@BrandAid_World & I are thrilled to launch Batman Saves the Congo @UMinnPress. We have a nifty book site with an excerpt, bios, & event list. Watch out for curricular guides & other useful items. If you teach the book, we'll be happy to zoom in for a Q&A. https://t.co/RXHQ0vuQSa
Do you want to do your own research on consumption-based helping in Italy, Denmark or the US? Free databases are available here-great for students too. 🙏 @MahaRafiAtal@MFOlwig@adrianopedrana@CocoResearch@ABudabin https://t.co/MM6wQVMzwa
Martedi 14/05 @r_medda e @ABudabin modereranno l'incontro "Vulnerabilität Agency e Autonomia", che si terrá a Bressanone presso la Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione dell'Università di Bolzano https://t.co/2VeK5A5NBZ
#savethedate 15/05/2024, 15.00| The Center for Climate Change and Transformation, together with our institute, announces the launch of the first webinar for ASCEND - ClimAte JuStiCe and INtersectionality: from ADaptation to Transformation. More on https://t.co/yjwkUh8EZ9
Some impressions from NYC, where researcher @ABudabin is attending the twenty-third session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
more info on https://t.co/UDOrbGIeyB
This is one of my new publications of which I am most proud, free downloads here-should they run out you are always welcome to DM me. 🙏 @ABudabin@MFOlwig@MahaRafiAtal@sofie_hen @AfricaBusPol Monica Krause, Peter Leys, Mariano Palomino+ Liliano Marcelo https://t.co/ATk9pZ5Wln
Always look on the bright side of life...
Some randomly positive things that happened in 2023 in the field of refugee advocacy.
Feel free to add further contributions!
The absence of #women in the visual narrative of #COP28 raises concerns about whether the diverse voices of women are genuinely being heard and incorporated into #climate policies, write @NakabuyeHildaF, @txaisurui & @Brianna_Fruean #gender https://t.co/4hgoxHIdzm
The Tanzanian gvt has invited @_JohnMcEnroe to evict indigenous people from Ngorongoro crater. Who do you think this celebrity strategic partnership helps? https://t.co/dBtXOc8lvp
Yesterday our Senior Researcher @ABudabin gave a guest lecture 'North South Dynamics related to advancing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda' in the Gender Justice course of Professor Costanza Nardocci at the Università degli Studi di Milano.
We @ABudabin are really grateful to Kevin O'Sullivan for his review of our @UMinnPress 🦇 book. My son, responsible as a child for the 'brilliant title' had his 19th birthday yesterday. Yes folks, books take time. @CBDScbs
https://t.co/Dnn9hxUtsP
Exciting morning as we kick off our 6th Biennial SPHR Conference and the 6th Intl’ Conference on the Right to Development!
We’re hosting delegates from various parts of the world, and we look forward to interesting conversations over the next few days!
#SPHR23
IMR Senior Researcher Alexandra Budabin @abudabin will be participating at the @udhumanrights#SPHR23 conference on Decolonization and Development for Africa and People of African Descent, starting on Nov. 1st.
https://t.co/5DhksWYIAC
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate the invaluable contributions of Indigenous peoples around the world; their right to maintain, control, protect, and develop their cultural heritage; and continue the push to ensure their full enjoyment of global #HumanRights.
Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same occupation, and that it largely arises with the birth of the first child.
#NobelPrize
📢 New Blog Alert: Why and how should we queer atrocity prevention?
@JessGifkins (@UoMPolitics) and @WhereisDean (@PolsciCph) highlight 6️⃣ ways researchers and policy-makers can address queer and trans experiences of mass violence. Read here 👇
https://t.co/d59tMjnoys
There were emotional scenes of celebration when Indigenous groups in Brazil got a ruling from the Supreme Court that will help protect their ancestral lands from mining, drilling and farming ⤵️
@jacobin For some critical examination of Howard Buffett's actions in relation to the Congo, see Alexandra Cosima Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey's 2021 University of Minnesota Press book, Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development.
@ABudabin@BrandAid_World