Across the social protection landscape, there is a lot of discussion about improving capacity to design and deliver social protection or emergency assistance in protracted crises. However, there is limited analysis unpacking what this actually means. By introducing the ‘capacity cube’, this...
6 March 2024
There is no turning away from the harrowing images and videos coming out of Palestine each day. In one such video, not explicitly ‘brutal’ like the rest of them, an Israeli soldier shows a pair of high heels belonging to a Palestinian woman. He records himself saying how pretty they are, and...
5 March 2024
This is the third in a short blog series on Zimbabwe research published recently. The theme of belonging and identity in the post-land reform setting has attracted a lot of research attention recently. As a whole suite of papers published in 2022 showed, negotiating belonging in a complex,...
4 March 2024
Sanitation and hygiene issues deal with difficult, hidden, and taboo areas of life, which people often don’t really want to talk about, let alone look at. They can also deal with seemingly mundane issues (for example, going the toilet, washing hands) which people can overlook as...
27 February 2024
Ana Palma Garcia’s dissertation that focused on exploring the experiences of deaf women in Colombia has come first place in the Development Studies Association Masters Dissertation Prize. Ana, who studied MA Power, Participation & Social Change, also won the IDS Best Overall Dissertation...
26 February 2024
This is the second in a short series of blogs reviewing recent literature on Zimbabwe’s land reform. The theme of gender and generation is a crucial one. Land reform changed gender relations as women gained access to land, sometimes in their own right. Old patriarchal relations typical of...
26 February 2024
At a time when early years are again in the spotlight in the UK – and not for good reasons – new IDS research explores the enablers and barriers of early childhood development in a local context, from the perspectives of families and service providers themselves. A solid foundation of...
22 February 2024
It is a historic moment for international trade negotiations; at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) this month, countries are facing a crucial decision on the moratorium on Custom Duties for Electronic Transmissions (CDETs). The moratorium ensures that...
21 February 2024
A moment to reflect. Anniversaries are times to celebrate, and also opportunities to reflect on the past, the present, and the future. As we enter 2024 and see EADI’s 50th anniversary coming into view, we are taking a moment for reflection amidst what is increasingly viewed as a time of crisis...
21 February 2024
At the beginning of each year, I try and catch up on the ever-growing literature on land, agriculture and rural change in Zimbabwe. Each year there seems to be more and more, as the body of work grows based on many research studies, often linked to Masters’ and PhD projects by Zimbabwean...
19 February 2024
This month sees the end of the PASTRES programme. It has been an amazing journey since 2018. We are grateful for the support of the European Research Council through an Advanced Grant, and to our co-hosting institutions, the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and the...
16 February 2024
Are we making a difference? If so, how, and for who? These are questions we often ask about our policies, programmes and projects. Yet, they are often extremely challenging to answer. Understanding the ‘black box’ from ‘what we do’ to ‘what impact happens’ has puzzled evaluators for...
14 February 2024
