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GDP - The Global Development PrimerMeet your New Neighbours: Why Cities Need More Help for Migration and Climate CrisesMass migration and climate change are urban crises. The lack of preparedness of cities around the world to handle climate adaptation is lagging. What's more the current and future stresses on mass migration due to climate and conflict will impact cities the most...and in particular a handful of cities in the global South. How can cities be better prepared for what lies ahead? Vittoria Zanuso has a plan. Empower cities with the resources and expertise necessary to get the job done. She has assembled a global coalition of more than 200 mayors who are willing to step up the...2024-04-2325 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇰🇵"Kim Jong Gone"? Pursuing human rights and doing research in North Korea. 🇰🇵In April 2020 rumour spread like wildfire that Kim Jong Un died. Greg Scarlatoiu and Dr. Bob Huish didn't believe it. They were right. So how did the world get this story so wrong? In this episode of GDP, Dr. Bob chats with Greg Scarlatoiu, the Executive Director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) in Washington, D.C., about the challenges of doing research in North Korea.
Greg Scarlatoiu has coordinated 28 HRNK publications addressing North Korea’s human rights situation and the operation of its regime.
Mr. Scarlatoiu is vice president of the executive board of the Interna...2023-10-0232 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWhen a Breadbasket Burns: The Global Food Crisis of 2022People are paying more for food in 2022 - a lot more! And in countries where food security is frail, access to the basics is going to get harder. Price spikes are being felt around the world. In some cases leading to violence, in other cases, triggering famine warnings. Russia's war in Ukraine is fuelling the crisis first by targeting Ukraine's wheat and sunflower oil producers, and second by disrupting global trade networks. What should G7 and G20 nations be doing about this? According to Ian Mitchell, it may be time to go beyond traditional notions of food aid, and to loo...2022-08-0823 min
Statsvitenskap og såntHva skjer i Nord-Korea? Intervju med professor Robert HuishI mars 2022 publiserte Nord-Korea en bisarr video med lederen King Jong-un som tilsynelatende ledet en prosess med å skyte opp en atomvåpenrakett. Til tross for den merkelige videoen er det all grunn til å ta dette på det største alvor. I ukens episode kommer professor Robert Huish fra Dalhousie University i Canada. Han er ekspert på Nord-Korea og har blant annet avdekket forsikringssvindel og svartebørshandel mellom vestlige selskaper og Nord-Korea. I tillegg til mye god informasjon om landet får du historien om hvordan han og en klasse hjalp en person med å flykte fra Nord-Korea. In March...2022-04-2144 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerGetting Sick Of The Pandemic Campus: Chronicles of Virtual Higher Education.Undergraduate students are now into their 5th virtual semester online. Profs regularly complain about online learning, and so do students. What has worked well with online learning, and what has not? What are students really missing when it comes to campus life? In this episode of GDP we hear from 3 global students in global health about the pros and cons of taking a degree mostly online. How has it changed their perspective on higher education? How have they managed to stay engaged? What do they plan to do next? Sophie Geernaert is a second year studying Health Promotion at Dalhousie Univers...2022-03-1433 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWhy so many Coups? And why now?: Looking at the state of democracy in Africa.On October 25, 2021 military officers in Sudan staged a coup and took the capital. Sudan's coup follows coups in Chad, Guinea, and two in Mali. Madagascar and the Central African Republic experienced a failed attempt each. For the past twenty years coups were becoming rare in the African continent, and they were never condoned or encouraged by members of the African Union, or the international community. But now, there is an uptick in strongmen in uniform toppling democratic processes. Why, and why now? A long-standing expert on democratic institutions in Northern African and the Middle East, Milica Panic shares her though...2021-11-1629 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerEnormous Risk and Enormous Potential: The State of Global Climate Politics in 2021."You can shove your climate crisis up your arse", said Greta Thunberg. "How many more signs do we need?", asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "“And this is a chance, in my view, to make a generational investment in our economic resilience and in our workers and our communities throughout the world," said Joe Biden. Another climate conference, and another year of incredible disasters linked to climate change. Intensive hurricanes and cyclones. Burning temperatures, and an entire town burned to the ground in minutes amid wild fires in British Columbia. Are politicians finally taking definitive action on the climate crisis...2021-11-0927 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerRebrand This, Mr. Z: How Social Media Has Weaponized Disinformation Against Democracies.Governments can be slow to help those in need, yet they often act fast against real threats. Social media platforms, like Facebook (Meta) have been long critiqued for being bigger than governments, both in terms of subscribers and revenue. But is Facebook a threat to governments, democracies and to populations themselves? Despite the birthday reminders, cute cat photos, and ability to sell goods locally, Facebook has enabled the spread of disinformation, intimidation, hatred and fear to the point where lives have been threatened. In particular the patterns of disinformation show that women in politics are particularly targeted, and strategically so...2021-11-0234 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerOut of the Box and Into the Shadows: The Pandora PapersThe Pandora Papers is the International Consortium of Investigative Journalist's largest investigation into off-shore finance to date. Almost 3 terabytes of data piece together a shadow world of offshore financial. World leaders and at least 130 billionaires rely on an offshore financial system that keeps taxes low, money opaque and above all guards the privacy of its clients. Beyond the shocking inequalities from the world's billionaires harbouring their wealth in tax-havens, what role does the offshore finance system have in facilitating shady business? From real estate, to art trading all the way to illicit trade at sea, the world of off shore...2021-10-0728 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerPandemic, Pricks & Passports: Why COVID-19 will likely deepen global divisions and mistrust among us all.COVID-19 is a global experience that conjoins us all. But we live in very different realities of it. Everyone on earth has been impacted by the virus and the public health measures that have responded to it. Now with vaccines rolling out is the world coming together to move towards the post-pandemic era, or are we entrenching divisions in dangerous and untested ways?
