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Are you at #ecprgc24 and interested in the Politics of Development? Well, do we have an *entire section* for you! Come check out panels on aid, tax, institutions, political settlements, economic transformation, all the good stuff. We'll camp out in H2.20 ecpr.eu/Events/Event/S…

Everything rings hollow when the hypocrisy of when the great powers will, and will not, bring their submarines into Middle Eastern waters is so obvious.

Possibly the most important variable now in studies of democracy and polarization in the global north. Good ol’ Brighton!

IDS Acting Director Peter Taylor Peter Taylor introduces our Annual Review 2023-24: "In our Annual Review we celebrate the many achievements that show how our contributions through research, teaching and engagement are having real impact.” pulse.pulse.ly/gu2k5dsam9

This year marks a decade of Malala Fund. That means 10 years of impact, 10 years of partnership with incredible education leaders & 10 years of working to ensure all girls have access to education & the future they choose. More about our work in our latest Annual Report:

This is power

GovernanceUncovered Ep.62: Shandana Khan Mohmand discusses her book on Democracy under Inequality in Rural #Pakistan, sharing insights from her extensive research and the relationship between land, kinship, and electoral politics.bit.ly/3XCWWxO

Will help defend Israel?? This is an epic failure of the international system.

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

☪️Pakistanis are paying over £1.7 billion in zakat every year. Muslims across the world pay 2,5% of their wealth annually as zakat, but data on how much is paid, to whom & how remain scarce. We conducted a new survey in Pakistan & here is what we found: ow.ly/c39r50Vp01U

Some data from our recent study on zakat in Pakistan. Estimated to be Rs 620 billion annually, largely to individual recipients (and within them, mostly to women!)

I knew Yasmeen Lari for her field-changing work in architecture. But she's much more than that. She refused a $100,000 Israeli award, citing the Zionist apartheid state's genocide in Gaza. If it were a liberal cause, global media would be all over it. dawn.com/news/1897538

Too depressed to comment on Operation Patriarchy.

How much humanity do you have to lose to talk about planning and inflicting “maximum pain and grief” on another human, no matter their nationality or religion? That too as leaders. Why do we buy into this hyper-toxic-masculinity?

Yaar, dimagh hai yaar!

There is no victory in war for regular citizens like you and me. There is only one win in this mad conflict between India and Pakistan — de-escalation. And then peace, so we can all get on with providing for the millions of poor in each county.

Sad that it needs to be said.

A number of insightful blogs and a detailed digital story documenting the struggle against child marriage in Pakistan 👇