Dan Banik

Professor of political science and Academic Director of Circle U.
Bilde av Dan Banik
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  • Professor of Political Science 
  • Academic Director, Circle U.
  • Director of The Oslo SDG Initiative, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
  • Affiliate ProfessorCentre for Sustainable Healthcare Education (SHE), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
  • Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria
  • Host, In Pursuit of Development podcast
  • Personal website: globaldevpod.substack.com/
  • Previous employment

  • Columnist, The Nation (2018-2021)
  • Consulting Scholar, Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (2014-2017)
  • Visiting Professor, College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University, Beijing (2012- 2017)
  • Associate Professor, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo (2005-2013)
  • Visiting Professor, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law, Stanford University (2013-2014)
  • Visiting Scholar, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law, Stanford University (2010-2011)
  • Fulbright Scholar, Stanford Centre on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University (2010-2011)
  • Head of Reference Group, Norwegian-Finnish Trust Fund in the World Bank for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD), Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2008-2010)
  • Visiting Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC (2006)
  • Courses taught

  • Achieving the SDGs: Global goals and national interests, Oslo SDG Initiative at the Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (free and open online course)
  • What Works? Success Stories in International Development, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (Norway's first international MOOC)
  • The Politics of Poverty, Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo
  • Master of Public Administration and ManagementUniversity of Malawi
  • Law and Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing
  • Poverty and Development, United Nations University, Tokyo
  • From Scarcity to Access and Rights: Changing Perspectives on Food Insecurity, Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo
  • Approaches to Development, Aarhus University, Denmark
Emneord: Fattigdom, Mat, Rettigheter, Asia, Afrika, Bistand, Kina, Energi, Globalisering, Styresett, Utvikling, utviklingspolitikk, bærekraftig utvikling, CSR, Demokrati, Olje og gass

Publikasjoner

Books:

Selected articles:

  • “Four governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs: A demanding policy vision can accelerate global sustainable development efforts”, Science 381(6663):1159-1160 (with Frank Bierman et al.) (2023)
  • “South–South Cooperation and global development in a multipolar world: China and India in Africa”, Journal of International Development 35(4) (with Emma Mawdsley) (2023)
  • “Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change”, The Lancet Planetary Health 7(1):e12-e14 (with Erlend T. Aasheim et. al.) (2023)
  • "Inclusiveness", chapter 5 in F. Biermann, T. Hickmann, & C. Sénit (eds.), The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (with Sénit, C., Okereke, C., Alcázar, L., Lima, M., Biermann, F., . . . M. Siegel, K. (2022) 
  • “Transplanting China's Ecological Civilization to the Belt and Road Initiative: What will it take?”, Journal of International Development (with Bjørn Leif Brauteseth) (2022)
  • "Multilateralism to the Rescue? Beijing’s Support for Multilateral Institutions during the COVID-19 Crisis", International Quarterly for Asian Studies, 53: 207–230 (with Benedicte Bull) (2022) (open access)  
  • "Democracy and Sustainable Development", Anthropocene Science 1:233–245 (2022) (open access
  • "The 2030 agenda and the push for electrification in Africa: a tale of two countries", in P. Singh, P. Verma, D. Perrotti and K.K. Srivastava (eds.), Environmental Sustainability and Economy, Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2021)
  • "The perils of megaphone diplomacy on Malawi’s ambitious Shire- Zambezi Waterway project", Africa Review 13(2): 270-289 (with Happy Kayuni and Joseph Chunga) (2021)
  • "The Politics of Hunger: Food Policy in Malawi" (with Michael Chasukwa), Food Ethics 3(4) (2019)
  • "Business and Morals: Corporate Strategies for Sustainable Development in China" (with Ka Lin), Business and Politics (21(4): 514–539, 2019) (open access)
  • "Food Security in a Sustainable Development Era", Food Ethics 3(4) (2019) (open access)
  • "Bypassing Government: Aid Effectiveness and Malawi's Local Development Fund" (with Michael Chasukwa), Politics and Governance 7(2): 103–116 (2019) (open access)
  • "Transforming Research, Teaching and Learning of Public Administration for Improved Governance and Management: The Norhed experience in Malawi", (with Happy Kayuni, Bonface Dulani and Kaja Elise Gresko) chapter 21 in T. Halvorsen, K. S. Orgeret & R. Krøvel (eds.), Sharing Knowledge, Transforming Societies The Norhed Programme 2013–2020, Cape Town: African Minds (2019) (open access)
  • "The Perils of Megaphone Diplomacy: Malawian--Mozambican Relations Following the Shire-Zambezi Waterway Project", Department of Political and Administrative Studies (PAS) working paper series, Chancellor College, Malawi, September (2019) (pdf)
  • "The 2030 Agenda and the SDGs: Integrating Development and Environment in Practice", The Calcutta Journal of Political Studies (forthcoming 2019)
  • "Institutional Bypass and Aid Effectiveness in Africa" (with Michael Chasukwa), WIDER working paper series March 2019, United Nations University, UNU-WIDER (2019).
  • "Coordinating Chinese Aid in a Globalized World", research article, Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (2019) (pdf)
  • "Taking Stock of the SDGs", in Deepak Dwivedi and Pooran Pandey (eds.), Leaving No One Behind: SDGs and South-South Cooperation, New Delhi: NITI AYOG/ Crossbill (2018) (pdf)
  • "Chinese engagement in Africa and Latin America: Does it Matter for State Capacity?"Third World Thematics (with Benedicte Bull, 2018)
  • "The Legal Empowerment of the Poor”, in Christopher May, Adam Winchester & Gill Gardner (eds.), The Edward Elgar Handbook on the Rule of Law, Cheltenham, Edgar Elgar (2018) 
  • "New Business: The Private Sector as a New Global Development Player" (with Jason Miklian), Global Policy Journal (2017)
  • "A Climate for Commerce: The Political Agronomy of Conservation Agriculture in Zambia" (with Ola Westengen et.al.), Agriculture and Human Values (2017)
  • "The Digital Classroom: Innovation, Dissemination and Democratization of Knowledge", in Susanne Koch (ed.), Norwegian Agency for Digital Learning in Higher Education (2017)
  • "An Exogenous Path of Development: Explaining the Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility in China" (with Ka Lin and Longfei Yi), International Journal of Social Quality (2016)
  • "The Hungry Nation: Food Policy and Food Politics in India", Food Ethics, 1-29  (2016) 
  • "The Frontiers of Poverty Reduction in Emerging Asia" (with Arve Hansen), Forum for Development Studies (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2015.1134646
  • "The Impact of Emerging Donors on Development and Poverty Reduction" (with Michael Chasukwa), chap. 9 in D. Banik & B. Chinsinga (eds.), Political Transition and Inclusive Development in Malawi: The Democratic Dividend, New York: Routledge (2016) 
  • "The State of Food Security: From Availability, Access and Rights to Food Systems Approaches" (with Ola T. Westengen), Forum for Development Studies (2016).
  • "Difference or Indifference: China's Development Assistance Unpacked" (with Li Xiaoyun, Tang Lixia and Wu Jin, IDS Bulletin, 45(4): 22-35. (2014)
  • "Access to Justice and Social Unrest in China's Countryside: Disputes on Land Acquisition and Compensation" (with Zhou Chao), Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 6(2): 254-275. (2014)
  • "Fieldwork amidst Poverty and Deprivation: Ethical Dilemmas and Policy Impact", Indian Anthropologist 44: 53-68. (2014)
  • "Walking the Talk: Rights, Justice and the Fight Against Poverty" in Patrick Keyzer, Vesselin Popovski and Charles Sampford (ed.), Access to International Justice, London: Routledge (2014).
  • "The Global Citizen and the Immorality of Poverty" in Aksel Braanen Sterri (ed.), Global Citizen: Challenges and Responsibilities in an Interconnected World, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers (2014).
  • "The Pursuit of Inclusive Development in China: From Developmental to Rights-Based Social Protection" (with Li Xiaoyun), Indian Journal of Human Development, 7(1): 205-221. (2013)
  • "China and Poverty Reduction in Africa", in Guanghua Yu (ed.), Rethinking Law and Development: The Chinese Experience, London: Routledge (2013).
  • "Growth and Hunger in India", in Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner (eds.), Poverty, Inequality and Democracy, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. (2012)
  • "Human Rights for Human Development: The Rhetoric and the Reality", Nordic Journal of Human Rights, 30(1) (2012).
  • "Growth and Hunger in India", Journal of Democracy, 22 (3): 90-104. (2011)
  • "Governing an Asian Giant: Judicial Activism on Hunger in India”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3), 2010
  • “Support for Human Rights-Based Development: Reflections on the Malawian Experience”, The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 2010.
  • “Governing the Asian Giants: Development Policy in China and India” (with B. A. Andreassen), Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3), 2010.
  • “Human Rights and Extreme Poverty: African Perspectives” (with B. A. Andreassen), The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 2010.
  • “Legal Empowerment as a Conceptual and Operational Tool in Fighting Poverty”, Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 1 (1): 117-131, 2009.