It's not just the vaccinated who will enjoy more liberties going forward, but rather those who receive a certain type of vaccine. Double vaccinations of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, allow for free entry...2021-10-0238 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerIt's going to be an interesting 10 years: Adaptation, Climate Change and the Future of International DevelopmentThe inconveniences from COVID-19 may pale in comparison as to what climate change may have in store for us all. Rising temperatures, rising seas, burning forests, and drying rivers aren't just likely - they're guaranteed according to the 2021 IPCC report. Clearly this will impact development both in terms of how projects are carried out, and how international development is taught and carried out. David Bonnardeaux is Pact’s director of the environment. Overseeing a wide ranging portfolio of environmentally focused projects, David shares his thoughts about how to create positive environmental outcomes from community-based projects. Dr. Huish published an article earlier...2021-09-2137 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerDefund the Police! Supporting Black Communities by changing the nature of policing.What are the police supposed to do? If it is really about keeping the public safe, why are some members of the public specifically targeted and subjected to frequent surveillance, and why do black Americans continue to die at the hands of the police? It's time to go beyond saying enough is enough, and to start putting policies in place so it happens never again. Tari Ajadi is dedicated, through research and activism, to seeing policing change. Approaching the nature of policing through a public health approach, Mr. Ajadi offers an approach to public safety that is, at its hear...2021-09-1439 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerBeyond Two Sword's Lengths Apart: Exploring The House Democracy PartnershipIn Westminster parliaments the chamber is often divided. The government on one side, and the opposition on the other. They are spaced 2 sword lengths apart - an architectural innovation to prevent repeated bloodshed amid disagreement and misunderstandings arising from dialogue in the house. In as much as modern media gives the sense of constant bickering, disagreement, and deep loathing amid elected official in legislative bodies, there is a lot of collegial work that is done - and needs to get done. Oversight, committee operations, media transparency, and gender inclusion are all part of the business of elected assemblies. The House Democr...2021-09-0731 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerPlanned Chaos: Chronicles of Research in Theatre for DevelopmentIf all the world is a stage, then Theatre for Development is about dealing with some of the most troubling moments of that world. Beyond the production of dramatic performance for audiences, the methods of role playing, acting, and diving into the perspective of others is an incredibly powerful tool to explore peace and reconciliation, trauma, and psychology. On the front line of this research is Ph.D. Candidate Telisa Courtney from the University of Alberta. Telisa join's GDP to discuss the ins and outs of theatre for development, and to offer straight up advice for graduate students seeking to...2021-08-3128 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerOh Canada, Where Art Thou? Canada's Role in International Democracy Assistance.The saying goes that countries will often export their strengths. But when it comes to foreign assistance for democracy support, Canada does remarkably little compared to its neighbour to the South and partners in Europe. Inclusive democracy is foundational pillar to Canadian society, and in an era when many countries are teetering towards populism and anti-democratic processes, where is Canada's voice and support in the conversation?
To offer her expertise and insight into the place of Canada in the world of democracy support, GDP is happy to have Monika Le Roy join this episode.
Monika Le...2021-08-2428 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerCancel That Order: COVID-19's Impact on the Global Restaurant Industry.During pandemics our diets change. Dan Dan Noodles and Sourdough bread were the staples of COVID-19. In the 1918 influenza it was oysters. The 17th century plague in Paris was held back by lemonade, and in ancient times, certain foods were reserved for health times, and others for illness. Recipes and cravings aside, COVID-19 toppled the global culinary industry. From small-time restaurants to airlines, the pandemic has forced the restaurant industry to pause and think. And in that thinking, what is being considered? Environmental impacts? Gender dynamics? Exploitive labour conditions?
Here to offer his expertise and foresight on the linge...2021-08-1734 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerHate Thrives in Apathy: Understanding How White Extremism is a Threat to Democracy.For 13 years, Bradley J. Galloway was a fixture in the Canadian racist scene, initially with the Toronto skinhead movement and later in British Columbia as the national leader of Volksfront. But then he walked away.
Dr. Kathy Hogarth is a renowned expert in critical race and equity at the University of Waterloo who is interested in transformations that lead to justice.
In this double-length episode of GDP, Galloway discusses why extremist groups are a real threat to democracies. Hogarth then responds to this conversation to suggest that the true dangers to democracy lie at a level well beyond the actions of...2021-06-081h 04
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇲🇼 It’s a Fragile Environment: A look at post-pandemic development challenges in Malawi 🇲🇼Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, and has for 4 out of 5 households are food insecure after harvests, HIV/AIDS is with 10% of the population, less than half of students graduate grade 8, and now with climate change and turbulent post-pandemic economies, the country needs committed support from stakeholders that genuinely meet the needs of communities. Will donors in the global North keep their commitments to Malawi once the pandemic subsides? And if so? How? In this episode, Gertrude Kabwazi joins us from Lilongwe, Malawi, to discuss development challenges and the future of cooperation in the country.
Gertrude Kabw...2021-06-0133 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerHealing the Heart: How One Program Empowers North Korean Refugees to Find Their Own VoicesThe voices of North Korean refugees have the power to captivate audiences, inspire human rights activists, and challenge the very regime that brought them suffering. The stories and testimonies of North Korean refugees provide an important view into the eerie reality of Kim Jung Un's regime. At the same time, stories from North Korean refugees illuminate the human conviction to follow their dreams and desires despite a regime that tells them otherwise. But story telling is tough. Relieving trauma is painful. Communing with the public to find purpose and to heal hearts takes skill. Casey Lartigue has been working with N...2021-05-2638 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🦄 They're not magical unicorns: Women leaders & The COVID-19 Pandemic. 🦄Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, many noticed that countries with women heads of state fared better against the virus. New Zealand, Taiwan, and parts of Scandinavia, for example. When it comes to gender, leadership and the pandemic, what matters more? Who is in the top seat of power? Or the political culture of the system itself? Associate Professor Jennifer Piscopo suggests that we take a careful look at the latter. If gender equality is to be part of the global post-pandemic recovery, then ensuring it - at the constitutional level is a must. In this episode of GDP, Jennifer Piscopo...2021-05-2130 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer"It doesn't mean invading another country and occupying it": What democracy assistance is really all about.The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became missions to rebuild the governments and to promote democracy. It led many to associate the terms of "Democracy support / democracy assistance" with regime change. Dr. Tom Carothers suggests that this bad rap came from security interventions becoming political missions. A better way to understand democracy support is by looking at how organizations respond to political crises such as what is unfolding in Myanmar. In this episode of GDP Tom Carothers explains how democracy support works, where it has worked, and how it could work better. In cooperation with the Parliamentary Centre in Ottaw...2021-05-1031 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWhy the Greatest Political Idea of the 20th Century Needs a Bit of Assistance Today.The Biden-Harris administration has a commitment to multi-lateral engagement, including the promotion of democracy. The concern in 2021 is that democracies are under threat - everywhere. What’s this threat? How do we address it? In this episode of GDP we look at the role of democracy assistance in international development.
The Parliamentary Centre in Ottawa is hosting the Global Democracy Dialogues. A year-long program meant to strengthen bilateral ties between the US and Canada in the area of international democracy support, a mutual security and human rights priority area. The series of 13 dialogues will run from April 2021 to July 2022. The Global Dev...2021-05-0334 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerPost-Pandemic Paternity: The role of men, fatherhood, and caregiving as allies for gender equality.The COVID-19 pandemic forced billions of parents into paternity leave. For billions of billions of children around the world their parents were at home with them while schools were shuttered. It saw an increase in parental caregiving like no time before. Women, who have always taken on the overwhelming majority of care giving duties, saw those duties increase. But for hundreds of millions of families with fathers it also involved those fathers contributing more to care giving as well. Pre-pandemic, the expectations of men to work and provide for their families, and often in work that put their bodies and m...2021-04-2630 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerChoose to Challenge: The State of Global Health for International Women's Day 2021The theme is #choosetochallenge for International Women's Day 2021.For Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins, the CEO of PAI, universal access to health services is part of this challenge. In the time of a pandemic, she joins us on GDP to discuss why good health is at the heart of women's rights.
Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins serves as president and CEO of PAI. Nabeeha brings 25 years of movement building, advocacy, fundraising and international development experience in public health, food and nutrition security and human rights. She has dedicated her career to driving equitable health, social and development outcomes for women, youth a...2021-03-0827 min
Thinking Out Loud with Sheldon MacLeodRobert Huish and Pandemic ShamingAssociate Professor Robert Huish says public shaming has been a part of the pandemics throughout human history. But he says the people who are being targeted by the stigma has changed over the last year, especially in the Maritimes.2021-03-0111 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThere's Safety in Numbers: Making the Case for Trauma Registries in Global HealthThe data available on traumatic incidents is profound. Car accidents, wounding workplaces, bicycle mishaps, and home injuries can all be studied and analyzed for frequency, severity, demography and even geography. Cities in the the global North increasingly rely on data from trauma registries to make informed policy for urban planning and work safety. So too is it possible to improve global health outcomes in low and middle income countries through similar methods. However, the collection, storage and analysis of the data is a problem. There are so few registries for so many places, which leaves health policy makers in the l...2021-02-0925 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe Downfall of Democracy in Myanmar.In early 2021, after declaring the 2020 election a fraud, armed men rolled into the capital with the intent of capturing members of the government. No, we're not referring to the United States, but to Myanmar. On February 1, the military in Myanmar staged a coup d'état. Why? The associated Union Solidarity & Development Party took a thumping in the 2020 elections. The military quickly called the election a fraud, challenged it in court, and then staged a coup. But the very nature of democracy in Myanmar was meant to serve the interests of the military. Why a coup? Why now? And what's next?...2021-02-0331 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerTrump's Last Act of Vandalism - Listing Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.You can't even cut the irony on this one. A week after Donald Trump encouraged, and then joyfully watched a violent mob storm the U.S. Capitol building, his administration placed Cuba on the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. That mob posed a greater risk to U.S. democracy than Cuba ever has. As the Trump administration mocked public health advice, Cuba stood out as a world leader in the COVID-19 pandemic, sending its own health care workers abroad, and receiving foreign patients for treatment. Why in the world would Donald Trump and then Secretary of State Mike Pomp...2021-01-2537 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerGo Further Upstream! The Policy Folly of Saskatchewan's 2nd wave of COVID-19.There was no one way to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Jurisdictions around the world came up with their own unique approaches to balancing economic crisis amid public safety concerns. In Canada each province developed their own public health guidelines. Some worked well, others not so much. In Saskatchewan, COVID-19 crept in slowly, with only a few dozen cases reported. But in the second wave hundreds of cases were reported each day. What could the government have done better to handle the 2nd wave?
Speaking from her experience as a Case Investigator, Helen Tang suggests that more focus on ups...2021-01-1832 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThere is no straight line: The exciting, adaptable, and remarkable careers, of International Development Studies graduates.Profs in International Development Studies hear the following question a lot: "What can I do with an IDS degree?" As important as this question is, a better question to ask is "What CAN'T I do with an IDS degree?" IDS graduates wind up all over the world and in all sorts of careers. It's not a degree that will keyhole students into a particular profession, but it will build the confidence, skills, and global knowledge needed to help students take their passion to the workplace.
Dalhousie IDS Alumni Molly O'Ray is a case in point. Six years out t...2021-01-1127 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe Wrong Prescription: The Place of Medical Tourism Amid a Global Pandemic.Cruise ships were left adrift in the Caribbean when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Ports were closed, airliners were grounded, and the medical tourism industry found itself short on patients. Medical tourism can be understood as the coordination of travel with the receipt of medical care for patients who elect to seek coverage abroad. The World Bank, and other development organizations, have encouraged medical tourism as means for greater economic diversification. Dr. Valorie Crooks chats with Dr. Bob Huish about why that diversification may be limited at best, and how the COVID-19 not only ground the medical tourism to a ha...2021-01-0429 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerConfronting the Desire for Development: Delving into the psychoanalysis of International Development StudiesPsychoanalysis has an important place in the journey of decolonizing international development studies. In subconcious ways the teaching, the learning and the practice of international development gives in to our desires. The thrill of helping others, the enjoyment of feeling superior to others. This all comes to the surface through the performative behaviour and automatic reactions in International Development Studies. How can psychoanalysis help to better understand the embedded desires, phobias and complexes that exist within International Development Studies? Prof. Ilan Kapoor's new book provides a way forward on this discussion.
Ilan Kapoor is a Professor at the...2020-12-2825 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerMining the Truth: Why a Publisher Buried a Book Exposing Human Rights abuses by Canadian Mining Companies in Guatemala.The co-edited book titled "Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala" was peer reviewed, and on its way to bookstore shelves until a surprise legal review came forward against the book. Springer Nature, the publisher, then informed the authors that they were canceling the publication contract, and returned the manuscript to the editors. What happened? Why would a well-researched book prepared by two highly accredited writers be suddenly quashed? What is in this book that is so worrisome to publish? Is the mining industry trying to hide something? Could this research hold abusers of human rights to accoun...2020-12-2139 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerNot On The Menu: Why the global food system triggered the COVID-19 pandemic.Viruses don't have a plan. They don't care who they infect, or how they get the job done. They only seek a host to reproduce copies of themselves and to help with transport to the next host. Dirty hands, uncovered mouths, and close contact can give viruses an advantage, but, as we discuss in this kick off episode of season 6, so too can our global food system.
Haroon Akram-Lodhi presents a compelling case as to why a global capitalist food system triggered COVID-19 and why it will likely trigger the next pandemic from a virus that crosses the...2020-12-1429 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerIn Defence of 2020: Why we shouldn't blame a calendar for our global calamities.The year 2020 and the word "unprecedented" go together like peanut butter and jam. No doubt a lot of firsts occurred in the past 12 months, and a lot of them were pretty awful. Australian wildfires, passenger planes shot down, racial violence, war in Yemen, civil unrest in Algeria, harsh sanctions against Cuba, and of course, murder hornets, and of course, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many people have foolishly associated these challenges to the calendar year itself. In this season of GDP, we're taking back 2020. This season will serve as a sound reminder that wildfires occur because of climate change, food...2020-12-0806 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerIf you thought pandemic disruption was tough? Let's talk about climate change.The COVID-19 pandemic is brutal and disruptive to everyone on earth. The effects of the pandemic, social and economic, could echo on for years to come. As we know, nothing in our lifetimes has had such a universally disruptive impact to global society.
Bad stuff indeed, but nothing compared to what Climate Change has in store for us. Once again, we're pleased to have Dr. Anders Hayden going GDP for the season closer about how, and if, global society will be prepared to handle the disruptions coming from climate change.
Anders Hayden is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sci...2020-11-0327 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe Colonial PresentInternational Development Studies is focusing more on the impact, damage, and legacies of colonialism, not just in the global South, but in the global North as well. At the forefront of this conversation are scholars like Ajay Parasram, who studies "The Colonial Present" and who brings important critical dialogue on colonialism into the heart of research and teaching in International Development Studies.
