by Global Development Institute | Jul 21, 2017 | Comment
Dr Tom Gillespie joined GDI in January 2017 as Lecturer in International Development, and holds a PhD from the University of Leeds. His research looks at urban development, and we chatted with him about how that research relates to global inequalities and his upcoming...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 14, 2017 | Comment
Dr Cathy Wilcock – Migration Lab Co-ordinator and Researcher This post originally appeared on the Migration Lab blog The Manchester International Festival 2017 is in full swing. The festival specialises in commissioning new creative work and each year Manchester...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 14, 2017 | Comment
By Nadine Suliman If I was told a year ago that I will be living in Bangladesh for a few months to research climate change and development issues, I wouldn’t have believed it. But then I was encouraged by my thesis supervisor, Dr Joanne Jordan, to apply to be a...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Jaco Renken, Lecturer, Information and Communication Technology for Development, Global Development Institute This post originally appeared on the ICT4D blog Are there any benefits to be derived from a regional network that would not readily emanate from a smaller...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 10, 2017 | Comment
Dr Rory Horner, Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy The composition of global inequality is changing. Between-country inequalities, although vast, are mostly falling, while the relative share of within-country inequalities within global inequalities is...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 4, 2017 | Comment
During refugee week, the Migration Lab hosted a newspaper writing workshop that produced ‘Not the Fake News about refuge and asylum. Written in one day by a group of displaced people in collaboration with Manchester-based journalists and migration researchers from The...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 3, 2017 | Comment
This blog originally appeared on the Manchester Migration Lab website. During refugee week, the Migration Lab hosted a newspaper writing workshop that produced ‘Not the Fake News about refuge and asylum. Written in one day by a group of displaced people in...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 29, 2017 | Research Findings
By Manoj K. Pandey, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha Read the working paper: What are the relationships between ageing, depression, non-communicable diseases and disabilities in South Africa? Old age is often characterised by poor health due to isolation, morbidities...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Werner Peña Read Werner Peña’s working paper ‘What are the determinants of chronic and transient poverty in El Salvador?’ The situation of being in poverty can be experienced by households with different intensities over time: some can be trapped...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 27, 2017 | Comment
Professor David Hulme pays tribute to Dr Saman Kelegama The sad news of Dr Saman Kelegama’s untimely death had shocked friends and academic collaborators across the world. At Manchester, as elsewhere, we feel the loss. Our condolences go out to all of his family...
