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 | Mar 6, 2015 | Comment, Policy, Research Findings
by Brooks World Poverty Institute International Women’s Day on Sunday 8th March celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. Brooks World Poverty Institute research demonstrates that women play a vital role in improving global value chains – as...
by developmentatmanchester | Jun 10, 2014 | Policy, Research Findings
ESID‘s latest Working Paper explores “what we have learnt about how to instigate and embed pro-poor government in towns and cities of the global South”, with a particular focus on how politics emerges in informal settlements. Politics, informality and clientelism –...
