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Miguel A. Castañeda

@macastaneda_

Overseeing the implementation of @xcept_research for @chemonics | My opinions are my own

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New recording of XCEPT Research panel on how tech is changing conflict research, with brain-tickling insights from Moazzam Malik Nathaniel Raymond Charlotte Watts @hamarquette & Vigil Monitor’s Alexander Lee xcept-research.org/news_events/ho…

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#Conflict exacerbates #ClimateChange & vice versa. Technology can help us get to the root of how climate change and conflict coalesce. However, tech methods come with a range of ethical considerations. My @Chemonics colleague Abigail Corey investigates: bit.ly/35u2GS1

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Fancy an exciting career at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on UK foreign and development policy? 🌍🇬🇧👇🏼 The department has just launched a big external recruitment campaign. Get your applications in by 28 February! civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?v…

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If you have a minute to spare, I recommend this new photo essay about my @Chemonics colleagues' work in Mozambique. It's a fascinating look at the country's maternal healthcare system, as told by formal & informal health workers & the mothers they support: bit.ly/3iuq2Kt

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And so here we are. Together we have now raised over £83,000, with donations coming in from all over the world, and, with just 48hrs remaining, our little story is coming to a close. 10/15 #BowlForUkraine

And so here we are. Together we have now raised over £83,000, with donations coming in from all over the world, and, with just 48hrs remaining, our little story is coming to a close. 10/15
#BowlForUkraine
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How has life under #Daesh’s brutal rule impacted adolescents in #Syria & #Iraq? How can #conflictprevention & #stabilisation programmes meet their needs? This topic will be discussed by a range of experts at this online XCEPT Research event on 26 May bit.ly/3PtCKs1 🇸🇾🇮🇶

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"Greater measures are needed to recognise researcher vulnerability without stigma," says Senior Research Fellow Gina Vale in her latest Insight for the XCEPT Research programme. Read it here: icsr.info/2022/07/25/do-…

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My colleague Joy Kiiru outlines common disconnects between research & government systems. Joy identifies how TheRISAFund is helping bridge these gaps & level the research playing field for women researchers. Learn more: chemonics.com/blog/in-conver…

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Trust Matters: Join this Chemonics panel event to hear about why trust matters in international development and how to bring it into daily decisionmaking. 18 Oct, 1pm BST. Register here: bit.ly/3S8IxUY

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Not really happy with British Airways poor customer service against the expensive cost of flights. No bags drop-off option, unfriendly Iberia staff checking in for their #BA2713 flight and late opening for the checking and the boarding. #DoWaMakeYouFly ? | #YouMakeUsFly #VfM

Not really happy with <a href="/British_Airways/">British Airways</a> poor customer service against the expensive cost of flights. No bags drop-off option, unfriendly Iberia staff checking in for their #BA2713 flight and late opening for the checking and the boarding. #DoWaMakeYouFly ? | #YouMakeUsFly #VfM
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Watch this video of my XCEPT Research & King's College London colleagues' work. They’re using novel methods, from brain scans to storytelling, to better understand the causes of violent & peaceful behaviour. They aim to help policymakers break conflict cycles. bit.ly/3Dsjvu1

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XCEPT #funding opportunity! 🚨 Calling all conflict researchers! Check out this call for papers for research into multi-actor interventions in conflict settings Apply here: bit.ly/3hsZoVs Deadline: 18 Jan 📅 FCDO Pol,Conflict,Humanitarian Research

XCEPT #funding opportunity! 🚨

Calling all conflict researchers! Check out this call for papers for research into multi-actor interventions in conflict settings

Apply here: bit.ly/3hsZoVs

Deadline: 18 Jan 📅

<a href="/FCDOREDGCSD/">FCDO Pol,Conflict,Humanitarian Research</a>
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It's Day One of the Thinking and Working Politically Learning and Futures Symposium! I'm excited to discuss #TWP with #GlobalDev practitioners from TheWolfPack Gaming Community & orgs like @Chemonics, USAID, @FCDO, and more. You can still register to attend at: ow.ly/WYO750LWyr6

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Recent clashes in #Maiwut County highlight the need to better understand the very different political and economic systems at play Duol Ruach Guok & Freddie Carver in xcept-research.org/wp-content/upl… identify the overlapping orders #SouthSudan #SSOT Rift Valley Institute #Ethiopia XCEPT Research

Recent clashes in #Maiwut County highlight the need  to better understand  the very different political and economic systems at play

Duol Ruach Guok &amp; <a href="/freddiecarver/">Freddie Carver</a> in xcept-research.org/wp-content/upl… identify the overlapping orders

#SouthSudan #SSOT <a href="/RVInews/">Rift Valley Institute</a> #Ethiopia <a href="/XCEPT_Research/">XCEPT Research</a>
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Connecting at Vienna Airport experience: multiple unnecessary passport and boarding pass checks, full security check - electronic devices, liquids, jackets!!! - because of “entering Schengen”. Then, unapologetic Austrian Airlines staff and a delayed flight #CentralEuropeanEfficiency