Global Development Institute

Adam Aboobaker
- Global Development Institute - Lecturer In Development Economics
Person: Academic
Lawrence Ado-Kofie
- Global Development Institute - Lecturer in Development Economics
Person: Academic
Bina Agarwal
- bina.agarwalmanchester.acuk
- Global Development Institute - Professor of Development Economics and Environment
Person: Academic
Heather Alberro
- heather.alberromanchester.acuk
- Global Development Institute - Lecturer in Sustainability
Person: Academic
Lucas Alencar
- lucas.alencarmanchester.acuk
- Global Development Institute - Research Associate (Sustainable Forests)
Person: Academic

[Book Review] Capitalism in the Colonies: African Merchants in Lagos, 1851–1931
Ibrahim, A., 2025, In: The Journal of Development Studies. 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A comparative analysis of the cost of alternative approaches to addressing housing need in Namibia
Delgado, G., Mitlin, D., Phiri, K. & Muller, A., Apr 2025, In: Environment and Urbanization . 37, 1, p. 263-284 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Africa: Peace and development in the age of transactional geopolitics
Weldemichel, T. & Ouma, S., 15 Oct 2025, University of Manchester, Global Development Institute.
Research output: Other contribution
After the resurgence of Talibanism theocracy: non-lethal intervention and the politics of non-neutrality in Afghanistan
Beidollahkhani, A., 14 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Central Asian Survey. p. 1-20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Ageing in Precarity: Refugee and Asylum Seeker Experiences of Housing and Home in Later Life
Hartland, T., Bastia, T., Buffel, T. & Doran, P., 2025, (In preparation) In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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JEO4C: Just Earth Observation for Conservation
Pritchard, R. (PI), Enns, C. (CoI), Foster, T. (CoI) & Oldekop, J. (CoI)
1/10/23 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
PACES: Making migration and migration policy decisions amidst societal transformations
Bakewell, O. (PI) & Dimova, R. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
EDZ: African Cities DFID STAGE 3 (AWARD)
Mitlin, D. (PI)
31/03/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
Transport & Mobility
Lucas, K. (PI), Kingston, R. (CoI), Evans, J. (CoI), Acheampong, R. A. (CoI), Anderson, K. (CoI), Larrington-Spencer, H. (CoI), Enns, C. (CoI), Gallego Schmid, A. (CoI), Lea-Langton, A. (CoI), Dodge, M. (CoI), Temenos, C. (CoI), Hall, S. M. (CoI), Kulynych, Y. (PGR student), Budworth, P. (PGR student), Marsland, C. (PGR student), Chen, Y. (PGR student), Koksal, C. (CoI) & Tsoneva, E. (Researcher)
1/09/20 → …
Project: Research
Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation
Schultz, D. (PI), Parkes, B. (CoI), Allen, O. (CoI), Mccormick Kilbride, B. (CoI), Jankovic, V. (CoI), Müller, T. (CoI), Foster, T. (CoI), Foster, A. (CoI), Panteli, M. (CoI), Sedighi, M. (CoI), Morgan, J. (CoI), Souvannaseng, P. (CoI), Hadi Mosleh, M. (CoI), Taithe, B. (CoI), Lombardi, D. (CoI) & Clay, G. (CoI)
1/11/19 → …
Project: Research

Be//longing: a play produced in cooperation with the Manchester Migration Lab
Müller, T. (Collaborator)
Impact: Societal impacts
Blog: aspiration & revolution
Müller, T. (Participant)
Impact: Societal impacts
Conservation activities and biodiversity training in Sumaco National Park, Ecuador
Preziosi, R. (Participant), Bebbington, A. (Participant), Rowntree, J. (Participant), Oldekop, J. (Participant), Zytynska, S. (Participant) & Truelove, N. (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Environmental impacts, Societal impacts, Technological impacts
Direct Cash Transfers as an Antipoverty Instrument for the Extreme and Chronic Poor
Barrientos, A. (Participant), Hulme, D. (Participant) & Hickey, S. (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Political impacts
Documentary Refugee Lifelines
Müller, T. (Collaborator)
Impact: Societal impacts

