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Türkiye election result – why do people vote for authoritarian leaders?

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development party (AKP) won the presidential election in Turkey on Sunday. Erdogan - serving as President or as Prime Minister of Türkiye for the past 20 years - has just been given another five-year term by Türkiye’s voters despite actively...

Shandana Khan Mohmand

30 May 2023

Opinion

The disconnect between the definitions and the realities of slums

As part of the Accountability and Responsiveness in Informal Urban Settlements for Equity in Health and Well-being (ARISE) project, of which IDS is a partner, Sadaf Khan reports on the disconnect between the UN’s definition of slums, and the diverse realities of these informal...

Sadaf Khan

26 May 2023

Opinion

“Boğatepe Charter of Futures”: Learnings from the exhibition and speculations from pastures

The leading artist of the project, also a shepherd from the pastoralist community of Northern Spain, Fernando Garcia Dory, installed on the wall the plants brought from pastures of Boğatepe, along with lyrics of a local artistic verbal expression, bayatı or mani. Boğatepe Environment and...

M. Fatih Tatari

26 May 2023

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Unpacking the politics of social assistance: Part 1 – Nigeria

In fragile and conflict-affected north-eastern Nigeria, social assistance delivery has evolved from a near absence of any form of systematic and organised approach to a promising attempt to coordinate and deliver services to the most vulnerable populations in the region. After over a decade of...

Joseph Ochogwu

25 May 2023

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Learning from a people’s agenda for pandemic preparedness

Now that Covid-19 has officially become an established health issue, and no longer a public health emergency of international concern, this is an important time to act, learn lessons and collate knowledge gained from our experiences. Together with 50 researchers from 25 countries, across six...

Catherine Grant

25 May 2023

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Where now for the UK’s engagement with China on global health?

The refresh of the UK Integrated Review makes clear the UK is reappraising its relationship with China. The latest iteration gives more emphasis to diplomacy, dialogue and engagement. There is a need to think through how the UK engages China on a range of ‘global challenges’. This blog...

Lewis Husain

Gerald Bloom

23 May 2023

Opinion

Knowledge translation in the Global South: A language perspective

Anywhere in the world, knowledge translation (KT) is facilitated through a process of communicating messages to an audience, who will ultimately use that information to inform their own opinions and actions. However, the way that information is perceived, digested, discussed, and passed on is...

Chalani Ranwala

23 May 2023

Opinion

Drought and resilience: some lessons from Kenya

I recently wrote an article for The Conversation together with Tahira Mohamed on the drought situation in Kenya. We’d spent a few weeks in Isiolo and Marsabit counties exploring ‘resilience projects’ alongside local responses by pastoralists. The disconnect was extreme and many people...

Ian Scoones

22 May 2023

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Building resilience from below: the vital role of ‘reliability professionals’ and their networks

The numerous external interventions focused on resilience are often disconnected from local realities, as we discussed in the first blog in this series. Certain standard formulations of problem and solution are offered, informed frequently by a negative narrative about pastoralism and the...

Ian Scoones

Tahira Mohamed

19 May 2023

Opinion

Democratising research for progressive change: The Centre’s experience in Malaysia

The terms that govern Malaysia’s public discourse have shifted tremendously in the last couple of decades. Thanks in part to the expansion of the third sector, NGOs, voluntary associations, and community-led groups have been challenging top-down and rigid institutional structures to stamp a...

Khairil Ahmad

Mimi Mashud

18 May 2023

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To prepare for the next pandemic we must put social and political realities centre stage

Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) are gathering next week at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to discuss a global pandemic treaty, aimed at strengthening future pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. This is an opportunity for high level commitment and a governance...

Melissa Leach

Hayley MacGregor

18 May 2023

Opinion

New thinking on food security and resilient food systems

Food security, food systems, and food resilience are three related but contested concepts, with unique intellectual and policy histories. A new open access book brings together several contributions by global experts on these issues and highlights their interconnectedness. The book aims to...

Stephen Devereux

Christophe Béné

15 May 2023

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Türkiye election result – why do people vote for authoritarian leaders?

The disconnect between the definitions and the realities of slums

“Boğatepe Charter of Futures”: Learnings from the exhibition and speculations from pastures

Unpacking the politics of social assistance: Part 1 – Nigeria

Learning from a people’s agenda for pandemic preparedness

Where now for the UK’s engagement with China on global health?

Knowledge translation in the Global South: A language perspective

Drought and resilience: some lessons from Kenya

Building resilience from below: the vital role of ‘reliability professionals’ and their networks

Democratising research for progressive change: The Centre’s experience in Malaysia

To prepare for the next pandemic we must put social and political realities centre stage

New thinking on food security and resilient food systems

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