The research topics identified in this issue of the IDS Bulletin raise important questions for policy making and programme ...

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 ...

IDS Director says that the FCDO annual report lays bare the reality and scale of cuts to UK support for countries with great ...

IDS researchers say new Prime Minister Andy Burnham should implement these ideas to deliver his ambitions for the whole of ...

Food and nutrition insecurity is a reality for a large number of people in India. Social safety nets to ensure food security of the poor and vulnerable become important in such a scenario. The Public ...

Join IDS and learn collaboratively with researchers and activists at the forefront of development. IDS, with the University of Sussex, are ranked first in the world for development studies, reflecting ...

On 10 July, alumni from the IDS MPhil in Development Studies class of 2006 (MP28) gathered in Brighton for a 20-year reunion.

The Sussex Development Lecture series is an opportunity to hear from leading global thinkers on development. It is jointly run by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the School of Global ...

The paper suggests that feminist politics in India has not disappeared under funding law repression and authoritarianism it has adapted.

Distrust in the state is widespread among young South Africans, contributing to polarisation and raising urgent questions for ...

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 ...

This policy brief argues that the exchange of tax data must be understood and governed as an exercise of public authority.