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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Past winners of the Amartya Sen Essay Prize can now be found in one place, with direct links to their published essays in Journal ASAP. They’re free to read and download. globaljustice.yale.edu/senprize13

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hot off the press. New Special Issue: “Africa Rising.” Beyond the Seat at the Table by Michal Apollo and Thomas Pogge opens the ASAP Journal special issue exploring structural justice, academic agency and the reality of “Africa Rising.” journalasap.org/journal/arti...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join the 2026 Yale Global Justice Conference to explore “The New Infrastructure of Power: AI, Data & Global Inequality.” 📅 November 5–8, 2026 📍 November 6: Hybrid at Yale, New Haven 💻 November 5, 7–8: Online 📣 Call for participation: Submit your abstract by October 5, 2026 to tan.gurpinar@qu.edu.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Before paying someone to arrange a journey to Europe, know the risks. Fisayo Soyombo’s FIJ investigation reports confinement, violence and forced labour on the route to Libya. Read: fij.ng/article/unde...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Only one week left to submit your abstract for the 2026 Yale Global Justice Conference. 📅 Conference: November 5–8, 2026 📍 Hybrid at Yale, New Haven + Online ⏳ Abstract deadline: October 5, 2026 📩 Submit to: tan.gurpinar@qu.edu

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Explore the themes and reforms proposed across 574 qualifying essays in the 2026 Nelson Mandela Essay Prize Competition.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In our last post, we shared photographs and reflections from our board member Mihai Lupu’s visit to Nepal. This video offers a closer look at the affected area and his time working at a school alongside local volunteers through EduCaB and local partners. academicsstand.org/news/beyond-...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Meet Professor Aleksandra Przegalińska, joining the Annual YGJP-ASAP Conference 2026. She explores how AI is changing organizations, work, and the decisions we make.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“I leave Nepal convinced that I have witnessed more than an isolated humanitarian disaster,” Mihai writes. We’re sharing his words and photographs to keep attention on these communities and the work of recovery that continues.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Supplies are stacked on tables, children wait their turn, and volunteers help hand out materials. These photos show a few moments from the work Mihai joined through EduCaB and local partners in Nepal.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here, Mihai and volunteers are working together on a classroom floor. There’s care in these small, practical tasks. As he writes, recovery includes “the quiet determination to restore routine despite overwhelming loss.”

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s hard to look at this classroom without thinking about the everyday life that belongs here and how much work it will take to bring it back.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our board member Mihai Lupu spent four days in Nepal, joining humanitarian work through EduCaB and local partners. His photographs and words share what he saw, the people he met, and what stayed with him after leaving.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The results are in! 🎉🎊 Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Nelson Mandela Essay Prize Competition. The competition recognised nine finalist essays. Judging was anonymous, with each essay read by 6–12 readers from a panel of 24.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Meet Julia Angwin at the Annual YGJP-ASAP Conference 2026! An award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and founder of Proof News and The Markup, Julia investigates the impacts of technology.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Meet Michelle Miller, Director of Innovation for the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, where she researches the impact of artificial intelligence on working women. 📅 Nov 5–8 📝 Abstracts due Oct 5 🔗 academicsstand.org/events/yale-...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Meet Prof. Luciano Floridi at the Annual YGJP–ASAP Conference 2026. Founding Director of Yale’s Digital Ethics Center, he is a leading voice in AI and digital ethics. 📅 Nov 5–8 | Abstracts due Oct 5 🔗 academicsstand.org/events/yale-...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Meet Professor Muhammad Ashfaq at the Annual YGJP–ASAP Conference 2026, November 5–8. His talk, “AI-Enabled Financial Inclusion: Promise versus Reality in Emerging Markets,” explores how AI and FinTech are transforming access to finance in developing economies. academicsstand.org/events/yale-...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Meet Jennifer Strong, technology journalist and Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center. Explore her work and join us for the Annual YGJP Conference 2026. 📅 Nov 5–8 📝 Abstracts due Oct 5 📧 tan.gurpinar@qu.edu #YGJP2026

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Researching AI, data, justice or inequality? Submit an extended abstract to the Annual YGJP Conference 2026 by October 5. Present at Yale or through a recorded online contribution. 📧 tan.gurpinar@qu.edu Details: globaljustice.yale.edu/annual-ygjp-...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just a reminder. The deadline is today!

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just a reminder: the deadline is today!

