Opinions

Opinion

The OECD’s Inclusive Framework is considering radical proposals, but in the real world…

Opinion

Water, sanitation and energy supply in Masvingo’s communal areas

Ian Scoones

Opinion

Power and empowerment: time for a fresh look at theory and practice

Power may be an 'essentially contested concept' for academics, as Steven Lukes put it, but it is also endlessly contested in practice. Today’s news is bursting with examples of power being abused, challenged, claimed or created in myriad ways by diverse actors in every corner of the...

Rosemary McGee

Jethro Pettit

Opinion

The potential and promise of participatory approaches: a case for developing child-centred inclusive education

Stephen Thompson

Opinion

Brazilian Agroecology Congress: an act of resistance and defiance

As gluey oil drops continued being washed ashore, spoiling Atalaia's sandy beaches in Brazil’s latest environmental disaster, eight miles inland, São Cristóvão sang and danced, wearing feathers, waving flags, honouring nature and celebrating a variety of social and cultural identities,...

Lidia Cabral

Opinion

Enforcement, facilitation and trust: why pay taxes?

Wilson Prichard

Marijn Verhoeven

Opinion

International research collaborations need solid investment and a fair visa system

The much-needed independent review on the future of international collaboration, innovation and research by Professor Sir Adam Smith and Professor Graeme Reid was published last week.  The review, called 'Changes and choices: advice on future frameworks for international collaboration on...

Melissa Leach

Opinion

Institutions, social relations and rural development in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones

Opinion

Off-farm work and diversified livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s communal areas

Ian Scoones

Opinion

When your bus takes away your citizenship

In Brazil, 85 per cent of the nation’s population live in urban areas and 86 per cent of public transport is made by bus. This makes urban buses an important topic for Brazil’s development – especially in the context of notions of civil, political and social rights to the...

Rafael S. F. Sales

Opinion

Herding through uncertainties – regional perspectives

Michele Nori

Opinion

Student insights into doing a master’s in Globalisation, Business and Development at IDS

Olusola Owonikoko studied a Master’s in Globalisation, Business and Development at IDS, graduating in 2018. Here he tells us why he chose the degree, what he’s doing now and how studying at IDS shaped his work. He also gives some great advice for anyone considering doing a master’s in...