The Global Politics of Hunger and Starvation
Weldemichel, T. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Graduate Teaching Assistant ( Quantitative Text Analysis for SoSS UG and PGT Students)
Miranti, R. C. (Contributor)
30 Sept 2025 → 30 Jan 2026
Activity: Internal positions, career professional development, other peer review and other › Internal positions › Teaching and Research
Graduate Teaching Assistant ( SEED Research Training for PGR Students)
Miranti, R. C. (Contributor)
30 Sept 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Activity: Internal positions, career professional development, other peer review and other › Internal positions › Teaching and Research
64th ERSA Congress
Wang, J. (Participant)
26 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
64th ERSA Congress 2025
Miranti, R. C. (Participant)
26 Aug 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

Social Assistance in Low and Middle Income Countries
Barrientos, A. (Creator), University of Manchester, Aug 2018
http://www.social-assistance.manchester.ac.uk
Dataset
Interviews with Ethiopian and Eritrean Migrants in Nairobi and Khartoum, Interviews with Eritrean Migrants in Addis Ababa, 2020-2021
Müller, T. (Owner), UK Data Service, 1 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-857255, https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/857255/
Dataset
Do We See Convergence in Institutions? A Cross-Country Analysis
Savoia, A. (Contributor) & Sen, K. (Contributor), figshare , 14 Feb 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.4649722.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/Do_We_See_Convergence_in_Institutions_A_Cross-Country_Analysis/4649722/1 and one more link, https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7579966 (show fewer)
Dataset
Determinants of cancer screening awareness and participation among Indonesian women
Anwar, S. (Contributor), Tampubolon, G. (Contributor), Mieke, V. H. (Contributor), Hutajulu, S. (Contributor), Watkins, J. (Contributor) & Wulaningsih, W. (Contributor), figshare , 6 Mar 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4023052.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Determinants_of_cancer_screening_awareness_and_participation_among_Indonesian_women/4023052/1
Dataset
Institutionalization of social transfers
Lavers, T. (Contributor) & Hickey, S. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 12 May 2021
DOI: 10.17632/f5mszzsvcp.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/f5mszzsvcp
Dataset

1st Place in the 2nd InterAmerican Congress in Climate Change. Best Oral Presentation
Hernandez-Montilla, M. (Recipient), 16 Mar 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
2015/16: Faculty Prize- Best Doctoral Research Thesis, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, University of Bristol
Jepson, N. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Collaborative Masters Scholarship Program (CMAP) Award
Kabutey-Ongor, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
American Association of Geographers, Economic Geography Specialty Group, Best Dissertation Award
Krishnan, A. (Recipient), Apr 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
American Association of Geographers, Economic Geography Specialty Group- Best Student Paper Award
Krishnan, A. (Recipient), Apr 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Convergence, Divergence, Flatlining or Plateau: What has happened to inequality between and within countries over the last decade?
Paul, S.
27/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Financing the Ghanaian Cocoa Sector
Van Huellen, S. & Abubakar , F. M.
9/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel: Political geography| Invisibilisation of Tigray| Academic activism
Weldemichel, T.
19/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
Ethiopie : le spectre d’une nouvelle guerre hante les Tigréens
Weldemichel, T.
4/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
Етнічний федералізм Ефіопії та війна в Тиграї: діалог про корені насильства
Weldemichel, T.
14/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other

(In) formality in E-waste Movement and Management in the Global Economy
Laha, S. (Author), Nadvi, K. (Supervisor) & Woodhouse, P. (Supervisor), 16 Apr 2015
Student thesis: Phd

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A comparative study of the practices of children's work in construction
Wardle, E. (Author), Olsen, W. (Supervisor) & Mitlin, D. (Supervisor), 13 Nov 2013
Student thesis: Phd

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Adapting to Climate Variability and Change in West Africa: the Role of Irrigation Development
Redicker, S. (Author), Foster, T. (Supervisor) & Dimova, R. (Supervisor), 8 Jul 2022
Student thesis: Phd

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Adding Health to Years: Essays on Mental Health and Wellbeing of Older People in China
Li, G. (Author), Tampubolon, G. (Supervisor) & Maharani, A. (Supervisor), 25 Apr 2023
Student thesis: Phd

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AGROCHEMICAL ABUSE: REASONS FOR PESTICIDE AND FERTILISER OVERUSE AMONG ARABLE FARMERS OF GUYANA
David, J. (Author), Olsen, W. (Supervisor) & Bebbington, A. (Supervisor), 28 Mar 2011
Student thesis: Phd

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