Rural areas in the Global South are evolving, as are the challenges and opportunities facing people in these areas.

Our research partnerships examine how to tackle deeply entrenched inequalities that lead to social and economic injustices.

This podcast looks at what needs to be prioritised to ensure that we do not lose momentum on increasing social protection coverage globally?

Policy making is a messy business. While rationality and certainty are often viewed as desirable traits, the reality is that ...

Social and Humanitarian Assistance in Crises: agendas, ambitions and aspirations for more effective intervention.

has emerged around their relative efficacy. Some commentators see diversity as a continued source of strength, positioning foundations to address the complexity, contingency and negotiated nature of ...

Over the past five years, colleagues from the Centre for Development Impact (CDI) – a joint initiative between the Institute of Development Studies, Itad and University of East Anglia – have been ...

The famed self-trained historian Pathisa Nyathi has died aged 73 as a result of complications with diabetes. He has been described by many as a brilliant historian, a living library, an archive of ...

This paper reviews the evidence and concludes that, whether or not a ‘technical’ famine occurred, Israel’s use of food as a weapon of war against civilians in Gaza caused avoidable hunger and ...

We work with hundreds of partners around the world to improve people’s lives through research, teaching and action. Collaborating with IDS can help you create new knowledge, make better use of ...

Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has become the most prominent source of violence in northern Nigeria, particularly affecting the north-east. The group’s activities, including bombings, ...