Knowledge Programme Newsletter
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Future Calling
13/12/2011 International development NGOs are navigating turbulent waters. Globalizations of various kinds are rapidly changing patterns of power, poverty and inequality. Worldwide crises, such as those related to climate change, the global financial system and food security are fuelling a sense of urgency to act and respond whilst also amplifying the need for systemic changes in global governance. And the house of aid is offering new challenges and opportunities for NGO strategies.Hivos and The Broker...
Newsletter November 2011
08/11/2011 The Occupy Movement signals more than an outcry against greed and corruption. It points to the multiple crises we are facing and creates new sites for contestation. In this newsletter we explore these new sites of contestation. We reflect on the Occupy Movement and the Arab Spring. We bring to your attention the 4-book collective "Digital AlterNatives with a cause?" which asks critical and per...
The Changing Face of Citizen Action
07/09/2011 This newsletter highlights emerging insights on new forms of citizen action globally, from Spain to Guatemala, from India to the Arab world. What they have in common is the role youth play in these processes. But also "traditional" actors are repositioning themselves in this changing context. So these are exciting times for action, but it is also a time to reflect. The knowledge exploration Th...
The Long Road to Social Security
04/07/2011 The four working papers published in this special newsletter deal with the broad theme of social security to the workers in India’s Informal Economy. As is well known by now, India has emerged as one of the very few economies with a high rate of growth of around 8 to 9 per cent per annum. Along with China whose growth rate is higher than that of India this phenomenon of high growth in two very large economies...
Is there more than meets the eye?
09/06/2011 Recent years has seen a peak in discussions around new ways of looking at development, and civic action in particular. For some it is part of the changing ecosystem they observe. For others it is a way of looking beyond the aid chain or sector frame. For again others it is a quest for wishful thinking. Whatever the entry point, looking beyond the now into the future proves to be a challenge. In this newsletter, we will share with you our eye on what happens when you try to look beyond.The&nbs...
Citizen action matters!
29/03/2011 In this newsletter we will again reflect on the uprisings in the Middle East, particularly by focusing on its policy implications. These developments also urges us to reflect on its broader implications for development. Seeing like a citizen or civic driven change could provide new lenses for the blind spots of development agencies. Also Shahrukh Alam and Khalid Anis Ansari bring to our attention new sites of social transformation springing up in India. Looking in new ways to relevant develop...
Knowledge Newsletter
25/01/2011 Could the unprecedented and unthinkable revolution in Tunisia have impacts across the Arab Middle East? Kawa Hassan reflects in this newsletter on the “Jasmine Revolution”. Maesy Angelina talks about digital tipping points. Is youth digital activism more than web 2.0? We also bring to your attention DevBlogs, our latest publications and our next event on Gender Mainstreaming 2.0. We hope you enjoy reading our latest update. Don't hesitate to contact us for ideas, articles and exchanges!
Knowledge & Change Newsflash
26/11/2010 We herewith want to thank you all for your contribution to and participation in the Knowledge & Change dialogue either in person or through online exchanges. It was a wonderfull and enriching experience to see the knowledge programme network from all over the world come together for the first time and being so alive and kicking full of ideas and plans! Since the dialogue we have collected responses and materials. Reflections of which we want to share with you through this newflash.
Knowledge Newsletter
23/09/2010 Want to know more about knowledge & change? From 29 September to 1 October the Knowledge & Change: Theory and practice of development dilemmas dialogue will take place. Over the last four years, Hivos together with its academic and civil society partners have explored the potential of academic-practitioner collaboration in five thematic knowledge programmes. This conference is organized to contribute to the debate on knowledge and change by sharing and discussing some of the emerging...
Knowledge Newsletter, July 2010
13/07/2010 It is our pleasure to send you an update of Knowledge Programme developments, before the summer break sets in. We have included a call for short essays on the subject of how knowledge can(not) trigger change. We aim to contribute to the debate on knowledge and change by sharing and discussing some of our experiences and would like to learn more about yours. We have also included more information about our latest publications. Thank you once again for your interest.