January entry for distance learning course on Human Resource Management and Development
Our two years master’s programme in Human Resource Management and Development is accepting students for January 2021 entry. So if you’re in a job you love or have family commitments – but still want to immerse yourself in postgraduate study, then this distance...
Inequality and Covid-19: analysing Oxfam’s latest report
Prof David Hulme, Global Development Institute Oxfam’s reports on inequality have grabbed the headlines over the years – “8 men own the same wealth as 3.6 billion people” won global media coverage a few years ago and challenged many of the world’s business elite at...
Schools in Bangladesh have been closed for more than 6 months: what are people saying?
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....
Symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress in Manchester
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...
The power of data in a pandemic: repurposing Muungano’s data-collection expertise to fight Covid-19 in Kenya
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...
New African Cities Research Consortium Announced
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...
Understanding regional value chains through the interaction of public and private governance: Insights from Southern Africa’s apparel sector
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...
The Routledge Handbook of Place Launch
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...