by developmentatmanchester | Dec 2, 2015 | Comment, Policy
The Global Development Institute’s Professor David Hulme is currently president of the Development Studies Association. In his latest message to DSA members, David analyses the new UK aid strategy, recent research council changes and the potential development impact...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 2, 2015 | Comment, Events
GDI Director Professor David Hulme spoke last week at our Global Development Seminar Series. David discussed the recently announced Sustainable Development Goals, and whether they are merely a continuation of the evolving UN “Global Goals” process or demonstrate that...
by developmentatmanchester | Dec 1, 2015 | Comment, Events
The next lecture in our Global Development Seminar Series takes place on Wednesday December 9, with Cornell University professor Ravi Kanbur. Ravi’s talk is titled Is Utilitarianism All That Bad A Doctrine For Egalitarians? The lecture will run 4.30pm-6pm in...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 18, 2015 | Comment, Events
The next lecture in our Global Development Seminar Series takes place on Wednesday November 25, with Professor David Hulme. David’s seminar is titled From MDGs to SDGS: Transformation or Evolution? The lecture will run 4.30pm-6pm in Cordingley Lecture...
by developmentatmanchester | Nov 17, 2015 | Comment, Research Findings
Royal Holloway Professor Sandra Halperin gave a compelling lecture last week at our Global Development Seminar Series. Drawing on her most recent book, Re-Envisioning Global Development: a Horizontal Perspective, Sandra critiqued Eurocentric tellings of development...
