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👋 Hello! Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (also known as IGDC). We're a major interdisciplinary centre for research and partnership for global development based at the University of York. Happy to see everyone in bluer skies.
Check out the news and blogs page on our website to keep updated with what is going on at the IGDC!

blogs.york.ac.uk/igdc/
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre – Applying interdisciplinary expertise to research and partnerships, the IGDC addresses global development challenges in innovative ways.
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
blogs.york.ac.uk
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎄IGDC are closed for the holidays, we'll be back on 5 January 2026. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📢The most read IGDC blog post with 411 views is: The environmental impact of mass tourism: A case study of Negril, Jamaica, 1970s-2023

You can read the full blog here: blogs.york.ac.uk/igdc/2024/04...
The environmental impact of mass tourism: A case study of Negril, Jamaica, 1970s-2023 – Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
blogs.york.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢The most watched video on our YouTube channel this year with 4,764 views is: Decolonising Methods and Methodologies - Dr Linda Tuhiwai Smith! You can watch it on our YouTube channel here youtu.be/vLqr2dsNmXo
Decolonising Methods and Methodologies - Dr Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Latest edition of Linda's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/decolonizing-methodologies-9781786998125/ More events like this: https://www.york.ac.uk/igdc/events/ About: The groundbreaking book…
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December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
IGDC’s podcast series explores the practicalities of decolonising research. Visit the new dedicated podcast website to find out more and access the podcasts.

www.york.ac.uk/igdc/decolon...
Decolonising global development podcast
IGDC, in collaboration with our partners at UFBA, Brazil, have developed a series of podcasts and associated blogs which explore and explain methods for decolonising global development research
www.york.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We had our Annual Lecture last week where Adam Hanieh examined the Middle East’s central role in today’s fossil-fuel-centered world and the accelerating climate emergency.

You can watch the lecture in full on our YouTube channel here: youtu.be/WhAcYNZlkOo
IGDC Annual Lecture 2025: Capitalism, Conflict and the Climate Emergency
YouTube video by Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
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December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We have a wealth of videos on our YouTube channel including the most recent webinars. Why not have a look?

www.youtube.com/@interdiscip...
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
An interdisciplinary learning and research community at the University of York for equitable global development
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December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Join us tomorrow for our Annual Lecture where Adam Hanieh will examine fossil capitalism and the accelerating climate emergency, using the Middle East as his lens.

Find out more and book here www.york.ac.uk/igdc/events/...
IGDC Annual Lecture 2025: Capitalism, conflict and the climate emergency: how fossil fuel politics have shaped inequality and violence
Adam Hanieh (Professor of Political Economy and Global Development at University of Exeter) examines fossil capitalism and the accelerating climate emergency, using conflict, violence and…
www.york.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Drop in to discuss with Nick potential books or book series projects Tomorrow! Find out more here www.york.ac.uk/igdc/events/...
Bloomsbury Book Publishing Editorial Drop in Sessions
Drop in to discuss with Nick potential books or book series projects
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December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Drop in to discuss with Nick potential books or book series projects Tomorrow! Find out more here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bloomsbury...
Bloomsbury Book Publishing drop in sessions
Drop in to discuss with Nick potential books or book series projects
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The IGDC is a major interdisciplinary centre for research and partnership based at the University of York.

We develop innovative people-focused solutions to address urgent and structural challenges of global development.

Find out more www.york.ac.uk/igdc/about/
About IGDC
IGDC is a major interdisciplinary centre for research and partnership for global development based at the University of York.
www.york.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Drop in to discuss with Nick potential books or book series projects on 4 December. Find out more here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bloomsbury...
Bloomsbury Book Publishing drop in sessions
Drop in to discuss with Nick potential books or book series projects
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us tomorrow with Nick Wolterman, Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury, who will be delivering a short, in-person presentation on how to pitch a book idea to a publisher.

Find out more and book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bloomsbury...
Bloomsbury Book Publishing talk
Nick Wolterman, Senior Commissioning Editor for International Development, African Studies, and Economics at Zed Books / Bloomsbury Academic
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Join us on 9 December for our Annual Lecture where Adam Hanieh will examine fossil capitalism and the accelerating climate emergency, using the Middle East as his lens.

Find out more and book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/capitalism...
Capitalism, conflict and the climate emergency
Adam Hanieh examines fossil capitalism and the accelerating climate emergency, using the Middle East as his lens
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
View the latest articles and books from IGDC members on global development topics

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Latest publications
View the latest articles and books from IGDC members on global development topics.
www.york.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Join us on 27 November with Nick Wolterman, Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury, who will be delivering a short, in-person presentation on how to pitch a book idea to a publisher.

Find out more and book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bloomsbury...
Bloomsbury Book Publishing talk
Nick Wolterman, Senior Commissioning Editor for International Development, African Studies, and Economics at Zed Books / Bloomsbury Academic
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Join us on 9 December for our Annual Lecture where Adam Hanieh will examine fossil capitalism and the accelerating climate emergency, using the Middle East as his lens.

Find out more and book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/capitalism...
Capitalism, conflict and the climate emergency
Adam Hanieh examines fossil capitalism and the accelerating climate emergency, using the Middle East as his lens
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Check out the news and blogs page on our website to keep updated with what is going on at the IGDC!

blogs.york.ac.uk/igdc/
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre – Applying interdisciplinary expertise to research and partnerships, the IGDC addresses global development challenges in innovative ways.
Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
blogs.york.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Join us on 27 November with Nick Wolterman, Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury, who will be delivering a short, in-person presentation on how to pitch a book idea to a publisher.

Find out more and book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bloomsbury...
Bloomsbury Book Publishing talk
Nick Wolterman, Senior Commissioning Editor for International Development, African Studies, and Economics at Zed Books / Bloomsbury Academic
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The IGDC’s interdisciplinary and international approach ties in with the University's Research Strategy and aims to harness funds from the Global Challenges Research Fund to help deliver the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Find out more www.york.ac.uk/igdc/research/
Global development research at York
Global development research undertaken by IGDC members at York is associated with one or more of our core themes: social justice, global health and wellbeing, and sustainable environments.
www.york.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
IGDC Director Jon Ensor has written a news item on the interdisciplinary research by IGDC members published in the first ten months of the year which explored equity, justice and sustainability through work on governance, the environment, health, and participation.

www.york.ac.uk/igdc/news/20...
IGDC members publish on equity, justice and sustainability in 2025
Interdisciplinary research by IGDC members published in the first ten months of the year explore equity, justice and sustainability through work on governance, the environment, health, and participati...
www.york.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
IGDC’s podcast series explores the practicalities of decolonising research. Visit the new dedicated podcast website to find out more and access the podcasts.

www.york.ac.uk/igdc/decolon...
Decolonising global development podcast
IGDC, in collaboration with our partners at UFBA, Brazil, have developed a series of podcasts and associated blogs which explore and explain methods for decolonising global development research
www.york.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our approach to research is underpinned by our core values:

Inclusivity
Responsibility
Sustainability
Integrity

Find out more about the IGDC on our website www.york.ac.uk/igdc/about/
About IGDC
IGDC is a major interdisciplinary centre for research and partnership for global development based at the University of York.
www.york.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Check out IGDCs evolving webpage with resources on decolonising research www.york.ac.uk/igdc/decolon...
Decolonising research
IGDC’s commitment to decolonising global development research must be understood as a fundamental challenge to how we work - demanding that we question our approach to research and to problematise…
www.york.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM