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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
Fuelling Sudan’s war, blockading Bamako, and misnomers in Gaza and Lebanon: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/11... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Reposted by Duncan Green
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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)
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.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Reposted by Duncan Green
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?

🎟️ buff.ly/ggNJ4pW
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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.
branko2f7.substack.com/p/defeated-b...
Defeated by the real world
Why did neoliberalism, in its domestic and international components, fail?
branko2f7.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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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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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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Palestine recognition, al-Sharaa addresses UNGA, and collective climate failure: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
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
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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)
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
September 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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)
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
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Reposted by Duncan Green
"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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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…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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...
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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reposted by Duncan Green
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
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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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@lhpiron.bsky.social
@thepolicypractice.bsky.social
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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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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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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
August 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Reposted by Duncan Green
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.

@duncangreenlse.bsky.social
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…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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...
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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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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...
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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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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‘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…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reposted by Duncan Green
British politics in all its diversity on display this morning
July 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Making change in the health sector: a conversation with 30 activists and influencers from across Southeast Asia. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 7:37 AM