Past events

Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development Seminar Series

The BRICS Effect: The Impact of South-South Cooperation in the Social Field of International Development Cooperation

The growing number of development stakeholders and initiatives in developing countries have added complexity to the social field of international development cooperation (IDC).The arrival of new agents with their alternative practices increased the bargaining power of recipient countries,...

21 June 2017

Social Protection: policies, programmes and evidence short course 2017

This short course is open to a wide audience of policy makers, practitioners, researchers and project managers who are already or will be working in the area of social protection. It aims to provide a platform for strengthening conceptual grounding and for engagement in critical debate about...

From 12 June 2017 until 15 June 2017

Book Launch: Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy in China

Published in April 2017, the Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy in China focuses on the environmental challenges of China’s rapidly growing economy and provides a comprehensive overview of the policies developed to address the environmental crisis.

6 June 2017

The Turn to Resilience in Humanitarian Aid

Although some aspects of aid never seem to change, the author maintains that we are currently experiencing a significant turn in humanitarian aid. Whereas some changes are enabled by technological innovations, such as the use of digital payment systems or drones.

5 June 2017

General Election Hustings – Brighton Pavilion

The University of Sussex, the Institute of Development Studies and the University of Sussex Students' Union co-host a 'Question Time' style event with the Brighton Pavilion candidates standing for election on 8 June. 

2 June 2017

Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development Seminar Series

China’s Agricultural Investment in Africa and its Compliance with VGGT

Since 2000, China has become increasingly involved in the African agricultural industry and this has widely provoked ardent discussion. The interview-based report primarily attempts to answer key questions.

31 May 2017

Conflict, Violence and Development Seminar Series

Why is Physical Violence Morally Wrong?

Bob Brecher brings a philosophical lens to the issue of why physical violence is morally wrong, as well as whether it is always wrong or if are there circumstances in which it might be morally justifiable.

22 May 2017

Promoting rational use of antibiotics in low and middle income countries

?Inappropriate over use of antibiotics is a major contributor to increasing antimicrobial resistance, one of the most serious global public health problems existing today.

17 May 2017

General Election Hustings – Brighton Kemptown

Ahead of the UK General Election, the University of Sussex, the Institute of Development Studies and the University of Sussex Students' Union co-host a hustings event for the Brighton Kemptown constituency.

17 May 2017

STEPS Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability

Annual two-week course for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers on pathways to sustainability, convened by the ESRC STEPS Centre. The course includes a mixture of workshops, lectures, outdoor events and interaction with STEPS Centre members.

From 15 May 2017 until 26 May 2017

STEPS Annual Lecture: Achim Steiner

Achim Steiner, incoming Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will deliver this year's STEPS Annual Lecture, entitled: 'Doomed to Fail or Bound to Succeed? Sustainable Development and the Green Economy Agenda – Revisited'.

15 May 2017

Legal Response to domestic murders: Analysis of High Court cases of honour killings in Turkey

This seminar considers the issue of honour killings in Turkey with special attention to the legal responses to these crimes.

12 May 2017