Marx over the time became increasingly aware of colonialism's and racism' role in capitalism, and came to integrate imperialism into his critique of political economy
✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1347
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Spain’s seventh process of immigration regularisation, which is expected to grant legal status to at least 500,000 undocumented migrants, contrasts with the anti-migration policies and xenophobic rhetoric seen across Europe.
✍️ William Chislett #InsideSpain
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/commentar...
"Indigenous communities have played a significant role in tourism ventures. However, this “role” does not necessarily imply that they have control over these ventures, that their values guide them, or even that they benefit from them."
✍️ From ou blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2514
📑 Nouvelle publication Ferdi : “Digital Disasters: The Macroeconomic Costs of Submarine Cable Breaks”, @joelcariolle.bsky.social
🌐 𝗟𝗮 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲́𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲́ 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
👉 𝗟𝗶𝗿𝗲 / 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 : ferdi.fr/publications...
Confronting border fascism requires recognising its roots in global capitalism and supporting movements that challenge racialised borders through solidarity, accountability, and collective resistance.
www.tni.org/en/article/f...
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📣 Call for book proposals!
📖 Did you know that we've got an open-access book series on Global Development?
If you've got a good idea for a new volume, please get in touch!
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"Women, who are often the first responders and caretakers during disasters, are compelled to fill the gap with their own labor and safety when early warning systems fail, rescue efforts are underfunded, and post-disaster recovery is slow."
✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2523
Picture of a wall with a fracture and a plant growing on it. Over, a text that reads "Green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order".
We are excited to bring together researchers, policymakers and practicioners in New Delhi, 18–20 March, for #WIDERDevConf2026! Together with ISID, we explore green industrialization & inclusive growth amid a fractured world order.
Read more: go.unu.edu/lfI0B
"the most consequential conversations about Africa's future are increasingly happening at the intersection of technology, governance, and security, further away from the traditional spaces of diplomacy and academic debate."
- Reflections from the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi
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Why the current fragmented, multi-player conflict in the Middle East could easily escalate into a wider regional Great War.
✍️ Ibrahim Al-Marashi & Tanya Goudsouzian
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/commentar...
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UNRISD is looking for an intern interested in measuring how research influences engagement, policy, and knowledge uptake.
📥 Apply by 16th Mar 2026
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"Decolonising knowledge is not merely about diversifying classrooms or curricula; it demands rethinking the very metrics of excellence, for if these remain tied to Western-centric, market-driven logics, inclusion alone will change little."
✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2349
Current upheaval in world politics is expanding China’s room for manoeuvre – and calls for a more in-depth engagement with the People’s Republic.
IDOS expert @sebhaug.bsky.social in #TheCurrentColumn:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre...
"I consider my story as reflecting a scholarly transition from an empirical, positivist and Eurocentric framework to an advocacy for alternative knowledges, pluriversality, and decoloniality"
✍️ Experiences from Nigeria and Ghana, from our decoloinising stories:
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2480
📣 Military AI is moving faster than the multilateral institutions meant to govern it. Multilateral forums talk about 'responsible' AI in warfare, but the systems being developed and deployed today are already testing the limits of existing law and diplomacy.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4rd3yyq
"When the state neglects to deliver timely justice (...) the gap is not left unfilled. It is disproportionately absorbed by women through unpaid care work, informal labour, and social repair."
✍️ Our latest blog on the occasion of International Women's Day
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2523
Quote from Alice Melisandra Torppa, UNU-WIDER Thesis researcher that reads: Tax regimes often disproportionately affect women. At UNU-WIDER, we are suggesting solutions.
Gender inequality is shaped by many forces. Fiscal policy is one piece of the puzzle. 🧩
Our researchers examine how tax systems interact with broader inequalities, and what gender-responsive reform could look like.
🔗 go.unu.edu/vmAkS
#IWD2026 #UNU4SDG5
It‘s international women’s day! Register now for this webinar!
📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 | Women account for 47% of STEM graduates in Africa – the highest in the world – yet only a quarter of the tech workforce.
AI growth cannot afford to leave half the population out of the picture.
Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4bsayTv
Picture of South African cityscape, with SATIED logo over it and text "Blog: What economists see in South Africa's 2026 budget"
Across many economies, stabilising public finances has become a central priority.
An #SATIED & Econ3x3 article brings together perspectives from four economists on what South Africa’s 2026 Budget signals for the fiscus, tax reform & infrastructure.
🔗 go.unu.edu/R97XF
"African scientists conducting remarkable scientific explorations and experiments will struggle to secure funding or partnerships because their projects may not strictly align with any of the 17 SDGs, as is often expected"
✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2519
The US decision to block oil shipments to Cuba is threatening to turn its chronic fragility into a full-blown humanitarian collapse writes Yery M. García from TAI Collaborative on @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
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📢 Full Programme Announced | First Meeting of the IPI
Featuring Nobelist Joseph E. Stiglitz & Winnie Byanyima, this high-level panel builds on #G20 legacy for a new era of cooperation at the Palais des Nations.
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"These methods, historically employed as tools of colonial governance, continue to shape development research and limit space for decolonial alternatives"
This post from our blog explores colonial continuities in research methods and examines possible alternatives
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2139
Trump's Iran war makes the case for the energy transition to renewables for most countries much clearer and immediate. @pkrugman.bsky.social 1/
US policy shifted away from traditional "aid diplomacy" toward a form of "supply diplomacy", which creates partnerships but also competition. Relationships with resource rich countries have become increasingly negotiated, and not simply one sided. - Assistant Prof. Calvaho
🎧 youtu.be/2ZxdvNYpLRY?...
"Every effort to breathe the air of equity and justice into the life of research collaborations is smothered by the multiple waves of power imbalances that emerge from the development episteme"
✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2519
