by developmentatmanchester | Dec 1, 2015 | Comment, Events
The next lecture in our Global Development Seminar Series takes place on Wednesday December 9, with Cornell University professor Ravi Kanbur. Ravi’s talk is titled Is Utilitarianism All That Bad A Doctrine For Egalitarians? The lecture will run 4.30pm-6pm in...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 1, 2015 | Events
We had a great time celebrating the launch of the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Doctoral College on November 26. As well as general festivities, eight brave PhD candidates presented a three-minute version of their theses. Listen to the winning 3MTs! Luis Perez: Losing...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 26, 2015 | Comment, Events
By Heiner Janus In his Global Development seminar last week, Professor David Hulme asked: Are the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the world’s biggest promise or just another development fad? The short answer: a bit of both. Content-wise the 2030...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 18, 2015 | Comment, Events
The next lecture in our Global Development Seminar Series takes place on Wednesday November 25, with Professor David Hulme. David’s seminar is titled From MDGs to SDGS: Transformation or Evolution? The lecture will run 4.30pm-6pm in Cordingley Lecture...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 2, 2015 | Events
The next lecture in our Global Development Seminar Series takes place on Wednesday 11 November, with Professor Sandra Halperin. Sandra is Professor of International Relations and co-director of the Centre for Global and Transnational Politics at Royal Holloway...
by developmentatmanchester | Oct 30, 2015 | Comment, Events, Research Findings
Semester 1 is well underway, and the first two lectures in our Global Development Seminar Series have been excellent. On 14 October we heard from IDS Director Melissa Leach on Equality, Sustainability and Security: Towards Transformations in Global Development...
