This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at how women express their political agency. This paper draws on evidence from the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research programme to show how women express their political agency and activism and seek accountability in repressive contexts. A4EA research looked at cases...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at internal urban migration in India. Between 2001 and 2011, India’s urban population increased from almost 28 per cent to just over 31 per cent. Almost 139 million people migrated to cities (mainly Delhi and Mumbai), often bringing their children with them. Most...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at how refugees and asylum seekers experience wellbeing in urban contexts. How do refugees and asylum seekers experience wellbeing and placemaking in urban contexts? The Displacement, Placemaking and Wellbeing in the City (DWELL) project explored this question through interviews with people working for...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Development Studies looks at why different voices and views matter. Launched in October 2020, the Covid Collective brought together the expertise of eight initial partner organisations coordinated by the Institute of Development Studies, and it currently involves 28 partners and supports 56 projects in 34 countries....

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at voicing and challenging workplace sexual harassment. There is a strong belief that employment is a crucial avenue for the empowerment of young women, through income, greater autonomy, and bargaining power within the family. However, experiences of workplace sexual harassment undermine these potential...

This latest report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at the conceptualisation of ‘inclusive trade’. This Working Paper contributes to the conceptualisation of ‘inclusive trade’. The review adopts a deliberative approach while considering the direct and indirect distributive dimensions of trade. It draws attention to issues across four central aspects of...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at action for empowerment and accountability in challenging contexts. How and under what conditions does citizen-led social and political action contribute to empowerment and accountability? What are the strategies used, and with what outcomes, especially in settings which are democratically weak, politically fragile...

This report from UK think tank Institute of Development Studies looks at the effect on religiously marginalised groups from the covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has had direct and indirect effects on religiously marginalised groups, exacerbating existing inequities and undermining ambitions for those ‘furthest behind’ to be reached and supported through the Sustainable Development Goals...

This report from UK think tank Institute of Development Studies looks at religious minorities living in urban slums in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states in India. This policy briefing, written by Dr Joanna Howard (IDS) and a co-author (who must remain anonymous for reasons of personal security), draws on research with religious minorities living in...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies provides the first systemic comparison of surveillance laws in Africa. Mass surveillance is being carried out by governments in six countries across Africa with existing laws failing to protect the legal rights of citizens, new research finds. The study Surveillance Law in Africa: a...