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Lessons from Mexico’s wage policy that lifted millions out of poverty - Institute of Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 2d

Decade Zero: The fight for justice for people and planet.

Join us for the our #SussexDev Lecture with Asad Rehman, Chief Executive of @friends-earth.bsky.social

📅Tuesday 21 October
🕐16:00 to 17:30.

@https://sussex.pulse.ly/ksnqjanoqp

Book your place at: https://ids.pulse.ly/wod2ympsea

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 6d

Mexico's wage policy lifted 13 million people out of poverty in six years.

Read more from IDS PhD student @josemoralesv.bsky.social
"Progressive agendas must bring material well-being back to the centre."👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/kkoouf8rp2

Mexico’s poverty rate revealed a historic achievement: poverty fell by 12 percentage points in only 6 years

From corruption to collaboration: The citizen power revolution - Institute of Development Studies

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Lyla Mehta @lylamehta.bsky.social · 7d

Indian development at a crossroads. Join us for this in-person and online event on Friday Oct 3 that explores authoritarian top-down models of development in India and how these are challenged from below.
www.ids.ac.uk/events/india...
#India #Development #Authoritarianism

Poster of event on Oct 3 - Indian development at a crossroads

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 7d

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The Flemish government must rethink severe funding cuts to the Institute of Development Policy.

This sudden cut puts students at risk and threatens research and mutual understanding.

#SaveIOB #StandWithIOB #IOBCommunity #GlobalEducation #GlobalSolidarity

IOB - Institute of Development Policy @iobua.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 1,555 voices for IOB — but we need more! Every day counts: sign the petition and share it widely so our message to policymakers grows stronger. 💙
👉 https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm

#SaveIOB #StandWithIOB #IOBCommunity #GlobalEducation #GlobalSolidarity

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 7d

Can ordinary citizens help drive out corruption and improve government spending?

Read the next blog in our series 'Resisting Democratic Decline' to learn more about how citizen power can deepen democratic accountability 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/9jejxg46cu

#Democracy #Governance

How can ordinary people help drive out corruption? In Indonesia and Brazil, people are pioneering a revolution in public finance.

Are AI technologies ready to transform evidence synthesis? - Institute of Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 8d

🤖 Can AI transform evidence synthesis?

IDS' @bloggs74.bsky.social explores the promise and limitations of AI in policymaking. He says human expertise remains central, especially in complex socio-economic and environmental contexts. 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/cx9afqklnr

AI is ready to significantly improve the speed and accessibility of evidence synthesis for decision-makers.

Legitimacy at the Core: Transformative Green Industrial Policy for a Just Mineral Extraction

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 8d

Around 200 instances of internet shutdowns recorded in Africa since 2016. Who ordered them and what was the motivation?

Listen to Felicia Anthonio, #KeepitOn global campaign manager on the scale and impact of shutdowns 👇

@phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 8d

In this @eadi.bsky.social blog, IDS researcher Anabel Marin co-writes "The transition to a green economy is not just a technocratic challenge; it is fundamentally political."

The sector needs to recognise civil society as a co-architect of the future 👇
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2369

By Anabel Marin and Santiago Cunial The global race for minerals is accelerating. Minerals like lithium, copper, and nickel are increasingly treated as the “new oil” of the energy transition and ot…

www.developmentresearch.eu

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 8d

"The transition to a green economy is not just a technocratic challenge; it is fundamentally political. Political sustainability will not come from managing dissent but from recognising civil society as a co-architect of the future"

✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2369

Legitimacy at the Core: Transformative Green Industrial Policy for a Just Mineral Extraction

By Anabel Marin and Santiago Cunial The global race for minerals is accelerating. Minerals like lithium, copper, and nickel are increasingly treated as the “new oil” of the energy transition and ot…

www.developmentresearch.eu

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 12d

On the 10th anniversary of the 2030 Agenda, we ask our expert on China and development, IDS Research Fellow, Dr Jing Gu, what role is China is playing in the SDGs?

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https://ids.pulse.ly/1eqalbe1ev

#SDGs #Agenda2030 #UNGA #China

Ten years of the 2030 Agenda: How is China contributing to the SDGs? - Institute of Development Studies

In a challenging time for the SDGs, China is increasingly seen as a leader for international development stepping into the gap left by the US

The scale and impact of Internet Shutdowns in Africa

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 12d

As internet shutdowns in Africa double since 2016, co-editor and the co-authors of the book 'Internet Shutdowns in Africa: Technology, Rights and Power' explain the motivations behind these shutdowns. 👇

@phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org

www.youtube.com/shorts/ZgO_K...

YouTube video by Institute of Development Studies

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 13d

Felicia Anthonio, co-editor of the book 'Internet shutdowns in Africa' spoke with @contextnewsroom.bsky.social on how government are using internet shutdowns in Africa to control information and suppress dissent. 👇

@phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org

https://context.pulse.ly/peqxyrhvsv

Q&A-Africa's internet shutdowns double in less than a decade | Context by TRF

Internet shutdowns doubled across Africa since 2016, with governments using blackouts to control information and suppress dissent

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Internet shutdowns in Africa double since 2016 - Institute of Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 13d

Internet shutdowns in Africa have doubled since 2016, with over 190 instances recorded. New research reveals these are not just disruptions, they are violations of human rights and barriers to democracy. 👇

@phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org #KeepitOn

https://ids.pulse.ly/hsrnyxoee4

Countries in Africa experienced over 190 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024, new research reveals today.

