Thaís de Carvalho
@thaiscarlo.bsky.social
Lecturer at SOAS.
Researching childhood, environmental justice and social protection.
Brasileira. Big fan of dogs.
Researching childhood, environmental justice and social protection.
Brasileira. Big fan of dogs.
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This #DiscussionPaper series analyses how #SocialProtection across #Africa is characterised by colonial legacy and postcolonial influence and how this intersects with countries’ own interests and priorities. 📚 www.idos-research.de/en/publicati... @openuniversity.bsky.social oucsgd.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This #DiscussionPaper series analyses how #SocialProtection across #Africa is characterised by colonial legacy and postcolonial influence and how this intersects with countries’ own interests and priorities. 📚 www.idos-research.de/en/publicati... @openuniversity.bsky.social oucsgd.bsky.social
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DSA members: Did you know we can promote your papers in our newsletter & social media?
Check out the latest policy paper from @oucsgd.bsky.social Social Protection for Economic Inclusion in Latin America: the potential of comprehensive programming
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Check out the latest policy paper from @oucsgd.bsky.social Social Protection for Economic Inclusion in Latin America: the potential of comprehensive programming
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May 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
DSA members: Did you know we can promote your papers in our newsletter & social media?
Check out the latest policy paper from @oucsgd.bsky.social Social Protection for Economic Inclusion in Latin America: the potential of comprehensive programming
buff.ly/NIAT0Oh
Check out the latest policy paper from @oucsgd.bsky.social Social Protection for Economic Inclusion in Latin America: the potential of comprehensive programming
buff.ly/NIAT0Oh
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#ChildLabour Policies in the Americas: Business interest groups push for legalisation; working children’s organisations seek regulation; the ILO calls for prohibition.
#GIGA's @johannapieper.bsky.social analyses this matter in the new #GIGAFocus.
➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
#GIGA's @johannapieper.bsky.social analyses this matter in the new #GIGAFocus.
➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Child Labour Policies in the Americas: Why Progress Has Become Uncertain
Across the Americas, child labour policies vary. Business interest groups push for legalisation; working children’s organisations seek regulation to secure worker protections; the ILO calls for prohib...
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May 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#ChildLabour Policies in the Americas: Business interest groups push for legalisation; working children’s organisations seek regulation; the ILO calls for prohibition.
#GIGA's @johannapieper.bsky.social analyses this matter in the new #GIGAFocus.
➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
#GIGA's @johannapieper.bsky.social analyses this matter in the new #GIGAFocus.
➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
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I've written a new blog for @eadi.bsky.social
I talk about Babel, my recent article in BJPIR, the problems of fieldwork, and the uncomfortable necessity of critiquing social science research in the current climate (!)
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2226
I talk about Babel, my recent article in BJPIR, the problems of fieldwork, and the uncomfortable necessity of critiquing social science research in the current climate (!)
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2226
“Vulnerable Research” in a Time of Climate Change and Coloniality
By Charlotte Weatherill It must be by its death The role of the academy in empire and colonial violence is the main theme of Babel: An Arcane History, a book by R. F. Kuang. Having wrestled with hi…
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May 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I've written a new blog for @eadi.bsky.social
I talk about Babel, my recent article in BJPIR, the problems of fieldwork, and the uncomfortable necessity of critiquing social science research in the current climate (!)
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2226
I talk about Babel, my recent article in BJPIR, the problems of fieldwork, and the uncomfortable necessity of critiquing social science research in the current climate (!)
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2226
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"Queer Emergent" by Justin Perez is one of the exciting new titles we have coming out this May! #Anthropology #LGBTQBooks
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May 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Queer Emergent" by Justin Perez is one of the exciting new titles we have coming out this May! #Anthropology #LGBTQBooks
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Excellent essay by Francesca Mezzenzana and @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social questioning the assumptions behind Western-style parenting interventions
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The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays
Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions
aeon.co
March 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Excellent essay by Francesca Mezzenzana and @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social questioning the assumptions behind Western-style parenting interventions
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
aeon.co/essays/the-p...
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What types of #socialprotection work for #economicinclusion in #LatinAmerica?
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Check out new rapid #review with @thaiscarlo.bsky.social in collaboration with Fundacion Capital
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@oucsgd.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
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Check out new rapid #review with @thaiscarlo.bsky.social in collaboration with Fundacion Capital
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@oucsgd.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
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wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
What types of #socialprotection work for #economicinclusion in #LatinAmerica?
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Check out new rapid #review with @thaiscarlo.bsky.social in collaboration with Fundacion Capital
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@oucsgd.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
.
wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...
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Check out new rapid #review with @thaiscarlo.bsky.social in collaboration with Fundacion Capital
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@oucsgd.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
.
wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...
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A seca moderada atingiu quase todos os municípios amazônicos em 2024 (96,7%). Além disso, 63% enfrentaram seca severa e 9,5% chegaram ao nível extremo, segundo dados do Cemaden analisados pela InfoAmazonia.
