The humanitarian sector is losing its memory. Funding cuts, closures, and the slow decay of digital infrastructure are all ...

How do people use their free time beyond the requirements of production and social reproduction on the farm? How does this contribute to well-being, social cohesion and the ability to live happily in ...

After being drawn into a scene onstage at a participatory play in London’s West End, Riya Behl, MA Power Participation & Social Change (class of 2024-25), reflects on the role of theatre in ...

Students at IDS often have the chance to attend seminars, panel discussions and workshops, in addition to regular classes.

Ravi Jaiswal, MA Governance, Development and Public Policy alum, analyses the role of participatory theatre in promoting the rights of migrant domestic workers in the UK, highlighting its ...

In an era of shrinking aid budgets and closing civic space, how external funders support CSO networks matters.

In this episode of the IDS Between the Lines podcast, researchers shed fresh light on the urgent need for ...

A new phase in international climate cooperation is set to take shape later this month, as Colombia and the Netherlands ...

Shafqat reflects on how his experience in policy practice shaped his understanding of development and how his time at IDS has ...

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and how to make the policies count with the limited time and resources available ...

Care for children, the sick, infirm and dying is at the core of social reproductive labour, very often carried out by women. In our interviews in A1 land reform areas, women frequently emphasised the ...

Shafqat reflects on how his experience in policy practice shaped his understanding of development and how his time at IDS has ...