Development Roast Giving international development a proper roasting
By Tracey Li and Natalia Zegarra. “Even if you study somewhere far away from your home, you should realize that you can return to your home community afterwards and make a real impact there.” Being able to study or travel away from home has many personal rewards. But it is …
Read More »INESAD News: Beatriz Muriel Inaugurated
Today, on April 3, 2013, INESAD’s Dr. Beatriz Muriel Hernandez was incorporated as an Academic of the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences (ABCE). The event took place at the Bolivian Catholic University (UCB). [contact-form to=’iouliafenton@gmail.com’ subject=’INESAD News: Beatriz inauguration’][contact-field label=’Enter email to sign up for weekly updates from Development Roast’ type=’email’ …
Read More »Borders: Where do they come from and what do they mean?
Around 10,000 years ago, the only borders known to human beings were natural borders such as mountains, forests, or bodies of water that separated one area of land from another. Humans were hunter-gatherers at that time, meaning that all food was obtained by foraging for plants and hunting wild animals. …
Read More »Last Chance to Apply to a Unique MA in Leadership for Sustainable Development
If you want to fast-track your career as a sustainability leader, join this unique, leading post-graduate program. The Master’s (MA) in Leadership for Sustainability was established 17 years ago by Forum for the Future, a sustainability non-profit that works globally with business, government and others to inspire new thinking and develop practical …
Read More »INESAD News: Shopping for the human connection?
Today, the popular anthropology site PopAnth published an article by INESAD’s Ioulia Fenton in which she reflects on her time living and researching in Guatemala and the shopping experience that helped her feel more connected with food and the local people who produced and sold it. Shopping for the human …
Read More »Guest Roast: Bad news? Sick and disabled people in British media
By Dr. Kayleigh Garthwaite For the past three years, I have been studying the lives of long-term sickness benefits recipients in North East England, U.K. as part of my PhD research. In that time, government policy has increasingly distinguished between the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ in relation to sick and disabled …
Read More »Saemaul Undong: South Korea’s mark on international development
South Korea’s development over the past half-century has been one of the biggest successes in the world. Measured in terms of either economic wealth, or the Human Development Index (HDI) which considers factors such as education and life expectancy, South Korea’s rise has been phenomenal. The country which is currently …
Read More »8 Organizations Making a Difference to Bolivia’s Women.
By Ioulia Fenton and Tracey Li. Every year, March 8 is a date reserved for honoring the fairer sex around the world. To celebrate some of the best the world has to offer, Development Roast brings you 8 organizations that are making a difference to the lives of Bolivia’s women. Happy international women’s day! …
Read More »Migration Restrictions as a Barrier to Development
Living abroad is undoubtedly one of life’s most enjoyable, interesting, and eye-opening experiences. By stimulating economic growth and cultural exchange, it is also something that literally and figuratively enriches entire nations and the world as a whole. So, does placing restrictions on cross-border migration present a possible barrier to economic …
Read More »Graphics: How to win a climate change argument
Does climate change exist and are humans to blame is a question that still manages to liven up many a dinner conversation. Believers can be short on facts and figures to be quoted in the face of deniers who tend to distrust the science, the politicians, and the activists. Luckily, Mother Jones has a secret weapon: …
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