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On doing the right thing right

If the assumptions and plans you established for your project prove to be wrong... how do you know which are the right things to do? And then, how do you make sure you do them right? You often need to learn very quickly about what works and what doesn’t in the context where you operate, and...

Pedro Prieto Martín

4 January 2017

Opinion

The BRICS role in today’s multipolar world

With 2017 likely to see ongoing uncertainty as a result of protracted BREXIT negotiations and unpredictable US foreign policy under Trump, the coherence of the BRICS bloc, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will be put to the test.

Richard Carey

22 December 2016

Opinion

Zimbabweland’s festive 20 – 2016 edition

I've recently returned from Zimbabwe, visiting our research sites in Mvurwi, Matobo and Masvingo. Many people in the dryland communal areas in the south of the country are relying on handouts, but at the same time are busy preparing their fields for the new season.

Ian Scoones

19 December 2016

Opinion

Why local land matters for sustainable food systems

Land presents both challenges and opportunities for establishing sustainable food systems. That is one of the learning points from a workshop in Brighton on 7 December 2016.

16 December 2016

Opinion

Can the Shakespearean drama of the BRICS avoid being a tragedy?

With economic decline and domestic turbulence in some of the BRICS countries, can they continue to exert influence on the global stage?

Ram Niwas Arya

16 December 2016

Opinion

Fast forwarding from 1966: a personal odyssey

Richard Longhurst takes the opportunity of IDS' 50th anniversary to reflect on his own personal odyssey.

Richard Longhurst

15 December 2016

Opinion

Delegative Trumpocracy

Trump’s recent election suggests that delegative democracies - where leaders with a strong electoral mandate ultimately undermine democracy - are no longer an exclusive product of the global South.

Andrés Mejía Acosta

14 December 2016

Opinion

Will solar PV create a wave of toxic battery waste in rural Africa?

Promoting solar photovoltaic (PV) off-grid solutions for poor rural areas without access to electricity is a good thing. However, there are problems associated with waste produced from lead-acid battery disposal.

Patrick Schröder

13 December 2016

Opinion

Time to talk about love, trust and respect in development

New words keep on being invented and becoming current in development discourse. Some, like heteronormativity and intersectionality, are long combinations of Greek or Latin and their meanings have to be learnt the first time you hear them. Interrogating their roots can lead to misunderstanding.

Robert Chambers

12 December 2016

Opinion

Zimbabwe’s bond notes: the birth of a new currency?

The bond notes have arrived! Well at least a $2 one and a $1 coin. Subject to street protests, court cases, beatings and arrests, and the object of both ridicule and fear, never has a new form of exchange been subject to such intense – and prolonged – debate.

Ian Scoones

12 December 2016

Opinion

The right to education for refugees and internally displaced persons

To mark Human Rights Day, Ruth Naylor, highlights the data gaps and challenges to addressing educational needs for refugees and internally displaced persons.

Ruth Naylor

9 December 2016

Opinion

Common sense prevails and the anti-advocacy clause is dead – but the debate will continue

Academics, NGOs and civil society organisations welcomed the announcement last week by the Government of the new Government Grants Standards. The ‘anti-advocacy clause’ announced last February was roundly criticised for potentially gagging both scientists and charities.

James Georgalakis

6 December 2016

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On doing the right thing right

The BRICS role in today’s multipolar world

Zimbabweland’s festive 20 – 2016 edition

Why local land matters for sustainable food systems

Can the Shakespearean drama of the BRICS avoid being a tragedy?

Fast forwarding from 1966: a personal odyssey

Delegative Trumpocracy

Will solar PV create a wave of toxic battery waste in rural Africa?

Time to talk about love, trust and respect in development

Zimbabwe’s bond notes: the birth of a new currency?

The right to education for refugees and internally displaced persons

Common sense prevails and the anti-advocacy clause is dead – but the debate will continue

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