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Theorising ‘Harm’ in Relation to Children’s Work

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

A central and implicit issue that shapes the present political and institutional consensus surrounding child labour is the notion of harm. Although efforts to address children’s work rest firmly on assumptions about what is harmful, no coherent theory of harm exists

Children’s Engagement with Exploitative Work in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Despite decades of interventions aiming to reduce child labour, children’s engagement with exploitative work remains widespread, particularly in South Asia. Emerging evidence about cash transfer programmes point towards their potential for reducing children’s engagement with work, but knowledge is scarce in terms of their impact on exploitative work and in urban settings.

Understanding Children’s Harmful Work: A Review of the Methodological Landscape

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

Children’s engagement with work has been widely researched using a wide variety of methods. However, the extent to which such methods and their combination provides insight into forms of children’s harmful work (CHW) is not obvious.

Alternative Expressions of Citizen Voices: The Protest Song and Popular Engagements with the Mozambican State

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

This study examines Mozambican popular music to investigate three questions on empowerment and accountability. Our focus is on the protest song, conceived as those musical products that are concerned with public affairs, particularly public policy and how it affects citizens’ social, political and economic life, and the relationship between citizens and the state.

China and Humanitarian Aid Cooperation

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

China’s international humanitarian aid role is increasing. Widely welcomed by recipients, China’s aid is also criticised on motivational and technical grounds and surrounded by intensifying political scrutiny.

Collective Action for Accountability on Sexual Harassment: Global Perspectives

Published by: Institute of Development Studies

The #MeToo movement that spread across the internet in 2017 sparked a focus on sexual harassment as an international issue. However,...

Invisible Targets of Hatred: Socioeconomically Excluded Women from Religious Minority Backgrounds

This CREID Working Paper paper endeavours to make visible the targeting of poor women from religious minorities in contexts where...