by GDI | Jul 2, 2026 | Comment
By Kelechi Ekuma Artificial intelligence is transforming development practice, university education and graduate work. Development studies must respond not by chasing technological novelty, but by strengthening its distinctive capacity to interrogate power,...
by GDI | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Many academics and postgraduate students from across GDI are heading to Dublin next week to take part in this year’s Development Studies Association Conference. Hosted by the Centre for Sustainable Development at University College Dublin, the hybrid event will bring...
by GDI | Jun 25, 2026 | Comment
By Daniela Cocco Beltrame and Teklehaymanot Weldemichel Emancipation from the oppressions humans have inflicted on one another is, necessarily, collective. There is no individual escape route. As the often-cited words attributed to Lilla Watson remind us: “If...
by GDI | Jun 19, 2026 | Comment
by David Hulme and Saumik Paul New data and recently developed measures (defined in Box 1) make it possible to reassess what has been happening with global poverty reduction since the end of the Cold War and to consider future prospects. Our analysis confirms one...
by GDI | Jun 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
First Workshop in Indonesia (TBC: April 2027) Convenors Pritish Behuria (University of Manchester), Arief Anshory Yusuf (Padjadjaran University), Sebeka Plaatje (University of South Africa), Elvis Avenyo (University of Johannesburg) and Andy Sumner (King’s College...
