Felix Stein
@felixundstein.bsky.social
Anthropologist of economic life and global health @UvA_AISSR; I post about #reparations and #globalhealthfinancing. PI www.reparationsresearch.eu; wrote "Work, Sleep, Repeat" https://shorturl.at/DRcQ3; founded www.anthroencyclopedia.com
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Reparative Grammar — REPAIR
The limits of contemporary reparations discourse lie not only in its political and economic formulations but also in its grammar. The prevailing grammar of to repair organizes reparations ...
www.reparationsresearch.eu
Join us for a hybrid lecture on #black #repair with one of the world's leading #reparations scholars: Prof. Jovan Scott Lewis. Wednesday 18th of February, 10am CET, in Amsterdam and online (sign-up below) www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...
Join us for a hybrid lecture on #black #repair with one of the world's leading #reparations scholars: Prof. Jovan Scott Lewis. Wednesday 18th of February, 10am CET, in Amsterdam and online (sign-up below) www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...
Reparative Grammar — REPAIR
The limits of contemporary reparations discourse lie not only in its political and economic formulations but also in its grammar. The prevailing grammar of to repair organizes reparations ...
www.reparationsresearch.eu
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Join us for a hybrid lecture on #black #repair with one of the world's leading #reparations scholars: Prof. Jovan Scott Lewis. Wednesday 18th of February, 10am CET, in Amsterdam and online (sign-up below) www.reparationsresearch.eu/lectures/rep...
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France adopts a #reparations bill for thousands of children who were forcibly relocated from Reunion island to mainland France between 1962-1984. The bill calls for a remembrance commission, a national day of tribute, and for #compensation through lump-sum payments.
www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/ar...
La Réunion : l’Assemblée nationale adopte à l’unanimité une proposition de loi de réparation pour les « enfants de la Creuse »
Le texte prévoit la création d’une commission pour la mémoire, l’institution d’une journée nationale d’hommage et une allocation forfaitaire pour les victimes. Entre 1962 et 1984, 2 015 mineurs ont ét...
www.lemonde.fr
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
France adopts a #reparations bill for thousands of children who were forcibly relocated from Reunion island to mainland France between 1962-1984. The bill calls for a remembrance commission, a national day of tribute, and for #compensation through lump-sum payments.
www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/ar...
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www.bmj.com/content/392/... by Ilona Kickbusch.
Europe has greater responsibility in the WHO without the United States
The US’s withdrawal from WHO makes Europe the system stabiliser in global health multilateralism, writes Ilona Kickbusch
At the upcoming executive board meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO...
www.bmj.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
www.bmj.com/content/392/... by Ilona Kickbusch.
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The projected death toll from USAID program cancellations is rising.
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
Update on Lives Lost from USAID Cuts
In this blog, we report on an update to our earlier estimates of the potential mortality impacts of the administration’s aid cuts. A similar approach to our original estimates using financial data to ...
go.cgdev.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The projected death toll from USAID program cancellations is rising.
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
New analysis by @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social finds current cuts could cost 1 million lives now, and even more with future reductions. More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/4s0Z8w7
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A wide array of case studies by @unicef.org centred around the theme of #LossAndDamage providing insights into "the economic and non-economic losses and damages affecting children’s development and well-being".
#ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #Climate #Reparations
www.unicef.org/innocenti/lo...
#ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #Climate #Reparations
www.unicef.org/innocenti/lo...
Loss and damage case studies
Real-world insights into the economic and non-economic losses and damages affecting children’s development and well-being
www.unicef.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:19 AM
A wide array of case studies by @unicef.org centred around the theme of #LossAndDamage providing insights into "the economic and non-economic losses and damages affecting children’s development and well-being".
#ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #Climate #Reparations
www.unicef.org/innocenti/lo...
#ClimateChange #ClimateFinance #Climate #Reparations
www.unicef.org/innocenti/lo...
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👀ICYMI: "To speak of the “demise” of the UK university is not to suggest its disappearance, but its transformation into something increasingly unrecognisable."
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #Universities
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #Universities
Why are UK universities failing? - LSE Impact
The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
👀ICYMI: "To speak of the “demise” of the UK university is not to suggest its disappearance, but its transformation into something increasingly unrecognisable."
