Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
LSE Prof in Practice & Director of its 'Activism, Influence & Change programme/blog'. Recovering Exfamer. Current passion teaching/training next & current gen of change makers, both at LSE and beyond. Author How Change Happens, From Poverty to Power .. more
LSE Prof in Practice & Director of its 'Activism, Influence & Change programme/blog'. Recovering Exfamer. Current passion teaching/training next & current gen of change makers, both at LSE and beyond. Author How Change Happens, From Poverty to Power
Duncan Green is Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB and Professor in Practice in International Development at the London School of Economics.
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Fuelling Sudan’s war, blockading Bamako, and misnomers in Gaza and Lebanon: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
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Fuelling Sudan’s war, blockading Bamako, and misnomers in Gaza and Lebanon: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/11... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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Pretty extraordinary story here
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Gaza aid trickle, migrant shipwreck deaths, and US-led regime change in Venezuela? The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
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Gaza aid trickle, migrant shipwreck deaths, and US-led regime change in Venezuela? The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/10... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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Join us for the launch of the highly anticipated new book by @brankomilan.bsky.social 📖
He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?
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He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?
🎟️ buff.ly/ggNJ4pW
The diaspora lifeline that helps keep Somali families afloat
Somalis abroad send hundreds of millions of dollars home each year, more than official aid flows.
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The diaspora lifeline that helps keep Somali families afloat: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Defeated by the real world
Why did neoliberalism, in its domestic and international components, fail?
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Branko Milanovic at his brilliant best, presenting the arguments of his new book, 'The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World'
Superb.
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Superb.
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Cutting Edge Issues in Development with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright – A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy - LSE International Development
On Friday 3 October, Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright joined James Putzel for a lecture on “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy,” part of the 2025/26 Cutting Edge Iss...
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Selen Özen, Amy Lim and Juliana Causin reflect on the first Cutting Edge Guest Lecture with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright on" A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy"
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Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Palestine recognition, al-Sharaa addresses UNGA, and collective climate failure: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
Palestine recognition, al-Sharaa addresses UNGA, and collective climate failure: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Sep 17
An Israeli attack in Doha, a US assassination, and how to pick the next UN chief: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
An Israeli attack in Doha, a US assassination, and how to pick the next UN chief: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Gaza “hell” threat, slow Afghan quake aid, and war fears in South Sudan: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
Gaza “hell” threat, slow Afghan quake aid, and war fears in South Sudan: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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LSE Blogs
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· Sep 1
Humanitarian Resets Past and Present – where have we come from and where shall we go? - Activism Influence and Change
Hugo Slim looks at the history of ‘humanitarian resets’ – major overhauls of the system, often in response to changes in funding or political environment, or major system failures. This is my eighth…
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"The humanitarian principles from 1965 have worked well enough but perhaps they are from a bygone age."
Hugo Slim on the history of #humanitarian #reset: major overhauls of the system often in response to changes in funding or political environment or major failures.
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Hugo Slim on the history of #humanitarian #reset: major overhauls of the system often in response to changes in funding or political environment or major failures.
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Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Humanitarian Resets Past and Present – where have we come from and where shall we go? - Activism Influence and Change
Hugo Slim looks at the history of ‘humanitarian resets’ – major overhauls of the system, often in response to changes in funding or political environment, or major system failures. This is my eighth H...
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Hugo Slim's latest post on 'Humanitarian resets' (the current one is his 8th!) is a fantastic read and classroom resource for anyone teaching on the evolution of the aid system. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
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Act Build Change
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· Aug 26
Are you looking for work that makes an impact? We're here for you!
Our job board is curated specifically for community organisers and is updated regularly. Here are some of this month's highlights 🧵
#Jobs #Changemaker #Hiring #SocialChange #Activist #SocialImpact #Justice
Our job board is curated specifically for community organisers and is updated regularly. Here are some of this month's highlights 🧵
#Jobs #Changemaker #Hiring #SocialChange #Activist #SocialImpact #Justice
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Aug 19
I know nothing about art and really must do something about it. #SupportPhilistineAction
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Just staggered out weeping from 'Consumed', peak Irish comic-tragedy at the Traverse. Fringe up and rolling!
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Aug 15
Me too. Arrive tomorrow for solid diet of miserablist theatre, music and weird miscellaneous. Not a comic in sight
Ukraine’s anti-corruption drama: a (temporary) victory, but the battle is far from over - Activism Influence and Change
Andrii Biletskyi, a Ukrainian lawyer specialising in anti-corruption, discusses a recent outbreak of internal political struggle in Ukraine. In the middle of an existential conflict with Russia, Presi...
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Ukraine’s anti-corruption drama: a (temporary) victory, but the battle is far from over
Andrii Biletskyi, a Ukrainian anti-corruption lawyer, discusses a recent outbreak of internal politics in Ukraine.
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Andrii Biletskyi, a Ukrainian anti-corruption lawyer, discusses a recent outbreak of internal politics in Ukraine.
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Community Organizing – how does it differ from other forms of Activism? - Activism Influence and Change
I’m researching the field of Community Organizing (CO) for a new lecture in our LSE activism course this autumn, and really enjoying it. But I’m hitting a couple of conceptual roadblocks, so thought I...
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Community Organizing – how does it differ from other forms of Activism?
