Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visits Global Development Institute
The Global Development Institute hosted a visit from the former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff yesterday (Thursday 21 June) as part of a study tour she is undertaking across the UK. Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician who served as the 36th President...
How attempts to empower women can affect household dynamics.
A reflection on women empowerment in slum upgrading projects by Esther Ndacyayisenga ‘’In some families women are still oppressed and can’t come up. In others, women have managed to cooperate with their husbands and still reap the benefits of the federation. And for...
Our academics on the future of development studies and other difficult questions
To celebrate the end of the academic year we brought together leading academics from the Global Development Institute in a lively session. Fielding questions from the class of 17-18 our academics answer questions on the reality of development theory vs practice, the...