Global Development Institute Blog

GDI Digest: Conceptualising and Defending the Future

GDI Digest: Conceptualising and Defending the Future

By Louisa Hann It’s the beginning of a new year – a time when many of us are looking to the future. Whether you’re trying to stick to a resolution or counting down the days until spring, January is often charged with a combination of renewal, resolve, and trepidation....
Lessons from Africa – for Manchester

Lessons from Africa – for Manchester

By Diana Mitlin   A recent conference on African Urbanism has provided a useful space for me to reflect on what the African experience has brought to my work and that of my colleagues. This has included academic scholarship, professional and policy engagement and...
Leadership for development as a catalyst for transformations

Leadership for development as a catalyst for transformations

By academic staff members of the Manchester- Melbourne Masters in Leadership in Development The leadership deficit in development research and practice   The development sector is a unique field that aims to facilitate social, cultural, environmental, economic, legal,...
The role of self-leadership in navigating crises

The role of self-leadership in navigating crises

By Mengistu Weldemariam Master’s in Leadership for Development Alumnus and Programme Manager for Mortgage Stress Victoria in Melbourne, Australia How does the way we think about ourselves affect our propensity to lead others? How can development practitioners harness...