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Professional Development Programme (University of East Anglia)

The Professional Development Programme allows individuals or small groups to take time out from their work routine and benefit from the provision of an environment and access to facilities that will enable them to enhance their professional skills and capabilities. ...

MPhil/PhD in International Development (Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath)

The philosophy of the Department of Social Policy Sciences at the University of Bath is to create a lively and informed research community. We have a strong international research reputation, covering all the mainstream fields of economics, as well as a wide variety of development-related areas an...

MSc Wellbeing & Human Development (Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath)

This programme is aimed at: recent graduates who are interested in poverty, both globally and in the UK, and international issues and who are seeking a deeper conceptual and ethical understanding of this new discourse than is offered by conventional courses in ‘development studies...

MA Globalisation and Development (IDS, University of Sussex)

IDS is proud to announce a new Masters programme which includes a trip to China to witness the country’s rapid economic growth. The innovative one-year Globalisation and Development degree starts in October 2008 and will provide a fresh perspective on globalisation. It will focus on the sh...

MSc Globalisation and Development (IDPM University of Manchester)

The multi-faceted economic, social and political processes for which ‘globalisation’ is now the shorthand have transformed relations between and within all countries and present new challenges for achieving sustainable development in the poorer countries of the world. The dramat...

MBA International Management (Monterey Institute for International Studies)

Students in the Two-Year MBA program have completed a wide variety of undergraduate studies in international relations, political science, area studies, languages, humanities, science and engineering. Most students have previously studied or worked abroad and have the equivalent of two years univers...

MPA International Management (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

Students interested in the building, and re-building, of organizations and communities - whether locally, nationally or globally - will find the necessary skills in the MPA program. Students choosing to seek a degree in the development and management of non-profit and non-governmental international ...

Development Project Management Institute (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

The Development Project Management Institute is a professional training program designed to prepare those who aspire to engage in humanitarian aid or long-term development work in Africa, Asia, Latin America or anywhere else extensive poverty is present. DPMI provides participants with the skills n...

MA International Policy Studies (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

Do contemporary global issues such as humanitarian aid, trade and development, gender empowerment, weapons of mass destruction, sustainable environmental development, nonproliferation, terrorism, conflict transformation, international negotiation, and international and nonprofit management attract ...

MA International Trade Policy (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

The field of International Trade Policy (ITP) combines the essentials of trade policy with professional skills training. The MAITP degree was developed in recognition of a rapidly globalizing economy and the opportunities and challenges presented to a new group of professional practitioners. The de...

Conservation Leadership Program - CLP (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

The Conservation Leadership Program (CLP) is a new two week certificate course at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, running from May 29th - June 8th 2007. Its innovative curriculum delivers the necessary skills for current and future environmental leaders. Graduates will to go on to m...

MSc Cooperation and Development
(Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia - IUSS)

The Master Program in Cooperation and Development (CD) aims at training professionals in the field of international cooperation. Students are prepared to work in institutions which operate in the area of cooperation and development, such as International Organizations, Governmental Bureaus, firms wo...

Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills (BIR06)
(International Human Rights Network)

Reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of human rights fieldwork and the training programme, applications are invited from:Human rights specialists who wish to adapt pre-existing knowledge of international human rights framework to the context of human rights fieldwork; and fromExperienced fiel...

Customized Courses/Study Programs (International Institute of Rural Reconstruction - IIRR)

Based on requests, IIRR organzes training courses, workshops, and study programs that are content-specific and tailored to the needs of development organizations. These study programs can be conducted at IIRR's Yen Center in the Philippines or in other countries....

PhD in Development Studies
(University of Melbourne)

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the major research degree offered by the University of Melbourne and may be undertaken as a supervised research program in development studies. Staff provide research expertise as outlined in this publication in Appendix 1, and share a commitment to effective superv...

MSc NGOs and Development (London School of Economics & Political Science)

The programme examines the special roles of NGOs and the challenges they encounter, their relationships with other stakeholders (states, inter-governmental organisations, beneficiaries), the internal organisational challenges as well as the changing policy contexts in which NGOs operate. ...

BSc Economics (University of Bath)

The focus on international development embraces the study of the economics, politics and sociology of developing countries. Students should acquire a good interdisciplinary understanding of international development issues and be able to use appropriate techniques to analyse specific problems in the...

