Articles by region:

Elasticsearch Mini

Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z
Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Hubert Devonish

hubert.devonish@uwimona.edu.jm

contributed to D+C/E+Z in autumn 2017 as professor of linguistics at the University of the West Indies. He is based at the University’s Mona campus in Kingston, Jamaica.  

All articles of Hubert Devonish

Popular music
Hubert Devonish

Jamaica’s nation language

How Jamaican Creole became the main language for artistic expression

Linguistic heritage
Hubert Devonish

Tu di worl: Creole goes global

Creole languages of the Caribbean reflect and express peoples’ identities

Our Contributors

Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Roli Mahajan
Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Hope is a resource
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today
Faith identities in Sri Lankan politics
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today
Faith identities in Sri Lankan politics
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries