Governments around the world are starting to realise that engaging their citizens more in shaping the decisions that affect their everyday lives improves both legitimacy and the quality of public ...

In this paper we analyse how new actors, interests, and resources become salient to food system governance and how the domain of food system governance transforms as a result. Specifically, we focus ...

Natalie Lovell reflects on the power of metaphor and suggest that, rather than a forest, we look towards a jungle of solidarity.

What ideas about women, family and society will shape young men and boys growing up in such an environment? What kind of ...

How do humanitarian practitioners turn real-world frustrations into research questions? To mark World Humanitarian Day, IDS ...

This briefing presents updated analysis of international financing for social protection in countries experiencing protracted crises, drawing on 2024 data from the Organisation for Economic ...

In most African countries, informal learning is widespread. In West Africa, it is widely regarded as by far the most ...

Top of the agenda is how to manage rangelands that support millions of pastoralists worldwide in sustainable ways. 2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP), and the global ...

As climate shocks become more frequent across East and Southern Africa, building resilience is critical to reducing poverty ...

Researchers analyse the backlash against a new initiative to test the piloting of public restaurants in Nottingham and Dundee ...

Insights from gender justice researchers and activists to existing understandings of how social activists navigate narrowing civic space.

This rapid review examines innovation ecosystems across Africa to inform strategic learning priorities for the African Technology and Innovation Partnership (ATIP) programme.