Dan Banik

@danbanik

Professor of political science | Director | Host of the "In Pursuit of Development" podcast

Oslo, Norway
Joined September 2010

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    May 3

    A true hero. Javed Khan used his family’s savings to convert his auto rickshaw into a makeshift ambulance 🚑

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    Sale of electric cars takes off in Europe🇪🇺. Market share in May 2021 Norway: 60% Sweden: 16% Netherlands: 13% Germany: 12% UK: 8% France: 8% Soon electric cars will be dominant!

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    Jun 9

    Does religious politics in 🇧🇷 threaten or help to shore up a democracy now facing grave challenges to its legitimacy? Listen to my 🎙️ conversation with on: ⛪️ religion and 👇

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    22 hours ago

    Interested in Brazilian religion? Politics? Military-civilian relations? The country's responses to COVID and the environment? We talk about it all on this podcast. Such a pleasure to talk with you, !

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  6. Jun 9

    Does religious politics in 🇧🇷 threaten or help to shore up a democracy now facing grave challenges to its legitimacy? Listen to my 🎙️ conversation with on: ⛪️ religion and 👇

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    Jun 9

    Truly impressive what my colleague and friend has achieved with his . Those who are interested in development issues and have not yet discovered it: you have something to look forward to.

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    Jun 9

    "A Curious Cosmic Comparison" by . Source:

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    Jun 8

    It was a pleasure talking to about political violence. Congratulations on a great podcast and happy first anniversary!

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    It’s our first anniversary! Our activities since 08 June 2020: 🎙50 episodes with great guests 🎙4 bonus episodes with great guests 🎧 Thousands of downloads 🎧 Encouraging feedback from our supportive listeners in 144 countries 🙏

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    Jun 8

    Problem w Orientalist hype abt influence of Confucianism on Chinese political thinking is failing to recognize other impt influences, including ideologies from West (Marxism) and fixation with industrial modernization. It is a hybrid of multiple and even contradictory ideas.

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    Jun 8

    On world food safety day, 2 things you may not know (I did not until the last couple of years). 👉 rate of incidents due to unsafe food are ~30 times higher in Africa than high income countries 👉Children < 5 = 9% of poulation but = 39% of deaths due to unsafe food

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  13. Jun 5

    If there was any doubt on why governments should invest in primary and public healthcare 🏥🩺 India’s southern states show resilience amid Covid catastrophe via

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  14. Jun 4

    A fascinating read for anyone interested in better understanding why my "guru" — Amartya Sen — has no interest in resting on his considerable laurels.

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    Jun 4

    New paper on in and presents ethnographic data questioning the ethics and appropriateness of 'food-for-work' and 'cash-for-work' programs. Carruth and Freeman

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    Jun 3

    The UK will be hosting the summit next week. What has been the response to the idea of so far? And will it propel the UK to a new leadership role in global affairs? Listen to my conversation w/

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  18. Jun 3

    The UK will be hosting the summit next week. What has been the response to the idea of so far? And will it propel the UK to a new leadership role in global affairs? Listen to my conversation w/

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    Jun 3

    India is sitting on a trove of data w/clues to critical questions abt effectiveness + re-infections. But the Modi govt only lets handpicked gov officials use it.

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    The UK is hosting the summit in Cornwall next week and COP26 in Glasgow later in the year. But the UK’s moral authority has ebbed with recent cuts to its aid budget, the only OECD nation to significantly reduce contributions so far this year.

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