Political Economy, Development, North Africa, Informality & Smuggling. Research Fellow @IDS_UK and @ICTDTax, Senior Fellow @GI_TOC, formerly @LSE_ID.💚🐧
Sep 1, 2020 • 21 tweets • 6 min read
I wrote a chapter for “The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork”. It argues that 1) Key security decisions in the field are made by researchers, alone 2) Indiana Jones researchers and Data Gathering Robots are making us less safe
A thread summary: 1/ link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…
Ok, let's start with this: most decisions that affect the safety and risk of researchers in the field are taken by these researchers, alone, and usually without much time to think. No amount of risk assessment procedures will change that. And it's crucial to recognise that. 2/
Jan 17, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
#Tunisia is seeing one of the largest strikes in modern history today, with over 670 000 people involved.
Reporting has largely framed this as a direct conflict between Tunisia's workers and the IMF. There are however some problems with this narrative. A very short thread:
First, UGTT is not your average trade union. It has been a central actor in post-2011 politics, and is toying with running its own lists in this year's elections. This adds a crucial layer of politics.
(btw I recommend following @imhartshorn on Tunisian labour politics)
