Just completed AHRC funded PhD @unibirmingham in rape in children's books of Greek myth. Communications Officer in development research @dlprog. Writes sci-fi.
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21 Jun 2023
Really great idea to make MPs take notice!
9 Jun 2023
#LondonFashionWeek starts today - and we think the most fashionable thing you can do today is craft a knitted dog.
Because we need a #FashionWatchdog - and we need as many MPs as possible to sit up and take notice!
transform-trade.org/1000-dog…
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14 Feb 2023
Happy Roman Lupercalia to all!
What with its feasting, whipping and smearing your face with blood, this is indeed a more interesting festival than Valentine's Day.
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14 Feb 2023
Where are the grassroots women in Sri Lankan politics?
Super excited to have this podcast on a @DLProg research project out. Hosted by @PetraAlderman .
Why are there so few women from non-elite backgrounds in Sri Lankan politics? What barriers do they face on their pathways to politics? And what can be done to support them? Check out this podcast from DLP researchers:
newbooksnetwork.com/the-woma…
#SriLanka #WomeninPolitics
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31 Jan 2023
Interesting talk on fossil fuel subsidies. In spite of their wastefulness & propping up climate change, it's difficult for countries worldwide to remove them. We need a political message that *convincingly* tells everyone what they'll gain with the money saved.
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13 Jan 2023
And that was thanks to the mind-opening work of @DLProg
8 Jan 2023
“The first thing the new team leader realised was that her most useful function was as an identifier, incubator and promoter of local developmental leadership”, say Fremden Yanhambath and @AnnaGibert5.
#Vanuatu #VanuatuSkillsPartnership @dfat
devpolicy.org/a-localisation…
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Important piece on how to genuinely support local leadership - international actors are not "star players" and are there to support not manage locally led change processes.
#VanuatuSkillsPartnership @AnnaGibert5
8 Jan 2023
“The first thing the new team leader realised was that her most useful function was as an identifier, incubator and promoter of local developmental leadership”, say Fremden Yanhambath and @AnnaGibert5.
#Vanuatu #VanuatuSkillsPartnership @dfat
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Leadership for #WASH is important to strengthen systems & ensure everyone can access much-needed services. Our 📢DLP paper looks at a successful example of leadership development in #Cambodia. Check it out👇:
dlprog.org/publications/rese…
ALT Image of Cambodian forest, accompanied by text reading "Building a record of public service delivery over time can serve to strengthen trust and legitimacy, providing a strong foundation for positive change."
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Advance notice! Starting soon we'll be marking the holiday period by zooming in on some of our ACCLAIM members. Watch this space :)
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14 Dec 2022
Thank you to all who joined us today - what a great discussion (mind still blown by the insightful comments re community, colonialism and office romance -which I never expected to write in the same sentence!)! @CharlotteIre @RobinDiver22 @prof_romance @CarlyBResearch
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14 Dec 2022
Great to rejoin @Romance_UOB today for a discussion of Love Actually - the controversies, appeal, idea of it as a "romance for men", visual portrayal of women & the impact of romance being set within communities.
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12 Dec 2022
From conspiracy theories to not acting on climate emergency, why is it so hard to create change?
This @fp2p blog reports fascinating research on why we don't like changing & how to combat this.
Answer: It's all about networks, conversations & social proof:
frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/how…
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10 Dec 2022
Interesting to hear some of the postgraduate development research going on at @iddbirmingham yesterday and last week. Hosted by @sameen_mohsin
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30 Nov 2022
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24 Nov 2022
Enjoyed @PetraAlderman 's report launch on single-use plastic bans around the globe.
Particularly interesting discussion about how the use of plastic bags, straws etc becomes ingrained so fast in spite of being relatively recent!
Happening now!
Join us as we explore the role parliaments can play in protecting the environment and tackling issues such as single use plastic.
Follow this thread for live updates from the discussion 👇
wfd.org/events/report-launch…
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20 Oct 2022
Pivoting to prioritise streets for people and bikes is the smart path to a better future. We need healthier, cheaper and more social transport. Bikes and electric bikes are critical to achieving this, let's get on with it. The faster we change, the sooner we benefit #BikeIsBest
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15 Nov 2022
I’m teaching at @iddbirmingham this week on accountability and how citizens can make states work better. Good timing for a case study on #ClimateJustice…
Reducing inequalities and tackling the #ClimateCrisis are two sides of the same coin.
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30 Oct 2022
I wrote an article about Medusa & her relationship with Athena in modern children's books. They tend to depict a world where women have to compete over who's hotter, & Athena punishes Medusa because she's jealous of her looks: 👇
bit.ly/3zoXlYj
#InternationalDayOfMedusa
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30 Oct 2022
In others, her unusual gorgon features are suggested to make her especially beautiful: omc.obta.al.uw.edu.pl/myth-s…
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