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1 January 2007
Published by: IDS
‘Customary village councils’ (CVCs) are widespread in rural India. They are generally
believed to be disappearing vestiges of a...
14 June 2014
Published by: Wiley
We argue that debates about access have so far paid insufficient attention to the long-term sustainability of systems and services for accessing water. They have also neglected issues concerning uncertainty and social, environmental, and technological dynamics—particularly through addressing power imbalances and enhancing equity.
1 January 2004
Published by: IDS
This paper examines public engagement with routine vaccination delivery, and vaccine trials and related
medical research, in The...
9 June 2014
Published by: IDS
Vietnam’s laws, policies and decrees do not explicitly discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals but their rights are not legally protected and they are socially marginalised.
1 January 2003
Published by: IDS
This report reviews governance issues of modern biotechnology. The study used two case studies of
transgenic sweet potato and Bt maize...
28 May 2014
Published by: IDS
This case study examines the ways in which collective action and the involvement of men may influence the prospects of effectively changing community perceptions and values regarding sexual and gender-based violence, and how it may strengthen the overall response to the problem in Kenya.
16 May 2014
Published by: GSDRC
Emergencies disrupt daily life and often cause the displacement of populations, with the loss of many of their possessions.
7 May 2014
Published by: Zed Books
Changing Narratives of Sexuality engages with women's sexuality exploring marginal as well as dominant stories in which sexuality may figure overtly or covertly as the subject. This impressive collection brings together a broad range of arenas in which sexuality is embedded.
27 March 2014
Published by: IDS
The Global Dialogue on Freedom and Wellbeing was held in Cairo on 3 October 2011,
co-organised by IDS and our partner Al Ahram Centre...
14 March 2014
Published by: IDS
Over a decade and a half on from the landmark declarations of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (UN 1994) and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (UN 1995), there is now a growing consensus on the importance of engaging men and boys in efforts to stop violence against women and girls.