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The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) provides research and knowledge for more equitable and sustainable societies.
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"Just go to Lidl": the backlash against public restaurants
On 7 July 2025, our research project, DISHED, a UKRI-funded initiative to test the piloting of public restaurants in Nottingham and Dundee, was announced. The following day, the Daily Telegraph published a full-length article headlined "WWII-style restaur
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Apprentissage informel de longue durée dans les ateliers : exploitation ou nécessité ?
Dans la plupart des pays africains, l'apprentissage informel, est largement répandu. Il est considéré de loin, comme la source de formation professionnelle la plus importante en Afrique de l'Ouest. Il est ancré dans les traditions et la culture locale et
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Long-term informal learning in workshops: exploitation or necessity?
In most African countries, informal learning is widespread. In West Africa, it is widely regarded as by far the most important source of vocational training. It is rooted in local traditions and culture and is governed by a wide range of informal rules, s
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Will there be a right to food in the UK?
If you live in the United Kingdom in 2026, you do not have a right to adequate food. You do if you live in India, which joined the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR - which contains the human right to food) in 1979 and
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Savory tales: controversies from the Zimbabwean bush
Allan Savory's memoir has recently been published - UnSavory: African Stories of Wildlife, War, and the Birth of Holistic Management. It's a fascinating read. Full of Rhodesian derring-do but some important reflections on the value of field ecology and th
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