Global Development Institute

The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Nairobi is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this week, joined by development scholars from around the world.

Our Head of Institute Sam Hickey gave a keynote address calling for a shift in development investment and influence, and new rules of the game in research funding and publishing.

GDI is proud to work in partnership with IDS Nairobi as they look ahead to their next 60 years!

How do we make sure the goods we consume are not contributing to human rights violations in the countries where they are sourced?

Don't forget to join us for a webinar today at 1pm delivered by Ninon Moreau-Kastler, postdoctoral economist at the Paris School of Economics.

Ninon will discuss her paper that studies the enforcement of new due diligence policies, which constrain firms in developed countries to prevent human rights violations involvement of their foreign suppliers.

Register here: https://events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:z3w-mamgtey0-6dcjz2

The GDI Students for Palestine invite submissions for an Interdisciplinary Conference on “Palestine & Social Justice: Decolonisation and Development Studies.”

The conference seeks to critically engage with Palestine's developmental, humanitarian, and political challenges while situating these within broader questions of social justice in the Global South.

Key dates and deadlines:

· Deadline for submissions: 30 June 2025
· Notification of acceptance: 30 July 2025
· Conference: 26 September 2025

Contributions from academics, practitioners, activists, and artists working at the intersection of Development Studies, Economics, Political Economy, Feminist and Postcolonial Theory, Middle Eastern Studies, and beyond are welcome. We particularly encourage submissions from early career scholars, Global South-based researchers, artists, and activists, and welcome non-traditional formats.

For further details and submission guidelines, please see below or visit: https://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/call-for-submissions-gdi-conference-on-palestine-social-justice-decolonisation-and-development-studies/

The conference is organised with support from the GDI Innovation Fund.

GDI's Khalid Nadvi, Professor of International Development, appeared on CGTN Europe this week to discuss the impact of US tariffs on developing countries and geopolitical relations.

Watch the interview here:

Impact of US Tariffs on Developing Countries & Shifting Geopolitical Alliances CGTN Europe spoke to Khalid Nadvi, a political economist and Professor of International Development at the University of Manchester.

Our next instalment of the GDI Lecture Series on 16 April will take place online, featuring Sejuti Das Gupta from Michigan State University.

Sejuti will discuss her book 'Class, Politics, and Agrarian Policies in Post-Liberalisation India', in which she argues that the period after liberalisation cannot be regarded as a continuous period as far as India’s political economy is concerned.

For more information and to register for the Zoom: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/xI_2hC2gRVuiAtpaZCQscg #/registration

Want to learn about the connections between cybersecurity and economic development?

Make sure to tune into our webinar with World Bank Economist Estefania Vergara Cobos next Tuesday, 21st January.

Find out more and register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/9_ewXLilTTmyl1f1s49PDw #/registration

Join us on February 3rd for a webinar led by Prof Tim Jacoby and Dr Ibrahim Efe, discussing Turkey’s migration policies in the face of refugee challenges and disaster response.

"Turkey’s migration policies have undergone profound transformations since the onset of the Syrian conflict, evolving from an open-door approach to a multifaceted framework addressing both refugee integration and voluntary return.
The February 6, 2023, earthquakes in southern Turkey near the Syrian border further intensified the challenges faced by host communities and refugees. This study investigates the dynamic evolution of Turkey’s migration policies under the dual pressures of the Syrian refugee crisis and post-earthquake disaster management."

Sign up for the webinar and learn more here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/arwKlZS1TXODcdGj8Leg7A #/registration

We are currently hiring for someone to join us as our Research for Transformation Lab manager 💼

- 17.5 hrs per week (part-time)
- University of Manchester, hybrid
- £36,924 - £45,163 pro rata per annum, depending on experience

Learn more about the role here: https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=31010&advert=external

On February 6, 2023, an earthquake shook southern Turkey near the Syrian border – a massive natural disaster with far-reaching impacts.

A new project led by GDI researchers Tim Jacoby and Ibrahim Efe will explore both the strategic development of Turkey’s migration policies and their practical adaptations in the aftermath of these 2023 earthquakes.

Learn more:

New research project explores Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey in wake of 2023 earthquake - Global Development Institute Blog A new research project led by Prof Tim Jacoby and Dr Ibrahim Efe will explore the Syrian migrant crisis in Turkey following the 2023 earthquake.

This Wednesday, we hosted Claire Mercer from LSE as part of the GDI lecture series.

Drawing on original research in Dar es Salaam, Claire discussed how the “suburban frontier” has become the place where Africa’s middle classes are shaped.

Watch the lecture on YouTube now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEXyGz5IPAw