The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), including the IDS Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development, is the UK Anchor Institution for the China International Development Research Network (CIDRN), funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
China’s size and strategic importance means that its growth and growing influence, through global governance institutions and through initiatives such as the Belt and Road, has become increasingly critical for global development. This is especially the case in the context of the UN Global Goals, where China’s actions and investments, alone and in co-operation with other countries including the UK, will have a major influence on capacities to achieve multiple goals in a range of low- and middle-income countries.
Our role as the UK Anchor Institution responds to the increasing need for strong and regular collaborative links between researchers in the UK and China to build long-term cooperation on a variety of development research topics and provide the evidence needed to inform China’s global development and help achieve the Global Goals.
The CIDRN is a network of Chinese research centres, institutes and university departments, created and developed by researchers interested in China’s role in international development – and particularly, China’s engagement with other developing countries. The Network supports knowledge exchange and cooperation among Chinese researchers and between Chinese and international development communities, ultimately assisting with the formulation of Chinas’ international development policy.
IDS will work with CIDRN partners to deliver a range of activities to promote mutual learning. These include the China and Global Development Seminar Series, international conferences, short training programmes for Chinese and British researchers, research fellow visits to UK and Chinese universities and think tanks, and joint publications.
The UK Anchor Institution for CIDRN will also run the China Global Development Knowledge Network (CGDKN), a platform for researchers and government policy actors to work together to respond to new joint opportunities in a challenging time. To keep up to date with the latest news, events, publications and opportunities, subscribe to the newsletter.
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