Recent Milestones in ASAP\’s Development
2014 was a pivotal year for ASAP, full of growth and change. Major accomplishments included: Advocating for reform of global institutions and development practice, by canvassing experts on how to reform…
Zorka Milin Joins ASAP Team as Director of Research for Financial Transparency
Zorka Milin, Legal Adviser to Global Witness, has volunteered to serve as ASAP\’s Director of Research for Financial Transparency. In this role, she will seek to identify opportunities for ASAP, as…
Austria Chapter Publishes First ASAP Book
Academics Stand Against Poverty is proud to announce the publication of the organization\’s first book, titled The Social Exclusion Reader. The book, edited by ASAP Austria, features 24 short essays written by…
ASAP President Featured in WFUNA Publication on Peaceful Societies
ASAP President Thomas Pogge was featured in the WFUNA journal ACRONYM in a special issue titled Peaceful Societies: An Essential Element of Sustainable Development. Pogge\’s article focused on small-scale violence, including domestic violence…
James Hansen: Climate, Energy, Development, Human Health, and Global Justice
Dr. James Hansen, Director of the Climate Science, Awareness, and Solutions Program at Columbia University and former Director of the NASA Goddard Institute, speaks on climate change and global justice…
A New, Gender-sensitive Poverty Metric
ASAP President Thomas Pogge is one of several authors of the Individual Deprivation Measure (IDM), a new, gender-sensitive poverty metric. The IDM was designed to avoid gender biases built into other…
Experts, Thousands from around the World Call on Ban to Put an End to Tax Abuse
Thousands of ASAP supporters, researchers, teachers, and activists around the world took part in ASAP\’s first petition campaign, calling on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to give greater prominence to…
Submissions Invited for Special Issue on Sustainable Development Goals
Special Issue of Symposion: The Sustainable Development Goals Guest Editors: Stefan Cibian (Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Babes-Bolyai University), Ana-Maria Lebada (Adviser on Post-2015 Agenda, Permanent Mission of Romania…
Ban Ki-moon: Tell the UN to Put an End to Tax Abuse
ASAP is launching a petition campaign calling on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to support the inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of robust targets for curbing tax dodging….
Classroom Exercise from The Life You Can Save: Feedback Sought
Academics Stand Against Poverty is exploring a collaborative partnership with The Life You Can Save, an organization focused on motivating giving to effective poverty alleviation efforts. The Life You Can…