MRes International Development (Departmemt of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath)

The Master of Research (MRes) in International Development combines the academic study of International Development, with training in research methods and the techniques of policy analysis. Its aims are: to systematically review and evaluate different research skills, methodologies and paradig...

MSc Economics (Development )(Department of Economics, University of Bath)

The programme is designed for those students who either already have, or who wish to pursue, careers as: economists in general and those seeking an academic career; staff of international organisations and national governments working in economic analysis and policy roles, and; economists or manager...

MSc Building and Urban Design in Development
(University College London)

BUDD is intended for professionals wanting to work on urban local area improvements, including the design and refurbishment of buildings and the improvement of neighbourhood infrastructure and services. Although not limited to architects, it is aimed at those professionals who are (or would like...

Social Policy in a Development Context

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0000

(2004) edited by Thandika Mkandawire This is an edited volume of contributions from a wide range of experts in the field, and an output of a five-year research programme at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). The chapters provide much-needed conceptual discussions, as well as analyses of central issues pertaining to rationales for social policy and its role in development. This volume will be of interest to all students of development, and particularly those interested in international social policy and development, as well as comparative social policy.

Social Policy for Development

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0000

(2004) by Anthony Hall and James Midgley, with chapters by Jo Beall, Mrigesh Bhatia and Elias Mossialos. A very accessible introduction to the often insufficiently-defined study of social policy in developing countries. The authors cover a wide range of topics central to this area of study and practice. This textbook remains accessible by a varied audience and yet achieves considerable analytical depth. The book is clearly written and makes ample use of examples. The authors also provide further reading lists, as well as a short glossary covering key concepts.

Child poverty in the developing world

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:00:00 +0000

(2003) by David Gordon, Shailen Nandy, Christina Pantazis, Simon Pemberton, and Peter Townsend This book is the result of a large UNICEF-funded study and constitutes a significant step forward in grasping the extent and severity of poverty experienced by children in developing countries. The authors undertook what is the first ever comprehensive quantitative estimation of absolute child poverty across developing countries. Given that much research has highlighted the inadequacy of household measures as a proxy for child poverty, this book and its underlying report offer a much-needed assessment of how widespread and severely poverty affects the lives of children themselves.

Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:00:00 +0000

(1995) by James Midgley This textbook offers a very accessible and comprehensive introduction to social development policy within a development context. The author traces the conceptual underpinnings of institutionalised social policy, its Western origins and its diffusion during the colonial era as well as its evolution as part of development policy.

Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual

Sat, 27 May 2006 23:00:00 +0000

(2004) by Ha-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel Reclaiming Development is a very well-argued and accessible account of how national and international economic policy might be conducted differently. The authors provide a very succinct yet persuasive argument as to why stakeholders in international development may wish to consider shifting away from neoliberal international economic policy.

Whose Reality Counts?: Putting the First Last

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:00:00 +0000

(1997) by Robert Chambers In this widely read book Robert Chambers provides us with real food for thought. His analysis of the development profession and the way that change is instigated on behalf of others calls into question many assumptions that underpin mainstream development practice. Perhaps more importantly this book solicits self-questioning about our own roles in contributing to imagining realities for those we aim to serve; many of which are increasingly acknowledged as misconstrued.

IDS In Focus: Issue 1: Social Protection

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 23:00:00 +0000

(2006) Institute of Development Studies (IDS) IDS In Focus is a new series of briefing notes published by the IDS in Brighton, UK. This series is freely available online and provides very concise overviews of emerging policy issues. This first issue focuses on the salient issues surrounding social policy in developing countries.

Working in International Development and Humanitarian Aid

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:00:00 +0000

(2004) by Angela Higney and Piero Calvi-Parisetti This is a useful addition to the limited resources available to help guide students and professionals wishing to work in international development and humanitarian aid. Written by authors with extensive personal experience of working in the sector, this book provides a very accessible introduction and overview of what development aid is, its main institutional actors, what it takes to get started, develop your career, as well as how the main institutional recruitment schemes work.

Participation: The New Tyranny?

