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...
In this International Women's Day episode of —between the lines— IDS researcher, Mariz Tadros, speaks to Ayesha Khan about her book The Women's Movement in Pakistan: Activism, Islam and Democracy. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4NzDqflQ9Sb5Z6PIKvQlaw The military rule of General Zia...
Anna French (Deputy Head, DFID India) and Harpreet Singh Arora (DFID India Urban Advisor) speak to us about the work Department for International Development (DFID) has undertaken in urban India since the early 1980s, and how this important trajectory of work is being shaped as India takes its...
In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone’s main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelmed and wrapped in stifling protective suits, he and his team took it in turns to provide care to...
Complexity and Development Seminar Series
Good management of essential medicines is fundamental to the provision of good quality health care for all. However, management is often poor in low- and middle-income countries, resulting in poor access and inappropriate use, which in turn cause poor patient outcome, adverse events,...
Watch the live-stream video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5OvrX3BFY Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones (Columbia University, NY; Institute of Development Studies, and member of the Progressive Economy Forum Council) is one of the world's leading experts on public...
In this episode of --between the lines-- IDS Director Melissa Leach speaks to renowned economists and authors Nicholas Stern and Himanshu from LSE, about their book How Lives Change: Palanpur, India and Development Economics. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0X9H4HVjrPmXTP0AuC9YaF They...
Members Seminars - Paradigm Change or Old Wine in New Bottles? Debating and Reformulating SDGs – An Experiment In this seminar Professor Haller will draw on his wealth of experience to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals. He will address if the way the SDGs were formulated to...
