A recent event in London saw participants identify ways that democracy can be strengthened through greater citizen ...

Destruction of datacentres in war expose a new vulnerability. The focus should not be on who controls data but if it can be used.

The research study identifies five enabling conditions that create openings for transformation in South Africa's social grant system.

The people that digital technologies are designed to serve are absent from the governance architecture. Accountability is ...

This paper explores the intersection of climate change and extremes, conflict, and social protection in Ethiopia. It examines the long-term, 40-year history of climate extremes over Ethiopia and ...

Ahead of the Global Partnerships Conference, IDS researchers look at what needs to be addressed to tackle global challenges.

The humanitarian sector is losing its memory. Funding cuts, closures, and the slow decay of digital infrastructure are all ...

How do people use their free time beyond the requirements of production and social reproduction on the farm? How does this contribute to well-being, social cohesion and the ability to live happily in ...

In an era of shrinking aid budgets and closing civic space, how external funders support CSO networks matters.

Care for children, the sick, infirm and dying is at the core of social reproductive labour, very often carried out by women. In our interviews in A1 land reform areas, women frequently emphasised the ...

After being drawn into a scene onstage at a participatory play in London’s West End, Riya Behl, MA Power Participation & Social Change (class of 2024-25), reflects on the role of theatre in ...