David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Really enjoyed my Locarno Film Festival gig! www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...lse.ac.ukProfessor David Lewis delivers keynote at Locarno Film Festival Diplomacy Day 010
Reposted by David LewisEADI @eadi.bsky.social · 06/06/2026“We argue that the role of traditional belief systems needs to be considered along with environmental knowledge systems and different social-ecological systems for long-term sustainability” https:/www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=2592developmentresearch.euConservation through Belief: Indigenous Spiritualities and Protected AreasBy Karen Heikkilä and Geethanjali Mariaselvam It has long been acknowledged in biodiversity conservation and human development circles that local communities have a special role in safeguarding nat… 022
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Our blog on micro entrepreneurship advice from Sri Lanka blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...blogs.lse.ac.ukSupporting Micro-entrepreneurs through Advice Principles and Practice - South Asia @ LSEWhat role does advice play in making small entrepreneurs resilient, especially in countries like Sri Lanka that have been challenged by a series of crises, economic, political and global. David Lewis ... 000
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 08/03/2026My new album now available via Bandcamp davidlewis3.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...davidlewis3.bandcamp.comIn the Moment, by David Lewis11 track album 030
Reposted by David LewisThe Ecologist @theecologist.org · 07/01/2026Trying to find hope in an elite-orchestrated climate conferencetheecologist.org'A hubristic, colossal wreck'How tolerant will Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey will be towards activists during COP31 next year? 001
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Shouldn’t we always be wary of unitary ideas of ‘development’? Ambivalence is sensible and healthy, in my view. And aren’t ‘alternatives to development’ just other ways of thinking about development? I’ve never been very comfortable with the ‘post-development’ perspective. 000
Reposted by David LewisGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Shall we sort our university system out so it doesn't eat itself? No! Let's organise a bankruptcy process instead! Britain: the country that prepares for failure. www.thetimes.com/uk/education...thetimes.comClearing system to rescue students whose universities go bustRisk of collapse shouldn’t stop students graduating, the skills minister says 02011
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 15/08/2025A nice late album review from Fatea: davidlewis3.bandcamp.com/album/among-friends … “Among Friends" is an album that deserves a second chance. David Lewis knows how to put a song together, there's a lot here that entertains and is definitely worth the time to check out and who knows, grab a copy?’davidlewis3.bandcamp.comAmong Friends, by David Lewis0 track album 020
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Let’s discuss how the humanities can bring new insights to international development #DSA #EADI #internationaldev #sida #FCDO www.devstud.org.uk/2025/05/16/t...devstud.org.ukTowards a development humanities — Development Studies AssociationDavid Lewis asks if it's time to be open imagining development in different ways and encourages us to consider the idea of what we can learn from the humanities. 001
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 04/04/2025I’m beginning to like this app just for that reason. So: can we expect Trump to start using Union Sundown soon as his walk on music? 010
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...you.38degrees.org.ukPut Public Ownership of Water Back on the TablePrivatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe... 000
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 14/03/2025We need to bring more of the arts and humanities into Development Studies. Here’s why: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comTowards a ‘Development Humanities’: widening the multi-disciplinary field of development studiesThis paper proposes a new sub-field of Development Humanities (DH) that aims to extend the multidisciplinary base of Development Studies (DS) via a distinctive set of themes, analytical tools and d... 041
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Hi Tim - it’s been too long, hope we can catch up soon, I’m back from travels in India in a couple of days. 110
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Looking forward to watching this afternoon - great review, Robert. 110
David Lewis @lewisd100.bsky.social · 06/12/2024“Universities are in a shocking state, and the new government has barely begun the herculean task of stabilising the sector… a cultural shift that risks leaving future generations without the critical, empathetic and intellectual tools provided by literature.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comThe Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisisWith degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture 000
