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Development studies
Henning Melber

The middle-class hype

It is doubtful, whether middle classes in developing countries are driving progress

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Clashes within civilisations

Islamist terrorism is an expression of clashes within civilisations, not between them

Media
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Dangerous job

According to Reporters without Borders, 66 journalists were murdered in 2014

Editorial
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Hard times

Journalism is at risk in many countries: reasons include poor revenues and authoritarian regimes

Media development
Alexander Matschke

Freedom of expression promotes democracy

Alexander Matschke: Promoting free media is a task for development policy

Journalists
Petra Tabeling

Staying safe and sane

Petra Tabeling: In crisis areas, journalists are at risk in physical and psychological terms.

Netizens
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Blogging for change

Young bloggers discuss daily life under Israeli occupation in Palestine

Lifelong learning
Werner Eggert

Online follow-up

After face-to-face seminars have ended, development agencies should continue journalistic training online

Peacebuilding
Patricia Galicia

Breaking the silence

How raped women in Guatemala found the courage to talk about their fate

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Questions of ownership

Development success depends on national ownership

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood