by Global Development Institute | Jun 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the latest episode of the GDI podcast Professor Stefan Dercon talks to Dr Sophie van Huellen. They discuss Stefan’s new book, “Gambling on Development: why some countries win and others lose”, his recent departure from the Foreign, Commonwealth...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 8, 2022 | Comment
Dr Josephine Biglin, Honorary Research Fellow, Global Development Institute and Lecturer in Social Psychology, The University of Salford Dr Josephine Biglin explores a recent workshop on ‘Researching the everyday of transnational citizenship: Arts-based...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 7, 2022 | Comment
Anna Thurlbeck, Postgraduate Researcher, Global Development Institute Taking place on the 5th and 6th of May, this year’s PGR Conference centred around the theme of multidiscipliniarity, chosen to put a spotlight on the extensive breadth of research being undertaken...
by Global Development Institute | May 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
A one day conference on three underexplored areas of migration in the Global South: disability, sexuality and skilled migration. 21st June 2022, 9.30am – 4.30pm. The conference will be held in person at The University of Manchester. Background Covid-19 has brought...
by Global Development Institute | May 25, 2022 | Comment
Based upon a decade of ground-breaking research within the Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) research centre, Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications, has been just been published by Oxford University Press. It provides a...
by Global Development Institute | May 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
GDI’s Resources, Environment, and Development research group have recently organised a series of talks on ‘Red Talks: on the Politics of Resources, Environment and Development’ The first event welcomed Dr Maria Christina Fragkou, an environmental scientist currently...
by Global Development Institute | May 18, 2022 | Comment
Dr Basma Albanna recently gave a lecture at Africa in Science exploring her research into Data-Powered Positive Deviance. In the lecture she introduces the new method that combines traditional (e.g. surveys & interviews) and non-traditional data (e.g. from remote...
by Global Development Institute | May 13, 2022 | Comment
Dr Tom Lavers, Senior Lecturer in Politics & Development, Global Development Institute Download ‘The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers: State Capacity and Political Contestation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia’ Social transfers are...
by Global Development Institute | May 6, 2022 | Comment, Uncategorized
A new series hosted by Development Economics & Public Policy welcomes back previous graduates to speak to current GDI students. To book onto any of the events, please email gdi@manchester.ac.uk. Talks by Former Students Wednesday 4 May 14:00-15:00 (UK time)...
by Global Development Institute | Apr 27, 2022 | Comment
It is with great sadness that the Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester reports the passing of Colin Fuller on Wednesday 6 April at the age of 89. Colin was a Senior Lecturer at the Institute’s original structures: the Department of Administrative...
