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Stephen Thompson

@stephenthomo.bsky.social
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Research on development, geography, and inclusion. Fellow - Institute of Development Studies/University of Sussex

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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This perspective invites us to rethink how we measure and appreciate the impact of individuals with deep contextual knowledge, fostering a richer dialogue about equity and #power in the #DevelopmentSector. Thoughts on this evolving conversation are welcome!​
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
New open access paper introduces the concept of "development brut," which challenges traditional notions of development by recognising the valuable contributions of those working outside the formal development industry. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #DevelopmentStudies #GlobalDev
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Our research had a particular focus on people who are commonly excluded from research - such as those with complex impairments (such as #deafblindness) as well as women. #LNOB #Inclusion
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Our new paper on mobility experiences of people with disabilities in #Bangladesh is out! Using #ParticipatoryMethods we uncovered various factors influencing their inclusion/exclusion framed within a time #geography context. We invite you to read & share your thoughts!​ www.bezev.de/en/institute...
Photo of a group of Bangladeshi women in front of a red noticeboard with lots of pieces of paper pinned to it.
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Peter Torres Fremlin @desibility.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Thanks again for your nice summary! I shared here :) www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/lots...
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Lots of proteins
Questions of activism, priests using wheelchairs, and more from the mailbag
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Exciting news - our blog on #ClimateChange and #DisabilityJustice has just been shared on the Sensing Climate website sensing-climate.com/news/climate...
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Climate justice and disability: a review — Sensing Climate
We’re delighted to share this guest news piece by researchers at the Institute of Development Studies about their recent literature review on climate justice and disability…
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Lyla Mehta @lylamehta.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Tomorrow Friday May 16 at 13 - 14 UK time/ 14 - 15 CET Please join us for this @justwaterfutures.bsky.social webinar on 'Do we need a Global Commission on the Economics of Water to Value Water?'
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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15/05/2025
On the 77th anniversary of the #Nakba, Gaza is facing famine and mass displacement. IDS researchers warn of a deliberate humanitarian collapse and call for urgent global action. 👇 ac.pulse.ly/iyefxkvygt
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IDS researchers denounce Gaza catastrophe and urge urgent global response - Institute of Development Studies
As Palestinians today mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba – the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from their homeland in 1948
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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15/05/2025
77 years since the Nakba, Gaza faces famine & siege. IDS researchers warns the crisis stems from the erosion of humanitarian law and urge political leaders to take action 👇 ac.pulse.ly/wuklyeqf1u
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IDS researchers denounce Gaza catastrophe and urge urgent global response - Institute of Development Studies
As Palestinians today mark the 77th anniversary of the Nakba – the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from their homeland in 1948
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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 15/05/2025
Disabled people are hit hardest by climate change but often left out from the policy making. This #GAAD, IDS researchers are calling for climate justice that centres lived experience. 👇 ac.pulse.ly/ea4ioay21q
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Climate justice and disability: Why including lived experience matters - Institute of Development Studies
Disability and climate justice are important development themes, yet research on their intersection is lacking. More evidence
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It was cool to meet you in real life! If you are ever down South, do come see us at IDS - you are always welcome.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The knowledge and skills of each researcher, the enthusiasm of the group, and their sense of solidarity has filled me with hope for the future. It will be exciting to see what comes next! #Arts #Humanities #Skills
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
From the early days of getting to know each other, to forming a peer support group, culminating with a face-to-face workshop co-hosted by colleagues at #StellenboschUniversity. This has been a real highlight of the last few years for me. #DisabilityInclusion #ResearchSkills
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
For the #AHRC funded Disability Inclusive Development Networks project I've been working with a cohort of early career researchers involved in disability-inclusive arts and humanities research. This report details the journey so far: www.ids.ac.uk/publications... #ECR #SkillsDevelopment
A group of 11 people stood in a garden. They are smiling. There are trees in the background and green plants.
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Lyla Mehta @lylamehta.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
New publication, please share The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS) link.springer.com/10.1057/s412... @ids.ac.uk @eadi.bsky.social
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The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies (DS) - The European Journal of Development Research
This think-piece makes a case for addressing the colonial roots of sustainability. It examines how enduring colonial mechanisms and biases have led to certain forms of value and valuing, problematic v...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Our friends at @dsaireland.bsky.social are seeking a part time comms officer. ⏰ Apply by 6 May! unijobs.ie/jobs/part-ti...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
💰 @ids.ac.uk compile their opinions and insights on the aid cuts and ask: What is the future of funding for international development? www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/opi...
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I love Peter's conclusion - he signs off with "The next GDS will be hosted by Qatar in 2028. I wonder who'll be there." Maybe we can revisit this in a few years and get a pulse of how people feel?
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I really enjoyed catching up with old friends, meeting people that I had interacted with virtually but never met, and meeting some new people too. The solidarity felt real. However, the concern over issues such as funding, changing legislation and continuing exclusion was palpable from all corners.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
For me as an ally to the movement, I felt privileged to be there and to listen rather than talk. Some sessions (e.g. the Youth Leadership side event) gave me a tremendous sense of hope. Others (e.g. the high level opening) felt more about celebrity (Head of State) spotting than anything else.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
One of my highlights of the #GDS2025 was meeting @desibility.bsky.social in person. His latest piece sums up the intensity of the Summit perfectly. For me the experience was a chaotic mixture of high level promise but grassroots concern about the future.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Has anyone published in Cogent Arts and Humanities? Seems like a legit journal, but so far submission process has been questionable. Keen to hear if anyone else has experienced something similar. #AcademicSky #Humanities #Arts
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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · 02/04/2025
Ahead of the Global Disability Summit, @stephenthomo.bsky.social highlights recommendations for the inclusion of people with disabilities in future research. 👇 #GDS2025 #GlobalDisabilitySummit #CommitToChange www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/glo...