Ajay Parasram is a transnational, multigenerational byproduct of empire and this is central to my research and teaching. Working broadly around the theme of the colonial present, I study structural forms of violence (e.g. race, caste, class, p...2020-10-2733 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺 Cuba's Compassion in a time of COVID 🇨🇺Every country has a tale of COVID-19. But none like Cuba. The country has a long-standing policy of medical assistance to other countries while maintaining good health at home. When the pandemic struck Cuba kept its borders open and even received cruise ships with patients suffering from COVID-19. On top of it, Cuba has been sending its own medical experts to crisis situations around the world in the fight against COVID-19. From Anguilla to Andorra, from Haiti to Italy, Cuban doctors are providing COVID-19 relief well beyond their borders in a time when most nations have closed their doors alto...2020-10-2026 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerDespite a pandemic, human slavery is alive and well. Here's what you need to know:Human trafficking, and dependence on stateless labour has led to unprecedented wealth in the Gulf States. And with it? An exceptional social and humanitarian cost. From domestic service, to airport baggage handling to the construction of World Cup Stadiums, the labour practices require and encourage unfair labour practices. It's rampant in the Gulf States, will other nations follow suit? In this episode Laya Behbahani offers some insight from her research on human slavery and trafficking in the Gulf.
Laya Behbahani is a 2020 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar. is a PhD student at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. She c...2020-10-1332 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer⚾️ Play Ball! Understanding Sport for Development and Peace 🏀The Tokyo Olympics may be on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but sport carries on, nevertheless, even in the world of International Development. In this episode of GDP, Simon Darnell from the University of Toronto joins us to discuss his work on Sport for Development and Peace.
Simon with a C. Darnell is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research focuses on the relationship between sport, international development and peacebuilding, the development implications of sports mega-events, and the place of social activism in the culture of s...2020-10-0629 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerLooking to the Future with Burdens of the Past: Addressing Post-Conflict Mental Health in Uganda.Conflict comes with long-lasting mental health challenges. Even decades after a conflict, combatants and those affected by conflict can endure suffering. But where are the resources to help with trauma and mental health in post-conflict states? Who funds them? How well do they work?
In this episode of GDP, Peter Steele shares his research on evaluating mental health resources in Uganda. Seeing that state services struggle to provide care to those in need, it is often down to third-parties to provide necessary care and treatment.
Peter Steele completed his Masters in International Development Studies at Dalhousie University. His Master's thesis focused...2020-09-2927 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇬🇭 The Gender Dynamics of Dinnertime: Looking at Food Insecurity and Gender in Ghana 🇬🇭Somed Shahadu grew up in a rural setting in Northern Ghana. Growing up, he witnessed first-hand how gender dynamics mattered when it came time for dinner. In polygamous settings, who ate what and when was no accident. Now as a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, his research explores exactly how gender dynamics play a role on food security in his home country. In this episode he shares the details of his research, along with a few cooking tips on Ghanaian cuisine.
Somed Shahadu is a Ghanaian researcher and Doctoral candidate at the School of International Development and Global Stu...2020-09-2225 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇲🇦 Liquid Gold: A Story of Cooperation, Women's Empowerment, & Disrespectful Goats in Morocco. 🇲🇦Benedicte Westre Skog first visited Morocco in 2008 when she first encountered the inimitable Argan Trees. These seemingly frail desert trees are tough. They bear the brunt of harsh desert climates and put up with routine abuse from inconsiderate goats that climb into their branches. They also produce a rare oil that is highly sought after as a cosmetic product.
Benedicte connected with women's groups in Morocco to learn more about the mysterious benefits of Argan Oil, and today she runs Argan care, to help support women farmers, and to help move their product to market.
Benedicte holds an MSc in Inte...2020-09-1525 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer1.3 billion and not out: How India is faring through the COVID19 Pandemic.It's a sticky wicket to lock down the world's 2nd largest nation, and the world's largest democracy for the COVID-19 pandemic. How could a government tell 1.3 billion people in India, where day to day conditions of poverty create serious health concerns, to stay home? Who suffered the hardest during this time? Why was there a fatal military scrimmage with China? And what are the surprisingly positive outcomes health outcomes that some communities experienced during the pandemic, notably in the state of Kerala?
Professor Mannathukkaren’s main research interests are focused on left/communist movements, development and democracy, moderni...2020-09-0832 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerIt's Well Beyond Viruses: The Face of Global Digital Security Threats in post-Pandemic World .In 1993 the Canadian Broadcast Corporation ran a brief clip about how something called "The Internet" was connecting millions to talk about sports scores, recipes, philosophy and gossip. In the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, almost everyone depended upon the internet in order to get through it. The deep dependency on cyber technology and connectivity raises security concerns. As Mark Raymond shares with GDP, these concerns are far more concerning than the idea of sinister hackers and henchmen unleashing the next virus.
Mark Raymond (@MRaymondonIR) is the Wick Cary Assistant Professor of International Security and the Director of the Cyber Governance and...2020-09-0129 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🎓Teach by Example: Tips for Teaching Online During COVID-19 🎓For this episode of GDP, we're happy to share a cross-over podcast from the series Radio FASS, a podcast from Dalhousie's Faculty of Arts & Social Science about teaching in an online world. As many university educators are teaching online, Radio FASS serves as a space to share thoughts and tips about on-line learning.
For this Episode, Chef Ben Kelly joins the podcast to talk about how he, as a TV cooking show chef, works to engage his audience through video demonstrations and online chats.
Could this be helpful advice for university educators? Yes indeed. Can it be helpful to students and...2020-08-2518 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWhy Social Justice is the Best Medicine During a Pandemic.During the COIVID-19 pandemic, it is telling to see who is faring well, and who is suffering greatly. Like most matters in health, social justice, structural violence and colonial legacies matter enormously in determining health outcomes. For over 30 years, Partners In Health has put social justice at the forefront of health, arguing that good health can be a reality for all regardless of wealth. National Director of PIH in Canada, Mark Brender, offers some thoughts about Social Justice matters in times of a pandemic, and for global health more broadly.
Mark Brender is National Director of Partners In H...2020-07-2129 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWE Have a Problem! Taking a closer look into Canada's WE Charity Controversy.In July 2020 Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a funding commitment of $900 Million to the WE Charity to administer bursaries for students who volunteered a certain number of hours. Critics immediately called out the lack fo transparency around this deal, and other charities were outraged that they were not approached and that all of the eggs went into the WE Charity basket.
But beyond the finances, there are deeper issues to discuss about the WE Charity and the ME to WE experience, how it shapes images of International Development, and the ways it emotionally connects students to bro...2020-07-1425 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerA River Runs Through It: Geopolitics, Climate Change and Development in South Asia.Climate change and geopolitics come together in this episode where we chat about water security, politics and development with Dr. Doug Hill in the department of geography at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand. Many see tensions in Asia as the consequence of geopolitical borders, but as Dr. Bob Huish chats with Dr. Doug Hill, it becomes clear that important waters that traverse borders and disputed territories play an enormous role in shaping International Development in Asia today.
Associate Professor Doug Hill teaches Human Geography, Development Studies and Environmental Management courses in the School of Geography, University of Ota...2020-07-0724 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇷🇼There's Nothing Healthy about Gender Inequality: Understanding the gender-dynamics of health & health care in Rwanda. 🇷🇼The social determinants of health are complicated, interconnected, and tremendously important for measuring and shaping health outcomes for everyone. Researchers talk a lot about how good housing, good food, and good air all lead towards better health. But what about gender? Germaine Tuyisenge explains why gender matters so much for the health and well-being of all - by sharing with us her research in Rwanda.
