by Global Development Institute | Mar 15, 2018 | Comment, Uncategorized
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, PhD researcher, Politics, The University of Manchester Poor communities in rural areas of Indonesia should not solely be the responsibility of the central and regional governments but the rural governments which receive significant amount of...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | News, Policy
Prof Diana Mitlin was invited to present evidence to the International Development Select Committee on the changing nature of UK aid. The International Development Committee is conducting an inquiry on the definition and administration of UK official development...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | Comment
Edward Ademolu, PhD Researcher, Global Development Institute The torrent of recent (and on-going) revelations of sexual exploitation by representatives of British humanitarian aid organisations in Haiti and South Sudan, has imbued an almost irreconcilable sensation –...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | Events
Alumni and the public in Melbourne, Australia are invited to the opening plenary of a conference at the University of Melbourne. Wednesday 21 March 5.15 – 8.00pm Theatre 2, 221 Bouverie St, Carlton University of Melbourne The opening plenary discussion will be held...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 13, 2018 | Events
MSc Human Resource Management (International Development) is a practical introduction to the philosophy, values, policies and practices of human resource management in the context of developing or transitional countries. Students take part in fieldwork – visiting...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 13, 2018 | Events
The Future Dams Research Consortium (originally known as DAMS 2.0) hosted a public lecture by Prof Michael Hanemann of Arizona State University on the economics of water. The lecture discussed ‘why the economics of water is so hard’ providing a historical and...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dr Pablo Yanguas is author of Why We Lie About Aid and a research fellow with the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID) at the University of Manchester. In this extract from Why We Lie About Aid, Pablo Yanguas dissects the logic of ‘Value...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 8, 2018 | Research Findings
For all the gains made for and by women in academia, equal pay, under-representation, stereotypes, tokenism or imposter syndrome mean that there is still a long way to go. For International Women’s Day 2018 we’ve highlighted some of the papers that female academics at...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 7, 2018 | Comment
We have big ambitions at the GDI and to make them happen, we need the best research and teaching staff. If you have an outstanding track record and a commitment to social justice, then please come and join us. Click on the job titles for more information: Research...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 26, 2018 | Comment
Suzette van der Walt A diverse group of students, community leaders and NGO representatives and academics recently came together at the University of Johannesburg to develop the ‘codes of engagement’; a short practical guide on participatory urban planning The main...
