There is no use in writing a post for each of these categories when they confirm the overall award for Best Aid Blog at the ABBAs 2011. Because of that, ABBA will not do for the man who is 'simply the best.' As the results show, Chris Blattman has set himself ahead of the pack. His posts are a mix of academic musings, mommy blogging (as Wronging Rights would say), analysis, and quick hitters from recent studies. As an overall resource, Chris is one of the best. It is why he won as blogger and for twitter.
If the US government is looking for advice on how to win hearts and minds, an obvious adviser is everyone's favorite aid blogger from the north.
Best Aid Blog
Best Academic Blog
Best Blog Design
All the finalists should not be glossed over on account of Mr. Blattman's sweep. There excellent blogs in the mix and even the ones that were nominated for best design were recognized because of having a regular audience.
As I have noted before, the contest continued to tilt towards men. I really have little idea as to why. Possibly it has something to do with it being a largely academic field and maybe there are more men in the social sciences that deal with poverty alleviation (I have absolutely no data on hand for this and could be entirely wrong). There could be a gender bias. I am not sure.
Sing it Tina!
If the US government is looking for advice on how to win hearts and minds, an obvious adviser is everyone's favorite aid blogger from the north.
Best Aid Blog
| Chris Blattman - http://chrisblattman.com/ |  | 37.1% | 199 |
| Tales From the Hood - http://talesfromethehood.com/ | | 9.3% | 50 |
| From Poverty to Power - http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/ | | 26.5% | 142 |
| Why Dev - http://whydev.org | | 10.3% | 55 |
| Blood and Milk - http://bloodandmilk.org/ | | 3.9% | 21 |
| World Bank Development Impact Blog - http://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/ | | 12.9% | 69 |
Best Academic Blog
| African Arguments - http://africanarguments.org/blog/ | | 9.5% | |
| Chris Blattman - http://chrisblattman.com | | 59.1% | |
| Marc F. Bellemare - http://marcbellemare.com | | 14.2% | |
| Ed Carr - http://www.edwardrcarr.com/opentheechochamber/ | | 10.2% | |
| Lawrence Haddad - http://www.developmenthorizons.com/ | | 7.0% |
| Good Intents - http://goodintents.org/ | | 12.3% | |
| Global Dashboard - globaldashboard.org | | 15.0% | |
| Chris Blattman - http://chrisblattman.com | | 39.2% | |
| Owen Barder - http://owen.org | | 14.0% | |
| More Altitude - http://morealtitude.wordpress.com/ | | 9.6% | |
| Shotgun Shack - http://shotgunshackblog.com/ | | 10.0% |
As I have noted before, the contest continued to tilt towards men. I really have little idea as to why. Possibly it has something to do with it being a largely academic field and maybe there are more men in the social sciences that deal with poverty alleviation (I have absolutely no data on hand for this and could be entirely wrong). There could be a gender bias. I am not sure.
Sing it Tina!
