GDI April news
GDI receives transformational gift from Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation
The GDI has received £2 million from the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation, a gift that builds on previous donations and will help the institute deliver an ambitious programme of work aimed at redefining the role of global development research in the 21st century. This supports the GDI’s overarching mission of addressing global inequalities and promoting a socially just world for all. Read more
GDI academic awarded two prestigious research fellowships for project on African Political Economy
Dr Pritish Behuria, Associate Professor in Politics, Governance, and Development at the Global Development Institute, has been awarded two prestigious grants for a project entitled ‘Varieties of African Capitalisms: The Contemporary Vulnerabilities of Developmentalism in a Neoliberal Global Political Economy’.
The grants include The British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship and The Leverhulme Research Fellowship. Read more
Blog posts
An overview of a recent launch event for One World Together’s Community Space.
An extract from Sam Hickey and Kunal Sen’s new book, Pathways to Development: From Politics to Power.
New publications
Smith Ouma published a chapter – ‘Realising Rights in Complex Informal Settlements Contexts: The Case of Mukuru Informal Settlements, Nairobi.’ in Cobbinah, P.B. & Gaise, E. (eds) Reimagining Urban Planning in Africa (Cambridge University Press).
PGR Anna Thurlbeck published a book review of Portia Roelofs’ Good Governance in Nigeria: Rethinking Accountability and Transparency in the Twenty-First Century in the Journal of Development Studies
GDI’s Alice Sverdlik lead-authored an open access paper entitled ‘Understanding the interplay of occupational, public health, and climate-related risks for informal workers: A new framework with findings from Zimbabwe and India’