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Local Environmentalism in Peri-Urban Spaces in India: Emergent Ecological Democracy?

Published by: STEPS Centre

This paper explores the potential of a range of peri-urban environmentalisms to come together in support of sustainable urbanisation, based research in India.

Pathways towards Agroecological Food Systems: Small-scale Farmers at the Centre of the Transitions

Now more than ever, evidence overwhelmingly concludes that our food systems are not currently working to nourish our populations, ecosystems, economies, or social connections. Agroecological approaches have been shown as having potential to address many of these problems in the mainstream food system, particularly when combined with concepts of food sovereignty, which localise control, and place

Creating Nigerian Graduate Entrepreneurs through Strengthened Mentorship Programmes

Published by: IDS

The success of attempts to promote entrepreneurship as a career choice among new graduates in Nigeria has been limited.

E-discussion on Informal Authorities in Local Governance

Published by: SDC-IDS

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and IDS organised an e-discussion to complement an on-going learning project on mapping informal authorities and their role in local democracy.