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Read more at: Central Asian Spring Festival Navroz organised by Cambridge Central Asia Forum and the Centre of Development Studies
Central Asian Spring Festival Navroz organised by Cambridge Central Asia Forum and the Centre of Development Studies

Central Asian Spring Festival Navroz organised by Cambridge Central Asia Forum and the Centre of Development Studies

13 March 2015

The Central Asian Spring Festival Navroz took place on 11 March 2015 at the Cambridge Guildhall. It was organized by the Cambridge Central Asia Forum and the Centre of Development Studies together with the Cambridge University Kazakh Society, Cambridge University Uzbek Society and Cambridge University Azerbaijan Society...


Read more at: MPhil Alumni Sarine Arslanian (2013-2014) wrote blog post for New Cities Foundation

MPhil Alumni Sarine Arslanian (2013-2014) wrote blog post for New Cities Foundation

9 March 2015

MPhil Alumni Sarine Arslanian currently interning in Jakarta at the Centre for Public Policy Transformation (Transformasi} that recently partnered with the New Cities Foundation wrote a blog post for New Cities Foundation in preparation of this year's biggest urban development summit - the New Cities Summit - that will be...


Read more at: Dr. Fennell is an invited speaker, and will be discussing 'The Economics of Rural India', at the Harvard University India Initiative to be held in New Delhi, on the 9-10th of January, 2015.

Dr. Fennell is an invited speaker, and will be discussing 'The Economics of Rural India', at the Harvard University India Initiative to be held in New Delhi, on the 9-10th of January, 2015.

16 December 2014

This is a student initiative of current Harvard undergraduates and brings together 450 of the brightest young minds across India to create a tradition of research-focussed policy making in India. The list of speakers and topics can be found at http://www.harvardindiainitiative.com/#!speakers/c187m


Read more at: Lecture by Professor Christopher Cramer Wednesday 19 November 4pm in Little Hall (Sidgwick Site)

Lecture by Professor Christopher Cramer Wednesday 19 November 4pm in Little Hall (Sidgwick Site)

14 November 2014

Fairtrade - narratives, facts, and agricultural wage workers: findings from research in Ethiopia and Uganda


Read more at: Rural electrification and development in South Korea Paper by Terry van Gevelt

Rural electrification and development in South Korea Paper by Terry van Gevelt

17 October 2014

Rural electrification and development in South Korea (1965 - 1979) in Energy for Sustainable Development http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S097308261400091X Abstract In fifteen years, South Korea went from providing only 12% of rural households with electricity to providing 98% of rural households with...


Read more at: Official opening of the Alison Richard Building

Official opening of the Alison Richard Building

28 July 2014

On Friday, 4 May the Alison Richard Building was formally opened by Professor Dame Alison Richard DBE.


Read more at: "Adaptation, Poverty and Development: The Dynamics of Subjective Well-Being" Edited by David Alexander Clark

"Adaptation, Poverty and Development: The Dynamics of Subjective Well-Being" Edited by David Alexander Clark

28 July 2014

Adaptation, Poverty and Development: The Dynamics of Subjective Well-Being Edited by David Alexander Clark With a Foreword by David Hulme ISBN 9780230360563 Palgrave Macmillan April 2012 In contrast to previous attempts to examine adaptation to climate change in developing countries, the authors focus on how individuals...


Read more at: Peter Nolan Book Launch

Peter Nolan Book Launch

28 July 2014

Peter Nolan Book Launch Available at Amazon


Read more at: China's growing influence in Africa article

China's growing influence in Africa article

28 July 2014

Read Tayyab Safdar's in depth article here.


Read more at: New post for Dr Alexandra Winkels

New post for Dr Alexandra Winkels

28 July 2014

In addition to her position as an affiliated lecturer in Centre of Development Studies, from 1st October 2012 Dr Alexandra Winkels will be working part-time for four years as the Institute Teaching Officer and Academic Director in Development Studies for the Cambridge University Institute for Continuing Education at...