Developing PerspectivesJul 14, 20194 min readIs the Populist Discourse a Lie in Modern Democracies?By Jorge Mario Soto. This article examines the root causes of populism and the challenges that populism and its rhetoric presents in a...
Developing PerspectivesJun 12, 20194 min readDoes Feminism Have an Image Problem?By Valeria Raggi. This article analyses the origins and history of feminism and its related theory as essential factors in order to...
Developing PerspectivesMar 26, 20195 min readThe Origins of the Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis By Rafael Felipe Pigna Ramirez. This article analyzes the Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela, looking at the origins of the overarching...
Developing PerspectivesMar 19, 20191 min readUnpaid Care Work at the Heart of Women's Economic EmpowermentBy Rebecca Webb. This infographic aims to convey the work of Oxfam’s Food Security for Tanzania Farmers Programme. It is clear that...
Developing PerspectivesMar 12, 20195 min readSmarter Gender Mainstreaming in Development Programming: Addressing Masculinity By Pippa Page. This article looks at development interventions aimed towards women that often neglect to bring men into the discussion...
Developing PerspectivesMar 5, 20198 min readDoes the Election of More Women Lead to Women Being Better Represented: The Case of PeruBy Kiara Castaman Diaz. This article explores the relationship between female representation in government and the general environment of...
Developing PerspectivesFeb 27, 20195 min readNear-famine Conditions in the Largest African Economy - NigeriaBy Mónika Lipécz. This article examines the causes of famine-like conditions in parts of Nigeria and the paradox of why these conditions...
Developing PerspectivesFeb 19, 20195 min readDiscourse and Power in Development By Vedika Inamdar. This article examines Arturo Escobar's applications of Michel Foucault's insights on discourse and power to the field...
Developing PerspectivesFeb 12, 20197 min readCan Social Enterprises Encourage Sustainable Development?By Noah Vetter. This post explores the concept of social enterprises and their ability to encourage sustainable development. Using the...
Developing PerspectivesFeb 8, 20197 min readReview–The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic theft of Africa’s WealthBy Pedro Ferrer Collados. This post reviews Tom Burgis’ book The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic theft...
Developing PerspectivesFeb 6, 20194 min readSport – A New Frontier for Development?By Harrison Jordan. This article explores the possibilities of incorporating sports into development programming. It then examines two...
Developing PerspectivesJan 30, 20193 min readReaction to Announcement of 2018 Multidimensional Poverty Index for IndiaBy Vedika Inamdar. This is a reaction piece to the announcement of the 2018 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) data for India. The...
Developing PerspectivesJan 30, 20197 min readThe Social Remittances that Educated Youth Refugees in Europe Send Back to their Home Country By Ying-Yu Chen. This article analyses social remittances that educated youth refugees living in Europe are able to send back to their...
Developing PerspectivesJan 23, 20195 min readThe Market Society: Have We Gone Too Far?By Stella Brambilla. This article explores how a market economy,  by subordinating society to the laws of the market and by allowing the...
Developing PerspectivesJan 23, 20194 min readConceptions of Poverty, Part II By Vedika Inamdar. The first part of this post examined the liberal conceptions that shape approaches to tackling poverty. Drawing on...
Developing PerspectivesJan 15, 20194 min readClimate Change vs. Poverty: Can Development Tackle Both Together? By Robin Aarts. Climate change and poverty are recognized as two of the most pressing problems facing the international community and...
Developing PerspectivesJan 15, 20195 min readWhat Shapes Educational Inequality in Mexico?By Jorge Mario Soto. Mexico has done much to improve its education system over the past 30 years, including decreasing illiteracy rates...
Developing PerspectivesJan 9, 20196 min readThe Problem of Incentivisation in International AidBy Yoshihiro Takata. The avenue of Baobabs, clear beautiful shiny seas, the island of Lemurs… Madagascar is a land of abundant and...
Developing PerspectivesJan 8, 20194 min readInequality of Opportunity: Is it a Problem that People have Different Opportunities? By Takeshi Suzuki. Why do we have different opportunities, simply depending on where we are born? To what extent should we secure...
Developing PerspectivesDec 20, 20184 min readDoes Coffee keep its Producers Poor?By Micah Sherer. This blogpost explores the trading of coffee as a commodity and its implications for coffee producers. Coffee is...