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

7 days left! Submit your essay by 31st August! ⏳ globaljustice.yale.edu/senprize13

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Have an innovative idea to help address severe poverty in India? The Ambedkar Grants offer funding and mentorship to turn promising pilot projects into action. Applications are open on a rolling basis. Read more: globaljustice.yale.edu/ambedkar-gra...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Explore how AI and data are reshaping power, inequality, rights and democracy at the Annual YGJP Conference 2026. 📅 November 5–8, 2026 📝 Extended abstract deadline: October 5, 2026 globaljustice.yale.edu/annual-ygjp-...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

From tax justice and illicit financial flows to cyber fraud, extractive industries and beyond—the ideas continued to evolve. Past winners, 2021–2025 → ✍️ Now it’s your turn. 📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026 💰 Prize fund: USD 8,000

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🏆 A look back at the ideas that stood out. Explore past winners of the Amartya Sen Essay Prize Competition—and the issues their essays brought into focus. 🧵 Past winners, 2014–2020 ↓

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Where does illicit money flow and who pays the price?💰 Explore the issue. Build your argument. Share your research. 🏆 13th Amartya Sen Essay Competition 📅 Deadline: 31st August 2026

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This video highlights the award-winning article, “Cybercrimes and the Illicit Financial Flows in Myanmar,” winner of the 11th Amartya Sen Essay Prize (2024). Authors: • Thant Thura Zan, 2025 ASAP Research Fellow • Soe Thaw Tar Kyaw Min (Global Coordinator, ASAP) www.journalasap.org/index.php/as...

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🚨 Don’t miss the Amartya Sen Essay Competition! 🏆 Total Prize Fund: USD 8,000 📝 Essay length: 7,000–9,000 words 📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026 Learn more and submit your essay: globaljustice.yale.edu/senprize13

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A look back at yesterday’s ASAP Fellowship 2026 session on Opportunities and Resources. Thank you to all the fellows, speakers, and participants for an engaging discussion! 💙

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌟Good news! Nominations now close on 31 August 2026. To send a nomination or for any questions or comments, contact Michal Apollo at editor@journalasap.org. Details: globaljustice.yale.edu/asap-awards

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🔗 Learn more and submit a nomination at journalasap.org

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

💬 ASAP Quote Series Can we build a more just world without questioning the institutions that shape it? Professor Thomas Pogge invites us to reflect on this enduring question. What’s your perspective? 🌐 www.academicsstand.org #ThomasPogge #academicsstandagainstpoverty

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This quote from Professor Thomas Pogge invites us to reflect on our shared responsibility in addressing global poverty and building a more just world. What are your thoughts on his message? We’d love to hear your perspective. 🌐 www.academicsstand.org

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We are now inviting nominations for the ASAP Awards. 🏆 Know an academic work that deserves recognition? Nominate it for the ASAP Awards. 📅 Nomination deadline: 31 July each year

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Thomas Pogge @tpogge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is decimating US nutritional assistance programs with many no longer able to afford a healthy diet. This chart about Arizona is from a NYTimes video.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Can research help end poverty? At ASAP, we believe research should do more than generate knowledge, it should help create real-world change. Learn more: academicsstand.org #ResearchForImpact #GlobalJustice #ASAP

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Thomas Pogge @tpogge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Journal ASAP just published a new Special Issue - dedicated to Indian Perspectives on Environmental Justice. Free of charge to authors & readers, here it is: www.journalasap.org/index.php/as...

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Vol. 7 No. Special Issue (2025): Indian Perspectives on Environmental Justice | Journal of Academics Stand Against Poverty

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Who bears the greatest cost of environmental change? Our ASAP Journal special issue explores Indian Perspectives on Environmental Justice and the connections between sustainability, equity and social justice. We invite you to read, reflect and join the conversation. 📖 www.journalasap.org

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Thomas Pogge @tpogge.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Thousands of teachers uniting to ensure that every child around the world gets a chance to learn and develop.

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Students, early-career researchers and scholars across Africa are invited to submit 4,000–8,000 word essays on key development challenges. Prize pool: USD 5,000 Deadline: 14 June 2026 Submit: mandelaprize@academicsstand.org #MandelaEssayPrize #AfricanSolutions #YoungScholars #ThinkAfrica

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

📢 Nelson Mandela Essay Prize 2026 is OPEN! Students, researchers & early-career scholars: submit your bold essays on development challenges. 💰 $5,000 prize pool 📝 4,000-8,000 words 📅 Deadline: June 14, 2026 Submit: mandelaprize@academicsstand.org #ThinkAfrica #MandelaEssayPrize

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Academics Stand Against Poverty @acadsap.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Celebrating the conclusion of the 2025-2026 ASAP Fellowship Program! Our fellows have spent the year engaged in meaningful research, mentorship & global collaboration. Congratulations to this cohort. We look forward to your continued work in our community! 🎓 #ASAPFellowship #GlobalJustice

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