Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries

Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities … Continue reading

Sunday, 18 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?

Involving the private sector in building resilience and promoting safe migration is also necessary.They can invest in basic infrastructure such as roads and hospitals to improve rural living conditions and … Continue reading

Friday, 16 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid

UN-WIDER special issue of World Development (Open Access) – Articles cover the aid–growth relationship; the supply-side of aid (including its level, volatility, and coordination of donors); and the macroeconomic framework … Continue reading

Friday, 16 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Rethinking Interdisciplinarity across the Social Sciences and Neurosciences

Open Access Book – This book offers a provocative account of interdisciplinary research across the neurosciences, social sciences and humanities. Setting itself against standard accounts of interdisciplinary ‘integration,’ and rooting … Continue reading

Thursday, 15 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights

There are valuable lessons here relevant to other countries and regions The report, “There Is No Time Left: Climate Change, Environmental Threats, and Human Rights in Turkana County, Kenya,” highlights … Continue reading

Thursday, 15 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Gender and Resilience

The contribution that external interventions make to individual, household and community resilience to climate extremes and disasters will largely depend on the suitability of those activities to the local context … Continue reading

Tuesday, 13 October 2015 · Leave a comment

University and community-led regeneration- Five case studies

UCL Urban Laboratory has recently launched five case studies in university and community-led urban regeneration, which explore the role of universities as actors in urban renewal processes, and the potential … Continue reading

Sunday, 11 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Roundtable On Refugee Crisis: Historical Legacies, Political Context, and Legal Mechanisms

The policy response of Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon to this influx has come under deserved scrutiny. Still, whatever their faults these countries have hosted millions of refugees despite, in the … Continue reading

Saturday, 10 October 2015 · Leave a comment

Economic growth is unlikely to get us to the UN’s Global Goals

A report developed by Deloitte UK, in conjunction with Social Progress Imperative, found that even high economic growth will not get the world close to meeting the UN’s new Global … Continue reading

Wednesday, 7 October 2015 · Leave a comment