IDS Research: Recent submissions
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Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana: a focus on stunting and anemia among children under-five years (2009 – 2018)
(Springer Link, 2021-11-28)The current study aimed to understand why child stunting and anemia (CS&A) rates declined in Ghana between 2009 and 2018, and which priority policies and programs will further improve nutrition outcomes. Trends and potential ... -
Barriers and Opportunities for More Effective Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking: Insights from Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Taiwan
(Winrock International, 2022-06-05)Every year, countless people become victims of human trafficking. The number is countless because the vast majority of those cases go unidentified and unreported. As a result, victims remain invisible, go unsupported, ... -
Understanding Drivers of Stunting Reduction in Nigeria from 2003 to 2018: a Regression Analysis
(Springer Link, 2022-03-26)Nigeria is a high burden country for stunting. Stunting reduction has been slow and characterized by unequal progress across the 36 states and federal capital territory of the country. This study aimed to assess the changes ... -
Exploring the Drivers of Malnutrition in West Africa from Health and Social Science Perspectives: A Comparative Methodological Review
(Sage Journals, 2021-10-15)West Africa has a high burden of malnutrition and the drivers are often complex, highly context-specific, and cut across individual, social, political and environmental domains. Public health research most often considers ... -
Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition in the 21st Century: a Report from the 22nd Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium
(Oxford University Press, 2021-11-09)Food systems are at the center of a brewing storm consisting of a rapidly changing climate, rising hunger and malnutrition, and significant social inequities. At the same time, there are vast opportunities to ensure that ... -
Access to Covid-19 Vaccines and Concerns of Returnee Migrant Workers in Lao PDR During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-07-07)In Lao PDR (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), out-migration, often to neighbouring Thailand, is an important livelihood pathway for workers. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, had a significant impact on these international ... -
Women’s Leadership and Political Agency in Fragile Polities
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-28)Recent evidence from Afghanistan shows that even in the most difficult contexts, women will still protest for their rights. This paper draws on evidence from the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research ... -
Resilience and Reintegration: Our Stories as Trafficking Survivors
(Winrock International and Humanity Research Consultancy, 2022-01-01)This collection of stories was based on a research project to understand the experiences of reintegration among survivors of trafficking, what they think constitutes successful reintegration, and what they feel would ... -
Public Spaces, Placemaking and Integration of Migrants in Finland
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-24)Placemaking and urban public spaces are important but often neglected factors in the integration and wellbeing of forcibly displaced people and other migrants. Placemaking – a multifaceted approach to the planning, design, ... -
Co-Designing Urban Play Spaces to Improve Migrant Children’s Wellbeing
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-24)Between 2001 and 2011, India’s urban population increased from almost 28 per cent to just over 31 per cent. Almost 139 million people migrated to cities (mainly Delhi and Mumbai), often bringing their children with them. ... -
Newcomer Wellbeing and Placemaking in Southeast England
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-24)How do refugees and asylum seekers experience wellbeing and placemaking in urban contexts? The Displacement, Placemaking and Wellbeing in the City (DWELL) project explored this question through interviews with people working ... -
The Role of Urban Public Spaces in Managing Displacement in Norway
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-24)Refugees, temporarily displaced people, and migrants who arrive in Norwegian cities would benefit from equitable access to urban public spaces. Research suggests that the design and management of public urban spaces and ... -
How Did Covid-19 Affect Food and Nutrition Security of Migrant Workers in Northern Vietnam?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-21)This study explored how measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Vietnam affected the livelihoods and food and nutrition security of internal migrant workers. While Vietnam has made impressive progress ... -
BRiCE Project DRC and Niger: Midline Report Teacher Wellbeing and Teaching Quality in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06)This report presents the results of the midline study of the Building Resilience in Crises through Education (BRiCE) research project, which is led by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the Institut Supérieur ... -
Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Engagement in Ealing, London, United Kingdom
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06)Despite progress in COVID-19 vaccination rates overall in Ealing, vaccine inequity persists as young people from minority communities are often less likely to be vaccinated. COVID-19 ‘vaccine hesitancy’ is not just an issue ... -
Youth COVID-19 Vaccine Engagement in Cleveland, Ohio, United States
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06)Despite overall progress in COVID-19 vaccination rates in Cleveland, vaccine inequity persists as young people from minority communities are often less likely to be vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is not just an ... -
The Gendered Price of Precarity: Voicing and Challenging Workplace Sexual Harassment
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-06-07)There is a strong belief that employment is a crucial avenue for the empowerment of young women, through income, greater autonomy, and bargaining power within the family. However, experiences of workplace sexual harassment ... -
Creative Praxis and Working with Children and Young People
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02-23)The series of Rejuvenate dialogues are intended to foster discussion and debate across a community of practitioners working on child and youth rights. Dialogue three explored the transformative capacity of creative praxis ... -
Evidencing Participatory Child Rights Work
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-05-18)The impetus for this dialogue came out our first Rejuvenate working paper – which formed the basis of our living archive. In the paper, we tried to map the people, projects and publications that occupied the space at the ... -
Assessment of Outreach and Engagement with Prospective Migrants by the Agencies Recruiting Labourers for Foreign Employment
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-05-26)This study was conducted to identify the gaps in policies and practices of labour recruitment in Nepal and assess the outreach and engagement of major formal labour intermediaries, private recruitment agencies (PRAs) and ...