Germaine Tuyisenge is a Ph.D. candidate in health geography at Simon Fraser University. She also holds an M.A. in health geography from Western University, Canada. Germaine is a also Fellow of t...2020-06-3019 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer"Get Off Your Donkey": How to build a career in social entrepreneurship and international development."Working with communities", "social entrepreneurship", "consulting with the UN" are all terms students in International Development have heard and use. But how to get started? In this episode Soudeh Jamshidian joins Dr. Bob to chat about how she has worked on various social entrepreneurship initiatives as well as with the United Nations, and founding her own organization "Peace Geeks"? How to engage in global development through social entrepreneurship? It's easy, according to Soudeh. "Just get off your Donkey"....you'll see what she means.
Soudeh (B.Sc., M.Sc. in Natural Resources Engineering) is a social entrepreneur and envir...2020-06-2321 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🥕The Adventures of Herbert Gro-cart and Friends: Mobile Urban Agriculture in Vancouver" 🥕Urban gardening dates back to ancient times. Community gardens are increasingly celebrated as a means to improve food security in urban settings, and especially for those experiencing economic hardship. However, many homeless persons are mobiles, and gardens are not. Kate Elliott joins us on GDP to share a story about making the gardens themselves mobile. The Gro-Carts of Vancouver are changing geographies of food security, homelessness, and indeed, happiness and community. You won't want to miss this episode.
Kate Elliott is an educator, researcher, and writer, Kate is interested in the ways humans and non-humans weave the fabric...2020-06-1618 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerInto the Online World: How to Approach Online Learning Environments.In this BONUS GDP podcast, we chat with Rob Belliveau from https://yclo.ca/ to discuss tips and tricks for profs taking their courses online for the Fall 2020 term. Rob discusses how teaching philosophies and learning goals do not have to change in an online world, and in fact they can be strengthened. If you're planning a course for Fall 2020, check out what Rob has to say, and feel free to get in touch with him directly: robert@yclo.ca
Robert Belliveau is a full time Training Officer with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency and also the super administrator of th...2020-06-1231 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerDr. Travel Agent: Exploring the serious shortcomings of medical tourism.Teeth cleaning, knee surgery, plastic surgery, organ transplants, and a miscellany of other medical services can all be acquired overseas...for a price! Medical tourism is the practice of crossing borders in order to receive medical care. In some ways, it is an ancient practice. But, in an era of deep public investments in health care services in rich and poor countries alike there comes risks, opportunities, and consequences for all involved. In this episode of GDP we are joined by Dr. Valorie Crooks whose research explores the complex dynamics of medical tourism. Recorded on top of Burnaby Mountain at Simon...2020-06-0930 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer📖 Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs from Delhi to Detroit are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (An Interview with the Author) 📖Cool apps, nifty phones, fancy technology and even electric cars have often been born out of start-ups in California's Bay Area. According to Alex Lazarow, the global landscape of start ups is changing. Opportunities for venture capitalism, innovation, and investment are increasingly taking place in the Global South. In this podcast, we explore why Silicon Valley may be too old school for today's global start-up entrepreneurship.
Alexandre (Alex) Lazarow is the author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs from Delhi to Detroit are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley.
He has spent his career working at the...2020-06-0224 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerAsia's Recovery from COVID-19: The Role of the Asian Development Bank.The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be under-estimated for Asia - the world's largest developing region. The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 for those living below the poverty line in Asia and the Pacific will be substantial. So what are development actors doing about it? In this episode of GDP, we're happy to have Bart Édes joining us to talk about the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and how this regional development bank is planning to address the post-pandemic development challenges in Asia & the Pacific.
Bart W. Édes has served as the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Repre...2020-05-2631 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerTurned Upside Down: How Universities Are Coping With COVID-19.It’s season 4 of the Global Development Primer. And needless to say, we’re starting this season in a state that no one saw coming: The COVID-19 pandemic. There are no bystanders to this crisis. It has impacted everyone on earth in some way. University communities were among many who had to rethink "business as usual", and in this podcast Dalhousie University President Deep Saini is here to talk about how this experience played out within the university, and to offer advice for students going forward in the pandemic.
Dr. Deep Saini began his term as Dalhousie’s 12th president in Janua...2020-05-1215 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺Cuban Medical Internationalism 2.0: The Development of Cuban medical outreach from the Americas to the Pacific. 🇨🇺For over 60 years Cuba has offered medical outreach and assistance to other countries in the Americas & Africa. More recently the cooperation has grown to include countries in Asia, and now the Pacific.
In this episode, Dr. Bob Huish reflects on researching Cuban medical internationalism for the past 15 years. He argues that Cuba's solidarity and outreach is truly on a global scale, but serious challenges to the development model have arisen as well. In particular the economic collapse in Venezuela is a telling example of how the economics of South-South cooperation did not go according to plan.
Th...2020-04-2817 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerBeyond GDP: Why International Development needs a new way to measure success.Bhutan has a Gross National Happiness index. The United Nations sought the development of the Human Development Index. The exclusive World Economic Forum ran a series about the end of the "love affair" with GDP.
In this season 3 finale, Dr. Anders Hayden joins Dr. Bob Huish to talk about why development needs to go beyond GDP, what the consequences of it are, and what why we should all rethink development.
Anders Hayden is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is particularly interested in the evolving bala...2020-04-2030 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇹🇳The Right to Rave: The Development of Youth Activism in Tunisia 🇹🇳 .The Jasmine Revolution took place in Tunisia in January of 2011. It led to the democratization of the country and to open elections. How? Matt Gordner is a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, who is doing research in Tunis about the impacts of youth-led activism in Tunisia. In this podcast he explains that activism is no accident, and that it is not just about public protests. Activists build and share skills, tactics, and innovations to pressure governments for change. In the case of Tunisia, some very interesting developments are underway - ones that encourage further exploration by students, scholars, and ot...2020-04-1328 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇬🇹In Search of Providence: Mayan Border Crossings in a time of marginality, violence & exclusion. 🇬🇹Guatemalans have been coming to Providence Rhode Island for decades, changing the land, life, and landscape of the U.S.'s smallest state. So too has this changed the geography of Guatemala as people continue to make their way to la "costa norte". Patricia Foxen has followed this pathway of migration for two decades, and in doing so exposes a challenging experience that is embedded in geographies of exclusion, especially for Mayan Guatemalans. According to Foxen, a Trump Whitehouse has worsened these geographies of exclusion.
Patricia Foxen is a cultural anthropologist who has worked extensively with Latino imm...2020-04-0633 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerAddressing COVID-19 Globally and Locally: A panel discussion wrap up.The panelists take questions from viewers about what other countries are doing in the face of the pandemic, what to expect in the weeks ahead, and why we should be venerating our nurses, doctors, grocery store workers, Uber Eats drivers, and anyone else who is on the front lines of this global crisis.
This podcast is part of a special GDP Roadshow series featured a COVID-19 video panel with the Canada International Council and the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy & Governance.
