@globaldevinst.bsky.social
We’re the Global Development Institute at The University of Manchester: where critical thinking meets social justice.
The Horn of Africa has been going through one of the most acute episodes of political and humanitarian crisis in its modern history.
@tekgw.bsky.social and Hussein Sulieman write about the devastating wars in Ethiopia and Sudan, and how these have reshaped regional dynamics.
🔗 bit.ly/4oxE5OQ
Organised by Debolina Majumder and Michaela Collord, a workshop taking place 23-24 April 2026 will collectively envision the key features of what we call “labour-led urban development” in the Global South.
Accepting abstracts until 15 Jan 2026: bit.ly/4ppGcph
📚 @globaldevinst.bsky.social’s Whitney Banyai-Becker co-authored a chapter on ‘Engaging with knowledge co-production: critical reflections from global doctoral researchers’ in Co-production of Knowledge in Action: Emancipatory strategies for urban equality.
buff.ly/e7x8jBS
Listen to this author talk hosted by @globaldevinst.bsky.social with Luis Eduardo Pérez Murcia on the #OpenAccess A LONG JOURNEY HOME, recently published with us: bit.ly/3JJgRXK
More on the book: bit.ly/4hKX5b1
#MigrationStudies #Anthropology
A new study by GDI's Osman Ouattara and colleagues examines how climate variability affects labour productivity across municipalities in Accra.
Read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What is the future of global development?
An in-person conference at @manchester.ac.uk explores: new geopolitics; development architecture in polycrisis; and global development perspectives.
⏰ Deadline: 3 Dec
More @globaldevinst.bsky.social news: buff.ly/KNgH8lz
New blog by Osman Ouattara on net zero targets in African cities: www.wider.unu.edu/publication/...
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A reminder to join us and @gdi-students-4-pal.bsky.social at 4:30pm today for a lecture by Gilbert Achcar from @soasdevelopment.bsky.social
More info below:
📈 Digital technologies are reshaping economies and societies. How do we ensure progress benefits everyone?
On 3 December, join leading academics, policymakers and practitioners for a policy dialogue on AI risks, public perceptions & inclusive governance in Southeast Asia 🔽
What is it like to navigate the contemporary development and humanitarian landscape as an alumni?
In our latest pod episode, Natalie Cunningham speaks to 3 UoM alumni about their experiences since graduating, and their opinions on the changing sector.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nXUsUD
Our next Community of Practice led by Natalie Cunningham will take place on Tues 25th November. In this session, we will be discussing the role of social cohesion in community resilience.
You can register to join us at either:
8AM: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
2PM: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
How is AI being used by authoritarian-leaning regimes in the Middle East?
A new paper by Arash Beidollahkhani considers how technologies like facial recognition, predictive policing, and digital censorship have transformed surveillance into a mechanism of state control.
Read here: bit.ly/3XrMhVN
Join us tomorrow!
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-you-hav...
Do you have questions about migration?
Tomorrow, 14 November, join GDI's Tanja Bastia and colleagues at the John Rylands Library for a Teach in/Teach out, part of the coordinated activities of the Migration Scholars’ Global Solidarity Resistance Network.
Register to attend for free: bit.ly/4h0WjWU
The next instalment of our lecture series will take place next Weds 19th Nov in partnership with @gdi-students-4-pal.bsky.social.
We will be joined by Gilbert Achcar from @soasdevelopment.bsky.social.
All info below:
To give you a taste of how our academics are working behind and beyond the news, we’ve put together a small selection of their interests and project focuses that are frequently overlooked, neglected, or misunderstood in the wider public sphere.
Read here: blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/gdi-digest-b...
Public invited to open discussion on migration at John Rylands Library
How do you feel about immigration?
Recent YouGov polling found that 52% of voters believe immigration to be the most important issue facing the UK.
@globaldevinst.bsky.social are holding a public discussion on immigration at John Rylands Library, this Friday.
In the latest issue of @iajournal.bsky.social International Affairs, you can read my latest paper, titled "Beyond Trade? Chinese private capital under the African Continental Free Trade Area" 📖
Open access: doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
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Join us online on Friday 7th Nov for the book launch of 'Diverse Transnational Care: Ageing and Migration in Bolivia', by Tanja Bastia and Claudia Calsina.
Speakers will include the authors themselves as well as invited guests.
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
"Famine – the extreme scarcity of food – devastated Ethiopia’s Tigray region during and after a two-year war that began in November 2020. Yet, the famine’s impact is one of the least documented crises of recent years."
Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel writes for @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3LuzSxD
The conference will be organised around 3 main themes:
- The new geopolitics of global d/Development
- The global development architecture in polycrisis: adapting or dead?
- Thinking from a global development perspective: potential and pitfalls
Deadline to submit is 3 Dec 2025: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
New call for papers: What is the future for global development?
We are pleased to announce that GDI is hosting a conference in April 2026, and we are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters.
Please see the full Call for Papers for more info as well as the form to submit: bit.ly/4omBJ6o
A new paper by Osman Ouattara and colleagues examines how climate variability affects labour productivity across municipalities in Accra, Ghana.
The open-access article can be read online here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🇪🇹 #Ethiopia La famine créée comme instrument de guerre.
"Famine in #Tigray was not an outcome of war. It was the result of policies – a siege, economic blockade and obstruction of aid – designed to destroy civilian life."
by @tekgw.bsky.social and Birhan Mezgbo
theconversation.com/starvation-a...
With a hostile jobs market and declining living standards turning younger generations against contemporary capitalism, Seth Schindler asks whether the kind of municipal socialism promised by Zohran Mamdani could provide effective solutions.
Read now: blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/is-it-time-t...
The latest instalment of the GDI podcast brings you a conversation with alumnus and research fellow Luis Eduardo Pérez Murcia about his recent book 'A Long Journey Home: Losing and Remaking Home Following Conflict and Displacement'
Listen here: bit.ly/3JCtbJj
Read the book: bit.ly/3Ly4YEw
Do you have questions about migration?
On 14 November, join GDI's Tanja Bastia and colleagues at the John Rylands Library for a Teach in/Teach out, part of the coordinated activities of the Migration Scholars’ Global Solidarity Resistance Network.
Register to attend for free: bit.ly/4h0WjWU
"At the start of this semester, we kicked off the year with something a little different, a learning session and social event for MSc Human Resource Management (International Development) students."
Prof Lujia Feng writes for the GDI blog: blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/kicking-off-...
Join us online on Friday 7th Nov for the book launch of 'Diverse Transnational Care: Ageing and Migration in Bolivia', by Tanja Bastia and Claudia Calsina.
Speakers will include the authors themselves as well as invited guests.
Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Don't miss the @hcrinstitute.bsky.social Landmark Lecture 2025, which will be given by Prof Marsha Henry of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social on 19 Nov.
Register and learn more about the event here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hcri-landm...
