Kalyan Tanksale is studying a master’s degree in Power, Participation and Social Change. Here he reflects on his IDS journey so far. Watch a short video excerpt of Kalyan’s interview or read the full transcript below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up1WDE_SJPI Why did you choose to do...
26 June 2019
The power and influence of large companies in the digital economy and the need for stronger regulation continues to be at the centre of public debate. Even Facebook's vice-president, Sir Nick Clegg, is now on record as calling for closer regulation of big tech firms. Community Health...
24 June 2019
Amid international responses to conflict, disease or disaster, there is a growing call to pay more heed to local perspectives. Whether this means considering local customs including burial practices during an epidemic such as Ebola or the wellbeing of refugees, the underlying concept is that...
21 June 2019
The TV images of refugees being rescued from flimsy boats in the Mediterranean, or never making it are all too familiar. World Refugee Day is another reminder that on a daily basis, refugees are making treacherous journeys to find security, safety and peace. According to the UN Refugee Agency...
20 June 2019
On World Refugee Day, CSW’s recent report on ethno-nationalism, religious intolerance, crimes against humanity and genocide in Myanmar (Burma) is a stark reminder that, while the media spotlight and international condemnation seem to have faded away, violence and persecution are real and a...
20 June 2019
‘Show me the evidence!’ is the hackneyed phrase on the lips of each and every policymaker and urban local authority tasked with making their city ‘smart’. Smart City initiatives have begun playing a prominent role in the international development agenda. There are a variety of local...
19 June 2019
The dramatic increase in yields of wheat and rice in the 1960s and 1970s in India, along with many other countries in the post-colonial world, was framed as a technological breakthrough made possible by miracle hybrid seed varieties. This breakthrough ostensibly averted mass scale hunger and was...
13 June 2019
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines child labour as work that “deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development”. Currently, 152 million children are recognised as being involved in child labour....
12 June 2019
Engaging research with policy means dealing with the realities of partnering with those whose agendas and mandates differ to your own. The Impact Initiative for International Development Research, which has spent the last four years supporting over two hundred research projects funded by the...
11 June 2019
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10 June 2019
The framing of malnutrition as a global problem which affects us all is long overdue. Viewing it as such demands more systemic, whole-of-society approaches that align with the universality of the Sustainable Development Goals. Such a framing also highlights certain challenges, some of which are...
5 June 2019
