Across the African continent, professional qualification is perceived as a panacea for youth employment, particularly if the qualification is obtained in a technical secondary school or vocational tra ...

The publication of a US congressional bill to guide foreign policy on September 11th has offered hope to Zimbabweans that the draconian ZDERA (the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, 2001) ...

This note examines views of different actors in Nigeria on whether and how social assistance should be used to help households negatively affected by these shocks.

Across the African continent, professional qualification is perceived as a panacea for youth employment, particularly if the ...

We are committed to achieving the highest standards of organisational conduct and best practice in all that we do. Read our key policies to find out more. IDS is committed to academic freedom both as ...

After weeks of mounting demonstrations in Madagascar, Gen Z Mada social movement has mobilised to bring about change.

The Sanctuary for Health Justice, based at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton, UK, will provide a welcoming ...

Despite its potential to provide councils with independent financial resources, Sri Lanka's rate assessment system remains underutilized.

This report synthesises learning from these audits and is part of a larger project that focuses on understanding the links between sexuality, gender plurality and poverty with the aim of improving ...

Resilience has, in the past four decades, been a term increasingly employed throughout a number of sciences: psychology and ecology, most prominently. Increasingly one finds it in political science, ...

IDS students from the MA Gender and Development programme share insights from their own national contexts, highlighting how ...

The taxation of the wealthy represents one of the key challenges for tax professionals and policymakers across the world, ...