Advancing participatory planning in Zimbabwe: Lessons from Bulawayo
Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism, Global Development Institute Over the last few years, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe has experimented with a wide range of participatory planning techniques. A recent workshop in the city, also featuring experiences from Kenya and...
In conversation: Jelmer Kamstra and Zoe Abrahamson discuss donor funding, NGOs and governance
In this episode, GDI’s Nicola Banks talks to Jelmer Kamstra and Zoe Abrahamson about the political role of NGOs and how donor funding can support those. Jelmer Kamstra has been Senior Policy Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in the...
In conversation: Nicholas Jepson discusses China’s impact on the Global South
In this episode, Nicholas Jepson talks to Seth Schindler about his new book In China’s wake: how the commodity boom transformed development strategies in the global south. Dr Nicholas Jepson is a Hallsworth Research Fellow in Chinese Political Economy at the Global...