by Global Development Institute | Jun 12, 2017 | Comment
Sally Cawood, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute discusses domestic violence in the slums of Bangladesh in our latest podcast. Note: This article gives the views of the author/academic featured and does not represent the views of the Global...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Dr Tom Gillespie, Lecturer in Poverty, Inequality & Pro-Poor Politics Rory Horner and David Hulme’s recent GDI working paper calls for a shift away from the 20th century paradigm of international development, based on the division of the world into Global North...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 5, 2017 | Comment
By Hamza Arsbi, who is currently studying at the Global Development Institute for an MSc in International Development. This month, The University of Manchester honoured a group of students, alumni, and staff at the Making a Difference Awards for the amazing work being...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 1, 2017 | 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: Senior...
by Global Development Institute | May 31, 2017 | Comment
By Dr Rory Horner, Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy In a new paper published in Global Networks, Rory Horner and Jim Murphy argue that significant discontinuities are present between the business practices Indian pharmaceutical firms deploy in...
by Global Development Institute | May 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Thursday, 25th May students from the Global Development Institute had an unique opportunity to work with leading members of two of Manchester’s major NGOs. Students on the masters programmes in Management and Implementation of Development Projects, Organisational...
by Global Development Institute | May 30, 2017 | Comment
This blog originally appeared on the Manchester Migration Lab website. Blog by Tanja R. Müller, Reader/Associate Professor in Development Studies The two days during which the G-7 leaders held a summit in Sicily, Italy, on the second day joined by the leaders of a...
by Global Development Institute | May 23, 2017 | Comment
Professor Diana Mitlin has appeared as part of the UN-Habitat’s Global Urban Lecture series arguing that coproduction is an essential component of an inclusive urban agenda. UN-Habitat’s Global Urban Lecture series collect and share knowledge related to the New Urban...
by Global Development Institute | May 18, 2017 | Comment
Laura Hirst is working on an ESRC CASE PhD studentship with Operation Florian at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, researching the production of vulnerability to fire risk in resource poor urban settlements in the Global South. She is about...
by Global Development Institute | May 18, 2017 | Comment
By Karishma Banga, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute We have been living in what Richard Kozul-Wright deems as the ‘Age of Anxiety’, with developing economies suffering from post-traumatic crash disorder, advanced economies finding it difficult to...
