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...
by GDI | May 7, 2026 | Comment
GDI PhD researcher Dani Cocco Beltrame and 25 co-researchers from the Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) federation have been recognised in The University of Manchester’s annual Making a Difference awards. Kenya co-researchers: Nancy Njoki, Jacob Omondi, Javela...
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...
