Institute of Development Studies

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

All IDS courses

PhD by Research

MA Development Studies

MA Poverty and Development

MA Gender and Development

MA Governance and Development

MA Globalisation and Development

MA Participation, Power and Social Change

MA Science, Society and Development

MSc Climate Change and Development

Alumni Dinner in Mexico

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

Latest Bulletin

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Action Research for Development and Social Change

IDS Bulletin Issue: 3 Volume: 43

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Institute for Development Studies, Nairobi

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Website: Institute for Development Studies, Nairobi
E-mail: jmuoria@uonbi.ac.ke
Tel: 254 - 020247968
Fax: 254- 2222036
Address: University of Nairobi P.O. Box 30197 Nairobi
Country: Kenya

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The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is one of the oldest and best-established research institutes in Africa. IDS is a multipurpose and multi-disciplinary institute within the University of Nairobi's College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It focuses on social and economic issues of development in Kenya, the rest of Africa and the world. In addition to initiating its own academic and policy-oriented research, IDS provides research services to government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.