Global Development Institute Blog

Reflections on Embedded Research, Transformation & Impact

Reflections on Embedded Research, Transformation & Impact

By Dr Helen Underhill How does meaningful impact emerge over time in global conservation and development research? A recent discussion among researchers and practitioners within GDI highlighted just how complex, relational, and often invisible this work can be....
What Would “Positive Development Studies” Look Like?

What Would “Positive Development Studies” Look Like?

By Richard Heeks (First posted on the ICTs for Development Blog) Development studies has long grappled with the pressing realities of global inequality, poverty, conflict, and environmental degradation. As a field rooted in critical inquiry, it often focuses on...