by Global Development Institute | Mar 28, 2019 | Comment
In this episode, Diana Mitlin talks to former Egyptian Minister Laila Iskander about recycling and informal settlements in Egypt. Laila Iskander served as Minister for the Environment and Minister for Urban Renewal and Informal Settlements in Egypt. She has worked as...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 25, 2019 | Comment
Dr Rory Horner, Senior Lecturer in Globalisation and Political Economy and ESRC Future Research Leader, Global Development Institute Often associated with a North-South binary, the term ‘international development’ seems increasingly inappropriate for encompassing the...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 21, 2019 | Comment
Listen or watch Professor Bina Agarwal, Global Development Institute, discuss Agrarian crises, institutional innovation and gender: Can group farming provide an answer? You can subscribe to the podcast on: Spotify iTunes Stitcher Soundcloud Castbox RSS tunein Pocket...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 15, 2019 | Comment
Dr Rory Horner and Professor David Hulme Since 1990 the global map of development has shifted from one of “divergence, big time” to “converging divergence”. This involves some converging in development indicators between North and South in aggregate, alongside...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2019 | Comment
One word to describe the current state of multilateralism is “contested”. Within existing international institutions, like the United Nations, debates on global governance reform have been politicised to a point of gridlock. New multilateral institutions, like the...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 12, 2019 | Comment
Jody-kay Jackson (ICTs for Development MSc) & Raghav Mutneja (Management and Information Systems: Change and Development MSc) Fieldwork is an essential part of the Management and Information Systems: Change and Development and ICTs for Development master’s...
