Tag: global south

#PowerShifts Resources: Lessons from the Global South for Surviving the Climate Crisis
Since the start of the #ClimateStrike past Friday September 20th, I have been moved by the avalanche of actions across the world to foreground the climate crisis, its devastating effects (present and future) and the demand for collective solutions. It is a tremendous glimpse of hope that so many voices have come together to call for a world where people’s existence, and their right to a […]
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What are the downsides for Southern Scholars of Open Access to academic journals?
Duncan Green and Maria Faciolince consult #PowerShifts authors on how to try and sort out an unintended consequence of Open Access. For several years, there has been a push to make academic journals Open Access for readers, and Duncan’s been a big supporter. OA is a good thing in terms of allowing readers, North and […]
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“When will we get a report on your findings?”: reflections on researcher accountability from DRC
Christian Chiza Kashurha is a teaching assistant at the Department of History of ISP-Idjwi and researcher at GEC-SH, Bukavu, DRC. This piece is part of the new “Bukavu Series” blog posts by the GIC Network. Throughout the Global South, in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, research projects of researchers in the North are increasingly carried […]
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