Ramsha Jahangir

📄 New #ERICC policy brief alert ❕ Drawing from findings of the recent working paper, Political economy and (in)coherence of the education system in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, we have just published a policy brief exploring the drivers and outcomes of dissonance between official intentions for cross-sectoral coordination, also referred to as the ‘humanitarian-development nexus’, and the default operations of the Education Sector in #CoxsBazar, Bangladesh. Developed by Dr Olha Homonchuk and Sam Sharp at ODI, this brief summarizes the sources of education system (in)coherences in Cox’s Bazar, drawing out the links between sector operations and the key actors’ de facto incentives and capacities, and illustrates the value of understanding how these political economy drivers shape the contours of plausible reforms to improve education coherence in emergencies. Read more on key findings and recommendations now: https://lnkd.in/gecgZZ5a #educationforall #evidencebasedpolicy

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👏 In a new and incredibly exciting Special Issue, GDI’s Nicola Banks and BRAC colleagues Nusrat Jahan & Imran Matin reflect on 50 years of BRAC’s contributions to development knowledge and practice! Read the full editorial for free here: https://loom.ly/rukefKY

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#DYK❓ #CulturalHeritage smuggling is not a victimless #Crime. #UNICRI's latest report examines "Cultural Heritage Smuggling and the #Nexus with #Terrorism." Our research 📚 offers practical recommendations to tackle this phenomenon. #UNICRI is committed to a safer, more secure and culturally rich world🗺️. ⚠️Learn more 👇 https://bit.ly/3zd7KZM  

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#NextGeneration ✨ Explore the complex interplay between state fragility and the illicit #proliferation of small arms and light weapons #SALW in Afghanistan. Gyula Speck's paper reveals how fragile statehood fuels #SALW inflows, perpetuating insecurity. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3UmMVCj This report has been prepared under the supervision of Erzsébet N. Rózsa, as part of a research internship at the Institute of World Economics funded by the European Union under the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium activities. 📰 Browse all #NextGen papers : https://lnkd.in/dwXE2hqC

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Violent extremists are using #IllicitEconomies to expand across the #Sahel and spread southwards. On 7 May, we explore the overlapping objectives of violent extremist groups involved in illicit economies. Register for the online seminar. https://lnkd.in/gmfi-Zdw

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We just launched the SIDS Trade Tracker at #SIDS4 to bridge the data gap. This new tool for Small Island Developing States is free, easy to use and helps policymakers explore trade-related topics of relevance to these countries, in order to make evidence-basses decisions. Try it now➡️ bit.ly/3Kh5Eu0

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By demonstrating ways that patriarchal gender norms fuel extremist ideologies, recruitment, and operations, we can foster a more inclusive and gender-equal society that is resilient to extremist narratives, especially those that seek to undermine women’s rights and align male empowerment with cruelty and violence. Check out our latest article by Apurva R⤵ https://lnkd.in/exZ5yxUC

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Violent extremists are using #IllicitEconomies to expand across the #Sahel and spread southwards. On 7 May, we explore the overlapping objectives of violent extremist groups involved in illicit economies. Register for the online seminar. https://lnkd.in/g3Ahrw5N

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As more countries invest in national qualifications databases, how can we ensure they are interoperable to compare qualifications and connect them to jobs, careers, and learning pathways? 📚💼 Can we use the existing European digital tools to support the interoperability and information exchange between countries? 💻🔍 To answer these questions, the European Training Foundation has published the policy briefing on the Network of National Qualifications Databases. At Knowledge Innovation Centre, we have been supporting ETF on this topic and are excited to see the results of the work. #Qualifications #Databases #Interoperability #DigitalTools

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The HSTP Health Journalism Fellowship, a flagship programme of HSTP, aims to empower early-career journalists to deeply investigate issues within public health and healthcare systems. Through this program, journalists are encouraged to report on these subjects comprehensively, facilitating an exchange of information between the public health community and the media. This fellowship enhances their careers in health journalism and broadens their understanding of healthcare systems. Key focus areas include access to medications, healthcare workforce capabilities, home healthcare, digital health, healthcare financing and planning, post-pandemic health system responses, primary healthcare delivery, disease control, and emergency care systems, analyzing their impacts on service delivery and overall health systems. We are delighted to share an article authored by our journalism fellow, Mr. Pallav Jain, as part of the HSTP - Health Journalism Fellowship 2023. The article, published in Hindi on NewsClick.in, delves into the management of biomedical waste in Madhya Pradesh, focusing on practices observed in public and private health facilities across Sehore district. In part 1 of the series, Mr.Pallav discusses challenges in managing biomedical waste (BMW) in Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh. Despite regulatory frameworks, health centers exhibit improper disposal practices, including delayed collection, mishandling of sharp and plastic waste, and inconsistent waste segregation. These issues pose risks to public health and the environment. The Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board projects BMW production to double by 2032, with treatment facilities capable of handling triple the current amount. However, efficiency concerns persist, with the system often prioritizing revenue over public welfare, especially evident in post-COVID-19 discussions on enhanced waste management needs in the Sehore district. You can access the article, मध्यप्रदेश : ग्रामीण इलाक़ों में बायोमेडिकल वेस्ट के प्रबंधन में है अभी कई ख़ामियां’ here: मध्यप्रदेश : ग्रामीण इलाक़ों में बायोमेडिकल वेस्ट के प्रबंधन में है अभी कई ख़ामियां | न्यूज़क्लिक (newsclick.in) #HSTPHealthJournalismFellowship #BiomedicalWasteManagement   #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalImpact #WasteSegregation   #HealthcareChallenges #HSTP Pallav Jain NewsClick.in

