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IDS Welcomes Matasa Fellows

This week IDS welcomed the first cohort of Matasa Fellows. The Network is an initiative by the Mastercard Foundation and IDS to develop a network of young African researchers with the skills to contribute to policy around youth employment in Africa.

James Sumberg
James Sumberg
Seife Ayele
Seife Ayele

12 September 2016

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Zimbabwe’s political uncertainty continues

Recent Zimbabweland blogs reflected on the popular #This Flag movements and wider protests, which seemed to have come from nowhere. They can of course as easily disappear, in the foment that is Zimbabwean politics.

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones

12 September 2016

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What we talk about when we talk about technology

In casual conversation ‘technology’ usually means something like a device, gadget or machine. Your smartphone for instance, or the satellite navigation system in your car; maybe the car itself, why not? But this conception of technology soon collapses if you subject it to a few quick tests.

9 September 2016

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Six grassroots innovation movements, and why they matter

Innovation is increasingly said to be vital for responding to global challenges like sustainable development. However, networks of communities, activists and researchers have been innovating grassroots solutions for social justice and environmental sustainability for years.

5 September 2016

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Does nuclear power help tackle climate change?

A new paper in the journal Climate Policy, co-authored by STEPS co-director Andy Stirling, suggests that, among European countries, strong national commitment to nuclear energy goes hand in hand with weak performance on climate change targets.

2 September 2016

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Debating Open Data and Land Governance – 6-20 September

From 6-20 September, 2016, the Land Portal Foundation and the Cadasta Foundation will be jointly holding a debate on Open Data and Land Governance: Increased accountability and transparency as a means to overcoming poverty?

1 September 2016

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