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Global Disability Summit - Learnings from the Disability Inclusive Development Networks - Institute of Development Studies
organisations of people with disabilities, understanding power dynamics, engage in policy influencing, ethics and feedback mechanisms.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/03/2025
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts.
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Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Members of the #InclusiveFutures consortium will be at the #GlobalDisabilitySummit. Follow the link to learn more: inclusivefutures.org/global-disab... #GDS2025
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Global Disability Summit 2025: Closing the gap between disability inclusion and development | Inclusive Futures
Inclusive Futures is attending the summit in Berlin on 2-3 April. Visit our booth or attend our panel event to connect with us and learn more about our programme insights.
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UCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Graduate Taught Webinar for Offer Holders and Prospective Students for MA/MSc. Meet our staff and current students, and ask questions. Monday 7 April at 2pm GMT ▶️Register Here! ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
If you are interested in doing a #PhD at the number 1 ranked place in the world for #DevelopmentStudies, get in touch. I am currently open to supervising new candidates.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
You can now access the recording of this talk, in case of interest: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvNQ... #Feminism
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Talk with Jessica Horn, author of African feminist praxis: Cartographies of liberatory worldmaking
YouTube video by Institute of Development Studies
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Global Society @globalsociety.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
We are accepting special issue proposals! We welcome proposals relating to any area of global and international studies as well as interdisciplinary scholarship. For more info, contact us or follow the link below 👇 1. globalsociety@kent.ac.uk 2. www.tandfonline.com/action/journ...
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Guidance for Special Issue proposals
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
I'm not even in your constituency, but I really appreciate politicians sharing summaries on how they spend their time and what they are working on. The MP for my constituency is largely MIA until an election comes around.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
If you have missed out today, she has more talks coming up in London and Nairobi.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Listening to a fascinating talk at @ids.ac.uk by @stillsherises.bsky.social on her book 'African Feminist Praxis: Cartographies of Liberatory Worldmaking'. A great tonic for the current strange times. "The reality is that politics is always felt in the body..."
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
‘I focus on the person, not the disability’: the photographer on a mission to make India inclusive www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Article on Vicky Roy’s new book, "Everyone is Good at Something"
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‘I focus on the person, not the disability’: the photographer on a mission to make India inclusive
After spending four years meeting people all over the country, Vicky Roy’s new book, Everyone is Good at Something, contains 100 inspirational life stories to raise awareness and combat taboos
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Great article written by @lucymiller.bsky.social on providing eye care to #refugees from #Syria and #Gaza www.aop.org.uk/ot/news/2025... Proud to call Hammad Mansoor a friend. #Optometry #EyeHealth
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Providing eye care to refugees from Syria and Gaza
Locum optometrist, Hammad Mansoor, led a multidisciplinary group of clinicians to volunteer in Jordanian refugee camps in January
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
My colleague Juliet Millican is editing a series on #HigherEducation & forced displacement www.cambridge.org/core/publica... You may want to contribute if you work on #HE with regards to: ▶️ Internal displacement ▶️ #Refugees/ #AsylumSeekers ▶️ Exiled institutions ▶️ Displaced, at-risk & exiled scholars
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Higher Education and Forced Displacement
Welcome to Cambridge Core
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Very exciting online course on poverty-focused mixed methods research and evaluation 👇 www.ids.ac.uk/specialist-s... #Poverty
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Poverty-focused mixed methods research and evaluation online course - Institute of Development Studies
This course - taught by highly experienced professionals in Bangladesh, the UK, and Zambia - helps you understand, design and implement mixed methods research and evaluations amidst contexts of rapid ...
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
An important question 👇 Who is brave enough to speak truth to power? #AidCuts #FCDO #Starmer
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I have a lot of respect for Anneliese Dodds for this 👇
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Just saw that James Ferguson has died stanforddaily.com/2025/02/19/j... His work from the 1990s with Akhil Gupta on culture, power, place, and identity was hugely influential to me as a young geographer trying to figure out where I wanted to go with my career. Sad news. #Geography #Development.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
New blog on key trends for #Development over the next decade 👇
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Jealous of your trip to CT by the way!
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I went for the first time last year - very moving
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Robben Island’s Hallelujah - the story of political prisoners and music in #SouthAfrica www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Extraordinary radio produced by @catherineboulle.bsky.social
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BBC Radio 4 - Robben Island’s Hallelujah
The story of Handel's famous chorus performed on Robben Island.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Really enjoyed the Headstrong Club talk last night by @leighturnerwriter.bsky.social on #diplomacy and #IR. Looking forward to reading the new book!
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Theodore Koulouris @theodorekoulouris.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Colleagues from our School of Business & Law are doing some research into the uses of AI in teaching & learning in higher education — if you’re a student or colleague, can you please help by completing this survey? More below brightonbusiness.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
@officialbha.bsky.social with an outstanding game, surely worthy of a headline? Not according to the BBC. Such is the fate of the Prem's smaller clubs. #BHAFC
Screenshot of bbc sport website, the top story is about chelsea losing but with no mention of Brighton
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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Thomas Paine Legacy is a new org I'm proud to be a Director of. They are based in Lewes & committed to celebrating Paine’s legacy by using history to empower present and future citizens. Support them next week as they open Thomas' home, Bull House. thomaspainelegacy.org/home/visit-b...
Volunteers, one dressed as Thomas Paine stand outside a Tudor House with the sign Open Today
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Congrats to all authors. Looking forward to reading the one by @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social on Irishness
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthomo.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This is so worrying.
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