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #Universities
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation #Universities
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Take a look at @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social's essay that considers how global public investment is critical for future engagement, arguing, "A new vision for global health must move toward mechanisms that treat health as a truly global public good."
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/26/t...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/26/t...
The Rupture in Global Health Is a Warning - Science Politics
Explore how The Rupture in Global Health Is a Warning for future governance and support systems in health programs worldwide.
sciencepolitics.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Take a look at @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social's essay that considers how global public investment is critical for future engagement, arguing, "A new vision for global health must move toward mechanisms that treat health as a truly global public good."
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/26/t...
sciencepolitics.org/2026/01/26/t...
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Via Globalization & Health: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
China’s global health diplomacy through the World Health Organization: a qualitative study - Globalization and Health
Globalization and Health - Global health governance faces fragmentation following COVID-19 and the 2025 U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), elevating China’s prominence...
link.springer.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Via Globalization & Health: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Mexico City Policy (Gag rule) to be further expanded to include DEI and gender
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... #globalhealth #SRHR #DEI #genderequality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... #globalhealth #SRHR #DEI #genderequality
Trump to Expand ‘Mexico City’ Abortion Rule to Include D.E.I. and Gender
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Mexico City Policy (Gag rule) to be further expanded to include DEI and gender
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... #globalhealth #SRHR #DEI #genderequality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... #globalhealth #SRHR #DEI #genderequality
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✍️"It has undoubtedly been triggered by the financial difficulty that UK higher education finds itself in, but it is also indicative of unresolved issues in academic publishing."
#AcademicSky #ScholComm
#AcademicSky #ScholComm
Why are universities ending their Elsevier open access agreements? - LSE Impact
Peter Barr explains why academic libraries are making these decisions and what it says about the wider academic publishing sector in the UK.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 AM
✍️"It has undoubtedly been triggered by the financial difficulty that UK higher education finds itself in, but it is also indicative of unresolved issues in academic publishing."
#AcademicSky #ScholComm
#AcademicSky #ScholComm
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Scoop: US loses Gavi board seat after withholding funding www.devex.com/news/scoop-u... via Devex.
Scoop: US loses Gavi board seat after withholding funding
“As the United States government has not yet pledged to Gavi it is currently not on the Gavi Board,” a Gavi spokesperson told Devex.
www.devex.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Scoop: US loses Gavi board seat after withholding funding www.devex.com/news/scoop-u... via Devex.
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Fresh perspectives on #anthropology: this #openaccess read challenges traditional approaches and explores more inviting ways to do research. Very fascinating!
Together with Francisco Martínez & Eeva Berglund, we've just published an article in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, where we imagine an 'inviting' anthropology.
With thanks to the @uocuniversitat.bsky.social for their OA support
rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
With thanks to the @uocuniversitat.bsky.social for their OA support
rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
For an inviting anthropology
Anthropologists have recently become inspired, captivated even, by the practices of the arts, design, and architecture in efforts to renew anthropology's modes of engagement and understandings of its...
rai.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Fresh perspectives on #anthropology: this #openaccess read challenges traditional approaches and explores more inviting ways to do research. Very fascinating!
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As former colonial powers remain unwilling to take legal #responsibility, a Belgian court considers a criminal case against last living former Belgian official for his alleged involvement in the assassination of the DRC's first democratically elected PM, Patrice Lumumba.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
The Need for Progress on Justice and Reparations
On January 20, a Belgian court held a closed-door hearing to determine whether to pursue a criminal case against the last living former Belgian official for his alleged involvement in the 1961 assassi...
www.hrw.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As former colonial powers remain unwilling to take legal #responsibility, a Belgian court considers a criminal case against last living former Belgian official for his alleged involvement in the assassination of the DRC's first democratically elected PM, Patrice Lumumba.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
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The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is moving away from Microsoft and switching instead to Linux and LibreOffice
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
Abschied bis Herbst: Dänisches Digitalministerium kehrt Microsoft den Rücken
Beim dänischen Digitalministerium sollen alle Angestellten ohne Microsoft auskommen. Stattdessen werde man Linux und LibreOffice nutzen, sagt die Ministerin.
www.heise.de
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is moving away from Microsoft and switching instead to Linux and LibreOffice
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
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👀ICYMI: "As the lines between research and governance blur, universities have an opportunity and responsibility to shape policies that are not just evidence-based but contextually grounded."
