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: Share on X (Opens in new...
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...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 1, 2016 | Comment
By Chris Lyon is a PhD candidate at the Global Development Institute. The working title of his thesis is Exploring a relational conception of social justice: liberals, radicals, and Brazil’s ‘new social contract’ IRIBA’s research has argued that in recent decades...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 1, 2016 | 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: Lecturer...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 27, 2016 | Comment
By Stuart Rutherford, Honorary Research Fellow at The Global Development Institute Read the first in the series The ongoing Hrishipara Daily Diary project records the daily money flows of 50 low-income households living near a market town in central Bangladesh. More...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 27, 2016 | Comment
On Wednesday, 26th October Professor Alan Winters discussed the UK’s Post-Brexit Trade Deal. Professor Winters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and former Chief Economist at the Department for International Development. You can find the...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 24, 2016 | Comment
By Corinna Braun-Munzinger, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute The Rising Powers Study Group of the Development Studies Association (DSA) and the ESRC Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures programme jointly convened a full-day panel at the DSA...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 24, 2016 | Comment
Dr Rory Horner, Lecturer, Global Development Institute With the potential to ameliorate pain and even save lives, pharmaceutical products can have greater impact than those of almost any other. Yet, in overviews of research on development, somehow the pharmaceutical...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 20, 2016 | Comment
By Luis Eduardo Perez Murcia is a PhD researcher at The Global Development Institute This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches...