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Innovation developing a transformative agenda through an interdisciplinary approach
Partnerships placing people and environment at the heart of development
Responsibility ensuring our actions, research and teaching are ethical and promote inclusive and sustainable futures
Fairness promoting the needs of the most vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in society

Applying interdisciplinary expertise to research, teaching and partnerships, the IGDC addresses global development challenges in innovative ways. We aim to create sustainable change that directly benefits communities in developing countries around the world.

BA (Hons) Global Development

Delve into the complexities of global problems and discover opportunities for creating more sustainable and equitable futures.

Laidlaw Scholars Programme 2020

We are delighted to advise that applications for the fourth Cohort of the Laidlaw Scholars programme will open on 10 January 2020.

Climate change negotiations: Test your skills and achieve zero carbon emissions

As part of the Festival of Social Sciences Week, we invite you to take part in an exciting climate change negotiation game! You will work in teams to take on the roles of ambassadors for different countries to achieve zero carbon emissions.

IGDC Research Seminar Series: In pursuit of ‘una vida digna’: Development and community recovery in the highlands of Guatemala

In this presentation, PhD candidate Nathan Einbinder will explore the context and potential of Indigenous development in the Maya-Achí territory of Guatemala.

IGDC Research Seminar Series: Language policy and development: multilingualism as a resource for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Dr Colin Reilly, University of Essex highlights the role that language policy can have within sustainable development.

Africa Beyond Brexit: Ideas and Practices of Postcolonial Engagement in a Changing Global Order

A one-day workshop, organised by the Department of Politics and the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC), at the University of York on Tuesday, 10 December 2019.

Contact us

Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
igdc@york.ac.uk
01904 321042
Department of Politics, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
@York_IGDC