by Global Development Institute | Jul 18, 2023 | Comment
Clare Cummings, Research Associate, Global Development Institute Almost two decades since waves of protests spread across southern Nepal demanding respect and rights for the Madhesi ethnic group, the desire for dignity continues to disrupt Nepali politics. In 2007,...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this episode Elisa Gambino is joined by Kathy Dodworth. They discuss Kathy’s new book, Legitimation as Political Practice, her transition from working at an NGO to academia and the idea of the non-state...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Students on our MSc Human Resource Management Enhancement Programme (HRMEP), recently took part in a residential visit to Bristol, Bath, Salisbury, Birmingham and Ironbridge. The MSc HRMEP has developed over seven years, with support from Heads of School and Faculty,...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 1, 2023 | Comment
Namira Samir, PhD Researcher, Global Development Institute Namira Samir is a final year PhD Candidate at Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester. Her PhD research investigates the interplay between credit, human capabilities, and labour in...
by Global Development Institute | May 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Nick Jepson and Seth Schindler, in collaboration with Nana de Graaff and Imogen T. Liu, are organising a workshop entitled “Europe in US-China rivalry: The implications of great power politics”. The workshop will take place on 9-10 October 2023 in Amsterdam and there...
by Global Development Institute | May 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Malavika Krishnan Malavika was recently a nominee in the University of Manchester’s Social Responsibility Making a Difference Awards. She was highly commended in the category of Outstanding Social Innovation, for her work around education in India. She also recieved...
by Global Development Institute | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Academics from the Global Development Institute are presenting papers and convening panels at the annual Development Studies Association conference, which is taking place at the University of Reading 28-30th June 2023. This year’s conference is hybrid, meaning a...
by Global Development Institute | Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mount Kenya University Rwanda will host an international conference from 28th to 30th August 2023 in conjunction with the African Research Group (ARG) of Nottingham University in the U.K. The conference will be held at Mount Kenya University Rwanda, Kicukiro, KK 554...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here GDI’s Nicola Banks and her co-Founder and CEO, Chibwe Masabo Henry, talk about how recent momentum in the sector has led them to build on the University of Manchester’s long-standing research on development NGOs and civil society organisations to launch One World...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2023 | Comment, Research Findings
By Miguel Kanai, University of Sheffield, Seth Schindler, Global Development Institute and Javier Díaz Bay, Universidad Nacional de Luján Argentina won its third FIFA World Cup last December in Qatar. This major sporting achievement fulfilled team captain Lionel...
