In this special episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast produced with the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). Andy Sumner, President of EADI and Professor of International Development at Kings College London interviews Professor Melissa Leach who...
Are optimistic tax targets helpful or hurtful? How can we make them better? Join us on April 17 as a panel of researchers and practitioners discuss the role that targets can play in building tax capacity.
We are thrilled to host the launch for the book Smugglers and States, with an introduction by its author Max Gallien, followed by a drinks reception. Watch now https://youtu.be/0FWfe5rBxhw?si=2lOkA3QZMkb_xGrs&t=86 Smuggling is typically thought of as furtive and hidden, taking place under...
The Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI) is hosting an International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in Bogota, Colombia with partners including the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Cornell University, City University of New York, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The...
Join us for the final Sussex Development Lecture this term, with guest lecturer Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Professor at the Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University and author of the highly acclaimed book Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously. Watch...
Gender backlash is continually gaining momentum across the globe, and social and political institutions and policies are being dismantled. Gender justice activists and women’s rights organisations are having to mobilise quickly to counter these attacks. Organised by the Countering Backlash...
This event will launch the new IDS Bulletin ‘Understanding Gender Backlash: Southern Perspectives’. It will address the urgent question of how we can better understand the recent swell of anti-gender backlash across different regions, exploring different types of actors, interests,...
An International Women’s Day film screening of 'This Stained Dawn', a documentary film about the build up to the 2020 Aurat March (women’s march) in Pakistan. The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with the globally acclaimed film director and producer Anam...
For the continent of Africa, seed’s are integral to life. From deserts, river systems and forests, and for those growing a range of grains and vegetables, seed provides the mainstay for the continent’s 500 million small-scale farmers and is at the heart of rich and varied cultures. But...
The struggles for international development are often blamed on the economic and social excesses of neoliberalism and the ways these produce, sustain and deepen inequalities globally. Gender is internationally recognised as a key dimension of these inequalities. Watch...
His Excellency Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Brazil’s Ambassador to the UK, will discuss Brazil’s vision for tackling pressing global development, climate and environmental challenges, in the year that Brazil is the Presidency holder of the G20. Watch...
Peasant and indigenous households in Mexico have undergone recursive crises for decades caused by economic, socio-environmental, climatic, political and/or social events, which exacerbated vulnerabilities. The overlapping of these vulnerabilities influences control and rights of inhabitants...