Check out the entire Video conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPY1gvk...2020-03-2822 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerRisk Governance or Risky Governance: How to Approach Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle during the COVID-19 pandemic.What makes for good policy during times of pandemics and other such emergencies when it comes to managing risk? How do we normalize risk, and how do we measure it? In this podcast, Kevin Quigley gets into the nuts and bolts of how policy makers approach risk, and how they should approach it during the pandemic.
Kevin Quigley is the scholarly director at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance and a professor in Dalhousie’s School of Public Administration, Faculty of Management. He specializes in public sector risk and crisis management, strategic management and critical infra...2020-03-2822 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerHow to go beyond fighting illness to start caring for people: Why the Trump Whitehouse approach to COVID19 is a risk to itself and to the world.Quarantines are ancient methods of public health, and they come with ancient problems such as isolation, marginalization, and stigma. During the Spanish Flu pandemic, most of the world was already sick and poor by today's standards. In 2020 the world has never been more inequitable in terms of health and wealth outcomes. So what happens when quarantines are ordered on societies facing deep inequality? And what happens when divisive political leaders spout misinformation that contradicts their top scientists and policy makers? Tune in to get a sense of how COVID-19 is impacting the global health landscape.
Dr. Robert Huish...2020-03-2814 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWe're hoping to have some positive results soon. Developing a vaccine for COVID-19.Dr. Alyson Kelvin's research couldn't be more vital and important. Her research team is preparing evaluations and clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine. But how do viruses and vaccines work? And how does this COVID-19 virus work? If you have 20 minutes, she'll take you through the details. You won't want to miss this excellent, factual, and crystal clear presentation on the virology of COVID-19.
Dr. Alyson Kelvin's research investigates the intersection of host age and previous infection in the context of influenza infection and vaccination. She uses animal models, in vitro systems, and patient samples to obtain a pic...2020-03-2820 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerOutbreaks start at 4:30pm on Friday: Behind the Scenes of Pandemic Planning.On this special GDP Roadshow podcast, Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed takes us into the details of pandemic planning, and how real life never "follows the plan". COVID-19 is Dr. Watson-Creed's 3rd outbreak. She takes us into the details of planning for disease outbreaks and coping with pandemics.
Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed is the acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health for the province of Nova Scotia and served on the One Nova Scotia Coalition. She is a dedicated leader and is passionate advocate for the role public health can play in advancing health equity.
She is the Dal...2020-03-2821 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇬🇹Rolling the Dice on the Dinner Plate: The Development of Agriculture Financialization in Guatemala. 🇬🇹Since when did grocery stores in Global North start selling mortgages, credit cards & loyalty programs? For Dr. Ryan Isakson, it's a telling example of how financialization, meaning how corporations increase their influence in our lives, is ever increasing. So too, is it occurring in the Global South, even with small-scale farmers in rural Guatemala. In this podcast, Ryan Isakson talks about the risks of financialization and how it is playing out in rural Guatemala.
Ryan Isakson holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Broadly, he is interested in the political economy of international deve...2020-03-2337 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇬🇹Journeys Of Development in Guatemala. George Lovell discusses his book: A Beauty that Hurts. 🇬🇹Eduardo Galeano said that Dr. W. George Lovell "did not choose Guatemala for his career, but the land, in a magic way, chose him to tell us about the shining voices that whisper in the darkness." In this episode, recorded in Antigua de Guatemala, Dr. Bob Huish chats with George Lovell about the 4th edition of his book "A Beauty that Hurts", which tells the story of how processes of 16th century colonialism in Guatemala continue to shape the land and life of the country today. The book's 4th edition continues to provide readers with rich insight into the pa...2020-03-1637 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerMartyrdom? Peace-building? Community Resilience? The Development of Masculine Identities of Activism in the Middle East:When you think about activism in the Middle East, what are the first things that come to mind? Emma Swan asks us to consider, and then reconsider the very images that just came to your mind. Having worked in Israel & Palestine, Emma's research looks at how colonialism impacts the male gender identity of the Palestine Resistance movements. In this episode, GDP is delighted to feature Emma's research to understand how resistance and activism unfold in Middle East and beyond.
Emma Swan is a Ph.D. Candidate at the School of International Development and Global Studies at the Un...2020-03-1036 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe Iron Lady's Legacy on Development: Thatcherism, Neoliberalism, and Austerity. 🇬🇧This week, in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Dr. Bob Huish is joined by Tari Ajadi to chat about the lingering effects of neoliberalism that Britain's Margaret Thatcher brought to the International Development Discourse. From deep austerity, to re-imagining what the nation state is, in this podcast, we discuss the Iron Lady's long legacy (intentional or otherwise) in International Development. It's Thatcherism revisited.
Tari Ajadi is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at Dalhousie University and he is a Junior Fellow at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance. His research looks at the barriers to, and the opportunities for...2020-03-0335 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerHungry for Food Sovereignty in DevelopmentJohnny McPherson read about how important organic agriculture was, and is, to food security in Cuba. But when he went to Havana, expecting to see bounties of organic produce, the unavoidable quantity of street pizzas and ham sandwiches made him curious. Does organic agriculture really keep Cuba fed? Maybe the question wasn't so much about understanding food security, as much as food sovereignty
In this episode, Dr. Bob Huish chats with Johnny McPherson about food sovereignty, what it is, and what it means to better understanding the connection between agriculture, development, and a tasty meal.
Johnny McPherson has two and a ha...2020-02-2435 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer💔 Chocolate 🍫, Flowers 💐, Diamonds 💎& Disappointment 😔: Why the Political Economy of Love Ruins the Romance of Valentine's Day 💔There's no better way to ruin the romance of Valentine's day than with this GDP podcast. Chocolate, Flowers and Diamonds are all "traditional expressions" of love and affection, and they are all connected to problematic commodity chains. Dr. Laura Parisi joins us at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia to take us through the reasons why some of the most popular valentine's day gifts can come with a heavy price tag (that goes well beyond 2 months of salary).
Dr. Laura Parisi is Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Gender Studies with a cross-appointment in...2020-02-1529 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🥰 What's Love Got to Do with Development? 🥰Season 3 kicks off on Valentines Day 2020 with Dr. Bob Huish offering Dr. John Cameron flowers and chocolates over a chat about the importance of Love in International Development. Mad Scientist Rick Sanchez called love "a chemical reaction that compels animals to breed", but Dr. Cameron's new line of research shows us that love is far more than that. It is essential for human capabilities, part of cosmopolitan theory, and there are positive ways of building it, protecting it, and even disingenuous ways of manipulating it. And it all matters for International Development Studies.
Dr. John Cameron is an...2020-02-1436 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🎶 🎸 Developing the Music of GDP: An Interview with TAS & The Semi-Superheroes 🎸 🎶The music you hear on The Global Development Primer is original work from none other than good friend and BINGO colleague, TAS, from TAS & The Semi-Superheroes.
Dr. Bob Huish wanted original music for GDP that captured some of the deeper themes of the podcast series. TAS & the Semi-Superheroes came through cutting three unique themes. Tune in to this trailer to learn more about the creative inspiration around the theme music, and how the music embraces concepts of global development.
Check out more great tunes from the band here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQya_GzVD3eLVJjhvm122A
Follow Dr. Bob on Twit...2020-02-0515 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇭🚂 The Last Train to Davos: A Bonus Podcast about the World Economic Forum. 🚂 🇨🇭Did you get your invitation to the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland?
