This major international ESRC-funded project aims to explore how trust mediates the relationship between inequality and governance in settings where democratic institutions may be unstable or under threat.
Generating practical policy options for states and citizens so they can better address and mitigate violence in both rural and urban settings.
This project aims to establish a long-term partnership between the IDS, Save the Children UK (SCUK) and Save the Children International Rwanda (SCI-R) to analyse, evaluate and scale-up (in partnership with the Government of Rwanda) a unique holistic programme (First Steps) that supports families...
Under this consultancy, Patricia Justino will (i) co-lead, with the Bank team, research and authorship for a background paper (and related publications) on drivers of conflict and fragility in Pakistan.
Conflict, Violence and Development Seminar Series
Self-determination (SD) disputes are some of the most common conflicts in the world. While the literature has mainly focused on the most violent conflicts, such as civil wars, recent studies have acknowledged the diversity of strategies adopted by groups within SD movements, and the need for...
Failure to support healthy brain development can result in life-long consequences. With training, parents can become even more effective providers of the care and stimulation that babies and young children need to develop properly. Launched today, research conducted in Ngororero District,...
10 June 2019
Advancing knowledge, shaping policy and inspiring practice on digital development is critical to achieving the Institute of Development Studies’ vision of reducing inequalities, accelerating sustainability, and building secure and inclusive societies. The digital revolution has ushered in...
Conflict, Violence and Development Seminar Series
Do trade shocks affect conflict? The evidence on this question has so far focused mainly on commodity price shocks. This seminar moves beyond this focus and uses data from the entire export and import baskets to examine whether changes in Palestinian trade in the second half of the 1990s...