Why virtual events are a game-changer for Global South scholars (and great for the SDGs)
Even with "zoom fatigue", there are advantages to the virtual format that speak in favour of keeping it after the pandemic.
Pandemic Breeds Widespread Power Imbalance
The pandemic has affected the distribution, use and oversight of power determining people’s well-being.
Time for a new global development ecosystem?
How can INGOs adapt to a more equitable development system? For sure this will require a proactive shift in power relations.
Post-COVID world discourse: four fault lines
A ‘new normal’ will emerge resulting in a significant refashioning of the status quo, for economic agents as well as governance structures globally.
Where’s your Southern Voice? Why UK researchers should be engaging with networks like ours
To truly "build back better" and more equitably after the devastation of COVID-19, researchers and policymakers from around the globe need to work together.
Enhancing social protection: a Global South priority for the G20 Agenda
In year two of the pandemic, international support should move beyond emergency response towards medium- and long- term planning.
Artificial Intelligence makes the world go round, but who can govern it?
How can we exploit the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) and ensure that the use of algorithms does not violate our rights or reinforce pre-existing inequities?
Getting a network of 51 think tanks to promote southern research together
We wanted to ensure that analysis on the COVID-19 pandemic produced within our network of 51 think tanks would have an impact beyond local contexts. Here’s how we did it, what the results were and what we’ve learned along the way.
Global South Researchers are Making Global Partnerships a Reality
Cooperation and partnerships on the local, national, and international levels, as called for in Sustainable Development Goal 17, are more vital than ever.
A joint endeavour: creating a Global South COVID-19 knowledge hub
The hub is a testament to the co-operative work of hundreds of researchers across the Global South and beyond.
