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Why is Communicating in Local Languages Important?
What is the most important problem or barrier to be addressed when giving someone the knowledge and confidence to do a mission critical job? We suggest it is how you communicate the key information to empower locals and then the ease with which they can translate that knowledge into practical action.
Read MoreStatelessness and International Development: The importance of incorporating stateless populations into development processes
Statelessness is a global issue, affecting millions and it often leads to human rights violations and exclusion from development processes. Whilst there has been a lack of recognition of statelessness and its detrimental effects in international development, recent efforts by both civil society organisations and UN agencies signal a hopeful move towards making ending statelessness a priority.
Read MoreAre You Seeking Funding? The Call for the LIDC Seed Fund is Now Open!
Applications are now being accepted for the LIDC Interdisciplinary SEED Fund 2017-18. What is the LIDC Interdisciplinary SEED Fund? In 2013 LIDC launched its annual Fellowship Scheme that aims to support new collaborative research projects in international development between academics from at least two different Bloomsbury Colleges – LIDC members (Birkbeck, Institute of Education, London School of…
Read MoreLIDC Project CEDIL Seeks a Deputy Director
LIDC project, the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) is looking for a Deputy Director! The Deputy Director will play a key role in shaping the strategic vision of CEDIL, help shape the direction of CEDIL’s cutting edge research agenda, take part in innovative methods research, and be the day-to-day manager of the CEDIL…
Read MoreIn the Clutches of a Long-Standing Genocide: Pakistan's Hazara Community
The minority Hazara community of Pakistan has been in the grip of sectarian violence for decades. Amidst the conflict, most Hazaras have fled the country while others await their predetermined fate. In this time of hopelessness and chaos, Pakistan’s national education system, which is laden with bias and propaganda, plays a crucial role in fuelling tension between communities. It is high time the government introduces educational policy reform as a step toward conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Read MoreTackling Global Inequality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
At the LIDC Biennial Conference on ‘Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inequality’ in April we had an afternoon of parallel sessions on a range of issues including health and nutrition, education, corruption, linguistics and economics and infrastructure. Here is a sum up of the key points of each session and the issues and solutions discussed.
Read MoreRecordings of the LIDC Biennial Conference 2017 now available online
On Thursday 27th April the third LIDC Biennial Conference celebrated our work to date and looked to the future! The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inequality’ with Keynote talks from Alex Prats (Inequality Lead at Oxfam Intermón (Spain) and Bina Agarwal (Professor of Development Economics and Environment at the University of Manchester). There was also a panel session…
Read MoreCan We Solve Planetary Hunger?: An Anthropology of Dietary Science
“We need to think of humanity as one of the key driving forces of global environmental change”. Human beings are changing ecosystems globally, and this is having a profound impact on our ability to feed ourselves. Researchers working on issues of global hunger must now take an increasingly dynamic approach to hunger because hunger is shifting. Hunger today is in transition, changing alongside human health and the global climate.
Read MoreProgramme Announced for LIDC Biennial Conference on Inequality on 27th April!
The full programme has been annouced for the LIDC Biennial Conference on Inequality on 27th April! The theme of this year’s conference will be ‘Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inequality.’ The LIDC Conference, held every two years, offers its members a platform to discuss best practice in interdisciplinary research projects in international development, engage with one another, and develop new project and training…
Read MoreLIDC appoints new Director
The Management Group of the London International Development Centre (LIDC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Claire Heffernan as its new Director, who will take up the post from 1 June 2017. The LIDC facilitates interdisciplinary research and training in international development. It is constituted and jointly run by University of London’s Bloomsbury…
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