by GDI | Jun 10, 2025 | Comment
by Louisa Hann There’s no doubt we’re living through an urgent chapter of the climate crisis. With 2024 now confirmed the hottest year on record – recording a sobering global average temperature of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – things are only set to get hotter....
by GDI | Jun 10, 2025 | Comment
By Edwin Rwigi and Anifat Ibrahim At 3:41 p.m., I sent a WhatsApp message, “Hi Lucilla*. I live in the outskirts of the city, and I would like to avoid the traffic out of the CBD if I can help it. Should I still be on standby? I’m at the moment at Java Kenya-Re close...
by GDI | May 29, 2025 | Comment
by Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla I woke to the sound of chickens outside my dormitory window at the Akagera Community Centre. Their morning concert, an unexpected alarm clock during my stay, became a surprisingly perfect example of Rwanda’s new beginning. There...
by GDI | May 19, 2025 | Comment
by Yuko Aoyama, Dan Haberly, Rory Horner and Seth Schindler The contemporary global economy is undergoing considerable turbulence. The state is resurgent, in multiple domains. Unpredictability is seemingly the name of the game amidst geopolitical and military...
by GDI | May 19, 2025 | Comment
by Mahtab Uddin Doctoral Researcher, GDI, the University of Manchester, & Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Dhaka I still remember my first day at Manchester Piccadilly Gardens. The sun was dazzling in the sky, a quite unusual sight in Manchester...
by GDI | May 13, 2025 | Comment
The Migrant Body in South-South Migrations University of Manchester, UK Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th December 2025 As migrants traverse borders, their gendered bodies become sites of agency, struggle and transformation. A critical focus on the migrant body is...
