Tag: Development

Development, Politics

Myanmar Election 2015 – An International Observer’s Perspective

The Institute is very happy to post this blog from Michelle Imison, a Sydney-based international development consultant, on her recent experience as an election monitor in Myanmar. We are very grateful that Michelle was able to respond to our request to share her first hand experience of this historic event. On Sunday, 8 November Myanmar’s general election was run and, although not yet officially won, the process itself was … Continue reading Myanmar Election 2015 – An International Observer’s Perspective

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Development

The Results Agenda: Friend or Foe?

Chris Roche, Director at the Institute, is co-editor of the recently released book ‘The Politics of Evidence and Results in International Development. The book examines the current results agenda of international development.  In this blog, Megan Driscoll from the Institute of Development Studies summarises a recent panel discussion on this topic.  The panel was made up of experts on aid effectiveness, including the book’s co-editor, Rosalind Eyben, … Continue reading The Results Agenda: Friend or Foe?

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Climate Change, Development, Gender, Human Security, Pacific

Not Drowning, Fighting…

Pacific climate change activists are engaged in a race against time as they seek to influence the upcoming COP21 summit. As part of our engagement with Pacific social change movements, we are publishing the following short blog, to help publicise their campaign… Pacific activists Noelene Nabulivou and Miki Wali write: If Australia and New Zealand really cares about the Pacific as a partner, they must … Continue reading Not Drowning, Fighting…

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Development, Gender, Pacific

Inclusion as innovation

Linda Kelly, Director of Praxis Consultants and co-Director at the Institute, discusses the importance of including those excluded from mainstream development when thinking and working politically. Ongoing research and practice experience suggests that allowing more control and direction by those excluded from mainstream development is often the best way to ensure both innovative and effective development strategies. For example, development work has embraced the idea that … Continue reading Inclusion as innovation

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Culture, Development, Pacific, Research

Big problems need lots of little solutions

Aidan Craney, PhD candidate at La Trobe University, discusses some of the challenges in providing quick solutions to complex problems.  For the better part of the last six months I have been between Fiji and Solomon Islands, conducting fieldwork for my PhD. My research focuses on questions of youth livelihoods in the Pasifika region, where a youth bulge is prevalent. Roughly 20 per cent of the … Continue reading Big problems need lots of little solutions

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Development

What has cancer taught me about the links between medicine and development?

Institute Director Chris Roche draws on his own experience with cancer to explore the links between medicine and development.  Our thanks go to Duncan Green who originally published this blog. In July last year I was diagnosed with a pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumour. This is a rare disease and thankfully usually not as lethal as exocrine pancreatic cancer. Some people getting this news decide to take up skydiving, … Continue reading What has cancer taught me about the links between medicine and development?

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Aid, Development, Human Security

15 Ailments of the Development Sector – with apologies to Pope Francis

Inspired by to Pope Francis’ list of 15 “Ailments of the Curia” delivered in his Christmas address yesterday I have compiled the following 15 Ailments of the Development Sector. Thank-you Andrew Hewett for the stimulus. 1) Feeling immortal, immune or indispensable. “An NGO that doesn’t criticize itself, that doesn’t update itself, that doesn’t seek to improve itself is a sick body.” 2) Taking Yourself too … Continue reading 15 Ailments of the Development Sector – with apologies to Pope Francis

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Development

Contribution to Guardian discussion on fragile states

From our DLP partner via http://bit.ly/1sKhdJL DLP Research Fellow Dr Suda Perera was among the expert panellists for a live Q&A on approaches to development in conflict-affected states on The Guardian Development Professionals Network website. Suda joined University of Birmingham colleague Siân Herbert (GSDRC) and other panellists from research institutes, NGOs and consultancy firms for the #globaldevlive Q&A on 6 November. Responding to questions from … Continue reading Contribution to Guardian discussion on fragile states

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