Over the summer our masters students have written some brilliant blog posts exploring key topics in the field of International Development.
Alex Smith explores how colonialism degraded environments in the Global South and left a legacy of structural inequalities.
Lucas Rhodes questions whether the term ‘anthropocene’ is too broad a brush to use when discussing environmental degradation.
Taofeekat Adigun explores how colonialism created the conditions for different facets of contemporary racial discrimination.
Kim Austen discusses how structural and systemic changes are needed to reduce maternal morbidity, mortality and health inequalities.
Noe Ignatowicz discusses the benefits and limitations of using the concept of the Anthropocene to examine the climate crisis.
Madelaine Pietrzkiewicz examines the abuses suffered by Rohingya women and girls through the lens of intersectionality.
Joshua Shanks takes an intersectional approach to the health impacts caused by environmental degradation.
Daisy Hilton discusses how the Anthropocene spurs positive changes whilst overlooking historical and social causes of degradation.
Panrot Piwuna explores how human rights and environmental law are intimately connected.
Nikhil Nityanand Bhandikeri discusses the legacy of colonialism’s exploitation of people, land, and resources.
Emeli Hanson compares colonial and pre-colonial subordination of women in Nigeria, and discusses the impact on contemporary political representation.
