Evidence and Experience: UN Decade of Healthy Ageing around the World
by Dr Gindo Tampubolon (Reader in Global Health, GDI) and Dr Elia Maggang (Honorary Fellow, Lincoln Theological Institute) This year marks the mid-point of the decade and the global health initiative known as the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. Led by the World Health...
Lessons from Africa – for Manchester
By Diana Mitlin A recent conference on African Urbanism has provided a useful space for me to reflect on what the African experience has brought to my work and that of my colleagues. This has included academic scholarship, professional and policy engagement and...
Leadership for development as a catalyst for transformations
By academic staff members of the Manchester- Melbourne Masters in Leadership in Development The leadership deficit in development research and practice The development sector is a unique field that aims to facilitate social, cultural, environmental, economic, legal,...
The role of self-leadership in navigating crises
By Mengistu Weldemariam Master’s in Leadership for Development Alumnus and Programme Manager for Mortgage Stress Victoria in Melbourne, Australia How does the way we think about ourselves affect our propensity to lead others? How can development practitioners harness...
The Role of Knowledge in Social Protection Policies in Latin America
By Lina Arenas University of Manchester GDI Alumna and Former Deputy Minister of Vulnerable Populations of the Peruvian Government PhD candidate in Social Policy from The University of Edinburgh, UK What role does knowledge really play in the making of social...
New research project explores Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey in wake of 2023 earthquake
By Dr. Ibrahim Efe On February 6, 2023, an earthquake shook southern Turkey, near the Syrian border – a massive natural disaster with far-reaching impacts. A 7.8 magnitude quake, the largest Turkey has experienced in over 20 years, struck near Gaziantep—a critical...
Update: Rethinking Economics Report and Student Reflections
A few months ago, the University of Manchester’s Post-Crash Economics Society and Rethinking Economics launched a report examining whether the economics curriculum is capable of tackling the world’s mounting crises. Global Development undergraduate and report...
Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia’s Renaissance
by Dr Tom Lavers, Reader in Politics, Global Development Institute More than 13 years after Ethiopia’s former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi laid its foundation stone, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is finally nearing completion. A new open access book, Dams,...