David Hulme & Uma Kothari in Melbourne for new geographies of global inequalities and social justice
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...
Fieldwork: understanding the role of human resources in complex multinationals
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...
Why the economics of water is so hard
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...
Pablo Yanguas on the banality of certainty
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...
International Women’s Day 2018: taking aim at the patriarchy.
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...
The Global Development Institute is Hiring
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...
The do’s and don’ts of participatory urban planning
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...
Save our chocolate!
Dr Judith Krauss, Lecturer in Environment and Climate Change Can I ask you a question? Do you like chocolate? If your answer is ‘yes’, as for 100% of my focus-group and public-engagement participants, you may be interested to know that the people manufacturing your...