by Global Development Institute | Sep 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Jayne Hindle, David Hulme, Merrick Jones and Debra Whitehead It is with great sadness that the Global Development Institute (GDI), University of Manchester reports the passing of Dr Ronald Clarke (‘Ron’) on 12 September 2022 at the age of 89. Dr Ron Clarke was...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
GDI is launching a Community of Practice (CoP) – Engagement Series: a place designed to link students, academics, practitioners and alumni and we hope you can join us. Following the recent Simon Fellowship Project, led by Dr Natalie Cunningham, on lifelong...
by Global Development Institute | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Luv Arora, International Development: Environment, Climate Change and Development MSc Today, we live in what has been termed the ‘information age’. Screens surround our lives and even the toaster in our kitchens has a brain of its own. News apps are replacing...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the second of our Shifting South series, Stephanie Barrientos talks to Margareet Visser and Maggie Opondo. They reflect on the project and their research into horticultural value chains. Shifting South investigated: the rise of South-South trade through regional...
by Global Development Institute | Aug 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
The ongoing shift away from fossil fuels has sometimes been framed as a ‘green energy race’ among states, each competing with one another on national missions to develop and deploy renewables. Complicating this picture, various economies across both global North and...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the first of our Shifting South series, Stephanie Barrientos talks to Khalid Nadvi and Shane Godfrey. They reflect on the project and their research into regional garment value chains, and decent work in Southern Africa. Shifting South investigated: the rise of...
