24 February 2022
24 February 2022
23 February 2022
World Day of Social Justice gives us the opportunity to reflect on and highlight the need for social justice for marginalised communities like those involved in waste work in urban spaces. On this day, ARISE is pleased to launch the Voice Quilt – a novel multi-media project that brings the...
22 February 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed debates on the use of research evidence firmly into the mainstream. Nonetheless, most of the dilemmas we faced before the crisis in relation to connecting evidence with policy and practice remain. Some of these dilemmas are being felt even more acutely, given...
18 February 2022
18 February 2022
How do marginalised people meet their governance needs and get problems solved in conflict-affected places? The Action from Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research programme found that complex local systems shape who gets access to what, when and how. How often do we find...
17 February 2022
With much of knowledge sharing on heritage gathering dominated by Western scholars and practitioners, a recent IDS-led workshop in Beirut, supported British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, highlights the value of generating and sharing local knowledge across contexts. We gathered fifteen...
17 February 2022
The restrictions imposed by governments to control the Covid-19 pandemic over the past two years had a severe impact on incomes for millions of people and their need for social assistance. During that time we learned three important lessons from governments’ social responses to Covid-19...
16 February 2022
16 February 2022
At IDS, we believe that evidence-based research plays a vital role in bringing about a more equitable and sustainable world. And to achieve this, we are committed to communicating research beyond academic audiences and journal articles. However, we are very aware of the responsibility we...
15 February 2022
11 February 2022
The Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) programme has provided a rapid research helpdesk, knowledge brokering, and learning service for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and other UK Aid-spending government departments since October 2016. I joined IDS to...
11 February 2022
