GDI launches new PhD in Development Studies
GDI is pleased to introduce a new PhD in Development Studies programme, with a Development Economics Pathway, for 2025 entry. The PhD in Development Studies will enable candidates to carry out a piece of in-depth research in a chosen area of interest as part of the...
GDI Research Digest: Probing Prevalent Development Narratives
By Dr Louisa Hann The field of Development Studies is no stranger to grand narratives. One much-cited example concerns the inaugural address of US President Harry S. Truman in 1949. Tasked with inspiring national optimism and pride in a context of Cold War tensions...
Global warming, national vulnerability and personal anxiety in 113,00 teenagers and adults from 108 countries: How does trust in science affect mental health?
by Dr Gindo Tampubolon, Reader in Global Health A series of six scientific assessments by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports with increasing confidence that global warming poses major risks to the earth and its people. What is equally clear is...
GDI is looking to host Leverhulme early career fellows for the 2025 call
You can now submit an expression of interest for the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships ahead of the deadline of 18th November 2024. The University of Manchester’s School of Education, Environment and Development (SEED) is keen to support both internal and...
Foraging for sustainability amongst capitalist ruins
This post was originally published on the University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute Blog. Image credit: Mark Shtanov Caroline Cornier, Tetyana Solovey, Tim Siew and Mark Shtanov on sustainability through interdisciplinary lenses This blog is...
The role of culture in institutional change: revising political settlements analysis
By Dr Clare Cummings (Lecturer in Politics and Development) The rules (or institutions) that govern how we distribute resources and uphold rights are central to questions of inclusion, equity and development. A popular framework for understanding the roots of formal...
One World Together: Our funding, finances and future one year on
June 8th 2023 marked a momentous occasion. One World Together – and our vision to build a new people-powered and community-centred funding system – was born. What a year it has been! Our One World Together community grew to 130 Global Citizens from across...
Polycentric Governance, Cocoa Prices, and Inequalities in Bangladesh: GDI’s Latest Working Papers
We regularly release working papers designed to spark and deepen discussions across the field of development studies. We’ve been publishing these working papers since 2007, with an extensive catalogue covering everything from the political economy of plastic bag bans...