Dan Banik
Dan Banik is Professor of Political Science and Research Director at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
Twitter: @danbanik (https://twitter.com/danbanik)
Location Oslo (Norway), Zomba (Malawi), Beijing (China)
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Indeed. The challenge is to operationalize the good intentions, and not to cherrypick goals. See some of the publications by UN Global Compact: https://www.unglobalcompact.org/sdgs
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You raise many interesting issues. The UN Global Compact has been working on some of these issues, which you may want to read more about: https://www.unglobalcompact.org/sdgs
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This is the official Telenor strategy: https://www.telenor.com/telenor-groups-strategic-focus-on-the-sdgs-and-reduced-inequalities/
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Good point Paul, but there are several examples, in recent years, where large companies from South Africa, China and India have entered the Malawian market. Do you think these companies can work with the government to promote development? if so, how?
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You may want to read this piece by Jack Donnelly on "cultural relativism": http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/udhr/preamble_section_7/concept_history_2.html
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Dan Banik replied to Gregory Peters
Not sure, but will ask Prof. Chinsinga to provide an answer.
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Dan Banik replied to Shannon Halford
One of the many programmes that has been prioritized by the government as well as some international actors in Malawi is Conservation Agriculture. See https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479716307472 for an assessment of progress and challenges.
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Dan Banik replied to Martha Cronje
You are right to point to the challenge that Malawi faces with a rapidly growing population. The FISP programme was able to promote food security for a while, but is currently struggling. Almost every year, some parts of the country face a food security problem. I am not aware of official efforts to address population control.
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Dan Banik replied to Lars Joon Flydal
Great question Lars. Some would argue that the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that world leaders agreed on in September 2015 provide the appropriate framework for prioritizing both the primary and secondary sectors.
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Dan Banik made a comment
Here is a short video by Prof. Li Xiaoyun, a colleague of Dr. Lixia Tang, explaining China's success in reducing poverty: http://www.whatworks.uio.no/video/xiaoyun_li.mov?vrtx=view-as-webpage
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Dan Banik replied to Shannon Halford
Wood, of course!
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Hi Rachel, Here is a short video you may enjoy watching: "What works in education?": http://www.whatworks.uio.no/video/prachi-srivastava-what-works-in-education.mov?vrtx=view-as-webpage
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Dan Banik replied to Shannon Halford
I will ask my team to look into it.
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Dan Banik replied to Shannon Halford
Thanks for the suggestion.
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You can find many of these in the next steps (see "suggested readings").
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Dan Banik made a comment
Dear all, We have soon reached the conclusion of this short (3-week) course. I suggest you watch the videos and contribute to the on-going discussions ASAP. I also encourage you to periodically visit www.whatworks.uio.no for new videos and blogs on What Works in Development. Thank you for registering for this course. We have had participants from 144...
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Hi Hanna, The course is soon ending, and I suggest you watch the videos and contribute to the on-going discussions ASAP.
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Welcome! Please note that the course is soon ending, and I suggest you watch the videos and contribute to the on-going discussions ASAP.
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Welcome! Please note that the course is soon ending, and I suggest you watch the videos and contribute to the on-going discussions ASAP.
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Welcome! Please note that the course is soon ending, and I suggest you watch the videos and contribute to the on-going discussions ASAP.
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Welcome! Please note that the course is soon ending, and I suggest you watch the videos and contribute to the on-going discussions ASAP.
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We are grateful for your active contribution in the class discussions. Thank you.
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Dan Banik replied to sarathadevi R
Thanks for your active participation.
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Dan Banik replied to lucie marley
Thank you for the useful feedback.
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What type of role do you see China playing in Africa in the next decade?
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Agreed. I will request to interview her again and get her to reflect on more recent developments.
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I am interested to know more about your PhD project. You are welcome to send me anything you may have written of late or your thesis proposal.
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I hope you have read about the Afrobarometer findings on governance in Malawi presented in Lilongwe yesterday.
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Could you please share your article with the class? You could either provide a link or send an email to us. Thanks.
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Great to see you here.
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You may be particularly interested in the lecture by Benedicte Bull on inequality and a short video by our guest Alice Evans from Cambridge.
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Great to have you with us Bob. You still have ample time to watch the videos and engage in the discussions.
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Dan Banik replied to Simon Gordon-Walker
That is the most encouraging response I have seen in a long time. Thank you!
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I hope the lectures in this course will strengthen your desire to work on development-related issues.
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Good to see you here Susan! Missing Malawi constantly.
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Kerala's success has often been attributed to civic activism.
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You can watch two lectures on Malawi this week by one of the foremost social scientists in Malawi -- my colleague Prof. Blessings Chinsinga.
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Good to know! Thanks.
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India continues to face numerous challenges, despite having lifted millions above the poverty line. Some would argue that India has simply not undertaken reforms as quickly and as successfully as the Chinese. There are, however, certain exceptions. On virtually every indicator of human development (e.g. life expectancy, literacy, etc.), the south Indian state...
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Dan Banik replied to lameck siamundele
Many in Zambia talk about the success of conservation farming or conservation agriculture in rural areas in boosting food production and promoting gender equality. What do you think?
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Thank you. I hope you can complete watching the lectures in week 1 before you begin week 2.
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Dan Banik replied to Nat Harrod
Thanks for your very correct observation. Please see my summary of some of the issues discussed in class in week 1 and my response. This file is available in the final section of week 1 and the first two sections of week 2 (under "downloads").
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Dan Banik replied to Roberts Amigo
I am particularly interested to hear your views on Rwanda's success in promoting economic growth in recent years. What has worked for Rwanda that is not working for many other neighbouring countries?
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Dan Banik replied to PAUL AMODOI PATEL
You can particularly look forward to the lectures in week 2, which has just started.
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Thanks for the link to the article in the Star. You may wish to read this piece in The New York Times about Amartya Sen and my views on his work: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/arts/does-democracy-avert-famine.html
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Indeed! There are two lectures this week on Malawi and one next week.
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There are several lectures this week and next week that will highlight the Malawian case.
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Dan Banik replied to Tania Leyland
Thanks for the positive feedback!
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Dan Banik replied to lucie marley
You can indeed look forward to next week, which features more concrete examples. The idea this week was to introduce some overarching themes so as to provide a foundation for the next couple of weeks.
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Dan Banik replied to Rebecca Fobbe
The articles can be downloaded. Look under "downloads".
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Hi David, I Hope some of the lectures this week will provide some clarity of development and the ideas behind it. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
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Please share some of experiences with the What Works community.
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Dan Banik made a comment
Here is a blog on why we developed a MOOC on this topic: http://www.whatworks.uio.no/blog/2017/why_mooc.html
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Good to see you here Kristine. Do share your thoughts on civil society and development in Thailand.
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You can particularly look forward to the lectures on governance.
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Please share your insights on development in Kenya. One aspect that has received considerable attention in recent years has been the success of microfinance institutions in Kenya. What are your thoughts on the issue?
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Thanks. Looking forward to interacting with you.
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I hope you an share your perspectives on what is working (and what is not) in Uganda.
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You make an important point about not rushing development.
