by Global Development Institute | Oct 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Bangladesh government closed all schools on March 17th, 2020 as part of a ‘lockdown’ to combat the virus. Since then there have been several target dates for re-opening, but each has been cancelled and we still cannot be sure when the schools will open again....
by Global Development Institute | Oct 6, 2020 | Comment
We are delighted to announce a day-long symposium on 17th October to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress which was held in Manchester. Organised by our Africa Research Group, the event will bring together researchers to discuss ‘75...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 6, 2020 | Comment
Whitney Banyai-Becker (GDI), Charity Mwangi (SDI Kenya) and Jane Wairutu (SDI Kenya) explain how Muungano’s work with the Kenyan Ministry of Health is helping to find data-driven solutions to Covid-19 that are appropriate in informal settlements. Muungano wa...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 1, 2020 | Comment
Researchers from the Global Development Institute have been awarded a new research contract of £32 million to establish the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of UK Aid. Find out...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 30, 2020 | Comment
Giovanni Pasquali, Shane Godfrey, Khalid Nadvi Enabled by the ESRC-GCRF grant (ES/S000453/1) as part of the project ‘Shifting South: decent work in regional value chains and South-South trade’. South-South trade between developing countries now exceeds North-South...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
To celebrate their new book, The Routledge Handbook of Place, Ares Kalandides, Tim Edensor and GDI’s Uma Kothari took part in an online launch event organised by Institute of Place Management. The event also featured chapter writers David Cooper, Jenny...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Gindo Tampubolon, Lecturer in Poverty, Global Development Institute Empowering women is firmly recognised as a key driver to development and empowered women an essential achievement of it. They can take part in the political affairs of the nation more actively, in the...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 7, 2020 | Comment
Professors Khalid Nadvi and David Hulme, current and former managing directors of GDI Last week saw the merger of the FCO and DFID, to create the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). In the midst of a global pandemic, we believe it’s absolutely...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 1, 2020 | Comment, Research Findings
Dr Edward Ademolu, Postdoctoral Fellow at The London School of Economics and Political Science. Alum and Honorary fellow of the Global Development Institute International Development. When you hear this what comes to mind? If at all anything does? A question that is...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 25, 2020 | Comment
Gabriele Restelli, PhD researcher, Global Development Institute As Covid’s monopolizing power diminishes, immigration is ready to serve the purpose and fill the gap in headline news. Irregular migrants crossing the English Channel has gathered a lot of attention in...
