinely being heard and incorporated into #climate policies, write Nakabuye Hilda F., txai suruí & Brianna Fruean #gender context.news/climate-justic…

Always look on the bright side of life... Some randomly positive things that happened in 2023 in the field of refugee advocacy. Feel free to add further contributions!

This is one of my new publications of which I am most proud, free downloads here-should they run out you are always welcome to DM me. 🙏 Dr. Alexandra C Budabin Mette Fog Olwig Dr Maha Sofie Elbæk Henriksen @AfricaBusPol Monica Krause, Peter Leys, Mariano Palomino+ Liliano Marcelo tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Some impressions from NYC, where researcher Dr. Alexandra C Budabin is attending the twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. more info on social.desa.un.org/.../indige.../…

#savethedate 15/05/2024, 15.00| The Center for Climate Change and Transformation, together with our institute, announces the launch of the first webinar for ASCEND - ClimAte JuStiCe and INtersectionality: from ADaptation to Transformation. More on eurac.edu/en/institutes-…

Do you want to do your own research on consumption-based helping in Italy, Denmark or the US? Free databases are available here-great for students too. 🙏 Dr Maha Mette Fog Olwig Adriano Pedrana Commodifying Compassion Dr. Alexandra C Budabin commodifyingcompassion.com/general-1

Martedi 14/05 R. Medda-Windischer e Dr. Alexandra C Budabin modereranno l'incontro "Vulnerabilität Agency e Autonomia", che si terrá a Bressanone presso la Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione dell'Università di Bolzano eurac.edu/it/institutes-…