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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