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In the Amazonian provinces of Sucumbíos and Pastaza in Ecuador there are restaurants that offer visitors armadillo, guanta or roasted deer soup as an exotic delicacy, even though it is an environmental crime. The dishes made with bushmeat cost between...

In April 2021, widespread protests erupted across Colombia due to dissatisfaction with a tax reform proposal, economic inequality, police violence, and limited public services. The demonstrations continued for weeks, met by the National Police and Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD). Razon...

Technological innovation and indigenous tradition can go hand in hand and provide a better quality of life to children and adults in Mapuche communities —who live in rural areas— and at the same time strengthen their traditions. This is the...

DDRN is seeking Research Communication Intern(s) for 3 to 4 months during the Spring semester 2025. Do you want to sharpen your skills as a science journalist working with Global South and the UN Sustainable Development Goals? We are looking for...

From Consultancy to PhD research at Roskilde University - interview with Jacob Ulrich Tell me a bit about your career I started out studying International Development Studies here at Roskilde University. However, I went to the US to complete my...

Fredag den 11.oktober 2024 kl. 18-24 i Maskinhallen, Sundholmsvej 28A, 2300 Kbh.S. Adgang med Kulturnat pas For første gang åbner Sundholm dørene til området med historiske bygninger i den tidligere tvangs- og arbejdsanstalt. I et samarbejde mellem Socialforvaltningen, Portræt Sundholm,...

In today's globalized era, student mobility has emerged as a crucial driver for sustainable development, positioning itself as a key for achieving the SDGs. This phenomenon drives cultural and academic exchange between nations and plays a fundamental role in the...

The 15th of April 2023 was a devastating and memorable dawn in the minds of the Sudanese people. A morning that unfolded with the shattering sounds of gunfire announcing a brewing and violent clash -between a paramilitary group known as...

Global climate change has exactly the same consequences in north and south. They are truly global. But the Global South can to a lesser degree afford to defend itself against them, compared with the North. This is an important difference...

Denmark has emerged as a preferred destination for Bangladeshi students seeking higher education, experiencing a notable surge in their enrollment over the last five years. While a substantial portion of these students excel academically and pursue diverse paths post-graduation—such as...

Teachers Unavailability: Struggle to get appointment. In the pursuit of academic success, effective communication between teachers and students is vital. For a struggling student unfamiliar with the Danish education system, accessing teachers for guidance is crucial. However, our interviewees found...

We've all heard about the Mayan calendar and the sensational prediction that the world would end in 2012. The Maya civilization, however, is shrouded in much more than just doomsday prophecies. This ancient culture is a treasure trove of mysteries...

In the expansive tapestry of world history, certain civilizations stand out for their remarkable contributions to the development of mathematics. Mathematics, often regarded as the universal language, where it has played a pivotal role in shaping civilizations across the globe....

Third World Countries, the Global North and the Global South. These are a couple of terms through which people describe certain areas in the world. This happens throughout all fields, but especially within educational systems. It is almost never easy...

The successful completion of last year’s ambitious project, “South Voices in Mainstream Danish Media”, has inspired DDRN to try to define a just as ambitious follow-up project. "South Voices in Danish Mainstream Media" was an ambitious project, which ran from...

In the diverse landscape of global news, Africa often finds itself relegated to the sidelines, especially within the Danish media. Even with its diverse range of biodiversity, cultures, and political environments, Africa's presence in Danish media is still disproportionately minimal....

The Atacama desert is the main character of all the stories, poems, and novels written by Hernan Rivera Letelier (b. 1950), a Chilean writer who has been internationally acclaimed for his 22 novels, which have been translated into 23 languages....

A young girl goes to the movies every sunday in an impoverished Chilean saltpeter mining town in the Atacama Desert of the 1960s. Her love for movies and her ability to share them in a really enchanted and expressive way...

He has his office in the campus of Harlingen in at the Institute of Neuroscience, just beside one of the entrance points for the many Latin American migrants to the US. Physician scientist expert on Blood Pressure and epidemiology in...

Bhutan recently went through a successful democratic election. Unlike other parts of South Asia where vote-rigging, an unlevel playing field, and toxic bashing of electoral opponents’ plague elections, elections in January 2024 in the country were in general peaceful. Squeezed...