David Cobley has worked as a practitioner in the field of disability service provision, mainly within the UK context, for the past 30 years. Over the past 10 years, David has combined his practitioner role with an academic role at IDD, initially as a student and then as researcher and teacher. His PhD thesis focused … Continue reading “New Textbook on Disability and International Development”
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A close up look at the social networks of Lake Victoria’s fisherfolk
The fisheries of Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater body in the world, support the livelihoods of around three million people in the countries that border the lake – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. But there have been widespread concerns, since the early 2000s, that fish stocks and catches of the key commercial fishery of Nile … Continue reading “A close up look at the social networks of Lake Victoria’s fisherfolk”
Sustaining community-based Payments for Ecosystem Services: Lessons from fieldwork on Mikoko Pamoja in Kenya
Sarah Wollring is a 2017 MSc Masters Graduate in International Development (Environment, Sustainability and Politics). Prior to studying at Birmingham, she graduated from Avans University of Applied Sciences in Breda, the Netherlands with a BA in Cross-cultural Management and Languages and did a graduation internship at the European Parliament during which she wrote her dissertation … Continue reading “Sustaining community-based Payments for Ecosystem Services: Lessons from fieldwork on Mikoko Pamoja in Kenya”
IDD Hosts Researching Africa Day 2017
In this post, Richard Kweitsu, a Research Intern with GSDRC, reports on the Researching Africa Conference hosted by the International Development Department in collaboration with the Department for the Study of African Studies and Anthropology, that was held on September 20, 2017. African Studies remains one of the most varied and dynamic areas of academia. … Continue reading “IDD Hosts Researching Africa Day 2017”
Only compromise between parties can guarantee poll
Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham. He was formerly the Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. His research addresses a range of questions such as whether populism is an effective strategy of political mobilization in Africa, how paying tax changes citizens’ attitudes towards democracy and … Continue reading “Only compromise between parties can guarantee poll”
How does governance affect ecosystem health and poverty alleviation?
Fiona Nunan is a Senior Lecturer in Environment and Development and the Director of the International Development Department. Her interests and experience focus on natural resource governance and management in developing country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa, and on exploring the links between poverty and the environment. Dr Fiona Nunan … Continue reading “How does governance affect ecosystem health and poverty alleviation?”
What approach should we take to resolving conflict?
Paul Jackson is a political economist working predominantly on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. A core area of interest is decentralisation and governance and it was his extensive experience in Sierra Leone immediately following the war that led him into the area of conflict analysis and security sector reform. He was Director of the GFN-SSR and … Continue reading “What approach should we take to resolving conflict?”
Democratic breakthroughs in Africa: time to celebrate but worries still linger
Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham. He was formerly the Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. His research addresses a range of questions such as whether populism is an effective strategy of political mobilization in Africa, how paying tax changes citizens’ attitudes towards democracy and … Continue reading “Democratic breakthroughs in Africa: time to celebrate but worries still linger”
Hybridity: Law, Culture and Development
Nicolas Lemay-Hebert is a Senior Lecturer at the International Development Department (IDD) at the University of Birmingham. He is the co-editor of the Journal of Intervention and State building and the Routledge Series on Intervention and State building. His research interests include state building and peacebuilding, local narratives of resistance to international interventions, and the … Continue reading “Hybridity: Law, Culture and Development”
Making Climate Compatible Development Happen
Fiona Nunan is a Senior Lecturer in Environment and Development and the Director of the International Development Department. Her interests and experience focus on natural resource governance and management in developing country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa, and on exploring the links between poverty and the environment. she is the … Continue reading “Making Climate Compatible Development Happen”