The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to vastly improve economic, social and planetary well-being. How exactly to achieve these goals is now a point of discussion at many fora around the world. A crucial aspect of implementation is the fact that the goals are strongly interconnected...
In this episode of --between the lines-- IDS researcher and co-director of the STEPS Centre, Ian Scoones, talks to colleague Marina Apgar about his book, Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development, part of a series of small books for big...
The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) potentially offer an inclusive, integrated approach to development, centred on social justice, for all of humanity. But how are they being implemented in practice? Too often a piece-meal, sectoral approach is adopted, rooted in modernist assumptions of...
Bangladesh has been well known as both a poor as well as climate vulnerable country for several decades. However the country is now well on the path to graduate out of Least Developed Country status and also towards becoming a climate resilient country. In this lecture Saleemul shares some...
Evidence into Policy and Practice Seminars
There has been a rapid growth in funding focused on evidence use and initiatives designed to strengthen the links between research and policy. Lately, this field has become increasingly cognisant of the social and interactive nature of evidence into policy processes. Watch the...
This webinar session is the second in the series on "Building Development Studies for the New Millennium", based on the new European Association of Development Institutes volume. In this session Melissa Leach and John Gaventa, co-authors of the chapter on "Engaged Excellence", will share their...
The project of development is very much implicated in the production of climate change, as well as how it has been managed to date. But can the development sector also help to bring about the sorts of transformations now required to prevent climate...
This side-event is co-hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA), the Impact Initiative and the Institute of Development Studies and will be an interactive session highlighting the evidence from diverse projects, and connecting it to the experiences of people in the...
Although its economic recovery continues, the political and security context in Côte d’Ivoire remains fragile following violent disputes over the 2018 municipal elections. In the wake of the International Criminal Court’s recent acquittal of former President Laurent Ggagbo, there are...
Complexity and Development Seminar Series
Mapping and spatial modelling techniques can be used to describe the complex nature of the city as a system that grows, evolves, and responds to the presence and activities of its residents. In the case of Karachi, one of Pakistan’s economic hubs, one such pivotal group were the Muhajir...
The University of Sussex Master's open day takes place on Saturday 9 March and provides an excellent opportunity to meet academics and current students and find out more about our Masters courses. Book your place online Saturday 9 March. On the day You will have the chance to: have...
Contemporary democracies are ill-equipped to embed the long-term thinking necessary to realise the SDGs. This lecture will review the determinants of short-termism within democracies and examine strategies and proposals for reform. To what extent is short-termism ‘baked in’ to the...
