Publications (Adverts): Books
Child Migration in Africa
Zed Books
Iman Hashim and Dorte Thorsen
Child Migration in Africa explores the mobility of children without their parents within West Africa. Drawing on the experiences of children from rural Burkina Faso and Ghana, the book provides rich material on the circumstances of
The Realist Case for Global Reform
Polity Press
William E Scheuerman
A challenge to conventional wisdom that focuses on the neglected tradition of Progressive Realism and its potential to contribute to contemporary debates about international policymaking and world government.
... read more
Reproduction, Globalization and the State: New Theoretical and Ethnographic Perspectives
Duke University Press
A global anthropology of reproduction and reproductive health. New perspectives on how transnational migration, global communication flows, commodities and biotechnologies affect reproductive lives across the world.
More information
... read more
Conflict, Security and Development: an introduction
Routledge
Danielle Beswick and Paul Jackson
2011
Combines academic teaching and approaches with practical policy experience to provide an overview of the connections between security and development, before, during and after conflict.
... read more
Contemporary Conflict Resolution
Polity
“There is no more definitive text in the field of peace and conflict studies. It is impressive in its clarity, comprehensiveness, and ability to incorporate an historical overview of each area as well as the latest thinking and debates.”
— Professor
World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
World Bank
Act Now, Act Together, Act Differently
Today's enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change—the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries, but particularly developing ones. Understanding what climate change means
Investment contracts and sustainable development
IIED
Edited by Lorenzo Cotula
Economic liberalisation, improved transport and communication systems, and the global demand for energy, minerals and agricultural commodities have fostered natural resource investment in many lower- and middle-income countries. Increased investment may create opportunities to improve living
... read more
What Works for the Poorest?
Practical Action Publishing
David Lawson, David Hulme, Imran Matin and Karen Moore
Poverty reduction has become the central goal of development policies over the last decade but there is a growing realization that the poorest people rarely benefit from poverty reduction programmes. Microfinance
Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South
Kumarian Press
Edited by Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos, David Hulme
Directly challenging an aid industry that thrives on complexity and mystification, with highly paid consultants designing ever more complicated projects, Just Give Money to the Poor offers the elegant southern alternative –
... read more
Sustainable Development in Practice: Lessons Learned from Amazonas
IIED
Historically, the Amazon region has taken a ‘frontier’ approach to development that has destroyed forests. From 2000-2002, Professor Virgilio Viana worked with IIED to explore options for more forest-friendly forms of development. The Governor of Amazonas subsequently appointed Viana as
... read more