In this episode of --between the lines-- IDS researcher, Richard Longhurst, speaks to Hilary Cottam about her book: 'Radical Help: how we can remake the relationships between us and revolutionise the welfare state.'

Radical Help is about new ways of organising living and growing that have been developed with communities across Britain. Hilary argues that our 20th century system is beyond reform and suggests a new model for this century: ways of supporting the young and the old, those who are unwell and those who seek good work. At the heart of this new way of working is human connection.

Hilary studied at IDS, her career began with an international focus, working on programmes in Africa and Latin America. Many of her ideas and approaches stemmed from this international work.

Resources:

Transcript: https://www.ids.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/8.-Hilary-CottamRadical-HelpTranscription.pdf

Book: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/hilary-cottam/radical-help/9780349009087/

Richard Longhurst: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/richard-longhurst/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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In this episode of –between the lines– IDS researcher Ian Scoones, talks to colleague Marina Apgar about his book, Sustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development, part of series of small books for big ideas.

The book looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. Ian argues that integrated livelihoods approaches are an essential lens on questions of development, key to addressing challenges of poverty, inequality and environment, and a useful framework for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Resources:

Ian is co-director of the ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre: https://www.ids.ac.uk/programme-and-centre/social-technological-and-environmental-pathways-to-sustainability-steps-centre/

Marina Apgar: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/marina-apgar/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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In this International Women’s Day episode of —between the lines— IDS researcher, Mariz Tadros, speaks to Ayesha Khan about her book The Women’s Movement in Pakistan: Activism, Islam and Democracy.

The military rule of General Zia ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan, had significant political repercussions for the country. Islamization policies were far more pronounced and control over women became the key marker of the state’s adherence to religious norms. Women’s rights activists mobilized as a result, campaigning to reverse oppressive policies and redefine the relationship between state, society and Islam. Their calls for a liberal democracy led them to be targeted and suppressed. This book is a history of the modern women’s movement in Pakistan.

Ayesha Khan argues that the demand for a secular state and resistance to Islamization should not be misunderstood as Pakistani women sympathizing with a western agenda. Rather, their work is a crucial contribution to the evolution of the Pakistani state.

Ayesha Khan is with the Collective for Social Science Research in Karachi. She works on gender and development, social policy, refugee and conflict issues.

Resources:

Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-womens-movement-in-pakistan-9781788311984/

Mariz Tadros: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/mariz-tadros/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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In this episode IDS Director Melissa Leach speaks to renowned economists and authors Nicholas Stern and Himanshu from LSE, about their book How Lives Change: Palanpur, India and Development Economics.

They discuss how a small village in India to illuminate the drivers of economic changes, why some people do better or worse than others, and what influences mobility and inequality.

How Lives Change: Palanpur, India and Development Economics, is co-authored by Peter Lanjouw, Nicholas Stern and Himanshu.

Resources:

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Lives-Change-Development-Economics/dp/0198806507

Melissa Leach: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/melissa-leach/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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In this episode of –between the lines– author Hilary Wainwright speaks with IDS Director John Gaventa about her book A New Politics from the Left.

Hilary argues that a viable alternative to austerity and neoliberalism requires a new politics for the left that comes from the bottom up, based on participatory democracy and the everyday knowledge and creativity of each individual. Political leadership should be about facilitation and partnership, not expert domination or paternalistic rule.

Resources:

Transcript: https://www.ids.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/4.-Hilary-Wainwright-transcription.pdf

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Politics-Left-Radical-Futures/dp/1509523626

John Gaventa: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/john-gaventa/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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Global Citizen from Gulmi is an inspirational story of how a boy from a remote village in Nepal went on to become the senior-most Nepali in the UN.

In this episode of --between the lines-- Sir Richard Jolly speaks to Kul Chandra Gautam about his book and his journey from a remote village in Nepal to the highest ranks of the United Nations.

Resources:

Transcript: https://www.ids.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/3.-Kul-Chandra-Gautam-transcription.pdf

Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Global-Citizen-Gulmi-Chandra-Gautam/dp/9937921252

Richard Jolly: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/richard-jolly/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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Thousands of people in dozens of countries took to the streets when world food prices spiked in 2008 and 2011. What does the persistence of popular mobilization around food tell us about the politics of subsistence in an era of integrated food markets and universal human rights?

In Ep.02 of --between the lines-- authors Naomi Hossain and Patta Scott-Villiers discuss their book Food Riots, Food Rights & the Politics of Provisions, getting behind the headlines and inside the politics of food for people on low incomes.

Resources:

Transcript: https://www.ids.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ep-02Food-Riots-Food-Rights-and-the-Politics-of-ProvisionsTranscript.pdf

Book: https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/food-riots-food-rights-and-the-politics-of-provisions/

Naomi Hossain: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/naomi-hossain/

Patta Scott-Villiers: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/patta-scott-villiers/

Jennifer Constantine: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/jennifer-constantine/

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/sarah-king/

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In this episode of --between the lines-- Professor Robert Chambers from the Institute of Development Studies speaks to colleague Tessa Lewin about his book: Can We Know better? Reflections for Development.

Resources:

Transcript: https://www.ids.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Ep-01-Robert-Chambers-podcast-transcript-1.pdf

Book: https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/can-we-know-better-reflections-for-development-2/

Robert Chambers: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/robert-chambers/

Tessa Lewin: https://www.ids.ac.uk/people/tessa-lewin/

--between the lines-- is a monthly podcast series, exploring books for a better world.

This podcast is produced and edited by IDS Communications Coordinator, Sarah King.

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