Institute of Development Studies

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

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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

Addis reunion for IDS staff and alumni

Director of Teaching Robert Nurick and Fellows Mark Davies and Keetie Roelen were in Addis Ababa for an alumni dinner.

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Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction Team
Understanding and tackling the causes of Poverty and Vulnerability

Employment, informality and poverty

'Comparative research in China and India '

Joint project led by Sarah Cook, together with Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), to develop collaborative research on informal employment, including its implications for poverty, health and social protection, between China and India. The first stages involve a study tour from China to India (February 2007) and a research design workshop at Harvard University (April 2007).