Neither did we.
This exclusive annual meeting sets out to discuss some of the world's greatest challenges to economic and social development. World leaders, rock stars, economists, royalty, CEOs, and anyone willing to pay the $72,000 to attend (that's $52,000 for the annual membership to the forum, and another $19,000 to attend the event) can make their way to Davos for a week-long exclusive mixer. For years the World Economic Forum has been critiqued for its lack of transparency, overt elitism, and air of authority ove...2020-01-2344 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺 Classic cars, hand-rolled cigars, thatched-roof bars and...mid-term exams? The Development of Study Abroad Tours in Cuba. 🇨🇺About 2 million people visit Cuba every year. Classic cars, hand-rolled cigars, and thatched-roof bars are popular sites on the tourist track. But hundreds of students and professors from around the world come to Cuba to hit the books - even students from the United States. In this bonus episode of GDP Dr. Sarah Blue chats with Dr. Bob Huish about leading study tours to Cuba. Both Dr. Sarah & Dr. Bob have years of experience in organizing university study tours to Cuba. This bonus episode debunks a lot of myths about traveling to Cuba and gives students and educators some handy...2020-01-1337 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe Challenging Racism Project: Exploring the Consequences of Racism in Development.Racism is a problem everywhere, and it is increasingly finding its way into politics around the world, including Australia.
In this Season 2 finale, Dr. Bob Huish talks with Prof. Kevin Dunn at Western Sydney University about the "Challenging Racism Project". It's a project that documents the poor attitudes that some people have towards others, but also to understand the disadvantages and experiences resulting from racism, especially when it comes to immigration.
Kevin Dunn is Dean and Professor at the School of Social Science and Psychology at Western Sydney University. He is heading up the Challenging Racism Project. He is Lead De...2020-01-1124 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🎵Vacation is all I ever wanted.🎵 The Delicate Balance of Tourism and Development.Tourism can be hard on sensitive ecosystems. Imported food, carbon miles, water, sanitation, and single use plastics are all problems. But you'll never guess what plastic item for tourists is actually causing a lot of grief for environmental sustainability. Tune into to hear Dr. Bob Huish chat with Dr. Regina Scheyvens about her research on tourism and development in the Pacific.
Regina Scheyvens is Professor and Co-director of the Pacific Research and Policy Centre at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Her work focuses on relationships between tourism, sustainable development and poverty reduction. She has worked on t...2020-01-1035 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerA Place without Time: Health, Development, and Climate Change in Kiribati.This is, without doubt, the most remote Podcast that you'll hear on the series. Dr. Bob Huish joins Dr. Sharon McLennan & Cristine Werle in Kiribati, a country in the Pacific Ocean that is only 2 - 3 meters above sea level. The three met to learn about Cuban Medical Cooperation in the Pacific, and quickly became aware of the serious health and development challenges that impact Kiribati today.
Cristine Werle is a Master’s Student at Massey Univeristy in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Her research focuses on Cuban cooperation in the Pacific, particularly in Kiribati. She conducted field work in Kiribati in 2019
Sharon...2020-01-0926 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺 Havana nights and Moscow Days: The Development of Cuba - Russia Relations. 🇨🇺The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, ending a long-standing special relationship with Cuba. The fall of the wall thew Cuba into an economic tailspin in the 1990s, and it signalled many to think that Cuba was on the look out for new partners in new places.
In this special series podcast on the Cuban Development Model Dr. Bob Huish connects with Dr. Mervyn Bain about just how deep relations run between Moscow and Havana. Even though economic chaos ensued in the 1990s, it did not mean the end of Cuba - Russia relations. In fact, they may be stronger today than ever...2020-01-0829 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺 The Development of Cuba's Emergency Readiness in an era of Climate Change. 🇨🇺Master's graduate Jessica Hirtle has been through hurricanes, and she has been to Cuba. It didn't take her long to notice that Cuba seems to be better prepared to handle hurricanes and natural disasters than many other areas in the Caribbean and even in North America. In this episode Jessica Hirtle sits down with her Master's Supervisor Dr. Bob Huish to talk about her primary research on Cuba's emergency management and preparedness system. As they discuss, Cuba provides an important example of how nations, even those with modest economies, could be better prepared for natural disasters in the future. Jessica Hi...2020-01-0723 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺🏳️🌈 The Development of Cuba's Gay Revolution. 🏳️🌈🇨🇺In Cuba in the 1960s an 1970s gay men could be sent to work camps for "re-education". Hostilities and discrimination against the gay community were widespread in the 1980s and 1990s as well. However, today Cuba has one of the most progressive approaches to LGBTQ+ rights in the Americas.
In this podcast Dr Bob Huish talks with Dr. Emily Kirk to discuss how attitudes and policies changed in Cuba from being incredibly repressive to forwardly progressive.
Dr. Emily Kirk is a Research Fellow in the Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University, Canada. She is au...2020-01-0627 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🇨🇺 Cuba's Healthy Development. 🇨🇺Almost 20 years ago Dr. John Kirk encouraged (Dr.) Bob Huish to head to Cuba to pursue research for the first time. Since then the two have worked closely together on issues of Cuba's place in the global health landscape. Both have published books on Cuban Medical Internationalism and dozens of articles on the subject. In this podcast they sit down for a half hour to discuss why Cuba sends thousands of doctors overseas, why Cuba offers medical scholarships to students from around the world, and how well the Cuban development model fares in taking care of their own.
2020-01-0533 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerInequity, Injustice, & Indifference. The Heart and Soul of Neoliberal Development.On this episode, recorded in Blackball New Zealand, Dr. Bob Huish talks to Dr. Sean Connelly about neoliberalism. What is it? What has it done, and what are the outcomes of this economic theory turned ideology? No better place to discuss this concept than in the birthplace of New Zealand's labour movement.
Sean is a senior lecturer at the University of Otago in the department of geography. He looks at community response to sustainability challenges. He is co-editor of the Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability. He has a regular column “Seeds for Change” in the Otago Daily Times on food and...2020-01-0431 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWhat's it like being a front-line Humanitarian Development Worker? Watch M*A*S*H.In this episode Dr. Bob Huish talks with Jessica Cadesky in Vancouver to talk about her experiences as a worker with the Red Cross, and UN agencies working on gender and violence prevention. Jessica's research looks at gender in post-conflict settings, and how humanitarian programs need to be mindful of gender in their scope and approach.
Jessica is a gender and violence prevention specialist with over a decade of experience with the United Nations & The Red Cross. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in International Development Studies at the University of Ottawa. Her research looks at post-conflict ai...2020-01-0331 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerWho Votes for Democracy? The Place of "Democracy Assistance" in International Development.Democracy is a precious thing and it takes work to build it and to protect it. In our kick-off episode of season 2, Dr. Bob Huish talks to Dr. Gabrielle Bardall about "Democracy Assistance" in International Development. Working in post-conflict, and authoritarian states, Dr. Bardall has on the ground experience of enhancing democratic processes and elections around the world.
