by Global Development Institute | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Academics from the Global Development Institute are helping to convene a number of panels at the annual Development Studies Association conference taking place 6-8 July 2022. This year’s conference adopts justice and equity as central normative lenses to explore...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Our latest podcast episode features Shuaib Lwasa, founder and director of the Urban Action Lab, in conversation with Seth Schindler. They reflect on COP26 in Glasgow, discuss how Africa can position itself as an innovator in climate solutions, and talk about urban...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Hangala Siachiwena, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town, Kate Pruce, ESRC Research Fellow, Global Development Institute, and Marja Hinfelaar Director of Research and Programs at the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research, SAIPAR Hakainde...
by Global Development Institute | Dec 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Antonio Savoia recently took part in an online panel discussion hosted by UNU-WIDER and the OECD Development Centre. The event explored Developing Fiscal States in Africa bringing together academia, policy practitioners and development partners. The panel discussion...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, Global Development Institute It is with great sadness that we report the death of Professor John Toye, an internationally leading scholar of economic history and international development. John held many important...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Johan A Oldekop, Charis Enns and Rose Pritchard, Global Development Institute, The University of Manchester John Kerry, the US climate envoy, has high hopes for the outcomes of COP26. Indeed, politicians across political divides have stressed the ‘make or break’...