The ODID blog Opinion and analysis from across the ODID community Subscribe Photo: Professor Laura Rival Breadcrumb Home Research The ODID blog 13 May 2024 Understanding the world through the lens of ‘work’ From Ugandan scientists to Syrian refugee educators, South African state officials to former US coalminers, a recent roundtable highlighted ODID’s richly diverse ethnographic research into “work”. Research ThemeEconomics of DevelopmentHuman Development, Poverty and YouthMigration & Refugees in a Global ContextPolitical & International Dimensions of Development Research RegionEast & Southeast AsiaEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East & North AfricaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa Blog seriesClimate change and development: alumni insightsODID Research RoundtablesWhat's next? ODID research on global issues 02 August 2023 Caught in the crossfire: understanding the impact of conflict on young people’s lives in Ethiopia Initial findings from a Young Lives pilot survey highlight the devastating impacts of the conflict in Ethiopia on young people – and the importance of longitudinal research in tracking and understanding these. 25 July 2023 Climate resilient development needs effective co-operation The concept of 'resilience' features widely in development scholarship and in policy responses to climate crisis, but do we know what we mean by it? 05 July 2023 Green ‘new’ deal for the global South or more of the same? What might a just transition to clean energy look like? Freelance journalist Aruna Chandrasekhar discussed the implications for the Global South in a recent lecture at ODID. 21 June 2023 How do journeys into the unknown change human identities? Can research into the impact of migration on identity help inform our understanding of the effect of space travel on astronauts’ sense of self? 07 June 2023 How do climate shocks impact children’s development: evidence from Vietnam Vietnam is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and the effects are being felt by everyone, but children are at particular risk. What can the Young Lives data tell us? 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. 10 May 2023 Humanitarian aid as performance? When refugees use humanitarian assistance in rational but unexpected ways, aid agencies often fail to understand this “off script” response. Identifying the roles actors in the aid system are expected to perform can help address mismatches between them. 28 April 2023 Netflix’s Transatlantic is great consumer surplus for those interested in migration Carlos Vargas-Silva gets more than he expected – including a very late night – out of a glitzy new streaming series about the predecessor to the International Rescue Committee. Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Subscribe to our blog Name Email
13 May 2024 Understanding the world through the lens of ‘work’ From Ugandan scientists to Syrian refugee educators, South African state officials to former US coalminers, a recent roundtable highlighted ODID’s richly diverse ethnographic research into “work”.
02 August 2023 Caught in the crossfire: understanding the impact of conflict on young people’s lives in Ethiopia Initial findings from a Young Lives pilot survey highlight the devastating impacts of the conflict in Ethiopia on young people – and the importance of longitudinal research in tracking and understanding these.
25 July 2023 Climate resilient development needs effective co-operation The concept of 'resilience' features widely in development scholarship and in policy responses to climate crisis, but do we know what we mean by it?
05 July 2023 Green ‘new’ deal for the global South or more of the same? What might a just transition to clean energy look like? Freelance journalist Aruna Chandrasekhar discussed the implications for the Global South in a recent lecture at ODID.
21 June 2023 How do journeys into the unknown change human identities? Can research into the impact of migration on identity help inform our understanding of the effect of space travel on astronauts’ sense of self?
07 June 2023 How do climate shocks impact children’s development: evidence from Vietnam Vietnam is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and the effects are being felt by everyone, but children are at particular risk. What can the Young Lives data tell us?
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.
10 May 2023 Humanitarian aid as performance? When refugees use humanitarian assistance in rational but unexpected ways, aid agencies often fail to understand this “off script” response. Identifying the roles actors in the aid system are expected to perform can help address mismatches between them.
28 April 2023 Netflix’s Transatlantic is great consumer surplus for those interested in migration Carlos Vargas-Silva gets more than he expected – including a very late night – out of a glitzy new streaming series about the predecessor to the International Rescue Committee.