Opinion

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Between streets and struggles: contrasting protests and social mobilisation in Colombia and the UK

Protests and social mobilisations are key in democracies like Colombia and UK, but how do experiences differ during strikes? In this blog, IDS students Amy Baquero and Eva Vargas Diaz explore the use of violence and unionisation in Colombia and UK. This is one of a series of blogs supported...

Amy Baquero, current IDS student

Eva Vargas Diaz, current IDS student

1 September 2023

Opinion

Brazil’s return: International cooperation for food security

President Lula has emphasised his commitment to making the fight against hunger a central focus for Brazil’s international policy engagements during his third term of office, which began in January. Food and Nutrition Security also ranked high among the sectoral priorities for Brazilian...

Alex Shankland & 2 others

1 September 2023

Opinion

Brazil’s return: South-South Cooperation and Africa relations

President Lula’s participation in the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg last week emphasised the claim that ‘Brazil is back’ as a partner for African countries. It highlighted the extent to which his government’s renewed foreign policy commitment to the Global South places a focus on African...

Alex Shankland & 2 others

1 September 2023

Opinion

Increasing citizen scrutiny of national economic policy

The question of economic democratisation is closely linked to an issue with which I have been concerned for some time, both in academia and in my 15 year spell as a United Nations official. It is the issue of the economic policy space open to national decision makers in the context of...

Carlos Fortin

31 August 2023

Opinion

Brazil’s return: Towards zero hunger (again)

Brazil is predominantly known by many as a major player in the agricultural sector and a powerful exporter of soy, beef, and coffee, but the nation's role is much broader in the realm of food security and nutrition. Brazil's dedication to food security issues at the international level...

Saulo Arantes Ceolin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil

Luiz Carlos Keppe Nogueira, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil

31 August 2023

Opinion

Pastoralism in Himalaya: A special issue from South Asia

Animals such as goats, sheep and yaks have distinct diets and grass preferences. Not only are they aware of the grasses in the pastures, but they also have a deep knowledge of the availability of food and water in the valley across seasons. In fact, our sheep and goats have learnt to reserve...

Rashmi Singh, Affiliate Researcher PASTRES

30 August 2023

Opinion

Brazil’s return: Food security and social protection

To the international community, Brazil’s record on food security and social protection until relatively recently was exemplary, even enviable. The level of child stunting in Brazil fell from 25 percent in the mid-1980s to 15 percent in the mid-1990s and just 5 percent by the mid-2010s. This is...

Stephen Devereux

Renato S. Maluf, Reference Centre on Food and Nutrition Sovereignty and Security

30 August 2023

Student Opinion

Making a difference

Earlier this year, a co-convenor and lecturer on our MA Development Studies was nominated in the University of Sussex Education Awards. Dr Shilpi Srivastava received her nomination in the category of ‘Inclusive Sussex’ - for people who demonstrate kindness, integrity, inclusion,...

Shilpi Srivastava

30 August 2023

Student Opinion

So you want a job in international development?

For the last 12 years, Alistair Scott, who works in our Knowledge Impact and Policy Cluster, has been running a workshop for IDS students on How to Get Jobs in International Development. Here he shares his top tips. I must make a confession. I really struggled to land my first job in...

Alistair Scott

29 August 2023

Opinion

Brazil’s return to international development under Lula 3.0

The return of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to the presidency of Brazil has been met with much expectation worldwide. During a visit to China, he announced that ‘Brazil is back’ to the international stage. Focusing on the food, climate, and South-South cooperation agendas, we consider his...

Lídia Cabral & 2 others

29 August 2023

Impact Story

Nurturing the next generation of leaders in development

At IDS, our teaching and support systems are designed to enable students to give their best and to be well equipped to work at the forefront of international development. Modules explore decolonising perspectives In line with our aim to bring a decolonising agenda into teaching, activists and...

23 August 2023

Opinion

Women preventing inter-religious conflict in Pakistan

How do poor Hindu and Christian women belonging to lower-ranked caste groups prevent local disputes turning into inter-religious violent conflict that perpetually plague Pakistani Punjab, like the fires and violence in Jaranwala? After all, these are women who supposedly lack agency as they...

Miguel Loureiro & 2 others

22 August 2023

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Between streets and struggles: contrasting protests and social mobilisation in Colombia and the UK

Brazil’s return: International cooperation for food security

Brazil’s return: South-South Cooperation and Africa relations

Increasing citizen scrutiny of national economic policy

Brazil’s return: Towards zero hunger (again)

Pastoralism in Himalaya: A special issue from South Asia

Brazil’s return: Food security and social protection

Making a difference

So you want a job in international development?

Brazil’s return to international development under Lula 3.0

Nurturing the next generation of leaders in development

Women preventing inter-religious conflict in Pakistan

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