Opinion

Moral Economy and Responses to Uncertainty in Isiolo, Kenya

Tahira Shariff

UK-Africa investment must not overlook African entrepreneurs

On 20 January, the UK-Africa Investment Summit takes place in London. According to DFID, the focus is on “investment opportunities”, “lasting partnerships”, “jobs, growth and sustainability”.  A forthcoming paper I have been working on with colleagues from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,...

Jodie Thorpe

Notes from the field: Life for women living on an Ebola border

On the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, separated only by the River Lhubhiriha, people share cultural, social, political and economic activities. Their lives flow across the border, for example, Congolese women constitute the highest proportion of women who give birth...

Grace Akello

Rural support for authoritarian populism is strong – but another way is possible

Ian Scoones

Heating up: The negative impact of development banks supporting geothermal industry in Kenya

India’s new citizenship act threatens the country’s constitution and undermines democracy

Since the end of 2019, India has been rocked by protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens Register (NRC). Protests initially began in Assam, West Bengal and New Delhi and have since spread across the country. Students from different...

Lyla Mehta

The 2020s is the decade that demands more from environmental politics

The beginning of the new decade is a wake-up moment, as a powerful combination of science and social science, and citizen activism has pushed climate and environmental change – or emergency – to the top of public, media, policy and political concern. We now have incontrovertible evidence of...

Melissa Leach

Research to impact: stories from Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones

PASTRES PhD Students: Natasha Maru

Ian Scoones

PhD researcher, Jorge Ortiz-Moreno, explains what it’s like to study at IDS

Jorge Adrián Ortiz-Moreno is a PhD researcher at IDS, currently in his first year. In this interview, he tells us about his journey so far and what it’s like to study at IDS. He also gives some valuable advice to anyone considering studying a PhD. Why did you want to do a PhD? And why...

From dictatorship to democracy: lessons from The Gambia

We live in a world that is experiencing struggles around democracy, women's rights and gender justice. The story of the Gambia sends across a strong message about all three of these issues at a time when democracies around the world are under threat. From a situation of a devastating...

UN reports, political pamphlets and robot arms – introducing the British Library of Development Studies Legacy Collection Project