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:00:00 +0000

(2001) edited by Bill Cooke and Uma Kothari This edited volume provides a collection of critical perspective on participatory approaches. The chapters range from very theoretical analyses to more concrete case-studies of how participation is sought in practice. In the context of contemporary development thinking, which at times treats participation as a panacea, this text provides a useful counterbalance. It calls for greater prudence in both our assumptions concerning participation, as well as its deployment in development planning....

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Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:00:00 +0000

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A Radical History of Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies.

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:04:32 +0000

(2005) edited by Uma Kothari This edited collection assembles what are otherwise often scattered and implicit contributions to thinking on the history of Development Studies as a subject. The authors reflect on their own experiences in the sector and examine the evolution of both the roles of institutions and development discourse. In doing so, this book presents a more nuanced and contested evolution and serves to highlight the contributions made by thinking, which although part of its day, is seldom part of orthodox recollection. For anyone new to the subject this historical perspective provides an essential introduction to its origins,...

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Wolfowitz Isn't the World Bank's Biggest Problem

Sun, 06 May 2007 23:00:00 +0000

The World Bank is undeniably in crisis. But not because its president, Paul Wolfowitz, got his girlfriend a raise. It is the Wolfowitz saga that has been grabbing all the headlines, of course. The Iraq-war architect was plucked from the Defense Department and deposited by President George W. Bush at the World Bank in 2005 (by tradition, the U.S. President picks the bank's chief). At the time, Wolfowitz informed the bank's ethics committee that he was seeing Shaha Riza, a communications adviser at the bank, and the in-house ethicists told him she should be moved to another agency and given a raise for her troubles. But the size of the pay hike (from $133,000 to $180,000, tax free) and other details about Riza's transfer raised hackles among bank staff and sparked an investigation. The bank's board will decide any day now whether Wolfowitz stays or goes. This dragged-out mess, though, is a distraction. The bigger issue is that the Washington-based bank and its sister organization, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are struggling to justify their continued existence. The situation is most pressing for the smaller IMF, which pays its bills with the profits it...

Bush Discusses United States International Development Agenda

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, May 31, 2007. MRS. BUSH: Thank you, George, for that kind introduction. Thanks to the United States Global Leadership Council for hosting us this morning. Next week, leaders from around the world will gather in Germany to advance goals shared by people of every nation: economic empowerment, education, and good health. The eagerness of children to learn, the desire of individuals to provide for themselves and their families, and the longing of mothers to see their babies grow up healthy are universal. Yet poverty, a lack of education, and disease have kept millions from around the world from fulfilling these fundamental desires. Today the governments and citizens of many countries are working to overcome these crises. And the American people are proud to stand with them. Through our government, the American people have given billions of dollars to lift the burdens of crushing debt, illiteracy, malaria and HIV/AIDS. At the end of June, I'll travel to the African nations of Senegal, Mozambique, Zambia and Mali to see the results --...

No development, no peace

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Anyone interested in peacemaking, poverty reduction, and Africa's future should read the new United Nations environment programme (UNEP) report (http://www.unep.org/sudan/) Sudan: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment. This may sound like a technical report on Sudan's environment, but it is also a vivid study of how the natural environment, poverty, and population growth can interact to provoke terrible human-made disasters like the violence in Darfur (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5316306.stm). Extreme poverty is a major cause, and predictor, of violence. The world's poorest places, like Darfur, are more likely to go to war than richer places. This is not only common sense, but is verified by studies and statistical analyses. In the UNEP's words, There is a very strong link between land degradation, desertification, and conflict in Darfur. Darfur, the poorest part of a very poor country, fits that dire pattern. Livelihoods are supported by semi-nomadic livestock-rearing in the north and subsistence farming in the south. It is far from ports and international trade, lacks basic infrastructure such as roads and electricity, and is extremely arid. Declining rainfall has contributed directly or indirectly to crop failures, the encroachment of the desert into pasturelands, the decline of water and grassland for livestock, and massive deforestation. Rapid population...

All For One, And One For All? An Examination Of The Commonwealth And The Challenges It Faces

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Are you interested in international relations, politics, and other related disciplines? Do you want to learn about the Commonwealth, its institutions, and the role it plays in tackling the major problems facing the world today? Do you want the opportunity to help develop your career prospects? The Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit (CPSU), a think tank based in London, is holding its Annual Summer Conference for Young People from the 2 – 4 July 2007 at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Russell square, London. The conference will provide delegates with an introduction to the Commonwealth, before looking specifically at its work in two key areas: Climate Change and the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s). The Commonwealth, with more than two-thirds of its population under 29 years old, has long realised the importance of engaging young people in pursuit of its policy aims. Since its inception, the CPSU has been fully committed to this approach and we believe that the dynamism and drive of young people can be harnessed to cultivate new ideas that will assist in the evolution of the Commonwealth.

