The University of Sussex – home to the ESRC STEPS Centre – has been named as the top university in the world for development studies by Higher Education data specialist…
We’re Number One! University of Sussex tops world rankings for development studies
China Daily covers launch of China Sustainability Hub
Mutual learning across continents is one of the key imperatives behind the launch of our China Sustainability Hub and the focus of a China Daily article about the Hub, which…
South-South Cooperation: Voices from Africa and Latin America resonate in China
By Sandra Pointel The launch of the STEPS Centre China Sustainability Hub in Beijing last week provided a useful platform for participants at the Pathways to Sustainability in a Changing…
Between ‘greenization’ and ‘citizenization’: Welcome to China’s New Normal
By Sandra Pointel A group of researchers from China, Africa, Latin America and Europe met last week in Beijing to launch the new China Sustainability Hub, in collaboration with the…
Made in China? Mutual learning in a global development era
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Bandung conference when Asian and African countries gathered in Indonesia to discuss independence, peace and prosperity. The conference resulted in 10 principles…
New pathways: learning from China’s ‘greenization’
There is much talk of ‘Rising Powers’ in contemporary worldwide development debates. But my experience is mainly in ‘Failing Powers’. So I will focus my summary on some of the…
45 years of Earth Day: transitions and transformations
It’s 45 years today since the first Earth Day. Plenty has happened since then to explore different pathways to sustainability – from big, high-profile international conferences and governance, to local…
STEPS-BNU Conference – Storify
←BACK TO CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE The story of the conference as it happens, collating resources and social media to help bring the event’s debates to life. [View the story…
Watch video: ‘India’s Risks’ book launch
You can now watch video of the launch event of the book ‘India’s Risks: Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health and Values’. The video features contributions from Professor…
Green Transformations: Video
←BACK TO GREEN TRANSFORMATIONS HOMEPAGE Book launch debate The Politics of Green Transformations was launched on 24 February 2015 with a high-profile debate at the National Liberal Club in London,…