Ian Scoones reflects on the important work of Sam Moyo, as a new special issue of Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy is published which brings together much of his work.
8 May 2017
There has been growing recognition over the last fifty years that conflict-related trauma is as much a cultural as a biological phenomenon, which must be treated as such by the medical and aid community alike.
3 May 2017
Xochimilco, Mexico City is the last remnant of the complex lacustrine system of wetlands that was the basis for agriculture and livelihoods (the chinampa system) in pre-Columbian times.
2 May 2017
How does commercial agriculture and contract farming affect agrarian dynamics? Ian Scoones talks about work in Zimbabwe's Mazowe district over the last few years.
1 May 2017
In the context of the New Urban Agenda, CGIAR's Chris Béné asks: What is meant exactly by resilience? And how to achieve this ‘urban resilience’?
27 April 2017
This blog concludes the series of five pieces on youth in the new resettlement areas. Studies in Zimbabwe have shown how school leavers imagine their futures, but also how in practice these visions are often not realised.
24 April 2017
In the face of climate change and social inequality, changing to a greener and fairer society might feel impossible - but rapid, radical transitions may be more possible than you might think, according to a new booklet published by the STEPS Centre and the New Weather Institute.
23 April 2017
Neglected tropical diseases have been in the news this week. A big meeting at the World Health Organisation in Geneva has resulted in big pledges from the UK aid programme and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to banish the scourge affecting around a billion people worldwide.
20 April 2017
Neglected tropical diseases have been in the news this week. A big meeting at the World Health Organisation in Geneva has resulted in big pledges from the UK aid progamme and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to banish the … Continue reading →
19 April 2017
What explains the UK government’s enthusiasm for nuclear power, despite its various problems – including technical difficulties and cost? Could one hidden factor be the pressure to support the infrastructure needed for military programmes such as Trident?
12 April 2017
What is the power of policy narratives on nutrition in India where there are vastly opposing debates around its contentious and chronic child stunting crisis?
12 April 2017
Reflections on the 8th conference of the African Evaluation Association, and how the need to adapt, be agile and improvise (as a result of some of its logistical challenges!) makes for a good metaphor for how evaluation should be in the field.
11 April 2017
