by Global Development Institute | Jun 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tanja R. Müller, Reader in Development Studies, Global Development Institute Remember 2015? Then, a perceived unprecedented number of refugees and migrants entered Europe, more than one million people according to available data, while almost 4000 drowned on their...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Development Studies Association Annual Conference is being hosted by the Global Development Institute from 27-29th June. The conference will focus on inequalities. Ahead of the conference, we are running a series of blogs from attendees looking at the key issues...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur speaks to Global Development Institute academics and other leading thinkers. The feature length documentary examining the global trends, recent research findings and future directions for the rising powers. Catch up on the rest...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 4, 2018 | Comment, Uncategorized
A reflection on women empowerment in slum upgrading projects by Esther Ndacyayisenga ‘’In some families women are still oppressed and can’t come up. In others, women have managed to cooperate with their husbands and still reap the benefits of the federation. And for...
by Global Development Institute | May 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
To celebrate the end of the academic year we brought together leading academics from the Global Development Institute in a lively session. Fielding questions from the class of 17-18 our academics answer questions on the reality of development theory vs practice, the...
by Global Development Institute | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week BBC Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur interviews leading Russian economist Sergei Guriev, for the latest in the Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures podcast series. They talk about the problem that Russian economy is facing with corruption and the need for deep...
