The term ‘development’ has been central to global conversations for decades, but the way it is understood, practised, and questioned has shifted dramatically. In this Between the Lines podcast episode ...

Biometric digital-ID cards should only be introduced once safeguards are in place, and with the consent and participation of ...

This paper examines the distributional dynamics of zakat in Pakistan, helping understand non-state welfare provision in a Muslim-majority country.

On 3 January 2026, a surprising US-led military operation extracted Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro despite his careful and secret security measures and the protection of his Cuban team of ...

Calls are mounting to shift towards a good enough approach for targeting social assistance in situations of protracted crises ...

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) announces today that Professor Anuradha Joshi has been appointed as its new ...

This year is the United Nations International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. This is an important moment to celebrate the role of pastoralists across the world, recognising their unique ...

This working paper examines how countries can add value to their natural resources by developing domestic, knowledge-intensive suppliers. Using cases from Argentina and Chile, it shows how backward ...

This seminar shares findings about gender, equity, and social inclusion (GESI) in social protection, in protracted crisis contexts from BASIC Research.

The Biometric Digital-ID in Africa report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of digital-ID across Africa. It addresses the critical governance challenges of digital identification ...

IDS staff and students have put together an essential reading and listening list for the year so far. Image: Olena Illustrations/Shutterstock. These books and ...

Back at the start of the year, there was a flurry of questions: where would the axe fall, and how deep, and how badly would the blow be compounded by other donors? We’d just finished writing our study ...