by Global Development Institute | Jan 7, 2020 | Comment
Following on from our blog post on 20 Nov 2019, Matthew Walsham and Dr Tanja Bastia are placing a call for papers for a session at the event. The session will be on intergenerational boundaries and migratory borders and specifics can be found in the abstract below....
by Global Development Institute | Jan 7, 2020 | Comment
As part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) PhD Studentship programme, the Global Development Institute is delighted to offer up to seven fully funded four year PhD studentship with an integrated teaching certificate. The Global Challenges Research...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 20, 2019 | Comment
Mr Paul Barry, Teaching Fellow and Dr Lujia Feng, Lecturer in Human Resource Management In Semester One, students studying Human Resource Management are able to take the Study Enhancement Programme. The Programme includes organisational visits and guest lecture...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 11, 2019 | Comment
Kaxton Siu recently visited the Global Development Institute to discuss his new forthcoming book ‘Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination: Comparisons with Hong Kong and Vietnam’. Kaxton Siu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Social...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 14, 2019 | Comment
It is with great sadness that we report the death on October 21, 2019 of Emeritus Professor Dennis Austin at his home in Colchester. Born at the Grove Hospital, Tooting on 14th March, 1922, he was the son of Henry Edmund Austin. After wartime service with the Royal...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 13, 2019 | Comment
University of Johannesburg & University of Manchester Workshop CCRED, Johannesburg, 6-8 July 2020 A rich body of research has examined the prospects for development within global value chains (GVCs) and global production networks (GPNs), yet the implications of...