by Global Development Institute | Nov 28, 2016 | Comment
The first issue of Dabiq appeared in July 2014, the week after the Islamic State (ad-Dawlah al-Islamiyah – or simply ad-Dawlah to its citizens (Weiss and Hassan, 2015: xi)) captured Syria’s largest oilfield, with the announcement it had re-established the khilafah...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 25, 2016 | Comment, Uncategorized
Throughout the month of December we will be running a GDI Advent Calendar to highlight some of the great work carried out by our academics in 2016. Each day we will bring you a different journal article, working paper or book by our researchers. At the Global...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 24, 2016 | Comment
On Wednesday, 23 November, Dr Saleemul Huq from International Center for Climate Change and Development, Dhaka discussed The Magic Number: 1.5°C or 2°C Limit on Warming? And what does this actually mean for Least Developed Countries? You can find the video and...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 22, 2016 | Comment
The ‘Rising Powers’, especially China, India and Brazil, have now become key players in the global economy. Yet, we still know too little about how these economies are engaging with and potentially shaping, the rules that govern international trade and global...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 21, 2016 | Comment
Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute, will be visiting Washington DC at the end of November. Whilst in the United States he will be taking part in three events highlighting his two latest books, ‘Should Rich Nations Help the...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 16, 2016 | Comment
By Stuart Rutherford, Honorary Research Fellow at The Global Development Institute Read the first in the series Read the second in the series This is the third in a series of short articles about the findings of a daily ‘financial diary’ research project. A...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 11, 2016 | Comment
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election and on Equal Pay Day, the Global Development Institute was proud to hold a free, public screening of The Divide at The John Rylands Library. Around 60 members of the public attended the event in the Historic Reading Room and saw...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 10, 2016 | Comment
On Wednesday, 9th November Professor Libby Lunstrum from York University in Canada discussed Capitalism and Conservation in the Age of Security: The Vitalization of the State You can find the video and podcast from the event below. Share this: Click to share on X...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 9, 2016 | Comment
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by Global Development Institute | Nov 8, 2016 | Comment
On Tuesday, 25 October Bina Agarwal gave a lecture at the New School for Social Research in New York. Her lecture demonstrated how women face deep inequalities in rules, norms, and social perceptions, which, in turn, create severe inequalities in their access to both...
