by Global Development Institute | Mar 14, 2018 | News, Policy
Prof Diana Mitlin was invited to present evidence to the International Development Select Committee on the changing nature of UK aid. The International Development Committee is conducting an inquiry on the definition and administration of UK official development...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 8, 2018 | Research Findings
For all the gains made for and by women in academia, equal pay, under-representation, stereotypes, tokenism or imposter syndrome mean that there is still a long way to go. For International Women’s Day 2018 we’ve highlighted some of the papers that female academics at...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 26, 2018 | Comment
Suzette van der Walt A diverse group of students, community leaders and NGO representatives and academics recently came together at the University of Johannesburg to develop the ‘codes of engagement’; a short practical guide on participatory urban planning The main...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 19, 2018 | Research Findings, Uncategorized
Introducing Old Fadama This article is based on Laura v. Puttkamer’s Master’s dissertation from August 2017, with a summary of research results, drawing on interviews with local experts, who at their wish remain anonymous. Old Fadama or ‘Sodom and Gomorrah’, as...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Listen to Diana Mitlin interview Pablo Yanguas about his new book Why We Lie About Aid which is out now on Zed books. They discuss the aid sector, accountability and the Department for International Development. For more on Pablo Yanguas: Pablo Yanguas Effective...
