Institute of Development Studies
IDS News - December 2009
Why Talk About Pleasure?
Published: 21 Dec 2009
If we only talk about violence we reinforce stereotypes of women as passive and powerless victims. We also need to explore pleasure, well-being and the positive sides of sexuality.
CEDAW at 30
Published: 18 Dec 2009
The UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is 30 years old on 18 December 2009. It is a powerful instrument in women’s struggles for equality and justice.
IDS and University campus closed due to dangerous ice
Published: 18 Dec 2009
IDS will be CLOSED ALL DAY today Wednesday 23 December due to dangerous ice and difficulties in travelling to/from the campus safely. The University of Sussex campus is also closed.
New Website Launched on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Published: 17 Dec 200917 December is International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers. The Paulo Longo Research Initiative (PLRI) marks this important day with the launch of its new website, www.plri.org.
New Website Launched on the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Published: 16 Dec 2009
On International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers, IDS announces a new resource on sex work that aims to improve the lives of people who buy or sell sex.
Children set Homework for Adults at COP15 Climate Conference
Published: 15 Dec 2009
Children at COP15 side event call for increased unity between children, governments and NGOs to tackle climate change.
COP15 side event challenges UN practices on knowledge sharing
Published: 14 Dec 2009
More needs to be done to engage vulnerable communities, improve links between local and global and provide relevant climate adaptation knowledge that can be put into action.
We don’t need a Tobin Tax – we need an Inductance Tax
Published: 14 Dec 2009
An alternative inductance tax that forces people to queue to buy or sell shares during manias and panics might reduce the impacts of sudden crashes and rises in the market.
Jing Gu speaks to the Guardian about Chinese investment in Africa
Published: 11 Dec 2009Jing Gu, Globalisation Team research fellow, was recently quoted in the Guardian discussing the prospect of China's engagement in Africa.
COP15 Climate Negotiations Video Update
Published: 10 Dec 2009
IDS Fellow Farhana Yamin - international environmental lawyer, researcher and climate activist - talks about 'Climate gate', Tuvalu and what we can expect during the rest of the negotiations.
New evidence on how citizen participation in local government can improve the lives of poor people
Published: 9 Dec 2009The latest issue of the IDS Bulletin ‘Hybrid Public Action' provides new evidence that citizen participation in local government has a positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of poor people.
Media, Violence and Citizenship
Published: 8 Dec 2009
The media plays a crucial role in the formation of citizenship and successful democracies – but how can we ensure it does more good than harm?
Food, Agriculture, Development and the Role of International Institutions
Published: 2 Dec 2009
In a recent review article of John Shaw’s book on the role of international institutions, IDS Trustee, Uma Lele reflects on their role in providing development assistance in food and agriculture.
World AIDS Day: Uganda’s new Anti-Homosexuality Bill violates human rights
Published: 1 Dec 2009
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill will violate the fundamental human rights of sexual minorities, compound their exclusion from access to services and exacerbate the stigma people living with HIV and AIDS experience.
Deal or No Deal? What can we expect from the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen?
Published: 1 Dec 2009
Farhana Yamin, international environmental lawyer, researcher and climate activist, spoke at IDS about what we can expect from the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen.
The Big Question for Development, IDS Podcast December 2009
Published: 1 Dec 2009
As representatives from across the world meet for COP15 we ask whether it is possible for developing countries to continue to experience growth and development while reducing their climate emissions?
