In this upcoming Sussex Development Lecture, guest speaker Dr Santhosh analyses the recent socio-economic and religious transformation of the traditionalist Sunni Muslims in the South Indian state of Kerala by focusing on their development trajectories and imaginations.
Inclusive participatory research can be designed to work respectfully and effectively with people with disabilities with a wide range of impairments and support needs. Involving people with lived experiences directly in evidence generation has the potential to produce in depth, meaningful data,...
The movement to decolonise humanitarian action is gaining critical momentum. Join us for a webinar led by fellows from the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform to get beyond the buzzwords and explore the multiple and emerging meanings, modes and methods for decolonising aid and...
The second Path2Dev Conference 2023 will be held from the 18 to 19 December 2023, at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan. We invite submissions of original research papers, paper sessions, and panel sessions on the theme of Inequalities and Social Justice. The work...
Each year we invite a prominent speaker on international development to give the IDS Annual Lecture. These events are open to the public and available to attend in person and watch online. Past speakers include the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, world-renown...
The Sussex Development Lecture series is an opportunity to hear from leading global thinkers on development. It is jointly run by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the School of Global Studies , the Science Policy and Research Unit (SPRU) and the Centre for International Education...
The IDS Conflict, Violence and Development seminar series focuses on mass violent conflicts as well as every day forms of insecurity, looking at their relationship with poverty and development. It provides a forum to discuss the Institute's work in this area, as well as some exciting work on...
The Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development (CRPD) conducts and facilitates research on: the impact of the BRICS and other rapidly-changing and increasingly influential middle-income countries on low-income countries the need for the restructuring of global development...
A new issue of the IDS Bulletin, Knowledge in Times of Crisis: Transforming research to policy approaches, provides unique insights from a diverse group of Southern research organisations belonging to the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supported, Covid-19 Responses for Equity...
Revenue administrations have recently been investing significant efforts into registering a large number of new taxpayers, in the broader quest to formalise the informal sector. But have these efforts been effective in increasing revenue and improving administration? The ICTD hosted a webinar...
Karuna Nundy’s IDS Annual Lecture is entitled ‘Gender, Justice and Joy: Legal travels through the patriarchy, suppressed speech and corporate crime’. She reflects on how patriarchal laws have travelled across the globe alongside colonialism, how women’s activism comes into conflict with...
The eradication of poverty has traditionally relied on growing the economy, combined with redistribution: GDP growth, in this approach, is essential to the fight against poverty, a condition for financing public services and social policies. Watch...
In this Sussex Development Lecture, Mohammed Abu-Nimer will share his research and practice on questions - and issues related to advancing reconciliation and forgiveness in the Arab region, as a pathway to building peace and sustainable development in conflict areas.
Foreign aid and international development frequently bring with it a range of unintended consequences, both negative and positive. This episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast delves into these consequences, providing a fresh and comprehensive guide to understanding and addressing...
Join us to hear from special guest speaker, IDS Alumni, Roy Trivedy, who has over 30 years of international development experience, working in a variety of managerial and advisory roles for government and NGOs in Southern and Eastern Africa, South Asia and the UK.
Seven stories about living with uncertainty What are you uncertain about? If you can’t control or predict the future, how can you prepare for it? Uncertainty can be scary, but can it also be a source of hope or opportunity? In this exhibition, visitors are invited to explore seven...