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The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise: Conversation with Pritish Behuria
In this episode, GDI's Pritish Behuria discusses his new book,
The Social Implications of Conservation – with Prof Dan Brockington
In recent decades, conservation science has begun to pay greater attention to local people’s rights, livelihoods, and well-being. Yet the growing availability of data and advanced technologies raises new justice concerns for conservation scienc...
Geographies of Responsibility, Care and Repair in Digital Worlds of AI
In this episode, we chat with some of the authors of a recent intervention published inTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers on 'Geographies of Responsibility, Care and Repair in Digital Worlds of AI'. We hear from Jessi...
What academic traits create transformative research?
In her opening session for Research for Transformation Lab week in November 2025, GDI’s Diana Mitlin reflected on five academic personas and their possibilities for transformative research: the shining superstar, the convenor, the subversiv...
Alumni Conversation: Taio Gardey on Farming Out of Poverty
In this episode, Taio Gardey, GDI alumnus and Executive Director of Farming Out of Poverty (FOOP), discusses the realities of working on the ground in Sierra Leone. We discuss tricky decisions he's had to make throughout his career, the kinds o...