Unpacking the ‘Developing’ Country Classification | Deborah Barros Leal Farias
The division of the world into ‘developing’ and ‘developed’ countries has grown increasingly problematic in the past decades. Nonetheless, it remains embedded in legal documents, foreign policy discou...
25 Okt 202338min
What role can researchers play in driving urban reform?
This episode comes from the African Cities Research Centre, based at the Global Development Institute. Urban reform coalitions can play a critical role in building inclusive, sustainable and product...
29 Sep 202352min
Is Development Studies still relevant? A discussion with Sam Hickey, Heloise Weber and Winnie Mitullah
The latest episode of our podcast brings together Sam Hickey, President of the Development Studies Association UK, Heloise Weber, President of the Development Studies Association Australia and special...
29 Juni 202359min
In Conversation: Kathy Dodworth + Elisa Gambino
In this episode Elisa Gambino is joined by Kathy Dodworth. They discuss Kathy’s new book, Legitimation as Political Practice, her transition from working at an NGO to academia and the idea of the non-...
21 Juni 202333min
South Sudan’s decades of displacement: Understanding return and questioning reintegration
People in South Sudan have experienced decades of forced displacement and cross-border mobility, resulting in families split across the country and neighbouring Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. Acco...
12 Juni 202344min
In Conversation: Lisa Ann Richey + Tanja Müller
In this episode Tanja Müller talks to Lisa Ann Richey about her career and her recent book, Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development. Lisa Ann Richey is Professor o...
10 Maj 202326min
In Conversation: Tom Goodfellow + Pritish Behuria
In this episode Tom Goodfellow and Pritish Behuria discuss Tom's career and his new book, Politics and the Urban Frontier: Transformation and Divergence in Late Urbanizing East Africa. Despite the ri...
27 Feb 202353min
Building inclusive urban reform coalitions | Diana Mitlin
This episode comes from the African Cities Research Consortium podcast. Diana Mitlin talks to Ezana Haddis Weldeghebrael about her new paper on how reform coalitions can contribute to inclusive equit...
13 Feb 202348min
