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Reframing analysis of ecological dynamics in rangelands of Kenya

A paper that I recently published in the journal Landscape Ecology lays out an approach for integration of social science concepts into analyses of vegetation change in rangelands of Kenya. I intended this paper to open up a reflexive dialogue between social scientists and ecologists working...

Ryan Unks, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

24 November 2023

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A participatory treasure trove

Here at IDS, on the second floor of the Octagon, is a hidden treasure trove: the Participation Resource Centre (PRC). Full of useful resources on participatory methods and the theory of power and participation, for many years, it was funded, open to the public and photocopies of materials were...

Mariah Cannon
Mariah Cannon & 2 others

20 November 2023

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PASTRES at the 19th World Anthropology Conference

Panels on mobility and Latin American pastoralism were among the sessions at this year’s International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Science Conference (IUAES), held on 14-20 October in Delhi, India. The conference, with the heading ‘Marginalities, Uncertainties, and World...

Rashmi Singh, Affiliate Researcher, PASTRES

& 4 others

17 November 2023

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In the face of genocide, the intifada must be globalised 

On 7 November 2023, the death toll in Gaza surpassed 10,000 as the most brutal military assault in contemporary history continues to unfold. Now impossible to update following the collapse of services and communications in the north, this figure had risen to 11,078 by November 10th, with...

Chloe Skinner
Chloe Skinner

15 November 2023

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Understanding impact pathways in crisis response

A new report on impact pathways from the Covid Response for Equity (CORE) programme provides deep learning on research engagement in a crisis. Evidence in a crisis The Covid-19 pandemic created an urgent need for evidence to understand the socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic across the...

Louise Clark
Louise Clark

13 November 2023

Opinion

New books: Photography from the Rangelands and Photovoice with Pastoralists

This week the PASTRES programme shares two newly published books: The Rangelands: Collected Photography from the PASTRES Research Programme by Roopa Gogineni and Photovoice with Pastoralists: A Practical Guidebook by Shibaji Bose. Photography, in academia and beyond, has a chequered past. In...

Shibaji Bose
Shibaji Bose

Roopa Gogineni, filmmaker and photographer

10 November 2023

Student Opinion

Increasing my impact for social good

Abhishek Saini is a 2023/24 MA Governance, Development & Public Policy student at IDS. This is his first time in the UK, and he is the first person in his family to study abroad. We caught up with Abhishek about what led him to IDS, and his aspirations for the future. The first time I saw the...

Abhishek Saini

6 November 2023

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