by Global Development Institute | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Professor Diana Mitlin was recently conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. New fellows are recognised for the excellence and impact of their work and their wider contributions to the social sciences for public benefit. Diana Mitlin is...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 13, 2021 | Comment
Seth Schindler, Senior Lecturer in Urban Development and Transformation, Global Development Institute, Simin Fadaee, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Manchester, and Dan Brockington, Professor, The University of Sheffield A seismic shift? We live in an...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dr Tanja Bastia, Reader, Global Development Institute and Dr Matthew Walsham, Research Associate, South-South Migration Hub, Global Development Institute As we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons, we pause to reflect on the many contributions that older...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Nana Agyeman, MSc. Development Economics and Policy, Global Development Institute Much of the conversation around debt in Africa has been about its growing size, while very little attention has been paid to the terms and conditions under which African countries...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Nicola Banks, Senior Lecturer, Global Development Institute and Dan Brockington, Professor, The University of Sheffield The last 18 months have been some of the most challenging ever for the UK charitable sector, especially those working in international development....
by Global Development Institute | Jul 20, 2021 | Comment
Isis Barei-Guyot, PhD researcher, Global Development Institute The day after the UEFA European Football Championship Final I hesitantly opened my social media apps to take stock of the aftermath of England’s loss against Italy. Two stories took prominence in the...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 18, 2021 | Comment
David Hulme, Admos Chimhowu and Kate Pruce, Global Development Institute Many of us at The University of Manchester are greatly saddened by the passing away of Kenneth Kaunda (known as KK) one of the giants of the African anti-colonial movement and a leading figure in...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 15, 2021 | Comment
David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, Global Development Institute The hypocrisy could not be greater. While Boris Johnson chaired the G7 meeting, and waxed lyrical about what the UK will contribute to reducing the impacts of Covid-19 and climate change in...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Giovanni Pasquali, Research Associate, Global Development Institute The recent growth of South-South trade and talks about the ‘great convergence’ between developing economies in the global South and developed ones has sparked increasing attention among development...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 2, 2021 | Comment
We are deeply saddened to share the tragic passing of our colleague and friend Dr Franklin Adorsu-Djentuh. Franklin was a much loved member of the GDI community who spent time with us as both a PhD researcher and colleague. He completed his PhD in 2018 looking at the...
