by developmentatmanchester | Oct 30, 2015 | Comment, Events, Research Findings
Semester 1 is well underway, and the first two lectures in our Global Development Seminar Series have been excellent. On 14 October we heard from IDS Director Melissa Leach on Equality, Sustainability and Security: Towards Transformations in Global Development...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 27, 2015 | Comment
By Robert Watt, PhD researcher, SEED Surveys show that the British public is wrong about nearly everything. One more topic should be added to this list of falsehood: celebrity. Just as we vastly overestimate the level of unemployment, the number of immigrants and the...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 22, 2015 | Comment, Events, Policy
The second seminar in our Global Development series took place yesterday, with Professor Daniel Brockington. Dan spoke on the paradoxes of celebrity advocacy in international development in the UK, and their consequences both for development and democratic processes....
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 16, 2015 | Comment, Events, Policy
The Global Development Seminar Series got off to a great start on Wednesday with a lecture by Institute of Development Studies Director Melissa Leach. Melissa spoke on Equality, Sustainability, Security: Towards Transformations in a Global Development Era. We’ll...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 7, 2015 | Comment, Events, Policy
The Global Development Seminar Series kicks off next Wednesday October 14 with a free seminar by Institute of Development Studies Director Melissa Leach. Melissa will be speaking on Equality, Sustainability, Security: Towards Transformations in a Global Development...
by developmentatmanchester | Sep 29, 2015 | Comment
Watch Professor David Hulme outline some further thoughts on the Sustainable Development Goals in this short interview with Adam Farkas from That’s Manchester. Also check out: David’s thoughts on global governance for the Guardian. 7 reasons the SDGs will...
