New Blog Post📢Beyond victimhood:The untold realities of Nepali brides in South Korea #Nepali brides in #SouthKorea are portrayed as victims of violence, abuse, exploitation, slavery, and trafficking. But are these their only realities? Read the blog here:wp.me/p9fvbD-8n3

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

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

💡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

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

The need for ‘Impact’: whatever ‘Impact’ means In this blog, the authors urge academics to rethink how they communicate—repackaging their work into fun, digestible formats by collaborating with science communicators. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8sl #AcademicTwitter

New Blog Post📢What Now for Humanitarian Studies? In this blog, Kristin Sandvik from the Universitetet i Oslo, urges scholars in humanitarian studies to reflect on the collapse and confront the deep institutional challenges it reveals. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8tm #Norway

Opinion: Cabinet, do not break down our international knowledge network and our reputation In response to proposed cuts to international aid, Ruard Ganzevoort pens an op-ed defending the importance of global solidarity. Read here: tinyurl.com/4w4pp222

📢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

📢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

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 the themes of identity, memory, displacement & belonging at the movie screening. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8wx

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

💡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

💡 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

📢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.

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

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

📢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 minds. Read here: tinyurl.com/43sdurbw #Amsterdam750

New Blog Post 📢Decolonising international research collaboration In this blog, ISS alumnus Eyob Balcha critiques the superficial ethical framing often used in Global North–Africa partnerships. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8Gq

New Blog Post 📢The politics of using and dismissing migration research Migration research is often ignored—unless it suits politics. Riccardo Biggi explores how governments pick and choose expert knowledge in policymaking. Read the blog here: wp.me/p9fvbD-8Hd #Migration