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Comms & impact at Manchester's Global Development Institute ... but also dollop of mountain biking and dad jokes. Happiest in a hammock.

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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Create a visualisation for your country or town here: showyourstripes.info/l/europe/uni...
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Members of the Development Studies Association - @devcomms.bsky.social - have called on the UK government take further action on Gaza. One of these calls comes from Prof Sam Hickey, Head of GDI at The University of Manchester - @officialuom.bsky.social. Read all statements here: bit.ly/3HjXxP7
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Adam Tooze @adamtooze.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Tourists canceling trips to the US.
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Who wins and who loses from this process? @kmn-mcr.bsky.social considers the widespread impact of these tariff changes: "The prospect of a global recession is a real concern" 🔗: blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/trumps-tarif...
“The hardest hit are going to be some of the poorest countries on the planet, who had begun to build an industrial manufacturing base via exporting to the US through preferential trade access.

Over 80% of the Lesotho clothing production goes to the US. The clothing sector, with over 35,000 workers, is the biggest manufacturing employer in the country. With an overnight tariff 
jump to 50%, Lesotho’s clothing 
industry is effectively dead.”
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Richard Heeks @cddmanchester.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🚨 New research alert! 🚨 Our multi-country study reveals gendered inequalities in #Africa's platform economy. Women face lower pay, greater precarity & sectoral exclusion—despite higher education. Time for policy action! Read more 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #GigEconomy #GenderEquality
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African Cities Research Consortium @africancities.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
NEW | Action research spotlight: Healthy school meals in Nairobi In this episode, Veronica Mwangi from the University of Nairobi joins @chrisjords.bsky.social to talk about an ACRC action research initiative to improve access to healthy and nutritious school meals in Nairobi’s informal settlements.
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We created a starter pack of our institutional members who are on BlueSky. If we missed you, let us know. go.bsky.app/RnUd4qr
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Some pretty momentous news from GDI and @africancities.bsky.social today about the consistently amazing Diana Mitlin...
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:

[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]

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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 

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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.

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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free 
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-

BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister 

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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?

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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill

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HITLER:
What we are proposing -

CHURCHILL:
Hang on

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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -

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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here

BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate

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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate 
You don't debate fascists

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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!

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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...

CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-

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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!

BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak

[ends]
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We are pleased to share with you a new blog post written by the GDI Students for Palestine group. The group questions what conflicts like Gaza mean for the study and practice of global development, as well as the role of universities like Manchester. Read the piece in full here: bit.ly/3QJFNyn
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Palestine and Global Development - Global Development Institute Blog
At The University of Manchester, GDI Students for Palestine is a collective of voices united by shared values of justice, equality, and solidarity.
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
What next for our broken aid system? When scholars and practitioners are debating the effectiveness and equity of aid delivery, could dramatic changes in the aid sector serve as a catalyst for reform? Join us to discuss in a webinar partnered with @globaldevinst.bsky.social bit.ly/whatnextaid
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Exciting news for tax evasion and money laundering!
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Some fascinating findings - and charts - in this new paper on what Wikipedia tells us about digital divides....
Chart showing monthly average page views of wikipedia by country and income level. High income countries account for around 75% of views, middle income around 20% and low income less than 5%.
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Transnational Institute @tninstitute.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Are we in a second Cold War? @iliasalami.bsky.social, @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social, @steverolf.bsky.social and @sethschindler.bsky.social argue that the current conflict focuses on controlling global economic networks rather than ideology or territory. www.tni.org/en/article/t...
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Phew.... @globaldevinst.bsky.social is leaving twitter. Better late than never? We held a straw poll amongst academics yesterday, with c.80% voting to leave.
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Olga Onuch @oonuch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Make this @OfficialUoM press release viral “Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.” www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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Trump is making false claims about Zelensky's popularity, say experts
US President Donald Trump has once again echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%. In reality, polling by ex...
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@davidgauke @davidgauke.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
If you’d asked AI to write a piece of Russian propaganda in the style of Donald Trump, this is what you’d get. Well done America, you’ve elected a Russian asset as your President.
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African Cities Research Consortium @africancities.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
NEW | Nairobi: City report Nairobi is central to the Kenyan economy, as a key political battleground and a hub for business networks and national and transnational trade. Yet it faces an increasingly complex set of socioeconomic, health and spatial inequalities.
Graphic card showing map of Africa with Nairobi, Kenya marked.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This is a great essay by @sethschindler.bsky.social & co. charting the decline of neoliberalism and the rise of 'state-capitalist geopolitics'.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I'm looking forward to this today ...and I'm sure it will be of interest to all @africancities.bsky.social researchers too.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Improved collection of mining taxes in Zambia boosted revenue collection by over $60m in a couple of years. Annual mining corporate income tax increased by 10%. Would this have happened without @taxjusticenet.bsky.social campaigning in Zambia and beyond? 🤔 www.igfmining.org/impactstory/...
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Boosting Zambia’s Mining Revenue Through Tax Audits, Transfer Pricing Legislation and License Valuation - Intergovernmental Forum
Our deep dive technical assistance program in Zambia focused on mining taxation and revenue collection.
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
After the publication of his recent working paper analysing the US-China “AI Cold War”, we caught up with Richard Heeks (@cddmanchester.bsky.social) about the controversy surrounding DeepSeek. Read Richard's take below, and find the full working paper here: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 23/01/2025
A tiny 2% wealth tax, on 20k people would raise £24 billion per year to spend on the things that urgently need fixing in our country. We need some tax justice - the more money you have the less tax you pay and vice versa - that’s absurd.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 13/01/2025
Migrants send or bring back over three times the amount of money provided by global foreign aid. Cutting transaction fees could make this support even more effective in reducing poverty.
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Today is your last chance to apply to join us as our new Research for Transformation Lab manager 💼 - 17.5 hrs per week (part-time) - University of Manchester, hybrid - £36,924 - £45,163 pro rata per annum, depending on experience Learn more here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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GDI Research for Transformation Lab Manager (part time):Manchester
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
If you're looking for a new job in 2025, love research and have great links with development policy and practice - come and work with me and the team!
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Fascinating new blog by Diana Mitlin exploring how academics can work best with organised community groups - and how @official-uom.bsky.social could become a much more inclusive civic university by playing an active role in reform coalitions. blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/lessons-from...
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Lessons from Africa - for Manchester - Global Development Institute Blog
Diana Mitlin reflects on the lessons that a recent conference on African Urbanism has provided to her work and that of colleagues in Manchester.
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Steve Jones @profstevenjones.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
51% of people in the UK know “not much or very little” about what their local university is actually for, which contrasts with many institutions' confident rhetoric about their central place in 'the community'. universityappg.co.uk/resources/re...
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Understanding the knowledge gap: public perceptions of UK universities | APPG
Research we commissioned from Public First shows that parents want their children to go to university, but there’s a knowledge gap between the public and higher education institutions.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Bit harsh on Amad? 😂 🔴 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
This is a fantastic interview with Edwin, who is a genuinely lovely, committed and super sharp human being. It's really interesting to hear how he got involved with @africancities.bsky.social (from 6.00) and his experience documenting our approach to decolonisation 🙌
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I am the 0.5% ...of @billryderjones.bsky.social listeners on spotify this year. Wining at life. Iechyd Da. youtu.be/1G3R9ZNXTTo?...
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Bill Ryder-Jones & Gruff Rhys - How Beautiful I Am (Live from Liverpool Philharmonic Hall)
YouTube video by Bill Ryder-Jones
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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 03/12/2024
BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!
Blueksy Mentions are now in Altmetric.