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NEW 📄 Neoliberalism must be understood not only as a policy project but also—equally—as a cultural project. In their new report, Deepak Bhargava (longtime progressive movement leader and former senior fellow at Roosevelt), Shahrzad Shams (senior program manager for Roosevelt’s Race and Democracy program) & Harry W. Hanbury (documentary filmmaker and activist) show why progressives can’t afford to focus on policy alone—they must engage in culture, taking seriously not just material needs but emotional, psychological, and spiritual ones as well. The authors argue that: ▶️ We are living in a landscape of the cultural wreckage brought about by neoliberal policies and ideology. ▶️ Neoliberalism as a cultural project is increasingly unpersuasive and unsatisfying to many people. ▶️ Compared to the Left, the Right has been far more strategic and successful in engaging with these four cultural responses to neoliberalism. "By adopting a 'culture first' orientation to politics, the post-neoliberal Right has used this cultural raw material as a vehicle for socializing its political vision. By contrast—and we believe less politically effectively—the Left has taken a narrower, more technocratic approach that focuses on policy agendas as a means of mobilization and recruitment," they explain. ✊ The report encourages progressive elites to engage with mass culture, understanding it to be a main vehicle through which people make sense of the world and formulate political ideologies, and ultimately, as a means to build political power. A must-read for anyone in the progressive movement ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g4xSFQvn

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How can #DigitalPublicGoods help combat disinformation during elections? Our new blog dives into 6 DPGs from Open Terms Archive, Open Knowledge Foundation, HURIDOCS, Ushahidi, Tattle Civic Technologies and Open Knowledge Brasil and how they are enhancing information integrity in novel ways. These range from data management and policy transparency to holding big tech accountable and performing audio-visual analysis of social media messages. Discover their impact ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gbaeDvwK #Disinformation #Elections #OpenSource

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Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) network releases new 2024 data on Women in Parliaments For the first time, the CWP network has released detailed data on the numbers of Women Parliamentarians in Legislatures across the #Commonwealth. In 2024, the CWP data shows that the total number of Women Parliamentarians in Commonwealth Parliaments is 4,205 with the average percentage of women in Parliaments at 25.9% across the Commonwealth. The CPA Secretary-General, Stephen Twigg said: “The CWP data for 2024 shows that we are seeing some progress but that we are far from achieving the goal of gender equality in our Legislatures. More women than ever hold political decision-making posts worldwide, but we need to progress further to achieve women's full and equal participation in all Parliaments.” Find out more and download the data ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eazPbTgB The Commonwealth | Inter-Parliamentary Union | UN Women

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The AMR Global Legislators Report has been published. 📢 Dame Angela Eagle says: "This report focuses on what Parliamentarians around the world can best do to both hold their own Governments to account for progress and keep a political focus on what is too often seen as just a medical issue. If AMR renders all antibiotics powerless to fight infection the world will enter a very dark place indeed with routine medical procedures becoming too dangerous to use." 👉 Read the report: https://lnkd.in/gWXaPNjd

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📢 Panel Discussion on Media Bias in Reporting on Gaza I attended a thought-provoking panel discussion hosted by The Centre for Media Monitoring in collaboration with Frontline Club Charitable Trust focusing on Western media bias in reporting on Gaza. 🔍 Key Takeaways: Omission and Silencing: The discussion highlighted how Palestinians are denied the opportunity to document their own experiences, effectively silencing their voices and erasing their narratives from mainstream media. Language Analysis: The Centre's latest report revealed a concerning trend where emotive language disproportionately reinforces biased perspectives in media coverage, skewing public perception. It was a powerful reminder of the impact of media on shaping public opinion and the importance of people holding mainstream media accountable for their unethical journalism. Link to the full report in the comments section. #MediaBias #Journalism #Gaza #FairReporting #CentreForMediaMonitoring #TheFrontlineClub

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🚨 NEW 🚨 The Electoral Integrity Global Report 2024 is here and 42 new contests have been added to the PEI dataset! Read the report (https://lnkd.in/eGnX2tfh) and check out the dataset on Harvard Dataverse (https://shorturl.at/oy94q)!

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