The Social Development Research Initiative (SDRI) conducts social research and links researchers who want to promote well-being and reduce poverty in the poorest areas of the world.

We are committed to:

  • building partnerships across disciplinary and national boundaries;
  • the development and application of rigorous social science methods; and,
  • policy-relevant research.

We work in a range of developing countries and bring a wealth of international and grass-roots experience to our research.

In addition to providing information on SDRI members and our work, this site provides resources for social science researchers working in development contexts. Click on resources for the latest.

Highlights

Keep up to date with SDRI and engage with our work on our new blog.

The Jiboner Itihash project is publishing a series of life histories from rural Bangladesh based on SDRI/CPRC research into poverty dynamics.

The SDRI Pragmatism Papers is a new venture exploring the implications of philosophical pragmatism for research methods in international development. The papers are intended as think pieces to initiate open dialogue. Take part in the discussion.

Latest news

1 September 2011. A new book edited by Bob Baulch Why Poverty Persists: Poverty Dynamics in Asia and Africa has been published by Edward Elgar.

9 June 2011. Papers by Bob Baulch and Peter Davis on evaluating the long-term impact of anti-poverty interventions in Bangladesh have been published in The Journal of Development Effectiveness.

17 May 2011. Peter Davis has published five new CPRC working papers on various aspects of poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh.

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