by GDI | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
by Louisa Hann To state the obvious, the world is a big place. Most of us rely on mainstream news outlets and other popular media to keep abreast of developments across continents and countries. While there’s an abundance of informative, high-quality information...
by GDI | Jul 7, 2026 | Comment
A new opportunity has arisen to join the virtual think tank BRICS+ Thinking as a Policy Fellow. Over the course of one year, the successful fellow will be tasked with producing a policy report on the changing nature of global governance, with a particular focus on...
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...
by GDI | May 27, 2026 | Comment
In her opening session for Research for Transformation Lab week in November 2025, GDI’s Diana Mitlin reflected on five academic personas and their possibilities for transformative research: the shining superstar, the convenor, the subversive persona, the collaborative...
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...
