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Abby McLeod

Abidah Setyowati

Aditi Haté

Adrian Leftwich

Adrien Stehly

Aida Harahap

Aidan Craney

Ainsley Jones

Alan Whaites

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Brendan Halloran

Bryony Lau

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Chris Wheeler

Claire Mcloughlin

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Dan Hymowitz

Danielle Campbell

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David Ross

David Sebudubudu

Dawn Gibson

Deborah Brautigam

Debra Ladner

Demelash Kassaye

Demetria Malachi

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Dirga Ardiansa

Dorosday Kenneth-Watson

Duncan Green

E. Houston Shearon

Edmond S. Fehoko

Eduard Grebe

Edward Laws

Ekawati Liu

Eldred Masunungure

Elisa Lopez Lucia

Elisabeth Jackson

Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett

Emilie Combaz

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Ian Wilson

Isabelle van Notten

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Jennifer Kalpokas Doan

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Joanne Crawford

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Joni Yulianto

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Josaphat Musamba Bussy

Julian C. H. Lee

Julien Barbara

Junji Banno

Justin Williams

Kabini Sanga

Kanwal Ahluwalia

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Kate Pruce

Kenichi Ohno

Kerryn Clarke

Kyle Smith

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Lena Lázaro

Lin Lu

Linda Alvarez

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Lior Erez

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Long Heng Orng

Loretta Case

Lorraine Pe Symaco

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Lynn Davies

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Mema Motusaga

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Michael O’Keefe

Michele Schweisfurth

Minka Woermann

Monique Theron

Nadine Vanniasinkam

Neil McCulloch

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Nicoli Nattrass

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Niheer Dasandi

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Oliver Walton

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Orly Stern

Oscar Valiente

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Priya Chattier

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Rosita Armytage

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Seth D. Kaplan

Seu’ula Johansson-Fua

Shivit Bakrania

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Sohela Nazneen

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Susy Ndaruhutse

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Yolanda Pandjaitan

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Rose Pinnington

Rose Pinnington (@rosiepinnington) is a doctoral researcher in Politics at the University of Oxford. Her work focuses on foreign aid, inclusive governance and the politics of development.

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