This review of the evidence on sexuality and poverty is undertaken by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) as part of a larger Accountable Grant from the UK Government’s Department for ...

Resilience has, in the past four decades, been a term increasingly employed throughout a number of sciences: psychology and ecology, most prominently. Increasingly one finds it in political science, ...

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This paper examines the political economy of the agricultural policy processes in Malawi through the lenses of the fertilizer subsidy programme that has raised the profile of the country on the ...

There has been a growing interest in China’s rapid economic growth, particularly agriculture-led growth and poverty reduction. In fact, China and Africa have developed their agriculture under ...

This policy brief explores the reasons for labour market gaps based on a study of the Healthcare Assistant Certificate offered in Ghana ...

Long-running initiatives in Honduras, Mali and eastern Africa show that farmers can reshape agricultural research and seed ...

Read the new blog by IDS Researcher Peter Taylor, 'The “Equitable partnerships” conundrum: Reflecting on how aspirations for ...

It is with great sadness that we remember Osvaldo Sunkel, an influential economist and intellectual whose work helped shape development thinking in Latin America and beyond. A pioneer in the study of ...

Studying at IDS offers many opportunities to learn, connect with others and try new things beyond the classroom. From student-led activities to mentoring programmes, there are different ways to make ...