Guest PhD Scholarships in International Development Studies at Roskilde University

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:14:37 +0000

The Graduate Researcher School of International Development Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark announces a limited number of short-term scholarships intended for Ph.D. students already engaged in a formal Ph.D. study programme, but who would be interested in pursuing part of their programme with IDS, Roskilde. A certain preference will be given to students from the developing world. A limited number of guest scholarships are available for Ph.D. students for a period ranging from 3 to 5 months. The scholarships are in the amount of DKK 10.000 per month and should cover basic living expenses. For further info: http://ruc.dk/ruc_en/research/PhD/socsc/intdev/ (http://ruc.dk/ruc_en/research/PhD/socsc/intdev/)

Flawed aid worsens plight of Africa's Sahel-report

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:00:00 +0000

DAKAR, June 11 (Reuters) - Short-sighted and inadequate foreign aid has worsened the plight of millions of people in Africa's parched and poverty-stricken Sahel belt, according to a report commissioned by major charities in the region. The study entitled Beyond Any Drought , backed by charities including Oxfam and Save the Children, argues that unless aid programmes are overhauled Africa's poorest nations face harsher famines as free-market reforms deepen the roots of poverty. Two years after a crisis in Niger left 3.6 million people short of food and grabbed world headlines with images of starving children, aid agencies failed to improve coordination with one another and with local governments. History will repeat itself unless governments in the Sahel and donor agencies adopt an entirely new strategy for the region, says Camilla Toulmin, director of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) think-tank which co-issued the report. Foreign organisations frequently fail to consult local residents', are inflexible with preconceived aid solutions and focus more on meeting their donors' targets than improving the lives of the poor, the report argued. Read the full Article: Flawed aid...

Development: Too Many Donors Spoil the Aid

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:00:00 +0000

BRUSSELS, Jul 16 (IPS) - An excessive number of aid donors is hampering efforts to make development assistance more effective, a new study has found. After examining European Union aid to Cambodia, Mozambique and Peru, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London calculated that these countries have to deal with 15-17 bilateral donors from the EU, as well as the European Commission. The figure is even higher if bodies representing regions like Catalonia in Spain or Flanders in Belgium -- both of which have offices in Mozambique -- are included. Andrew Lawson, head of the ODI centre for aid and public expenditure, said that while some progress has been made, progress to improve the effectiveness of EU aid has been slow over the past two years. He argued that a specific body may need to be established to address how there can be a better division of labour between aid activities undertaken by the EU's executive, the European Commission, and the Union's individual governments. Although a code of conduct on reducing duplication of aid work has been drafted in the past year, there...

Log frames Made Simple!

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Is that possible I hear you ask… There will never be the perfect logical frame, and furthermore there are people operating in the field of M E (Monitoring and Evaluation) that see logical frameworks having a number of intrinsic problems; such as they do not allow for process orientated projects. This having been said, they remain a tool used by many donors and organisations. So I am going to share some of the main stumbling blocks I have come across when reviewing logical frameworks and some handy hints I use that help me developing them.

Study Shows Links Between Volunteering and Employability

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Researchers from Australian Volunteers International (AVI) and Monash University documented the employability skills developed by Australians who volunteered overseas, and examined how these skills matched the needs of Australian employers. Interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills, cross-cultural communication, organisational and management skills, problem-solving ability, initiative and resourcefulness were among the key skills developed by returned AVI volunteers. Australian employer representatives and human resource managers from a wide range of sectors also nominated these skills as highly desirable in potential employees. AVI CEO Dimity Fifer says numerous studies have shown that the Australian workforce is changing rapidly, becoming more multinational and multicultural. Consequently, she says there is a high demand for people with skills that are transferable across a range of workplaces and contexts.

