Institute of Development Studies
IDS News - July 2009
The Big Question for Development, IDS Podcast August 2009
Published: 30 Jul 2009
The IDS Podcast speaks to: Lawrence Haddad, Director of the Institute of Development Studies about why India’s strong economic growth is failing to improve levels of nutrition within the country; and Miniva Chibuye, Coordinator for the Social Conditions Programme at the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection in Zambia, about seasonality and hunger.
Human Rights advocate Mary Robinson visits IDS
Published: 30 Jul 2009
The Centre for Social Protection recently hosted fifty UNICEF field officers for its annual two week training course on Social protection at which Mary Robinson attended as a guest speaker.
IDS Alumni Reunion 2009
Published: 29 Jul 2009
Participants came far and wide to attend the Reunion held on 29 and 30 June. Alumni came from Mexico, USA, China, Greece, Ireland, South Africa, Uganda, and the Philippines. The reunion's theme Development in a Changing Landscape encompassed important current issues: the future of development, climate change, the global financial crisis, the role of the UN and the future role of alumni in IDS' emerging strategy.
The Effects of Mainstreaming Fairtrade
Published: 27 Jul 2009
IDS research indicates that mainstreaming Fairtrade can help extend social and economic benefits to those in developing countries. However, it is not without its difficulties. Find out why.
Why is Development Work So Straight? And what can we do about it?
Published: 27 Jul 2009
If development did justice to the diversity of people’s social and sexual identities, what would it look like? Participants at a recent IDS conference explored how development work can reinforce or challenge ‘heteronormativity’.
Overcoming the barriers to Social Protection in Asia
Published: 24 Jul 2009
Despite innovative approaches to social protection over the past decade, serious barriers remain that prevent extending basic socio-economic security to all.
Ethiopian Minister of Finance and Alumni Revisits IDS
Published: 24 Jul 2009Ethiopia’s Minister for Finance and Economic Development and IDS Alumni, Ahmed Shide, visited IDS on the 24 July. He attended a hectic round of meetings with various members of staff including IDS Director, Lawrence Haddad and tutors affiliated to his course MAP01 in the Participation, Power and Social Change Team.
How can we tackle 'Seasonal Poverty'?
Published: 22 Jul 2009
Participants at the recent IDS conference on seasonality call for poverty reduction programmes to have a greater focus on seasonal poverty and propose a five-point action plan.
Is Good Governance Good for Growth?
Published: 21 Jul 2009
The UN Conference on Trade and Development recently launched their Least Developed Countries report which acknowledges the importance of governance for growth and development. But what are the actual governance arrangements that can encourage investment and economic growth?
Putting Relationships First for Aid Effectiveness
Published: 20 Jul 2009
IDS researcher, Rosalind Eyben responded to the call from the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Debt, Aid and Trade for evidence on aid effectiveness.
Local Government and the Decentralisation Process
Published: 16 Jul 2009
Students from the MA Governance and Development have delivered a presentation on to Lewes district councillors on the decentralisation of functions from Lewes District Council to the five town councils in the Lewes District.
Aid for AIDS: How do community groups negotiate the new financial architecture?
Published: 15 Jul 2009
IDS researchers are launching a new project that aims to plug the knowledge gap on how community groups negotiate global health initiatives to strengthen health systems for AIDS.
How to Harmonise Health and Economics
Published: 13 Jul 2009
This week sees the start of the 7th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) in Beijing. IDS will have a strong presence there through its partnerships with international health consortiums: Future Health Systems Consortium (FHS), and Povill.
Building our Common Future: a comment on the new DFID White Paper
Published: 13 Jul 2009
The Department for International Development’s (DFID) new White Paper presents the case for development spending well. But a change in focus and increasing need to demonstrate impact must not be allowed to stifle creativity, innovation and risk taking.
Where Governments cannot or will not deliver: Health Service Provision in Fragile States
Published: 10 Jul 2009
IDS and partners have developed an online dossier that describes the difficulties faced by fragile states in delivering health care provision and the strategies to overcome them.
Washington Alumni Reunion June 2009
Published: 10 Jul 2009On 5 June, the Washington DC area alumni organised an intimate gathering to disucss their views on development.
Robert McNamara and IDS
Published: 8 Jul 2009
Richard Jolly reviews Robert McNamara's work as Head of the World Bank
Call for Participation for research design work training
Published: 7 Jul 2009A unique opportunity for innovation and intensive training in research design work for junior faculty members of African institutions of Higher Education or early career scholars.
Perspectives on Seasonal Poverty
Published: 6 Jul 2009
The costs of ignoring the seasonal dimensions of poverty are enormous. Yet seasonality is rarely reflected in policy on agricultural investment and social protection. IDS is hosting an international conference that seeks to change this.
Legal Victory for Sexual Rights Advocates
Published: 3 Jul 2009
There is jubilation today amongst sexuality rights advocates at the news that the Delhi High Court ruled that legislation that criminalises consensual gay sex is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's constitution.
Social Protection July Issue 9 Financial Crisis and Social Protection
Published: 2 Jul 2009
In this issue we focus on the financial crisis and its implications for social protection.
Beyond Scaling Up: Pathways to Universal Healthcare Access
Published: 2 Jul 2009
IDS research partners are launching are a series of activities that challenge the thinking behind prevailing concepts of ‘scaling up’ in the health sector.
The Big Question for Development, IDS Podcast July 2009
Published: 1 Jul 2009
The IDS Podcast interviews Issa Amro, from B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, and Joanna Wheeler, research manager for the Citizenship Development Research Centre, about the challenges and importance of researching violence.