Dr. Gabrielle Bardall is a Research Associate with the Center for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa and an independent consultant. Over the past 15 years, Gabrielle has worked in over 50 countries worldwide for a variety of UN agencies and international or...2020-01-0230 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerIt's season two of Rick and Morty! No, wait! It's season two of GDP - The Global Development Primer.It's Season 2 of GDP. Here's what to expect: More development in action podcasts by practitioners who lend advice on how to get jobs in the development field. And a block set of episodes dedicated entirely to the Cuban development model. 🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺
Season 2 episodes start on January 2, 2020.
Tune in, check it out, and follow along on Twitter: @ProfessorHuish2019-12-2302 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerA Power No Government Can Suppress: Activism as Development.In 2019 we witnessed protests in Chile, Hong Kong, Lebanon, and even Nova Scotia. Why are these protests occurring, and how effective are they in making transformative change? In this "In the Now" bonus podcast on GDP, Dr. Bob Huish speaks with Dr. Jon Langdon about the efficacy of activism today. Knowing the local matters when it comes to Activism & Development, and in this conversation we discuss the bigger issues that go beyond street-level protest.
What makes for successful activism? What motivates people to put themselves in harms way when it comes to fighting for change? This is a bon...2019-11-1944 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerSchool is Out! A Bangladesh University for Women brings about Impressive Development Goals.It's the finale for Season 1 of GDP. Dr. Bob Huish calls up two good friends in Fiji, Dr. Sara Amin & Dr. Christian Girard. Both have teaching experience at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, which offers fully-funded scholarships to incredibly talented women from across Asia. In this conversation, Sara & Christian share stories and reveal important insights into innovative teaching for gender and development.
Dr. Christian Girard is an independent researcher and development practitioner based in Fiji. His main research interests include development, poverty, vulnerability and livelihoods; governance, public policy and urban planning; and social innovation, social entrepreneurship and social bus...2019-11-0850 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerDevelopment is Just so Modern: Modernization theory 101.In this episode Dr. Matthew Schnurr joins Dr. Bob Huish to chat about modernization theory. Like other episodes in this first season, we're covering the groundwork for theories of International Development that have transformed the lives of millions for better and worse.
Matthew Schnurr is an environmental geographer with research and teaching interests in environment and development. His research looks at political ecology, ecology, agricultural biotechnology, farmer-decision making and environmental security. His regional interests lie in East and Southern Africa.
Follow Dr. Bob Huish on Twitter: @ProfessorHuish2019-11-0820 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerFeminist Foreign International Assistance Policy: Development's new era?Canada has a Feminist Foreign International Assistance Policy that focuses on peace, security, violence issues, and economic empowerment that puts poverty alleviation at the heart of the policy. Dr. Laura Parisi joins Dr. Bob Huish in this episode to talk about the details, and how effective this approach is to International Development.
Dr. Parisi is Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Gender Studies with a cross-appointment in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC Canada. She publishes and teaches in the areas of gender equality, political economy, human rights, global governance, and in...2019-11-0822 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerDisabilities within International Development: Chronicles of Nigeria.Disability issues are some of the most understudied and neglected areas of International Development. In this episode recent MA graduate Anu Oduwole talks to Dr. Bob Huish about her work in studying disability issues in Nigeria. In Nigeria, persons with disabilities face enormous challenges, and the state is doing very little to ensure their well being. Anu talks to GDP about this situation and what needs to be done.
A recent graduate of the Master’s Program in International Development Studies at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada. She is pursuing research around disability, global health and deve...2019-11-0727 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerColonialism: Global Development's Painful Origins.This week it is a window into the University class experience with Dr. Huish and Tari Ajadi. Tari offers some detailed clarification after students at Dalhousie University covered a chapter and a lecture on Colonialism in Development. If you're curious as to what we discuss in our Introduction to Development Studies courses, here's your chance to find out all about it. And what a topic! Colonialism sets the development stage in motion with painful and brutal consequences still felt to this day.
Tari Ajadi is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at Dalhousie University and he is a...2019-11-0735 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerDiamonds and Development Are Forever?In this episode Dr. Bob Huish makes his way to Blackball New Zealand to catch up with long-time friend Prof. Tony Binns. Prof. Binns talks to us about his time and work in Sierra Leone, a country deeply impacted by conflict, food security challenges, and the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
Prof. Tony Binns is the Ron Lister Chair of Geography at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He has worked in the field of Geography and International Development Studies for 40 years, and he has published 21 books and over 150 journal articles. He was made Chief Majawah of Sandor in K...2019-11-0736 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerGet Your Foot in the Door by Getting a Plane? The ethical conundrum of Voluntourism in International Development.This week Heather Carroll joins Dr. Bob Huish in the podcast studio to talk about voluntourism, the combination of volunteering, tourism, and academic credit. Is this the heart of development? Is it poverty tourism? Is it a multi-million dollar business? These two educators dive into the details. Thousands of students volunteer abroad every year. Is it a necessary rite of passage to enter the field of development? Is it outright exploitation?
Heather is an elementary school teacher in Halifax, who has taught at the elementary level in Cambodia and in Fiji. She is a 3M National Student Fello...2019-11-0723 min
GDP - The Global Development Primer🎵 No Sugar Tonight in my Coffee 🎵 Any Fairness in Development?Today Dr. Bob Huish brings in fellow coffee addict Dr. Gavin Fridell to talk about fair trade coffee, and the broader economics of the coffee trade. Thought of as an ideal model of development, Dr. Fridell discusses just how well fair trade has faired in International Development.
Dr. Fridell is a Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies at St. Mary’s University. A member of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Fair Trade Network. Author of 3 books Coffee (2014); Alternative Trade (2013); and Fair Trade Coffee (2007). His research explores socially responsible trade policy, the political economy of NAFTA and...2019-11-0630 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe "Stateless State" of Development: Chronicles of Myanmar.Today on GDP Dr. Bob Huish has Patrick Balazo on the phone from Thailand to talk about the very serious perils of statelessness.
Patrick holds a BAH and Masters in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University. He is a Killam Scholar, and Recipient of the Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela, and worked as a Research Officer with a Burmese human rights organization based in Thailand.
Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter: @ProfessorHuish2019-11-0631 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerTwo Thousand Years Before DevelopmentIn this episode Dr. Bob Huish speaks with Dr. Eli Diamond about Aristotle, the Capabilities Approach, and why it matters for International Development Studies today.
Dr. Diamond is an Associate professor of Ancient Philosophy at Dalhousie University. His research interests include metaphysics and politics in ancient Greek philosophy. He is the author of “Mortal Imitations of divine life: The Nature of Soul in Aristotle’s De anima”.
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2019-11-0635 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerThe Global Development PrimerA podcast that goes well beyond Gross Domestic Product! GDP, the Global Development Primer, is a podcast, a course, and a lens into the world of International Development Studies. Featuring experts from around the world, Dr. Bob Huish broadcasts from Dalhousie University, in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada, to bring you important insights into everything related to International Development Studies.2019-11-0602 minGDP - The Global Development PrimerCheck out GDPIf you’re a global development professional, an educator or a student interested in global issues, you’ll want to dig into the stories and advice shared by GDP - the Global Development Primer2019-11-0500 min