Development Implications of Digital Economies Strategic Network
The Development Implications of Digital Economies (DIODE) Strategic Network is a newly funded project which will be led by Professor Richard Heeks. The network received £129,000 as part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s Global Challenges Research Fund...Kitty Lymperopoulou and Lindsey Garratt on migration and families in Europe
This blog originally appeared on the Manchester Migration Lab website. By Kitty Lymperopoulou and Lindsey Garratt The House of Commons has cleared the way for the Prime Minister to trigger article 50 at the end of March 2017, however, what happens next for EU citizens...
Gendered Urbanisation and the Paradox of Prosperity: From Feminising to Feminist Cities
By Sally Cawood, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute By 2030, it is predicted that nearly five billion (60%) of the world’s population will live in cities[1]. Whilst these spatial shifts are occurring globally, the pace and complexity of urbanisation in...
Why are right wing Republicans standing up for international aid?
By Professor David Hulme, Executive Director Global Development Institute The Trump administration looks set to propose “fairly dramatic reductions” to America’s aid programme later this month. This is unsurprising given the extreme nationalism of his...