Mais da metade dos municípios da Amazônia passou 2024 inteiro em seca
Análise da InfoAmazonia, com base em dados do Centro Nacional de Monitoramento e Alerta de Desastres Naturais, revela que 459 municípios da região (59,5% do total) registraram algum grau de seca de 1º janeiro até 31 de dezembro no ano passado.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
A seca moderada atingiu quase todos os municípios amazônicos em 2024 (96,7%). Além disso, 63% enfrentaram seca severa e 9,5% chegaram ao nível extremo, segundo dados do Cemaden analisados pela InfoAmazonia.
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In a new paper by Johan Oldekop and colleagues, theoretical debates about environment-poverty relationships are explored using Brazil as a case study.
Read the open-access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
Read the open-access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In a new paper by Johan Oldekop and colleagues, theoretical debates about environment-poverty relationships are explored using Brazil as a case study.
Read the open-access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
Read the open-access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
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Extending the school day by 3.5 hours in Mexico increased divorces by giving women time to earn an income
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January 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Extending the school day by 3.5 hours in Mexico increased divorces by giving women time to earn an income
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"There is a specificity to the economic, social, and political structures in the Global South, as well as to the challenges to wellbeing, that must be addressed there, and ignoring history would limit our ability to understand change and its drivers."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
In Defence of Development Studies: Why “Global Development” Falls Short
By Alfredo Saad-Filho There is a growing debate in academic circles about the merits of shifting from traditional Development Studies to a broader concept of “Global Development”. While proponents …
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January 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"There is a specificity to the economic, social, and political structures in the Global South, as well as to the challenges to wellbeing, that must be addressed there, and ignoring history would limit our ability to understand change and its drivers."
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2102
My brilliant friend and colleague @keetieroelen.bsky.social is launching her book on 30 Jan 🎉
RSVP below for a chance to see her shine, learn about @atd4thworld.bsky.social and share drinks & ideas with like-minded people passionate about social justice 😊
RSVP below for a chance to see her shine, learn about @atd4thworld.bsky.social and share drinks & ideas with like-minded people passionate about social justice 😊
Please join us on 30 January at 5:30 pm for the launch of this powerful new book by @keetieroelen.bsky.social of @openuniversity.bsky.social. The event will be in dialogue with Sarah P. Corbett, founder of the Craftivist Collective. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-empath...?
The Empathy Fix: Why Poverty Persists & How to Change it by Keetie Roelen
Join us for an inspiring conversation between Keetie and award-winning author and activist Sarah Corbett about this brilliant new book.
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January 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
My brilliant friend and colleague @keetieroelen.bsky.social is launching her book on 30 Jan 🎉
RSVP below for a chance to see her shine, learn about @atd4thworld.bsky.social and share drinks & ideas with like-minded people passionate about social justice 😊
RSVP below for a chance to see her shine, learn about @atd4thworld.bsky.social and share drinks & ideas with like-minded people passionate about social justice 😊
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My new OUP book is out on Friday 19th Dec ‘Resources Matter: ending poverty while protecting nature’. Open access 👉🏼 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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December 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM
My new OUP book is out on Friday 19th Dec ‘Resources Matter: ending poverty while protecting nature’. Open access 👉🏼 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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🚨Why is ethnic & racial homogeneity correlated with higher trust & social cohesion?🚨
Using new historical data from Brazil, our paper shows how cohesive & homogenous communities are both more likely to develop under stronger state institutions:
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Using new historical data from Brazil, our paper shows how cohesive & homogenous communities are both more likely to develop under stronger state institutions:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 11, 2024 at 4:41 PM
🚨Why is ethnic & racial homogeneity correlated with higher trust & social cohesion?🚨
Using new historical data from Brazil, our paper shows how cohesive & homogenous communities are both more likely to develop under stronger state institutions:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Using new historical data from Brazil, our paper shows how cohesive & homogenous communities are both more likely to develop under stronger state institutions:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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🔊 What can history teach us about cash transfers? How have societies used cash transfers through the ages and what role have they played in countries’ development process?
Today on VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips speaks to @ugentilini.bsky.social @WorldBank about his new book: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips speaks to @ugentilini.bsky.social @WorldBank about his new book: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
December 3, 2024 at 9:38 AM
🔊 What can history teach us about cash transfers? How have societies used cash transfers through the ages and what role have they played in countries’ development process?
Today on VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips speaks to @ugentilini.bsky.social @WorldBank about his new book: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Today on VoxDevTalks, Tim Phillips speaks to @ugentilini.bsky.social @WorldBank about his new book: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
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"Poverty porn images of helpless children, images of these wonderful white people saving the less fortunate and questionable UN report front covers of African women smiling while carrying pots on their heads are a part of the heritage of our discipline"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2006
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2006
Reflecting on our Lens: Decolonising Imagery within International Development
By James Andrews When selecting a photo to bring colour to the blog you’ve spent hours copy-editing, have you considered whether it disrupts the colonial gaze, or might it—perhaps inadvertent…
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November 19, 2024 at 11:49 AM
"Poverty porn images of helpless children, images of these wonderful white people saving the less fortunate and questionable UN report front covers of African women smiling while carrying pots on their heads are a part of the heritage of our discipline"
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2006
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2006
