UNFILTERED Is democracy better in theory than in practice? At a time when some are beginning to question the value of democracy in the West, do the strengths of the system still outweigh its weaknesses? Read more >
Posted 29 November 2019 Call for Abstracts: The Routledge Handbook on Livelihoods in the Global South Deadline for chapter abstract submissions: 30 Jan 2020
Posted 29 November 2019 Creating Change, Expanding Opportunity IDD 2018-19 Annual Report now available.
Posted 22 November 2019 £1.4 million award to explore migrant decision making in West Africa Significant funding of over £1.4 million has been awarded to the International Development Department at University of Birmingham for research on migration decision-making and development in West Africa.
Posted 21 November 2019 Where are Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn visiting – and what do their travel plans tell us about the election? Professor David Cutts in The Conversation: Corbyn can't get enough of Scotland while Johnson is playing it safe with strategic stop offs.