Staff Spotlight: Professor Phil Woodhouse
Phil Woodhouse is Professor of Environment and Development at GDI, and Director of the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College, and a Managing Editor of the Journal of Development Studies. He told us about his research, his science background, and of course GDI’s...
Summer research roundup
Over the last few months our researchers have published a number of books, articles and conference papers. Twenty First Century Globalisation and Development Stephanie Barrientos in Development and Change, Multi-scalar Labour Agency in Global Production Networks:...
How are Digital Financial Services used by poor people in Bangladesh?
By Stuart Rutherford, Honorary Research Fellow at The Global Development Institute In developing countries like Bangladesh, Digital Financial Services (DFS) usually refers to transactions made over the mobile phone, using variants of the system pioneered in Kenya by...
Global Development Institute launches its brand new podcast
The Global Development Institute (GDI) has launched a brand new podcast series bringing listeners the latest thinking, insight and debate in development studies. The series will feature lectures, seminars and workshops from across the Institute as well as discussions...
What factors affect the occurrence of crimes against women in India?
By Geetika Dang, Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha One in three women throughout the world experience physical and/or sexual violence from a partner. In South Asia, the figure rises to nearly 40%. In India, the incidence of serious crimes against women, including...
Learning from local experts in Bangladesh
by Anja Ruehlemann While I was doing my Masters in International Development at The University of Manchester my mentor Dr Joanne Jordan not only triggered my passion for climate change topics, but also laid the path to one of my most memorable experiences. The...
Inspiring alumni give GDI students an insight into their success
Amelia Olvera De la O, MSc Public Policy and Management ‘17, Nayaret Inaipil Leal, MSc Public Policy and Management ‘17 On a warm Friday evening in May, we joined 130 of our fellow postgraduate students on fieldwork from the Global Development Institute at our hotel...
Staff Spotlight: Dr Tom Gillespie
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...