Natalia Herbst explains 'revenge porn' and urges us to join students and experts in an exciting initiative to address this global development challenge.
11 January 2017
IDS Emeritus Fellow Raphael Kaplinksy reflects on remarkable life of Professor Rok Ajulu.
10 January 2017
In 2010 we published the book, Zimbabwe's Land Reform: Myths and Realities. In the book, we chose 5 recurrent 'myths' often relayed about the post-2000 land reform, both in academic and popular commentary.
9 January 2017
After widespread privatisation in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, many water services around the world began to be transferred back into public control. This 'remunicipalisation' has been welcomed by the Transnational Institute and like-minded organisations, who suggest that 'remunicipalisation is...
6 January 2017
Jess Meeker reflects on LANSA's experience on looking inwards to maximise research capacity.
5 January 2017
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...
4 January 2017
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.
22 December 2016
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.
19 December 2016
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
With economic decline and domestic turbulence in some of the BRICS countries, can they continue to exert influence on the global stage?
16 December 2016
Richard Longhurst takes the opportunity of IDS' 50th anniversary to reflect on his own personal odyssey.
15 December 2016
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.
14 December 2016
