The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise: Conversation with Pritish Behuria
In this episode, GDI's Pritish Behuria discusses his new book, The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise (Open Access, Cambridge University Press). Pritish explains how the country's economic and politic...
15 Kesä 43min
The Social Implications of Conservation – with Prof Dan Brockington
In recent decades, conservation science has begun to pay greater attention to local people’s rights, livelihoods, and well-being. Yet the growing availability of data and advanced technologies raises ...
2 Kesä 29min
Geographies of Responsibility, Care and Repair in Digital Worlds of AI
In this episode, we chat with some of the authors of a recent intervention published inTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers on 'Geographies of Responsibility, Care and Repair in Digita...
29 Touko 33min
What academic traits create transformative research?
In her opening session for Research for Transformation Lab week in November 2025, GDI’s Diana Mitlin reflected on five academic personas and their possibilities for transformative research: the shinin...
27 Touko 45min
Alumni Conversation: Taio Gardey on Farming Out of Poverty
In this episode, Taio Gardey, GDI alumnus and Executive Director of Farming Out of Poverty (FOOP), discusses the realities of working on the ground in Sierra Leone. We discuss tricky decisions he's ha...
21 Huhti 26min
Taxation and Development in Ghana and West Africa
In this episode, Dr Mohammed Ibrahim is joined by Dr Alex Moyem Kombat, Head of Research and Policy of the Ghana Revenue Authority and two GDI PGRs, Anifat Ibrahim and Mohammed Damba to discuss domest...
24 Maalis 48min
Using data to map forest changes
In this latest episode from the Sustainable Forest Transition Project, Prof Johan Oldekop (GDI) speaks to Sarah Castle (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Matt Fagan (University of Maryland Baltimor...
16 Helmi 1h 5min
