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Congratulations to colleagues from the A4EA Research programme for this recognition for their pathbreaking research on women’s participation in voting in Pakistan! ids.ac.uk/programme-and-… Sarah Khan Shandana Khan Mohmand

Join this conversation about #energy #democracy as #climate, economic and #gender justice. Jacqui Patterson Bridget K. Burns 🌍 John Gaventa Makoma Lekalakala Dr Mela Chiponda Sheila Oparaocha

"Digital Disinformation in Africa: hashtag politics, power & propaganda" is the only book dedicated to #disinformation campaigns across the continent. Edited by Migrating to @phatcontroller.bsky.social & GeorgeKarekwaivanane the book features 11 chapters on 10 countries by 10 African authors: A Short Thread ⬇️📢

A great loss. James Scott influenced me and so many ours in our work On power and resistance.

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New paper in ERSS with Roz Price & Freddie drawing lessons from previous resource struggles of relevance to citizen participation & contestation around just transitions Landscapes of (in)justice: Reflecting on voices, spaces and alliances ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Excellent blog from my colleague Sohela Nazneen Institute of Development Studies Gen Z are ready to help build a new future for Bangladesh ids.ac.uk/?p=101560 via Institute of Development Studies

Young people were among some of the first convictions for recent #UKRiots and played a major role in counter protests. Read the analysis of the role of young people in protests 🌎 from @MarjokeO, Alex Shankland & Niranjan J. Nampoothiri 👇 ac.pulse.ly/56v4pdmvxx

To mark the #DemocraticConvention #DNC2024 #DNC we've had fun adapting Eddy Grant's gloriously hopeful international anti-apartheid anthem from 1988. So here's 🎶 "Gimme Hope Kamala" - a parody twist about Kamala Harris 💙 vs #DonaldTrump 🍊 that pulls no punches.

👉IDS Book launch! Watch Ian Scoones on the launch of his new book: Navigating Uncertainty: Radical Rethinking for a Turbulent World. 3 October from 16:00 to 17:30 at IDS. In person and online. Chair: Prof Lyla Mehta Register your place now: 👉ac.pulse.ly/pjkteqtoiz

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Spaces4Change, with support from Institute of Development Studies, convenes the inception workshop for members of the Imo State Technical Committee on Climate Change in Owerri, laying the foundation for the development of an inclusive and participatory policy framework on climate change in Imo State

‘The outcomes of COP29 Azerbaijan are an insult to poor and marginalised people in developing countries who are at the frontline of climate change but have done little to contribute to it.’ Prof Lyla Mehta 👇 Ian Scoones ac.pulse.ly/43qwd930pr

Hi colleagues, please take a moment to give us your input about our open access journal, the IDS Bulletin, which has been a resource for development thinking since 1968. How do we best position it for the future, in the rapidly changing ecosystem of research and publication?

Practitioners working on community-building might be interested in this excellent new IDS study that offers six strategies for building civic culture in tough times, based on interviews with civic catalysts across the globe.

About 50 years ago I submitted the dissertation which became the book Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley. I am delighted that Gabe Schwartzman, PhD and I have just submitted a new manuscript which picks up on where the previous book left off! @illionispress

Happy New Year! My New Year Resolution is to no longer support Elon Musk and his X propaganda machine. Please follow me on john gavigan.bsky.social. See you there!