The ODID blog Opinion and analysis from across the ODID community Subscribe Photo: Professor Laura Rival Breadcrumb Home Research The ODID blog 25 April 2024 Climate migrants: victims or agents of change? The latest event in our Climate Change and the Challenges of Development series challenged the notion that climate migrants are primarily victims and focussed on the ways in which they can also help bring about change. 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 29 March 2023 Investing in human capital for post-COVID economic recovery New modelling explores the medium-term macroeconomic impact of the COVID pandemic in low-income countries and shows the need for significant and sustained concessional external financing to reverse loss-of-learning effects on labour productivity. 22 March 2023 Forging new lives: Congolese refugees as digital creators From supporting widows to promoting comedy acts, innovative YouTube channels launched by refugees in Nairobi are helping them gain both an income and a sense of belonging. 08 March 2023 Food for thought? How Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme benefits children's foundational cognitive skills New research from Young Lives on foundational cognitive skills provides ground-breaking evidence that children from households benefitting from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) have better long-term memory and implicit learning skills. 23 February 2023 Southern discomfort: is there value in the concept of the Global South? As development thinkers challenge the construct of ‘the South’, our research explores its layered origins and argues that it can play a constructive role in understanding and addressing global power asymmetries. 16 February 2023 What Brexit and the election of Trump can teach us about the politics of emotion Analysis of social media posts during two recent periods of intense contestation sheds light on how political actors make use of emotion to mobilise support. 02 February 2023 Putting climate change and inequality first in teaching economics We need to turn economics teaching on its head and start with real-world challenges, rather than abstract theories. 26 January 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 needed. 19 January 2023 What's next? ODID research on global issues: inequality Watch the first in 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. Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Subscribe to our blog Name Email
25 April 2024 Climate migrants: victims or agents of change? The latest event in our Climate Change and the Challenges of Development series challenged the notion that climate migrants are primarily victims and focussed on the ways in which they can also help bring about change.
29 March 2023 Investing in human capital for post-COVID economic recovery New modelling explores the medium-term macroeconomic impact of the COVID pandemic in low-income countries and shows the need for significant and sustained concessional external financing to reverse loss-of-learning effects on labour productivity.
22 March 2023 Forging new lives: Congolese refugees as digital creators From supporting widows to promoting comedy acts, innovative YouTube channels launched by refugees in Nairobi are helping them gain both an income and a sense of belonging.
08 March 2023 Food for thought? How Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme benefits children's foundational cognitive skills New research from Young Lives on foundational cognitive skills provides ground-breaking evidence that children from households benefitting from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) have better long-term memory and implicit learning skills.
23 February 2023 Southern discomfort: is there value in the concept of the Global South? As development thinkers challenge the construct of ‘the South’, our research explores its layered origins and argues that it can play a constructive role in understanding and addressing global power asymmetries.
16 February 2023 What Brexit and the election of Trump can teach us about the politics of emotion Analysis of social media posts during two recent periods of intense contestation sheds light on how political actors make use of emotion to mobilise support.
02 February 2023 Putting climate change and inequality first in teaching economics We need to turn economics teaching on its head and start with real-world challenges, rather than abstract theories.
26 January 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 needed.
19 January 2023 What's next? ODID research on global issues: inequality Watch the first in 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.