The issue of ‘skills’ and the importance of qualitative migration research
Juno Ellison, Wellcome EDI Research Placement intern The outcomes for migrants are often determined by how states define and value their skill sets. Defining such skills has become increasingly controversial in migration research as there are a variety of contemporary...
Who Is Poor and Ultra-Poor In Urban Bangladesh?
Nusrat Jahan, Dr Imran Matin and Prof David Hulme Urban Change Bangladesh’s cities are changing fast…make that very fast. They are rising and spreading as their populations are exploding. The share of the country’s urban population has been growing rapidly since...
In Conversation: Stefano Ponte discusses Business, Power and Sustainability in a World of Global Value Chains
In this episode, Stefano Ponte talks to Aarti Krishnan about his research into sustainability, the wine and seafood value chains in South Africa and his recent book Business, Power and Sustainability in a World of Global Value Chains....
Can business associations link policymakers and academia? Reflections from Ghana
Dr Irene Okhade, Lecturer in HRM and International Development, Global Development Institute The €1.4 million “ManaGlobal” project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 is an innovative research project that seeks to explore the evidence of management approaches practiced in...