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 14d

10 years on... Peter Taylor, Director of IDS, calls for us all “do much better, together and in genuine solidarity, if we want to achieve more than we’re now expecting from the SDGs.”

Read in full 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/tlqdpf74dl

#UNGA #Agenda2030 #SDGs

IDS researchers speak at global conference on land, life and society - Institute of Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 14d

What encourages you to vote? 🗳️

From traditional door knocking to SMS texts, recent IDS student Wafa Alam shares insights from her dissertation, with evidence from around the world about what has proven to be most effective 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/likqglixms

#Democracy #VotingMatters

A woman in yellow places a white voting card into the top of a plastic voting box with a green lid. Two women sit at a desk in the background.

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15d

IDS research fellows Amber Huff, Shruti Jain, Lyla Mehta & Ian Scoones are joining the global #LandLifeSociety conference to discuss land politics, resource struggles, and the future of agrarian & environmental justice. 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/owh3wfwtcu

The Land Redistribution Initiative, co-led by Ian Scoones, will present experiences of redistributive land reform from across the world

Ian Scoones, "Navigating Uncertainty: Radical Rethinking for a Turbulent World" (Polity, 2024) - New Books Network

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15d

IDS research fellow Ian Scoones was recently on a podcast for the new books network, hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh, discussing his latest book 'Navigating Uncertainty, Radical thinking for a Turbulent World.'

To listen to the podcast, visit 👇
https://newbooksnetwork.pulse.ly/auqx2opr3k

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The Importance of School Meals Programmes in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings: Framing the Prospects for Contribution to Peace and Social Cohesion - Institute of Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 16d

School meals are crucial everywhere - but can be particularly important in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

Read our new report with @wfp.org

Read at: https://ids.pulse.ly/7bjyxudofd

This framing paper, outlines the role of school meals programmes in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

UKRI announces winners of £120 million Future Leaders Fellowships

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 19d

Congratulations to Priya Raghavan who is one of the super talented early-career researchers awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship this week 🥳

Priya's research project is ‘Decolonising Justice: Vernacular Justice Cultures Beyond the Liberal Order’

https://ukri.pulse.ly/9p8cp6kubo

Research into the causes of lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are among 77 projects to be funded by UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships.

ukri.pulse.ly

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Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4DD) @k4dd.ids.ac.uk · 21d

The need for social protection in crisis situations is increasingly recognised.

But what impact does social protection have in post-conflict settings?

Brigitte Rohwerder from @ids.ac.uk explores here 👇
k4d.ids.ac.uk/resource/pos...

Post-Conflict Social Protection Support

This K4DD Rapid Evidence Review synthesises available evidence on the use of social protection systems in post-conflict contexts.

k4d.ids.ac.uk

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 20d

‘Germany offers one of the clearest examples of how migration politics have reshaped the political landscape.’

Read the IDS Opinion by recent student Carmen Barrera Degante on how understanding migration policies and rhetoric can help resist democratic decline 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/6kcnwtg0ve

How pro-migration policies can create backlash and fuel the right-wing agenda - Institute of Development Studies

Germany offers one of the clearest examples of how migration politics have reshaped the political landscape.

The Guardian view on Merck’s exit: Britain’s biopharma strategy stalls in the face of China’s rise | Editorial

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 20d

China's now emerging as a global leader in cutting edge bio-pharmaceuticals IDS fellow Lewis Husain quoted in @theguardian.com editorial from Monday👇

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/15/the-guardian-view-on-mercks-exit-britains-biopharma-strategy-stalls-in-the-face-of-chinas-rise

Editorial: The industry’s retreat from the UK reflects a deeper shift about how Beijing is rewriting the rules of innovation

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UK has no plan to tackle global displacement crisis, MPs find in new report - Committees - UK Parliament

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 21d

IDS researcher Dolf te Lintelo says that today's International Development Committee's findings echo his own concerns based on research: that the UK’s approach to displacement is fragmented & misaligned with the realities of protracted urban #displacement 👇

https://parliament.pulse.ly/8cftj8dgp6

Cuts to gender programming will have “devastating” impact on displaced women and girls   Aid cuts demonstrate UK is “stepping back” when collaboration most needed

parliament.pulse.ly

This is what democracy could look like: Youth, inclusion, and the Mamdani campaign - Institute of Development Studies

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 23d

Mamdani’s campaign shows us that young people are not disengaged, they’re often disinvited.

Read the first IDS Opinion in the new series 'Resisting Democratic Decline' by IDS student Wafa Alam 👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/z8naxv3jce

#InternationalDayofDemocracy

Mamdani’s campaign reminds us that democracy isn’t merely about elections, it is about how power is distributed and claimed.