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    • Notes on Contributors - Ruptures and Ripple Effects in the Middle East and Beyond 

      Tadros, Mariz (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 47.3, 'Ruptures and Ripple Effects in the Middle East and Beyond'.
    • Introduction: Eight Myths of Conflict and Development in the Middle East 

      Selby, Jan; Tadros, Mariz (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      In this introductory article we identify eight myths of conflict and development related to the Middle East region. Some of these myths, which cut across academia, foreign policy and development interventions, are specific ...
    • The Syrian Humanitarian Disaster: Disparities in Perceptions, Aspirations, and Behaviour in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey 

      Chatty, Dawn (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      Humanitarian assistance coupled with an unsustainable policy of regional containment have only created greater poverty and misery for Syrians fleeing civil war. How this has been allowed to happen on the southern shores ...
    • Syria’s Lost Generation: Refugee Education Provision and Societal Security in an Ongoing Conflict Emergency 

      Deane, Shelley (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      Education policy is uniquely placed to address the soft security concerns of refugee resettlement, with educators equipped to recognise, react and respond to the unique education needs and welfare of the Syria’s next ...
    • The ‘Rojava Revolution’ in Syrian Kurdistan: A Model of Development for the Middle East? 

      Cemgil, Can; Hoffmann, Clemens (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      As the civil war in Syria continues, in the territory of Rojava – in Kurdish, ‘the West’ – the northern Syrian Kurdish political movement is attempting to implement ‘libertarian municipalism’, based on the thoughts of ...
    • A Panoramic Perspective on Islamist Movements in the Middle East 

      Bakr, Ali (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      This article discusses and analyses the landscape of Islamist movements in Egypt using a network approach, and showing where connections lie between different movements across North Africa. The article unpacks the centripetal ...
    • Rethinking the Youth Bulge and Violence 

      Alfy, Akram (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      The dominance of a generation of combat age, high levels of education combined with high unemployment, failed cities, and the relatively long duration of the transitional period still constitute an appropriate atmosphere ...
    • The Political Economy of Violence in Egypt 

      Rezk, Magdy (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      This article examines the political economy drivers of the uprisings in Egypt in 2011 and 2013. It shows that there was a continuity in neoliberal economic policy from the rule of Hosni Mubarak through to that of Mohamed ...
    • Glossary - Ruptures and Ripple Effects in the Middle East and Beyond 

      Tadros, Mariz (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-05-19)
      This is the Glossary for IDS Bulletin 47.3, 'Ruptures and Ripple Effects in the Middle East and Beyond'.
    • Development Studies – Past, Present and Future - Complete issue 

      Aghajanian, Alia; Allouche, Jeremy (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      At 50 years old, the Institute of Development Studies is ‘looking back, in order to look forward’; so too this IDS Bulletin aims to trace the history of certain topics in development studies by bringing together two ...
    • Notes on Contributors: Development Studies – Past, Present and Future 

      Aghajanian, Alia; Allouche, Jeremy (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 47.2, '‘Development Studies – Past, Present and Future’.
    • Foreword: Development Studies – Past, Present and Future 

      Leach, Melissa (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This is a special year for IDS and for the IDS Bulletin, and I am delighted to introduce this issue which brings together many of the special features that we are celebrating this year.
    • Introduction: Development Studies – Past, Present and Future 

      Aghajanian, Alia; Allouche, Jeremy (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This introduction article provides a brief history of development studies, including its main challenges and critiques through the years. Based on this, we provide some thoughts on what the future of development studies ...
    • From Development of the ‘Other’ to Global Governance for Universal and Sustainable Development 

      Jolly, Richard; Santos, Ricardo (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This article traces the evolution of the ideologies and narratives that have framed ‘development’ since its post-Second World War inception, through growth and dependency, adjustment and human development, state to market, ...
    • Agricultural Input Subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa 

      Tamahi Kato, Martin Greeley (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has contributed to African agricultural policy debate which has featured prominently in growth and poverty reduction assessment in sub-Saharan Africa. This debate has rekindled ...
    • Adapting to Climate Change: Transforming Development? 

      Godfrey-Wood, Rachel; Otto Naess, Lars (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This article examines the implications of the growing discussion around transformation and adaptation for development policy and practice. While there is increasing agreement that incremental approaches are insufficient ...
    • Broadening Social Protection Thinking 

      Devereux, Stephen; Solórzano, Ana (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This article argues that the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has made substantial contributions to the global social protection discourse, initially through its work on vulnerability, accountability and participatory ...
    • The Dialectics of Urban Form and Violence 

      Gupte, Jaideep; Elshafie, Hadeer (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      Over a 50-year span, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) research has not focused on cities or urbanisation to the extent it might have. We find that there is good reason for cities to now be described as the ‘new ...
    • Challenging the Asymmetries of Power: A Review of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Contribution 

      Pantazidou, Maro; Gaventa, John (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      Despite the fact that power has been a key concept in social and political theory for decades, within international development a focus on understanding power relationships and how they are challenged and transformed has ...
    • Gender, Sexuality and Development: Revisiting and Reflecting 

      Nesbitt-Ahmed, Zahrah; Edwards, Jenny (Institute of Development Studies, 2016-04-29)
      This article looks at how the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has participated in, contributed to, and been shaped by debates around gender and sexuality. Through interviews with key participants in the gender and ...