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Events

The impact of contested decarbonisation on peace

Tuesday 9 July 2024, 11am to 12.30pm

Speakers Claire Smith, Susy Williams and Joshua Kirshner will be sharing preliminary results and insights from a pilot study for the World Peace Foundation & US Institute of Peace. The research explores what has or could happen when carbon revenues rapidly diminish in conflict affected areas and when peace settlements are dependent on those carbon revenues.

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Blog posts

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Working towards decolonising development research

How can researchers decolonise their work? What steps can be taken in terms of partnerships, methods, and impact?

Why should we decolonise development research?

A look at the colonial character of established development research practices and why they should be decolonised.

Interdisciplinary horizons and decolonial research in a digital age

How are policy research tools and generative AI being used in ways which could strengthen 'the white gaze'?

News

DSA spotlight on IGDC

This month, we have been chosen by the DSA for their member spotlight.

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Promoting Interdisciplinary Research in West Africa: A writing workshop for Early Career Researchers, Ghana, January 2024

Addressing global challenges requires that the next generation of researchers possesses interdisciplinary expertise.

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Call for Papers/Contributions: WUN Workshop

Call for Papers/Contributions: Gender, Climate Change and Activism against Natural Resource Extraction in the Global South

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Online resources

Video

Empty signifiers

This webinar considers how the study of connective infrastructures, past and present – e.g., roads, railways, pipelines, oil drills, buildings, TV stations – can be enriched by the theoretical lens of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe.

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Towards Decoloniality and Justice

IGDC was delighted to have been joined by Professor Uma Kothari for 2023 IGDC Annual Lecture, where Professor Kothari explained why conceiving of the past as irrelevant has had devastating consequences for justice.

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The IGDC podcast will explore the latest issues in global development

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