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...
by GDI | May 13, 2026 | Comment
Written by: Mariana Hernández Montilla, Anuradha Ganapathy, Krishna Das, Maria Pampaka, Sandra Barragán & Helen Underhill 29 April 2026 · Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester Before you read, take a moment. Think of one relationship that holds your own...
by GDI | May 12, 2026 | Comment
In Terrestrial Ecotopias, Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Sustainability at the Global Development Institute, invites readers to imagine futures that break away from the fatalism of our current moment. Blending literary analysis, activist histories, and Indigenous...
by GDI | May 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Dilek Celebi, Honorary Research Fellow Hamid was not asking for sympathy. He was demanding attention for his people. Most of the world chose the easier option. He is gone now. And what makes that loss unbearable is not only grief—it is the specific anger of...
by GDI | Apr 22, 2026 | Comment
Featured image: Visit to local entrepreneur Charles Ashimwe’s fruit tree and vegetable plantation Between the 21st of March and the 3rd of April 2026, the University of Manchester took Development Studies master’s students on its annual field trip to Rwanda. Rwanda,...
