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24 May, 2023
Let refugees be economic contributors: a personal perspective
MPhil in Development Studies student Matai Muon reflects on the barriers he encountered as a refugee in Kenya seeking education and employment, and argues new changes to the law there must be fully applied to enable others to fulfil their potential.
By 26 Jan, 2023
New technologies in migration and asylum governance: who benefits?
Use of new technologies across European immigration and asylum systems can expedite some decision-making processes, but also increase vulnerabilities for migrants, meaning new governance frameworks are...
By 19 Jan, 2023
What's next? ODID research on global issues: inequality
We're launching a new series of videos exploring the impact of the COVID pandemic and its aftermath on global issues, and how this is shaping research in development studies.
By 15 Dec, 2022
Delivering humanitarian energy for people and the planet
In the first post in a new blog mini-series highlighting how our alumni are researching and tackling climate change, we introduce a ground-breaking report that sheds valuable light on providing sustainable...
By 09 Dec, 2022
Adaptation strategies vs adaptive capacity – the difference is crucial to effective climate resilience policies
The most effective way to foster resilience in the face of climate challenges is by supporting people’s capacity to adapt – rather than pushing specific adaptation strategies which dictate how people...
By 01 Dec, 2022
How special interest groups capture trade policy in Pakistan
New empirical research examining what drives trade protection in Pakistan finds that sectors with exposure to politically powerful businesses have disproportionately benefitted over the last 20 years,...
By 24 Nov, 2022
What’s holding young women in India back? Closing the gender gap in accessing decent work
Gender inequality in employment has continued to increase in India, particularly for regular salaried employment, despite high economic growth and better access to education for girls over recent years....
By 17 Nov, 2022
Putting on a show can be revolutionary – here’s why
New research explores the role of performative arts and emotions in facilitating mass mobilisation for nonviolent resistance.
By 10 Nov, 2022
Humanitarian fables: morals, meanings and consequences for humanitarian practice
What do fables have to do with understanding structures of inequality in humanitarian aid? Research in Democratic Republic of the Congo shows how personal stories become fables in humanitarian organisations...
By 03 Nov, 2022
The ODID Blog: a springboard for ideas
Head of Department Professor Diego Sánchez-Ancochea introduces the ODID Blog – a platform to showcase our work, inform policy, explore collaboration and prompt debate around sustainable and equitable...