Institute of Development Studies
IDS Blogs
Below are some recommended blogs written by IDS researchers and experts who can offer a personal analysis to development research and current affairs.
The views expressed in these blogs may not represent IDS.
IDS Director
Research teams
Individual Research Fellows
Major research programme
Eldis Community
IDS Director blog - Development Horizons
The IDS Director, Lawrence Haddad shares his 'unguarded reflections, thoughts, and ideas on international development'.
Research team blog - Globalisation and Development
Written by the Globalisation Team at IDS, the Globalisation and Development blog features comment and opinion on the core themes of business; climate change; and trade, investment and growth.
Research team blog - Participation, Power and Social Change
Written by the Participation, Power and Social Change Team at IDS, this blog features comment and opinion on the core themes of citizenship; gender and sexualities; methodologies; community-led total sanitation (CLTS); unruly politics; violence and conflict.
Research team blog - Impact and Learning Team
Written by the Impact and Learning Team at IDS, the Impact and Learning blog features comment and opinion on whether and how those who play a knowledge broker or intermediary role in can support decision making in policy and practice, which is based on evidence.
IDS Research Fellow, Keetie Roelen
Keetie joined IDS in September 2010 as a research fellow working for the Centre for Social Protection. She will be researching child poverty and social protection.
IDS Research Fellow, Andy Sumner
Andy Sumner is Research Fellow in the Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction Team at IDS and a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development, Washington, DC. He is a cross-disciplinary Economist and his research relates to poverty, inequality and human wellbeing, with particular reference to poverty concepts and indicators, global trends and MDG/post-MDG debates. Currently, Andy contributes to the Global Dashboard blog.
The Crossing - STEPS Centre Blog
The STEPS Centre (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) is an interdisciplinary global research and policy engagement hub combining development with science and technology studies.
MICROCON - Researchers' reflections on violent conflict
This is the blog of the MICROCON research programme, featuring the reflections of MICROCON's 60-strong team of researchers on current conflicts, and on the latest findings of the MICROCON programme. MICROCON is a five-year research programme funded by the European Commission, which takes an innovative micro level, multidisciplinary approach to the study of the conflict cycle.
Zimbabweland - Zimbabwe's Land Reform blog
An occasional blog largely written by Ian Scoones who is a research fellow in the KNOTS Team, and co-author of the book Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: Myths and Realities. You can find out more about the research project at www.zimbabweland.net.
Eldis Community blogs
Liz works within IDS Knowledge Services looking after all our country-focused work. This involves managing a partnership with the National Library Service of Malawi collecting and disseminating Malawian news and research. Outside of work, Liz is an active immigration, asylum and anti-deportation campaigner.
Jason works on governance, conflict and security issues in IDS Knowledge Services editing the Eldis resource guides and facilitate each of the groups on the community site. He is passionate about practices and processes that can engender peace and reconciliation, and is particularly interested how they can be effected in East Africa.
Freida, originally from Sierra Leon, is a Thematic Convenor at IDS. She writes about Conflict and Security, Energy, Governance, Migration and Poverty.