Notions of resource conservation historically gained little attention in Ghanaian agriculture, with the prominent paradigm promoting growth at all costs. This webinar considers how far approaches prioritising productivity and sustainability may overlap in the sector, and the potential role of...
Pathways to Development (Path2Dev) is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together empirical and historical research by economists, political scientists, sociologists, legal and constitutional scholars, and law and policy reform experts, within and outside Pakistan, to document and...
Join us for an overview and key findings from Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) Research, a five-year programme that has explored how international, national and local actors can work together to improve combined social protection and humanitarian responses to protracted crises. As an...
Join us for a facilitated policy panel to debate how to make the political case for investing in social protection in settings of crises at a time of aid rupture. Wrestling with questions such as: How can existing investments in systems be maintained and adapted during crises? How can...
Join us for a panel that will feature a facilitated discussion between practitioners, donors and researchers on the appropriate scope and the ways in which social protection can support growth and livelihoods in crises, including through strengthening linkages with peacebuilding actors and...
Join us for a special event to celebrate the contribution that Raphie Kaplinsky has made to development studies. Raphie Kaplinsky worked at the IDS for more than three decades, and is currently an Emeritus Professorial Fellow at the Institute. Beginning in the early 1970s, Raphie’s...
Join us for this in-person and online event that explores how top-down modes of development are challenged from below. This event follows from an earlier event on the same theme, held on 11 December 2024 (details here). The global expansion of authoritarian rule is witnessing a brand...
Sri Lanka development slide from a 1970s basic needs success to external debt default in 2022 is merits attention. So too is its rapid IMF economic stabilisation and its trade/aid ties with India during global trade uncertainty. This public lecture analyses the causes of Sri Lanka’s crisis and...
Each year we invite a prominent speaker on an issue relevant to 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...
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...
What does it mean to navigate motherhood while pursuing a postgraduate degree? How do students balance identity, care, and academia in a world not built with them in mind? In this podcast, MA Gender and Development (GAD) students Patronela Tshuma, Chaltu Merera Fana, and Akinyi Ochieng'...
This event will explore the opportunities for smarter investment in frontline capacities for social protection in deepening crises, sharing experiences and evidence from aid practitioners and researchers working across the humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus in Yemen, Syria and...
Join the Food Equity Centre for this seminar that explores different kinds of power relationships that influence people’s access to resources, livelihood options and sustainability outcomes. Watch now https://youtu.be/TgG1vtb6kPY?si=B_liyruA1EHmoaww&t=167 This seminar looks at a case...
The development sector proclaims that it values dignity. Yet it often breaks this promise, with people leaving encounters with charities feeling bruised and unseen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2L4v4DOhw In this podcast, drawn from a recent lecture at IDS, research fellow Marina Apgar...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way governments manage data, detect fraud, and engage with citizens—and tax administrations are no exception. From chatbots and risk scores to automated audits and predictive analytics, AI holds the promise of smarter, faster, and more efficient...
In the face of declining aid volumes and mounting debt and climate crises, lower income countries are under increasing pressure to raise more domestic revenue. With these countries already experiencing higher levels of wealth and income inequality than high-income nations, there is a compelling...
The development sector proclaims that it values dignity. Yet it often breaks this promise, with people leaving encounters with charities feeling bruised and unseen. In this seminar, Tom Wein examines dignity as a core value around the world, drawing on his in-progress research for the future...
This event shares new research findings and brings together key voices to discuss current challenges, funding gaps, and what needs to change ahead of the upcoming Financing for Development conference. Watch now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bn5cHJ1m5A This launch event will explore...