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  • AASHEIM, ERLEND T.; Bhopal, Anand ; O’Brien, Karen; Lie, Anne Kveim; Nakstad, Espen Rostrup & Andersen, Lene Frost [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Climate change and health: a 2-week course for medical students to inspire change. The Lancet Planetary Health. ISSN 2542-5196. 7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Helse- og bærekraftskonferanse.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Per Fugelli Lecture 2023: Possibilities to protect the fragile earth in our time (Panel Moderator).
  • Banik, Dan (2023). From Miracle to Menace: The Fight Against Plastic Pollution — Gloria Majiga. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Decoding Development: The Crucial Role of Institutions – Shiping Tang. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Making Sense of Cancer: Why Better Therapy Leads to More Disease – Jarle Breivik. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Beyond Red Tape: Unraveling Bureaucratic Paradoxes in Public Service Delivery – Akshay Mangla. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Unpacking the Backlash Against Globalization and its Impact on Inequality – Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). India's Aspirations on the Global Stage — Suhasini Haidar. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Political Constraints in Growth and Development: Moving beyond talking about them to actually tackling them – Peter Evans. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). A New Horizon: Advancing Public Sector Reform in Africa – Happy Kayuni. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Mobilizing private sector financing for climate and green growth in Africa.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). UDHR75 and VDPA30: Implementing the right to development for realising human rights and the 2030 Agenda.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Økonomisk status for en verden i krise (Panellist).
  • Banik, Dan (2023). India vs Kina (Panellist).
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Nurturing Sustainable Development: The Power of Political Commitment and Financial Innovation (Panel Moderator).
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Krig, konflikt og fattigdomsreduksjon og 2030-agendaen for bærekraftig utvikling.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). India kjemper for det globale sør, men velger det som er bra for India. [Internett]. Panorama.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Humanity's Enduring Quest for Power and Prosperity - Daron Acemoglu. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development Podcast.
  • Biermann, Frank; Sun, Yixian; Banik, Dan; Beisheim, Marianne; Bloomfield, Michael J & Charles, Aurelie [Vis alle 10 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Four governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs. Science. ISSN 0036-8075. 381(6663), s. 1159–1160. doi: 10.1126/science.adj5434.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Theme: “Progress and challenges of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Global experiences and the implications for Ethiopia”.
  • Banik, Dan & Mawdsley, Emma (2023). South–South Cooperation and global development in a multipolar world: China and India in Africa. Journal of International Development. ISSN 0954-1748. 35(4), s. 539–548. doi: 10.1002/jid.3789.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Plenary Session V: Opening pathways to action: Unlocking the science-policy-practice interface.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). 'Climate change adaptation, mitigation and resilience in Malawi'(keynote speaker and panel discussant).
  • Banik, Dan (2023). The Politics of Poverty in a Changing World Order: Challenges, Strategies, and Promising Practices.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Radio interview on climate change implications in Malawi. [Radio]. MBC News, Malawi.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Malawi told to revisit failed policies. [Avis]. The Nation .
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Forging New Paths in Challenging Geopolitical Landscapes — Stephen D. Krasner. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Unleashing the Power of Business to Change the World — Raj Kumar. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Using Evidence to Drive Policy and Achieve Lasting Development Impact — Rachel Glennerster. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Unpacking the complexities of corruption — Daniel Agbiboa. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). How industrialization reshapes modern ethnic identities — Elliott Green. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). How China's digital entrepreneurs are redefining innovation and reshaping the global economy — Lin Zhang. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Making every dollar count — Ryan Briggs. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Patching development – Rajesh Veeraraghavan. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Is economic growth the magic wand for ending poverty? — Charles Kenny. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). A more fragmented world — Helen Clark. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Bergen SDG conference 2023. Panel discussion: A safe and just space for all species .
  • Banik, Dan (2023). The Wild World of WhatsApp — Jamie Hitchen. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Locally led development and the future of aid — Håvard Mokleiv Nygård. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Rethinking "evidence" — Eivind Engebretsen and Mona Baker. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Poverty and the new threat to prosperity — Indermit Gill. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Africa’s youth in the race for climate action — Hilda Flavia Nakabuye. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). Banking on Beijing — Axel Dreher. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2023). The European Union and global development — Johanne Døhlie Saltnes. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Reddy Burri, Ranga; Banik, Dan; Bjerke, Lise & Kishore Kannuri, Nanda (2023). Promoting sustainable healthcare and India-Africa pharmaceutical trade. Financial Express, India.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Just copy us! Why can’t the rest of the world be more like Scandinavia? — Harald Eia. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Contemporary state building and elite taxation in Latin America — Gustavo Flores-Macías. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Seminar on “Sustainable Development Goals”.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). SustGOV-NORHED Project Roundtable Discussion: The SDGs and the media.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Introduction to roundtable discussion: Policy coherence for achieving SDGs in Ethiopia .
