0905, 2014

New tool to address rural poverty and rural development projects released

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 9, 2014|Development Studies|0 comments

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has recently announced its new multidimensional poverty assessment tool (MPAT) which combines 10 different indicators to measure rural poverty. Led by IFAD, MPAT has been collaboratively developed since 2008 and has been through extensive field testing in several countries, as well as independent validation and peer review. The website includes full background information, related reports and a downloadable guide as well as contact

0805, 2014

Development Studies – April 2014

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|May 8, 2014|Development Studies|0 comments

E-books Development and Democracy : What Have We Learned and How? / Ole Elgstrom and Goran Hyden Survival Migration : Failed Governance and the Crisis of Displacement / Alexander Betts International development studies : theories and methods in research and practice / Andrew Sumner and Michael Tribe. Reducing urban poverty in the global South / David Satterthwaite and Diana Mitlin. Child security in Asia the impact of armed conflict in

2504, 2014

Guardian’s recommendation of global development tweeters

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|April 25, 2014|Development Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

This March saw eight years since Twitter came on to the scene and it has proved to be useful tool for both academic and professional networking. With that in mind Development Studies students and researchers might want to take a look at Maeve Shearlaw’s article published in the Guardian earlier this year of the “movers and shakers” who regularly tweet on a variety of Development related issues. They include Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

1203, 2014

Development Studies – January and February 2014

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 12, 2014|Development Studies|0 comments

Alternatives to neoliberal globalization : studies in the political economy of institutions and late development by Dic Lo. The global challenge of encouraging sustainable living : opportunities, barriers, policy and practice / edited by Shane Fudge, Michael A. Peters, Steven M. Hoffman, Walter Wehrmeyer. The domestic politics of foreign aid / Erik Lundsgaarde. The future is not what it used to be : climate change and energy scarcity / Jörg

0703, 2014

CKNI Trial: longer and off-campus enabled!

By Victoria Bird|March 7, 2014|China and Inner Asia, Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

The trial for CKNI’s databases Chinese Yearbook Full-text database and the China Statistical Yearbooks (National Level resource) has been extended- you can now get access until 15 April. You can also now access the trial off-campus. Enjoy! Chinese Yearbook: Off campus access Chinese Yearbook is the largest, continuously updated yearbooks full-text database in China. It collects various type of yearbooks including national, regional, industry, enterprise yearbooks and so on. China Statistical Yearbooks

0503, 2014

Trial of CNKI’s Chinese Yearbook Full-text database and the China Statistical Yearbooks (National Level resource).

By Victoria Bird|March 5, 2014|China and Inner Asia, Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

We are currently trialling access to China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)’s Chinese Yearbook Full-text database and the China Statistical Yearbooks (National Level resource). Access to Chinese Yearbook Full-text database expires end of March, whereas we have China Statistical Yearbooks (National Level resource) until 4 April 2014. Unfortunately, at the moment you need to be on campus to access these resources. If you need off-campus access, then you may wish to check our existing subscription

0303, 2014

Free access to ALL Palgrave Macmillan Journals during March!

By Victoria Bird|March 3, 2014|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

Free access to ALL Palgrave Macmillan Journals during March! From March 1-31, 2014 Palgrave Macmillan is offering FREE online access to all its journals. All current and archival content spanning the Humanities, the Social Sciences and Business will be available. Just click through to articles of interest and start reading! You can search by topic or browse titles including: Business Economics Comparative Economic Studies Development Eastern Economic Journal European Journal of

1302, 2014

UK Data Service External Training courses

By Victoria Bird|February 13, 2014|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

Struggling with locating and utilising the data for your PhD? Stumped by missing values? Unbalanced by attempts to weight your data? Help is available. On 6-7 March, UK Data Service are running two day-long workshops looking at secondary data analysis. They are charging £30 per UK student, £60 for UK Academic staff (including research centres), and ESRC researchers. Day 1: Finding and evaluating data for your research, where the focus will

3001, 2014

Practical (eBook) Action

By Victoria Bird|January 30, 2014|Anthropology and Sociology, Development Studies, Economics, Politics and International Relations|0 comments

For the next 30 days, the Library invites you to trial Practical Action’s eBooks, the well-known publisher that specialises in the area of International Development. Titles available in the trial include Achieving Water Security; Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women’s Lives and Bridging Research and Policy in Development Access is via this link: https://ezproxy.soas.ac.uk/login?url=http://practicalaction.metapress.com/books/ [on or off-campus] During the trial, you can view books online by clicking the cover

1301, 2014

International data in the UK Data Service: free webinar

By Victoria Bird|January 13, 2014|Development Studies, Economics, Financial and Management Studies|0 comments

On Wednesday 15 January 2014, 2-3pm, the UK Data Service is holding a webinar on the structure, content and research potential of the international databases accessible through the service. The UK Data Service is a comprehensive resource funded by the ESRC to support researchers, teachers and policymakers who depend on high-quality social and economic data. Here you will find a single point of access to a wide range of secondary data including