I’m hitting a couple of conceptual roadblocks, so thought I would consult the activist hivemind. Over to you.
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I’m hitting a couple of conceptual roadblocks, so thought I would consult the activist hivemind. Over to you.
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A tipping point in Gaza, the tsunami disaster that wasn’t, and a rival government in Sudan: The Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
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Essential Reading:
A tipping point in Gaza, the tsunami disaster that wasn’t, and a rival government in Sudan: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/08... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
A tipping point in Gaza, the tsunami disaster that wasn’t, and a rival government in Sudan: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/08... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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LSE Blogs
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· Aug 1
Humanitarians and the Truth in Afghanistan - Activism Influence and Change
On August 15 it will be four years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. In this long-form essay, Hugo Slim argues that humanitarian agencies are suppressing the truth about the…
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On 15 August it will be four years since the Taliban reclaimed power in #Afghanistan.
Hugo Slim argues #humanitarian agencies are suppressing the truth about the Taliban’s persecution of women and girls and that it's time for them to speak out.
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Hugo Slim argues #humanitarian agencies are suppressing the truth about the Taliban’s persecution of women and girls and that it's time for them to speak out.
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Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Rewriting the Rules of Climate Justice: How a student project ended up in a big victory at the ICJ - Activism Influence and Change
Duncan Green unpacks last week’s ICJ ruling on climate change obligations, using the ‘how change happens’ methodology he developed at Oxfam to look at how the agency of individuals (including some her...
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Rewriting the Rules of Climate Justice: How a student project ended up in a big victory at the ICJ blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Jul 25
Building community engagement in PNG, part 2 — social change and tackling accusations of sorcery - Activism Influence and Change
This is the second post in a three-part series on the DevPolicy blog on the work of a program seeking to strengthen relations between citizens and the state in Papua New Guinea. In my previous post, I...
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Building community engagement in PNG, part 2 — social change and tackling accusations of sorcery. Really interesting example of work in tackling deeply rooted and negative social norms blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
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Solidarity is critical to building movements - no one can #MakeChangeHappen alone. Learn more about the power of working with others from #changemakers like Sabah Khan. Register for the course from @oxfaminternational.bsky.social and @openuniversity.bsky.social: bit.ly/OLCMakeChang...
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Adam Bienkov
@adambienkov.bsky.social
· Jul 20
British politics in all its diversity on display this morning
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LSE Blogs
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· Jul 19
‘We fall, we rebuild, we dance again’: repression and resilience in queer Beirut - Activism Influence and Change
If you want to understand the progress of LGBTQIA+ liberation in Lebanon’s capital, our nightlife is a great place to start, says Ghiwa Abi Haidar. In a blog for Pride month, first published by…
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"We fall, we rebuild, we dance again" – repression and resilience in queer Beirut.
If you want to understand the progress of #LGBTQIA+ liberation in #Lebanon’s capital, #nightlife is a great place to start, writes Ghiwa Abi Haidar.
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If you want to understand the progress of #LGBTQIA+ liberation in #Lebanon’s capital, #nightlife is a great place to start, writes Ghiwa Abi Haidar.
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Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Making change in the health sector: a conversation with 30 Asian activists - Activism Influence and Change
Duncan Green reflects on a day spent helping health activists from across South East Asia develop their influencing skills. Are young people getting smarter? That was certainly my impression from a da...
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Making change in the health sector: a conversation with 30 activists and influencers from across Southeast Asia. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Jul 16
‘We fall, we rebuild, we dance again’: repression and resilience in queer Beirut - Activism Influence and Change
If you want to understand the progress of LGBTQIA+ liberation in Lebanon’s capital, our nightlife is a great place to start, says Ghiwa Abi Haidar. In a blog for Pride month, first published by Oxfam,...
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‘We fall, we rebuild, we dance again’: repression and resilience in queer Beirut. By Ghiwa Abi Haidar of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Building community engagement in Papua New Guinea, part 1: opening up governance - Activism Influence and Change
This is the first post in a three-part series on the work of the Building Community Engagement in Papua New Guinea (BCEP) program, which seeks to strengthen relations between citizens and the state in...
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First in a three-part series on the work of the Building Community Engagement in Papua New Guinea (BCEP) program, who I've been working with as a 'critical friend'. Top job, highly recommended. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
Duncan Green
@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Aid cuts and advocacy: could conflict prevention offer a new direction? - Activism Influence and Change
In this post, Lauren Anderson, an advocacy and campaigns professional working in conflict and humanitarian response, reflects on the sector’s strategic impasse in the face of aid cuts — and makes the ...
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Aid cuts and advocacy: could conflict prevention offer a new direction? Lauren Anderson reflects on the sector’s strategic impasse in the face of aid cuts — and makes the case for a more politically attuned repositioning of conflict prevention efforts.
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Where are we at on ‘policy space’ and making trade and investment rules work for developing countries? - Activism Influence and Change
I spent four days discussing ‘policy space’ for trade, industrial and investment policies last week. I haven’t really worked on it since the early 2000s, when I lived and breathed these topics in my a...
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Where are we at on ‘policy space’ and making trade and investment rules work for developing countries? Summary of fascinating week's discussions with development leaders at @soas-dld.bsky.social
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