There is a disparity between the representation of northern and southern researchers in the literature pertaining to information studies, particularly information and communication for development (ICT4D) research.
The past two decades have seen both a decline in warfare and an increase in state and city fragility resulting from other forms of political and criminal violence.
The Caribbean is a diverse group of countries, both culturally and economically. Most of them, however, face daunting development challenges, including pervasive crime, unemployment and an underdeveloped formal (private) sector.
Access to basic services (water, sanitation, energy and communication) at affordable cost is essential to human development and health.
The developing regions of the world are often treated as a subject of interdisciplinary study in university in, for example, programs of African, Asian or Middle Eastern studies.
IDRC's Democratic Governance, Women's Rights and Gender Equality initiative is supporting a body of comparative research on whether and how democratic processes and institutions are responding to women's rights and gender equality.
Developing countries in general suffer from a shortage of policy intellectuals capable of shaping the policy agenda and regulations that have an impact on economic growth and poverty reduction.
People with disabilities make up approximately 10% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a population that faces significant levels of poverty and unemployment.
There is growing recognition that access to timely, accurate and appropriate information can help improve health outcomes.
This grant will allow the Institute for Criminal Justice and Security (ICJS) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to characterize the nature of the relationship between youth gangs and organized crime in Jamaica.