#UrbanStudies #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Policymaking
#UrbanStudies #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Policymaking
A local approach to evidence-based policymaking could reap rewards for India - Impact of Social Sciences
Manisha Prashant Navale argues Indian research has much to gain from a renewed focus on engagement with regional and municipal policymakers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
👀ICYMI: "As the lines between research and governance blur, universities have an opportunity and responsibility to shape policies that are not just evidence-based but contextually grounded."
#UrbanStudies #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Policymaking
#UrbanStudies #EvidenceBasedPolicy #Policymaking
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Rebalancing Risk and Responsibility Under the America First Global Health Strategy www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/19/01/2... by Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene (in Global Policy).
Rebalancing Risk and Responsibility Under the America First Global Health Strategy
Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene examines the redistribution of responsibility, risk, and sovereignty in African health systems under U.S. bilateral health strategies.
www.globalpolicyjournal.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Rebalancing Risk and Responsibility Under the America First Global Health Strategy www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/19/01/2... by Nelson Aghogho Evaborhene (in Global Policy).
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Via CGD: www.cgdev.org/blog/us-cong...
US Congress Says Yes to Foreign Aid—Now Comes the Hard Part
Against the odds, congressional appropriators struck a deal to fund development and diplomacy priorities in FY26. Bur there are plenty of lingering questions about the extent to which the vision for f...
www.cgdev.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Via CGD: www.cgdev.org/blog/us-cong...
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Last Thursday, Spain's Catholic #Church agreed with the government to compensate victims of sexual abuse. Each #compensation can take financial, moral, psychological or restorative form in line with the victim's wishes.
www.reuters.com/world/spanis...
www.reuters.com/world/spanis...
Spanish Catholic Church to compensate sex abuse victims under agreement with government
Spain's Catholic Church, reeling from a clergy sexual abuse scandal, agreed with the government on Thursday to compensate victims of abuse whose cases have expired under the statute of limitations or ...
www.reuters.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Last Thursday, Spain's Catholic #Church agreed with the government to compensate victims of sexual abuse. Each #compensation can take financial, moral, psychological or restorative form in line with the victim's wishes.
www.reuters.com/world/spanis...
www.reuters.com/world/spanis...
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The work towards transitional #justice and #reconciliation continues in The Gambia: A #reparations commission started making payments to victims of human rights abuses perpetuated under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh.
www.africanews.com/2026/01/13/t...
www.africanews.com/2026/01/13/t...
The Gambia Reparations Commission begins payments to victims of Jammeh-era abuses | Africanews
The authoritarian rule of former dictator Yahya Jammeh was marked by human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests.
www.africanews.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The work towards transitional #justice and #reconciliation continues in The Gambia: A #reparations commission started making payments to victims of human rights abuses perpetuated under the regime of former dictator Yahya Jammeh.
www.africanews.com/2026/01/13/t...
www.africanews.com/2026/01/13/t...
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"Right of return" for descendants of enslaved people as part of #reparations for slavery - Following Ghana's 2016 example, Benin is offering citizenship to members of the African diaspora.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Benin offers citizenship to African diaspora, with help from Spike Lee
Isaline Attelly, a native of the Caribbean island of Martinique, had been living in Benin for nearly a year before she learned that her family's connection to the West African country went back much f...
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"Right of return" for descendants of enslaved people as part of #reparations for slavery - Following Ghana's 2016 example, Benin is offering citizenship to members of the African diaspora.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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The old aid model is dead. Now comes the fight over what replaces it www.devex.com/news/the-old... Worth a read. Even if i'm not enthusiastic (and neither do i understand why he still talks about 'The West').
The old aid model is dead. Now comes the fight over what replaces it
As traditional foreign assistance tumbles, 2026 will be a year of hard questions — and profound reckoning — for the global development community.
www.devex.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The old aid model is dead. Now comes the fight over what replaces it www.devex.com/news/the-old... Worth a read. Even if i'm not enthusiastic (and neither do i understand why he still talks about 'The West').
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Read of the day, in Nature Health: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Who will pay for global health? - Nature Health
Devastating US aid cuts offer an opportunity to reimagine global health, with African leaders charting a new course of self-reliance.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Read of the day, in Nature Health: www.nature.com/articles/s44...