The monthly e-newsletter from the Institute of Development Studies

IDS BULLETIN EXPLORES NEW ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN DEVELOPMENT

The landscape of research communication in development has been undergoing a significant shift in recent years. As such we find ourselves at an interesting juncture, one that this Bulletin aims to explore by drawing on the experiences of practitioners, theorists and community intermediaries.

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STUDYING AT IDS

A new film follows the story of two students who explain what makes student life special at IDS.

NEWS

IDS and AllAfrica team up to focus attention on key development issues

Researchers from IDS have been involved in a unique collaboration with AllAfrica Foundation to raise awareness of key development issues.
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New Team blog set up by the VPR team
Povertics is a  new team blog set up by the Vulnerability and Poverty (VPR) team here at IDS. The title of the blog reflects two convictions; poverty is political and basing policy on the right metrics mean that poverty and vulnerability are reduced more effectively.
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EVENTS

Sussex Development Lecture, 'Decentralization and Popular Democracy: Governance from Below in Bolivia'.
Speaker: Dr. Jean-Paul Faguet
Date: 24 October
Location: 17.00 in the Chichester Lecture Theatre, University of Sussex

Sussex Development Lecture 'The Muslim Brotherhood's Idea of Democracy in Contemporary Egypt'
Speaker: Mariz Tadros
Date: 07 November
Location: 17.00 in the Chichester Lecture Theatre, University of Sussex

More events from IDS

IDS PODCASTS

Ecosystems-based adaptation: Have we been here before

IDS BLOGS

From Nutrition Education to Nutrition Leadership
Lawrence Haddad

The Business of Measuring Impact
Vivienne Benson

Safety for the Urban Poor: The Complex Taxonomy of Security Provision in Cities
Jaideep Gupte

Information Ecosystems of Policy Actors
Simon Batchelor

What if There Were 5 Clusters of Quite Different Developing Countries
Andy Sumner

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Pastoralism and Development in Africa: Dynamic Change at the Margins
This Book will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in development studies and human geography, with an emphasis on Africa

Security Management in Northern Mali: Criminal Networks and Conflict Resolution Mechanisms
IDS Research Report 77

Resilience: New Utopia or New Tyranny? Reflection about the Potentials and Limits of the Concept of Resilience in Relation to Vulnerability Programmes
IDS Working Paper 405

Making Social Protection 'Climate Smart'
IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 27

Private Foundations, Business and Developing a Post-2015 Framework
IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 26

Learning About Mainstreaming Gender in Knowledge Intermediary Work
IDS Practice Paper in Brief 8

STOP PRESS

To be published November 2012

'Young People and Agriculture in Africa',
edited by Jim Sumberg and Kate Wellard,
IDS Bulletin 41.6

Pre-order your copy by emailing: bookshop@ids.ac.uk