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Lukket dialogforum: Geopolitisk spenning, afrikansk sikkerhetspolitikk og norsk handlingsrom.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Developing Guidelines for Responsible International Cooperation Through the Lens of Equitable Research Partnerships (forskningsradet.no).
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Introduksjonsinnlegg på konferansen "Helse og bærekraft".
  • Banik, Dan (2022). In Pursuit of Development: Norway’s quest to save the planet.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Investing in Stability and Prosperity: The New Multilateralism for Development Conference.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Lecture and moderation of inaugural panel on “political commitment and financing of the SDGs".
  • Banik, Dan & Adolfsson, Johanna Sofia (2022). Conceptions of illness and belief in the supernatural: A threat to public health?
  • Banik, Dan (2022). The State of the World .
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Lecture for all Norwegian ambassadors assembled in Oslo.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Ubehagelige samtaler: Står norsk kunnskapsbistand i veien for statsbygging og utvikling i sør?
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Introduksjonsinnlegg- Den Store Utviklingsdebatten.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). India and its soft power as the pharmacy of the world.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Technology and the SDGs.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). How cultural and traditional eating habita contribute to a sustainable food system.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Development in Post-colonial Times.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Governance for the SDGs.
  • Banik, Dan & Bull, Benedicte (2022). Multilateralism to the Rescue: Beijing’s support for multilateral institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Norge og bistand kanalisert gjennom multilaterale institusjoner.
  • Reddy Burri, Ranga; Banik, Dan & Bjerke, Lise (2022). Strengthening India-Africa Cooperation for Promoting Sustainable Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Trade . Oslo SDG Blog.
  • Szulecki, Kacper; Duarte, Mafalda; Banik, Dan & Pharo, Per Fredrik (2022). Green finance in the Global South – can it help combat climate change and aid sustainable development?
  • Banik, Dan (2022). The power of the Chinese state: Examination, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology — Yasheng Huang. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Show me the money: Why cash transfers matter for development — Ugo Gentilini. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Bull, Benedicte & Banik, Dan (2022). MultiChina Seminar: A changing face of China in Latin America and Africa: From economic statecraft to complex multilateralism?
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Crises of democracy — Adam Przeworski. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Silenced voices in global health — Address Malata. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). The development bargain — Stefan Dercon. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Transforming our global food system — Gunhild Stordalen. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Why we fight — Chris Blattman. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Africa's right to development — Mo Ibrahim. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Dan Banik is In Pursuit of Development. [Internett]. Democracy Paradox Podcast.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). A New Narrative on Africa. [Internett]. NUPI.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Er Afrika nøkkelen til Russlands fremtid? — av Nadya Tahir og Dan Banik. VG : Verdens gang. ISSN 0805-5203. s. 32–33.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). The pursuit of liberty and prosperity along a narrow corridor — Daron Acemoglu. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Can fixing dinner fix the planet? — Jessica Fanzo. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). The Life You Can Save — Peter Singer. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Roadblock Politics — Peer Schouten. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order — Kathryn Stoner. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Dan Banik and Desmond McNeill discuss the role and influence of ideas and metaphors in development, the contradictions of foreign aid and the potential for financing global public goods. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Breaking Bad: Understanding Backlash Against Democracy in Africa — Lise Rakner. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). A world of insecurity — Pranab Bardhan. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Do morals matter? — Joseph S. Nye. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). Globalization and Asian Geopolitics — Shivshankar Menon. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2022). The power of small states — Ine Eriksen Søreide. [Internett]. In Pursuit of Development.
  • Banik, Dan; Venkatachalam, Meera & Modi, Renu (2023). Catalysing Progress Through Capacity-Building Initiatives: Learnings from India’s Pan-African e-Network Project in Ghana and Malawi. Observer Research Foundation.
  • Sending, Ole Jacob; Angelsen, Arild; Banik, Dan; Helland, Anne-Marie; Myklebust linde, Karoline & Lomøy, Jon [Vis alle 9 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). Investering i en felles fremtid: Et nytt rammeverk for utviklingspolitikken. Utenriksdepartementet.

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Publisert 15. aug. 2011 14:41 - Sist endret 3. jan. 2024 10:54