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The Evolving Mediascapes in Context of War: The Case of the Syrian War

The Syrian Civil War: Accountability, Ethics, and Memory The Syrian civil war, often referred to as the first "social media war," has fundamentally altered the way conflicts are documented, understood, and remembered. New media platforms have opened an unprecedented space...
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Resistance through Humour: Satirical Media Around the World

“We make them tiny to be able to grab them because it is easier to have those things small so that in the future they might become a reality, like an amulet,” explained Daniel Gutiérrez, journalist at El Diario, a...
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Solar Thermal Project Provides Hot Water to Quilpué School

The Luis Cruz Martínez School in Quilpué, a school with a high level of vulnerability, installed a solar panel system to supply renewable energy to its library and other community areas on the campus. Then, its members went a step...
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The IFRO – KNUST partnership: Strengthening higher education and research capacity

The Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) at University of Copenhagen maintains several long-term research partnerships with African universities. Recently, DDRN had the opportunity to interview two visiting faculty members from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...
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Wild Animals, the Forbidden Gourmet Dish Served in Ecuador’s Amazon Region

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...
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Bridging the Divide: The Role of Human Rights in Colombian Police Reform

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...
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Smart Greenhouse: Efficiency and Ancestral Knowledge to Combat Climate Change

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...
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‘Why not give all the money to the poor?’

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...
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Kulturnat på Sundholm – fra tvangsarbejde til social indsats

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,...
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Why are Bangladeshi Students in Denmark dropping out? 1:2

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...
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