If ever we wanted a reminder of how global capitalism has got things wrong, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa serves the purpose well. Our assumption that economic growth is essential is not only a ...

A massive expansion of AI-enabled surveillance of public spaces across Africa is violating citizens' freedoms and the fundamental human right to privacy, warns a new report by the Institute of ...

The Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) has launched the Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Climate Change and ...

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) announces today that Professor Anuradha Joshi has been appointed as its new Director. Professor Joshi takes over from Professor Peter Taylor and will lead ...

Professor Joshi takes over from Professor Peter Taylor and will lead the organisation as it approaches its 60th anniversary in 2026. In her previous role as Director of Research at IDS, she led the ...