by Global Development Institute | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, Global Development Institute It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor John Toye, an internationally leading scholar of economic history and international development. John held many important...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Johan A Oldekop, Charis Enns and Rose Pritchard, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester John Kerry, the US climate envoy, has high hopes for the outcomes of COP26. Indeed, politicians across political divides have stressed the ‘make or break’...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr Tanja Bastia, The University of Manchester, Dr Erika Busse Cárdenas, Macalaster College, Dr María Calderón Muñoz, independent scholar Español Português Erika, María and Tanja have known each other for over twenty years – we met in 1998 as students at the MA in...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Our former student Elisa Soto is putting her Master’s dissertation into practice in her home country, Mexico, to address gender inequalities in education. During her studies at the University, Elisa decided to undertake a dissertation analysing India’s...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Kate Pruce, ESRC Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, Hangala Siachiwena, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town and Marja Hinfelaar Director of Research and Programs at the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research, SAIPAR On 12 August...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Professor Diana Mitlin was recently conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. New fellows are recognised for the excellence and impact of their work and their wider contributions to the social sciences for public benefit. Diana Mitlin is...
