The UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer says we should be mainlining AI directly into every part of government and the economy.

Chevening Scholar Teofilo Moreno graduated in 2023 with an MA in Governance, Development and Public Policy. Having won a ...

In this commentary we argue that, to transform the bioeconomy sectors towards ecologically less harmful and socially fairer outcomes, the bioeconomy policy project must be questioned, re-politicised ...

This year it’s 25 years since Zimbabwe’s controversial land reform. Ever since the year 2000 when people invaded the land and former white farmers were dispossessed of their farms, we have been ...

We have recently produced three new booklets summarising our work on themes relating to rural development challenges based on our work across our sites. The booklets contain lots of photos and draw ...

The Institute of Development Studies will hold its flagship event Recasting Development on 28 January to explore key trends ...

Colombian e-government development has been internationally recognised by the UN as a leader in Latin America, and one of the 20 most developed nations of the world in the area. However, ICT tools and ...

Hashmiu, I. (2012) Carbon Offsets and Agricultural Livelihoods: Lessons Learned From a Carbon Credit Project in The Transition Zone Of Ghana, STEPS Working Paper 50, Brighton: STEPS Centre ...

How does story-telling offer an opportunity to encourage and support reflection on issues such as decolonising knowledge for ...

Jeremy Swift, long-time IDS Fellow and pioneer of pastoralism studies, sadly passed away on the 22 December 2024.

How will greater gender equality contribute to better child health and nutrition in Northern Nigeria? Using ORIE data collected in Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi and Zamfara this infographic makes a ...

There is, this Brief argues, a new governance paradigm emerging, characterised by the rise of “governance by networks” and “rule by data”. This flux, say the authors, is marked by a hollowing out of ...