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“A Strong Community of Development Researchers is Alive and Well in Denmark”
The community of development researchers has grown and been increasingly spread at several different environments in Denmark. Buzzwords change – but a clear focus on development remains, observes a veteran in the field. That is the observation by Soeren Jeppesen,...
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Jorge Lobos: Architecture to Serve the Needs of People Around the World
Jorge Lobos, is a very talented chilean architect that lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. He owns an architecture studio with projects in Denmark, Italy and Chile. He started his career at the school of Architecture at the Universidad of Chile, where he...
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South Sudan: Interaction of Refugees and Their Hosts in Uganda Could Foster Peaceful Co-existence Back Home. But When?
In Adjumani town, in the West Nile sub region of northern Uganda, a relatively big structure sits enclosed in Paridi stadium, just a few metres behind the southern goalposts. At its entrance is an inscription in bold letters: “Refugee and...
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Educating Saharawi Refugees: The Most Important Project of the Polisario Front
Illiteracy levels are practically non-existent in the Algerian Tindouf camps that host Saharawi refugees. As part of my research for my master thesis in Global Refugee Studies at Aalborg University, I interviewed Bachir, Raabub and Taleb to learn about how...
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Former Danish Minister for Development Cooperation: Globalize Government Ministries!
Former Minister for Development Cooperation, Christian Friis Bach proposes a completely different approach of the Danish government in giving official aid to South countries. This proposal involves that the position of Minister for Development Cooperation is altogether abandoned. In this...
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Human Security: People-Centred Security in an Interconnected World
The human security framework was first introduced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in their 1994 Human Development Report, seeking a more people-focused understanding of security. In 2011, a Human Security master’s programme was started at Aarhus University as...
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From Port to Port: Chilean-Danish Collaboration on Art and Mural Painting
Life is full of meaning and symbols. Life is full of art. And if we think of the sea as a big road that connects very distant persons, places and cultures, we can say that Copenhagen in Denmark and Valparaíso...
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DDRN is seeking Research Communication Intern(s) for the Spring semester 2023
We are looking for someone studying communication, sustainable development, international development cooperation, or any other scientific field contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Even better, surprise us with something completely different in your background that you still strongly believe...
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The Chinese Factor: Chinese Migration for Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining in Ghana
Ghana is ranked amongst the top five producers of gold in Africa. Research revealed that an estimated number of 50,000 Chinese individuals migrated from China to Ghana between 2008 and 2013 to engage in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASM) activities....
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Danish Researcher: Who Will Ever Be Reading Our Policy Briefs?
Research into trade patterns and global value chains gave the research team a hands-on understanding of what economic globalization is all about. Every time a research project, financed by either DANIDA or Independent Research Fund Denmark, is completed, the researcher...
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