Predictable Missteps
Working in Myanmar’s garment industry is rarely any better than in neighboring countries. Exploitation is wide spread. But unions are fighting for change.
Politics
Governance
The Vibrant Sciences of Biodiversity
We talked with Vandana Shiva about her origins, current developments in Indian and global agriculture and the future of farming.
A 21st-Century Childhood
Thomas Berthold discusses the situation of unaccompanied minor refugees and argues for a more coherent asylum and refugee policy.
Creating a Water Shortage
Why is water running out in Brazil’s cities? Does the Landless Workers' Movement provide a solution to it?
Towards the Good Life?
Indigenous groups in Latin America fight for visibility and participation. They could make valuable contributions to the Post-2015 Agenda.
Violence Is Not Normal
The Caucasus has been splintered by war into Georgia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia. Three women are harnessing words to counter barbed wire.
Society
Prescribed Reconciliation
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda offered a socially acceptable framework for overcoming the deep gap rent between Hutu and Tutsi by war and genocide.
Refugee Portraits
Sadly, refugees are often presented as an anonymous mass in the media, a burden to welfare states, a security hazard. These photos tell a different story.
A 21st-Century Childhood
Thomas Berthold discusses the situation of unaccompanied minor refugees and argues for a more coherent asylum and refugee policy.
The Dystopian Turn
Can we hope for a better world? Many American writers envision the upcoming world, but their novels are full of skepticism and fears.
My Big Indian Wedding
Centuries of history, Indian gods and transgender pilgrims: The annual Koothandavar Festival in South India is tolerant, colourful and, at times, violent.
Cambodia’s Mighty Girls
In Cambodia, Khmer girls are supposed to be gentle and obedient. A young woman in shorts is tackling this ideal with her prowess on the football pitch.
Security & Conflict
Transparency
Basta Ya – Enough Already!
Colombia has been shaken by violence for the last two decades. What is and needs to be done to overcome the nation’s past?
Interview: From the Transparent Citizen to the Transparent State
How big is the influence of an NGO such as Human Rights Watch on political decision-making processes?
More Top-Down Participation, Please!
Wouldn’t it be true empowerment though if the right of citizens to speak their minds were directly integrated into political and administrative decision-making processes?
Open Contracting: Walking the Talk
The quest for transparency, accountability, and meaningful public participation in governance continues to inspire the development of mechanisms that give life to these values.
Development Cooperation
Editorial
“Post-2015” sounds like a very technical term .We decided to fill it with live and show the ideas behind it, the community projects, the big picture and the small one, and, most important, the people shaping it.
Editorial
DDD’s 17th issue treats the various ways how people collaborate – online and offline.