Time for a grand re-think of grand aid plans

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Aid donors should re-think their self-appointed role as saviours of the poor, and try more modest and realistic approaches, argues William Easterly. Over the past five decades, the West has donated US$2.3 trillion in foreign aid to poor countries. Most of this money has been funnelled into a series of grand plans to eradicate poverty — plans that have become increasingly high-profile in a bid to attract money from both public and private purses. After being lobbied by rock stars to make poverty history in Africa, G8 countries doubled foreign aid to Africa from US$25 billion to $50 billion in 2005. But as advocacy for increased aid grows ever stronger, what do we have to show for it? Value of piecemeal projects African children are still dying of malaria for sleeping without a mosquito net and for lack of 12 US cent medicines that could treat them once infected. Of course, aid has helped, mainly through piecemeal efforts such as oral rehydration therapy to counteract the effects of diarrhoea, or with sanitation projects. It is this type of success that is more feasible than a grand plan aiming, for example, to provide everyone in the world with clean water...

So you want to work in the voluntary sector?

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Debbie Andalo looks at career options in the voluntary sector One in 50 employees in the UK works in the voluntary sector which offers more than 600,000 job opportunities, according to latest figures from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/). But despite these statistics, which reflect how popular the not-for-profit sector is as a career destination, it is notoriously difficult to break into. Job vacancies, especially those based overseas in international development or humanitarian work, will often demand experience so it can appear a closed shop to those who want to work for a voluntary organisation. Charities, and those responsible for its workforce development, are increasingly taking the initiative themselves in creating new routes into employment. Working for a Charity (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/nov/01/voluntary.sector.careers) the organisation devoted to meeting the skill needs of the sector, launched its first online training course last year. Called Effective Voluntary Sector Management, it runs for 12 months and is aimed at new recruits, those keen to work for a charity and career changers. Working for a Charity's manager, Elaine Smethurst, says: We believe the demand is out there for this course. One of its joys is that if we have enough notice we can expand...

How volunteering at Unesco changes lives

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:00:00 +0000

In international organisations such as Unesco, interns are welcome to work alongside staff on development programmes and special projects. And, fortunately for the agency, many young people are willing to do just that, offering their time in exchange for experience. So, what drives this motivation, and what challenges and lessons are learned along the way? Unpaid labour makes up a relatively sizeable part of the workforce at Unesco's Bangkok branch. At any one time, there are usually 15 to 30 young people volunteering for anything between a month and a whole year. Apart from interns, there are other classified volunteers as well. Mostly female, they come in all ages, though most average in their late 20s, with a wide range of experience, educational backgrounds and nationalities, mainly Europe, North America and developed Asian nations like Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Unesco's director Sheldon Shaeffer hopes to see more interns from Southeast Asia, especially Thailand. To be eligible, interns should be enrolled in university and be able to volunteer a maximum of six months. Although they receive no stipend, Unesco internships are well regarded by young people seeking international careers. The process for many begins at www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=2703. However, opportunities as great as this...

Discuss and seek advice in the forum

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:00:00 +0000

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Searching for a new world order in Davos

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Davos, Switzerland - The spectacular rise of China and India coupled with a decline in US influence has prompted heated debate in Davos this year over possible scenarios for a new world order. While the United States remains the undisputed military superpower, experts participating in the annual gathering of the world's political and business elite have highlighted its waning ability to set the global agenda on its own. And with the UN Security Council struggling to provide a consensus on just about any major issue, the question of what nation, group of nations or international institution could command a leading role on the future world stage was floated to a widely varying response. The only real point of agreement was that the current fluidity in the balance of world power carries a serious threat of instability and conflict, as well as concerns over how to build an effective international response to extreme abuses of power such as acts of genocide or ethnic cleansing. We don't live in a multi-polar world, we live in a non-polar world, said John Chipman, director general of the...

UN chief moving `at full speed' on food crisis

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:00:00 +0000

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he is moving at full speed pushing efforts to tackle the world food crisis. Ban said he will hold the first meeting of his recently formed United Nations task force on food next Monday. He also said he is sending invitations to all world leaders to join him at a high-level meeting to work out a strategy for addressing food shortages and soaring prices. The conference, organized by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, will be June 3-5 in Rome. This crisis did not come out of the blue, Ban told reporters. It grew out of more than a decade of neglect and ineffective development policies. We need a new start. While there have been promising steps in recent days to deal with emergency food needs, the entire U.N. system needs to lead and act together to boost agricultural development, particularly in Africa and other regions most affected, he said. The secretary-general said he is urging government leaders not to adopt measures that distort international trade in food and push up prices. He also called for immediate action to get seeds and fertilizer to small farmers. Ban was asked about...

