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Building Pathways to Inclusion for India’s Denotified Tribes

Praxis and researchers from the IDS-led Participate Initiative have been working with India’s denotified tribes (DNTs) to challenge discrimination. Jackie Shaw reflects on how power dynamics within diverse group processes enable and constrain outcomes.

Jackie Shaw

7 September 2017

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BZ Mavedzenge: the loss of a true public servant

Blasio Zivengwa Mavedzenge (better known simply as BZ) tragically died following a car crash. Another terrible loss in the global carnage of road traffic accidents, which claim 1.3 million people each year… Continue reading ?

Ian Scoones

4 September 2017

Opinion

A tale of two cities: flooding in Houston and Mumbai – time to learn?

Images of flooding from Houston and Mumbai have shown the vulnerabilities that an urbanised world faces. Yet this is not the first time that epic rainfalls have been so destructive, what can governments and the global community learn from these floods?

Hans Nicolai Adam & 2 others

1 September 2017

Opinion

Can Buhari’s Whistle-Blowers’ Policy stem corruption in Nigeria?

The prevalence of corruption in Nigeria's public and private sectors is the bane of development in the country. Can President Buhari’s recently introduced Whistle-Blower Policy set the country on the right path?

Seun Akinyemi

29 August 2017

Opinion

Kenya Election Violence and the Police Response

The recent elections in Kenya raised tensions both nationally and internationally. How did local police and politicians respond?

Brian Kimari

22 August 2017

Opinion

Using social media for monitoring violence in Kenya’s elections

On the 8 August, Kenyans once again went to the polls. Amidst fears of election violence, voting took place throughout the country. Caitriona Dowd asks if there a role that social media and digital technology could play in monitoring insecurity?

18 August 2017

Opinion

World Humanitarian Day: Are we really ready for climate change?

On World Humanitarian Day, we are reminded that there are people living at the precipice of crisis in need of urgent support. Siri Eriksen calls for humanitarian and climate adaptation sectors to link up to prepare for future crises.

Siri Eriksen

18 August 2017

Opinion

The 20 top Zimbabweland blogs of 2017, so far!

Ian Scoones reflects on the top 20 blog posts from this year in Zimbabweland

Ian Scoones

7 August 2017

Opinion

Much Ado About Impact?

How does research and knowledge impact on attitudes, behaviours, policy and practice? Whether you are a researcher, development studies student, NGO campaigner, policy wonk or research donor, here are some links that I’d recommend on this subject.

James Georgalakis

4 August 2017

Opinion

History and language: keywords for health and accountability

Jonathan Fox argues that we need to be aware of how accountability terms can and have been politically constructed, and encourages us to search for terms that do a better job of communicating the key steps on the path to accountability-building.

Jonathan Fox

4 August 2017

Development Frames

Reframing Development in a Dynamic Global Era

IDS Development Frames 001 Interconnected challenges The starting point in discussing the challenges we now face is to brush aside the web of fantasy we have woven around ‘development’ and decide more precisely what we mean by it. DUDLEY SEERS 1969 Half a century on from IDS'...

Melissa Leach

1 August 2017

Impact Story

Making ‘leave no-one behind’ a reality

Impact Achieved The Participate Initiative has achieved impact both in relation to contributing to policy decision-making and in shaping debates and discussions about what should be included in the SDG framework and how it should be implemented and monitored. Through a targeted influencing...

1 August 2017

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Building Pathways to Inclusion for India’s Denotified Tribes

BZ Mavedzenge: the loss of a true public servant

A tale of two cities: flooding in Houston and Mumbai – time to learn?

Can Buhari’s Whistle-Blowers’ Policy stem corruption in Nigeria?

Kenya Election Violence and the Police Response

Using social media for monitoring violence in Kenya’s elections

World Humanitarian Day: Are we really ready for climate change?

The 20 top Zimbabweland blogs of 2017, so far!

Much Ado About Impact?

History and language: keywords for health and accountability

Reframing Development in a Dynamic Global Era

Making ‘leave no-one behind’ a reality

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