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...
This is the second in a new series of IDS seminars spotlighting Brazil’s development challenges and global role in the context of the country’s Presidency of the G20 in 2024 and its hosting of COP30 in 2025. Tackling the intersections of climate justice, crime and freedom of expression,...
2024 is a unique year for democracy as billions of people will cast their votes in over 50 countries. Major challenges are at stake in these elections: strengthening of electoral autocracies, digital disinformation and threats to journalists and activists. IDS research fellows will be joined by...
This is the first in a new series of IDS seminars spotlighting Brazil’s development challenges and global role in the context of the country’s G20 Presidency. It will focus on the Cerrado, Brazil’s most important agribusiness region and a key mining frontier which is rapidly becoming a...
As we start off the year, how can we shift gears in the struggle against injustice, inequity and oppression? Watch now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QYJa7FWI9Y&t=94s In 2024, we look as far away as ever from achieving a world which is genuinely equitable, sustainable and...
Uncertainties of all sorts – environmental, market-based and political – are on the rise, as the world faces climate and environmental change. In this episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, Rashmi Singh, interviews Professor Ian Scoones from IDS whose book: Pastoralism, Uncertainty...
The second Pathways to Development Conference will bring together empirical work in economics, sociology, politics and political economy, to find solutions to the grand challenges constraining sustainable growth in Pakistan and the region. Economic growth and poverty reduction can, and often...
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...
Major political and social shifts are stifling the possibility of gender justice across the world. Analysing this backlash as operating on global, regional and local scales in this webinar, we ask, where is the money? Watch now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G9dc6EzkM8 While predominant...
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,...
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.
Accessibility should be a cornerstone of society whether you are in a working environment or studying at a School or University, but often this aspect is neglected, even in modern societies. In this special episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, Jigyasa Agarwal, a development...