Volunteer Internship, Sri Lanka

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Sigirya, Sri Lanka, Unpaid The activities are quite diverse ranging from conservation biology, participatory eco-cultural development, eco-cultural tourism, community development, environmental conservation (includes wildlife conservation and management) etc and provide research experience and exposure in the areas of Archaeology, Anthropology, botany, zoology, ethnology, sociology, environment studies, development studies, ethno archaeology and speleology and many other related fields.

Corporate social opportunity Ã¢â¬â Taking ethical risks to market

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:00:00 +0000

Growing numbers of companies are seeing opportunities in meeting social and environmental needs, but business as a whole is not moving fast enough, say David Grayson and Adrian Hodges Global revolutions in technology, markets, demographics and values are giving companies a whole new set of issues that they have to manage urgently. These issues include the environment, human rights, diversity, health, work-life balance and the community. Historically, these have been regarded as “soft issues”, but they have become “hard” for business: hard to ignore, hard to manage, and very hard for the businesses that get them wrong. We first marked this trend in our book Everybody’s Business: Managing Risks and Opportunities in Today’s Global Society, in 2001. Three years later, in Corporate Social Opportunity, we further developed our argument that, handled correctly, these issues need not just be about minimising risk, but could become a source of new marketplace insight and a stimulus to innovation. We always saw corporate social opportunity as being a corporate mindset, as well as developments in products and services. UK fruit smoothies maker Innocent Drinks, which has made its commitment to sustainability integral to its brand identity and values, and retailer Marks...

Studying Development | Global Feed

Professional Development Programme (University of East Anglia)

MPhil/PhD in International Development (Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath)

MSc Wellbeing & Human Development (Department of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath)

MA Globalisation and Development (IDS, University of Sussex)

MSc Globalisation and Development (IDPM University of Manchester)

MBA International Management (Monterey Institute for International Studies)

MPA International Management (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

Development Project Management Institute (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

MA International Policy Studies (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

MA International Trade Policy (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

Conservation Leadership Program - CLP (Monterey Institute of International Studies)

MSc Cooperation and Development (Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia - IUSS)

Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills (BIR06)(International Human Rights Network)

Customized Courses/Study Programs (International Institute of Rural Reconstruction - IIRR)

PhD in Development Studies(University of Melbourne)

MSc NGOs and Development (London School of Economics & Political Science)

BSc Economics (University of Bath)

MRes International Development (Departmemt of Social & Policy Sciences, University of Bath)

MSc Economics (Development )(Department of Economics, University of Bath)

MSc Building and Urban Design in Development(University College London)

Social Policy in a Development Context

Social Policy for Development

Child poverty in the developing world

Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare

Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual

Whose Reality Counts?: Putting the First Last

IDS In Focus: Issue 1: Social Protection

Working in International Development and Humanitarian Aid

Participation: The New Tyranny?

Contribute Content!

A Radical History of Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions and Ideologies.

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Wolfowitz Isn't the World Bank's Biggest Problem

Bush Discusses United States International Development Agenda

No development, no peace

All For One, And One For All? An Examination Of The Commonwealth And The Challenges It Faces

Guest PhD Scholarships in International Development Studies at Roskilde University

Flawed aid worsens plight of Africa's Sahel-report

Development: Too Many Donors Spoil the Aid

Log frames Made Simple!

Study Shows Links Between Volunteering and Employability

Time for a grand re-think of grand aid plans

So you want to work in the voluntary sector?

How volunteering at Unesco changes lives

Discuss and seek advice in the forum

Searching for a new world order in Davos

UN chief moving `at full speed' on food crisis

Volunteer Internship, Sri Lanka

Corporate social opportunity Ã¢â¬â Taking ethical risks to market

MSc Cooperation and Development
(Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia - IUSS)

Human Rights Fieldwork - Principles, Strategies and Skills (BIR06)
(International Human Rights Network)

PhD in Development Studies
(University of Melbourne)

MSc Building and Urban Design in Development
(University College London)

Corporate social opportunity Ã¢â¬â Taking ethical risks to market