by Global Development Institute | Oct 3, 2022 | Comment
The GDI Lecture Series is back, and after the last three years, we are finally In-Person. As previously, the Global Development Institute Lecture Series provides space for leading development thinkers to discuss their latest research and ideas. Lectures are free and...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 3, 2022 | Comment
Juno Ellison, Wellcome EDI Research Placement intern The outcomes for migrants are often determined by how states define and value their skill sets. Defining such skills has become increasingly controversial in migration research as there are a variety of contemporary...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 29, 2022 | Comment
Nusrat Jahan, Dr Imran Matin and Prof David Hulme Urban Change Bangladesh’s cities are changing fast…make that very fast. They are rising and spreading as their populations are exploding. The share of the country’s urban population has been growing rapidly since...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 29, 2022 | Comment
In this episode, Stefano Ponte talks to Aarti Krishnan about his research into sustainability, the wine and seafood value chains in South Africa and his recent book Business, Power and Sustainability in a World of Global Value Chains....
by Global Development Institute | Sep 28, 2022 | Comment
Dr Irene Okhade, Lecturer in HRM and International Development, Global Development Institute The €1.4 million “ManaGlobal” project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 is an innovative research project that seeks to explore the evidence of management approaches practiced in...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Jayne Hindle, David Hulme, Merrick Jones and Debra Whitehead It is with great sadness that the Global Development Institute (GDI), University of Manchester reports the passing of Dr Ronald Clarke (‘Ron’) on 12 September 2022 at the age of 89. Dr Ron Clarke was...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
GDI is launching a Community of Practice (CoP) – Engagement Series: a place designed to link students, academics, practitioners and alumni and we hope you can join us. Following the recent Simon Fellowship Project, led by Dr Natalie Cunningham, on lifelong...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Luv Arora, International Development: Environment, Climate Change and Development MSc Today, we live in what has been termed the ‘information age’. Screens surround our lives and even the toaster in our kitchens has a brain of its own. News apps are replacing...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the second of our Shifting South series, Stephanie Barrientos talks to Margareet Visser and Maggie Opondo. They reflect on the project and their research into horticultural value chains. Shifting South investigated: the rise of South-South trade through regional...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
The ongoing shift away from fossil fuels has sometimes been framed as a ‘green energy race’ among states, each competing with one another on national missions to develop and deploy renewables. Complicating this picture, various economies across both global North and...
