If you are interested in blogging about development issues,
challenges, and solutions especially those that appeal at the global level,
then the Sustainable Global Development e-Thinktank blog is a platform for you. The Sustainable Global Development e-Thinktank blog is a multi-disciplinary networking and blogging
platform that brings together various players (researchers, thinkers, readers,
practitioners, policy makers, civil society, and the public). The aims is to
bridge the knowledge gap that exists between knowledge generation and knowledge
usage, thus it aims to facilitate information sharing, networking, and
strengthening of linkages between and amongst development players in order to
enhance information exchange, social capital and social learning. Creating and
strengthening the community of practice is essential. This platform bring
bloggers from around the world to contribute to the blog by writing original, well-written posts that will
help to inform, raise critical issues, and contribute to the body of knowledge on sustainable development both theoratically and practically.
Advantages of contributing to Sustainable Global Development e-Thinktank blog
- Ability to network and connect with renowned bloggers and speakers from various parts of the world
- Please note, there is no financial reward that relates to the publication of your article on this platform, nevertheless, the benefits relate to your own personal development, remember we are building a brand that is YOU.
- You become known and gain the necessary experience in blogging - this blog has wide readership.
How to contribute
- Your blog post should be between 700 - 3000 words.
- Articles covering diverse development topics (economic, environment, social, political) are accepted
- The blogger must have all rights to submit all of the content in his/her blog post. It is the responsibility of the blogger to ensure that content from other sources is properly cited and acknowledged. Please note that the Sustainable Global Development e-Thinktank is strongly against plagiarism, i.e. taking other people’s ideas and presenting as your own. Hence, we strongly emphasise citing and acknowledging other people’s ideas.
- Please ensure that your article is of good quality and free of grammatical errors, thus it is suggested that have the article edited by your peers before submitting
- Failure to comply with these rules may result in rejection of the article.
Send submissions by email to:
- Email: sgdethinktank@gmail.com
- The article should be accompanied by the author’s full legal name, email address, and phone number. No anonymous or pseudonymous entries will be considered
- Currently, only entries in English are accepted.
