Institute of Development Studies Events

CDI Seminar - New evidence on Farmer-centred participatory approaches

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:15:00 GMT

Two presentations on new evidence on farmer-centred participatory approaches by Edoardo Masset (IDS Fellow) and Birte Snilstveit (3ie).

The Search for Stability through Stabilisation: Case Studies from Afghanistan and Nepal

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:06:00 GMT

This seminar focuses on what stability is, and what interventions have supported stability in four communities in Afghanistan and Nepal. This is a unique in-depth village level assessment of how populations conceive of stability and stabilisation and thus presents a challenge to existing analysis

The Damage Done: Inequality, Poverty and Vulnerability

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:31:00 GMT

IDS and the Centre for Poverty and Inequality Research at the University of Sussex are co-convening a major international conference on the relationships between inequality, poverty, and vulnerability.

CDI Seminar - Poor numbers: How we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:00 GMT

In this CDI Seminar, Morten Jerven reflects on what impact the lack of accurate statistics is having on the welfare of citizens in developing countries.

How Transaid has inspired the transport industry: Solutions for Africa

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:22:00 GMT

In this seminar Gary Forster and Chris Cuninghame will discuss Transaid's road safety and maternal healthcare initiatives in Africa

What can the UK do to help put an end to the current nutrition crisis?

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:19:00 GMT

IDS, Development Initiatives and the APPG on Food and Agriculture for Development host discussion about what the UK can do to tackle the current nutrition crisis.

STEPS Centre and Future Agricultures Seminar: The politics of policy-making around pastoralism in Kenya

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:02:00 GMT

Hon. Mohamed Elmi, Member of Parliament for Tarbaj constituency, Kenya, and Izzy Birch, Technical Adviser, National Drought Management Authority, Kenya, will discuss the challenges of pursuing long-term change within the limits imposed by five-year administrations, as well as the p

Maid for Work - A Case Study of Live-in Domestic Workers from Jharkhand, India

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:43:00 GMT

Dr Wadhawan from CDS Trivandrum will explore gendered aspects of migration for domestic work in India.

Bringing Development In: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Illicit Drug Production, Trade and Use

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:28:00 GMT

Following on from The Global Drug and Development Policy Roundup which took place earlier this year, IDS is hosting a meeting of development and drug policy-makers and experts to explore the key issues raised and consider ways in which the international development community can contribute

STEPS Seminar: Boru Douthwaite on Using Theory of Change to Lever Change: Experience from the CGIAR

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:40:00 GMT

Boru Douthwaite is the Principal Scientist on the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) at WorldFish.

Practical wisdom vs. epistemological certainty in HIV prevention in Burma/Myanmar

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:05:00 GMT

Dr Gillian Flectcher discusses HIV prevention in Burma/Myanmar.

Politics of Evidence Conference

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:37:00 GMT

Last session of Politics of Evidence conference available to watch online.

A climate of distraction: Are current efforts to integrate climate change and development misdirected?

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:38:00 GMT

IDS Climate Change team hosts debate on the effectiveness of current efforts to integrate climate change and poverty reduction

Rethinking finance for development in the light of the global financial crisis

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:27:00 GMT

Stephany Griffith-Jones explores how development finance needs to evolve in response to the ongoing global financial crisis.

Between Love and Lineage: Changing Patterns of Marriage in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:49:00 GMT

Set to a backdrop of conflict-driven social fragmentation, this seminar will explore the changing nature of marriage before and after the cessation of widespread violent conflict in the Central Highlands of Afghanistan.

Impact, Innovation and Learning: Towards a Research and Practice Agenda for the Future

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:31:00 GMT

IDS launches new Centre for Development Impact and at high level impact innovation and learning workshop.

CDI Seminar: Qualitative rigour in research practice: the potential of set theory

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:51:00 GMT

The seminar challenges this assumption by showing that in a number of situations, a branch of mathematics called set-theory is more important than calculus in ensuring scientific quality.

Politician Identity and Religious Conflict in India

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:16:00 GMT

Professor Sonia Bhalotra's investigates the impact of Muslim political representation in India's state assemblies on religious conflict in the district from which they are elected using unique data for the period 1980-2007.

The Effect of Civil Conflict on Women's Labour Force Participation: A Causal Mechanism Approach

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:51:00 GMT

Dr Jose Gallegos' seminar explores the role of domestic violence as a causal mechanism between the exposure to civil conflict violence at early ages and women's labour force participation during adulthood.

The Conflict-Trade Relationship in South Asia

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:14:00 GMT

Dr. Amita Batra will present the quantitative estimates of the cost of conflict in terms of loss of trade for South Asia.

Call for Papers: UEA/IDS International Workshop on Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability: Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:07:00 GMT

The purpose of this workshop is to share ideas and experiences, learn lessons from past and on-going work and discuss work-in-progress using mixed methods research in the field of poverty and vulnerability.

Perspectives on the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:07:00 GMT

Richard Morgan from Unicef provides an insight into his work on the post 2015 agenda and what replaces the Millennium Development Goals

Transforming Nutrition Ideas, Policy and Outcomes 2013

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:09:00 GMT

The course's premise is that an acceleration of undernutrition reduction requires a transformation in the way we think about undernutrition in order to change the ways in which we address it. This 5 day course takes the participant through new ways of thinking about undernutrition and what to do

Russia's Evolving Foreign Aid Programme

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:14:00 GMT

Rising Powers in International Development Seminar 4: Russia's Evolving Foreign Aid Programme, by Dr Patty Gray

Why do India and China Give Foreign Aid?

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:54:00 GMT

Why do India and China Give Foreign Aid? The BRICS and non-DAC aid donors.

Rising Powers Seminar: The Changing Landscape of Global Aid Policy

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:10:00 GMT

As aid and investment from the BRICS countries continues to grow, this seminar will ask: what is the shape of the new global aid policy landscape?

Public lecture: 'What is the right balance between respecting evidence and living in the real world?' by Professor Anne Glover

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:41:00 GMT

This keynote lecture, open to all, is part of the STEPS Centre’s symposium “Credibility across cultures: expertise, uncertainty and the global politics of scientific advice”.

Localizing Development: Does Participation Work?

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:31:00 GMT

World Bank Lead Economists, Ghazala Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao examine the effectiveness of donor-led efforts to promote local participatory development

What's hot and what's not: How has development thinking changed in the last five years?

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:23:00 GMT

Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB reflects on how development thinking has changed and evolved over the last five years.

New Religious Practices and Politics in Contemporary India

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:15:00 GMT

Dr Nandini Gooptu, Head of International Development at Oxford University gives Sussex Development lecture.