It's been 84 years meme

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #MedSky #HMSky #Altmetrics #Medlibs #Metascience
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"It inadvertently contributed to a broader identity crisis for Africans, portraying the entire continent as one monolithic, war-torn, starving place."
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Awesome news - Australia passes legislation that will make multinationals publicly report where they do business - and where their profits are booked. Hopefully other countries will follow suit - making life much harder for tax dodgers and 'havens'. #Taxjustice for the win 🙌
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We showed the way at Manchester 😂 www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Poet beats Peter Mandelson in race to be Manchester University chancellor
Lemn Sissay – poet, broadcaster and playwright – gets 7,131 votes, beating Hallé music director Sir Mark Elder and the Labour grandee to ceremonial post
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Really useful (and interesting!) update to Bond's ethical storytelling guidelines. Essential reading for anyone involved in #GlobalDev comms. www.bond.org.uk/resources/pu...
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Putting the people in the pictures first (2024 updated version) | Bond
The original 2019 guidelines were informed by several workshop sessions with, and feedback from, members of the working group that was then known as
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
A graph titled "Cost of Transport" showing the relationship between body weight (in kilograms) and energy consumption for distance traveled (calories per gram per kilometer) for various animals and machines. It highlights that a person on a bicycle ranks first in efficiency.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A must read blog by Diana Mitlin: "In my own career, I’ve seen many examples of the injustices, missed opportunities and inefficiencies of “business as usual” development practices and research. As CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, I have the opportunity to do something about it"
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Me: happily setting out my @africancities.bsky.social stall in the marketplace of ideas. @ppfideas.bsky.social: Nooo! Bad idea!
Me (Chris Jordan) standing at the African Cities Research Consortium booth at the World Urban Forum.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
No only is the @globaldevinst.bsky.social's Skyla doing great things with the Manchester Social Housing Commission today, she has also bagged the best Bluesky handle...a true comms pro 👏
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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Zoe is one of nearly 18,000 households on the waiting list for social housing in Manchester. She will be in Parliament today to talk about how she and thousands of other Mancunians are suffering because of a broken housing system as a new report is published @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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'They've said it could be years... my story is just one in a million'
Homes are less affordable, homelessness is rising and waiting lists for social housing are still getting longer, according to a new report
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Great coverage of Manchester's Social Housing Commission launch in parliament today from the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk 🙌 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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'They've said it could be years... my story is just one in a million'
Homes are less affordable, homelessness is rising and waiting lists for social housing are still getting longer, according to a new report
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
My commuter hell
Sun rising over a frosty Brabyns park, near Stockport
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
At @globaldevinst.bsky.social no less...
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African Cities Research Consortium @africancities.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
We thought we'd see if the grass is really greener over here... and it's definitely looking that way! 👋 A quick intro for those who don't know us – we're the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), led by @globaldevinst.bsky.social at The University of Manchester.
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Chris Jordan @chrisjords.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Great to hear Sheila Muganyi's message to the World Urban Forum: 1️⃣ The importance of organised communities. 2️⃣ Young people are key to documenting urban realities. 3️⃣ Reform coalitions create vital space for dialogue and accountability. youtu.be/OTKMBgZj4Ms?...
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Community voices at the World Urban Forum
YouTube video by African Cities Research Consortium
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Stuart Rutherford @stuarter.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For new BlueSky contacts: meet the Hrishipara Diarists, 60 poor and very poor people in central Bangladesh who have been supplying daily data about all their money inflows and outflows for almost 10 years, and continuing. We analyze and comment on the data at sites.google.com/site/hriship...
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Hrishipara Daily Diaries
we have now collected more than 1.5 million unique transaction records and completed more than nine years of continuous daily data collection we collected the first day's data on 20th May 2015 we woul...
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This by @davekarpf.bsky.social is well worth a read (also follow him if you don't already!) davekarpf.substack.com/p/bluesky-as...
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Bluesky as the Ship of Theseus
Maybe, just this once, we *can* have nice things online.
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Global Development Institute @globaldevinst.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Hello! We're the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester, and we're excited to be on Bluesky 👋 We will be bringing you news from across the institute very shortly, but in the meantime drop us a hello below and/or give us a follow!
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