Institute of Development Studies

The development research programmes at IDS are organised in six closely linked multidisciplinary teams.

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IDS Fellow Andy Newsham hosted an alumni dinner in Mexico City in March.

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BRICS

Research, learning and knowledge sharing on the role of the BRICS in international development

Globally and politically, the influence of the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and since 2011, South Africa – is rapidly increasing. They have been engaged in official and non-official development cooperation for decades, but their role as development actors has only recently been acknowledged by the development community. These Rising Powers, once predominantly regarded as aid recipient countries, are now becoming more active as donors in their own right, raising important issues for debates on the future of international development cooperation.

Our BRICS Initiative aims to generate knowledge, approaches and partnerships that will enable IDS to build on its extensive research in and with the BRICS countries to promote a network of interdisciplinary learning and exchange among these new actors in development. It consists of two linked programmes:

BRICS as Development Actors Research Programme

This research programme is a multi-disciplinary enterprise between IDS and our BRICS partners – academics, research institutes, and civil society – to establish a conceptual framework and common methodology to study the emergence of what may prove to be a new paradigm for development policy and practice.

Development Studies Learning Partnership

Through this new partnership initiative we are working with key research and teaching institutions in the BRICS countries to co-construct an innovative institutional platform for new thinking and resources for teaching and learning within the discipline of development studies.

For further information on our BRICS work contact brics@ids.ac.uk

BRICS Key Contacts

Alex Shankland and Lizbeth Navas-Aleman (for the research progamme)
Robert Nurick (for the Development Studies Learning Partnership).

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Lema, R., Berger, A., Schmitz, H. and Song, H. (2011) 'Competition and Cooperation between Europe and China in the Wind Power Sector', IDS Working Paper 377, Brighton: IDS
Watson, N., Humphrey, J., Wassenhove, L., Van. Stapleton, O. and Carrasco-Gallego, R. (2011) 'Integrating Business and Development Impact', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 19, Brighton: IDS
Navas-Aleman, L. (2011) 'Can China Grow Global Brands?', IDS Research Summary , Brighton: IDS
Urban, F., Nordensvärd, J., Wang, Y., Khatri, D. and Mohan, C. (2011) 'China and the African Oil Sector: Channels of Engagement, Motives, Actors and Impacts', IDS Working Paper 374, Brighton: IDS
Urban, F., Mohan, G. and Zhang, Y. (2011) 'The Understanding and Practice of Development in China and the European Union', IDS Working Paper 372, Brighton: IDS