
Whilst restoration of nature is firmly on the agenda at COP26, Fiona Nunan and Brock Bersaglio argue that power imbalances undermine sustainable development.
Professor Fiona Nunan, discusses whether environmental protection in the global south can improve local people's lives and what structures need to be in place to make that happen

Dr Nic Cheeseman has won a prestigious Mid-career Fellowship for a new research project

Dr Nic Cheeseman at the University of Birmingham, will be a regular guest on CNN's new flagship global affairs show, One World.

Eleven undergraduate students from POLSIS and IDD took part in a Model NATO on May 18, sponsored by the UK embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
Comonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships available for the MSc International Development (Conflict, Security and Development) 2021.
Dr Martin Ottmann, has – together with his co-author, Felix Haass – won the prestigious 2019-2020 Quality of Government Best Paper Award for their paper.

IDD Alumnus Besnik Tahiri, has been appointed the first Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo.
Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham Nic Cheeseman writes in the Conversation UK.
By Dr Claire Mcloughlin & Professor David Hudson, International Development Department.
By Professor David Hudson, Director, Developmental Leadership Program, International Development Department.

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