by GDI | Jun 26, 2025 | Comment
by Valquiria Almeida, PhD student at the Federal University of Minas Gerais Valquíria is a PhD student in Demography at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), who recently spent six months on research leave at GDI. She is currently a researcher at the...
by GDI | Jun 17, 2025 | Comment
by Louisa Hann The exploitation of workers and the governance of decent work in global value chains (GVCs) represent long-standing issues spanning Development Studies, Political Economy, Economic Geography and International Business. While private and public ethical...
by GDI | Jun 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Recently, Dr Natalie Cunningham ran a microcredential series – short, online courses exploring the personal, organisational and societal implications of resilience. As part of the final assessment, course participants were asked to reflect on an aspect of...
by GDI | Jun 10, 2025 | Comment
by Louisa Hann There’s no doubt we’re living through an urgent chapter of the climate crisis. With 2024 now confirmed the hottest year on record – recording a sobering global average temperature of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – things are only set to get hotter....
by GDI | Jun 10, 2025 | Comment
By Edwin Rwigi and Anifat Ibrahim At 3:41 p.m., I sent a WhatsApp message, “Hi Lucilla*. I live in the outskirts of the city, and I would like to avoid the traffic out of the CBD if I can help it. Should I still be on standby? I’m at the moment at Java Kenya-Re close...
