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Researching children’s experiences of generative artificial intelligence: a child rights approach
No full textOpen science in the developing world: a collection of practical guides for researchers in developing countries
No full textOver the past decade, the open-science movement has transformed the research landscape, although its impact has largely been confined to developed countries. Recently, researchers from developing countries have called for a redesign of open science to better align with their unique contexts. However, raising awareness alone is insufficient—practical actions are required to drive meaningful and inclusive change. In this work, we analyze the opportunities offered by the open-science movement and explore the macro- and micro-level barriers researchers in developing countries face when engaging with these practices. Drawing on these insights and aiming to inspire researchers in developing regions or other resource-constrained contexts to embrace open-science practices, we offer a four-level guide for gradual engagement: (a) foundation, using open resources to build a solid foundation for rigorous research; (b) growth, adopting low-cost, easily implementable practices; (c) community, contributing to open-science communities through actionable steps; and (d) leadership, taking on leadership roles or forming local communities to foster cultural change. We further discuss potential pitfalls of the current open-science practices and call for readaptation of these practices in developing countries’ settings. We conclude by outlining concrete recommendations for future action
Banning NDAs in universities is only the first step toward a better research culture
No full textThe UK government is moving to ban non-disclosure agreements being used to silence employees who have suffered harassment or discrimination. Such a ban has already come into place in higher education, economists Dina Rabie and Almudena Sevilla discuss the implications of the ban and what more can be done
Building community engagement in PNG, part 2 - social change and tackling accusations of sorcery
No full textThis is the second post in a three-part series on the DevPolicy blog on the work of a program seeking to strengthen relations between citizens and the state in Papua New Guinea
Where are we at on ‘policy space' and making trade and investment rules work for developing countries?
No full textDéjà vu, what's new considering a smartphone break over the break?
No full textThe “Smartphone policies in schools: What does the evidence say?” report was selected for presentation at the 75th annual conference of the International Communication Association in Denver, USA. Professor Sonia Livingstone and Dr Miriam Rahali delivered the talk at a panel dedicated to exploring the policy and privacy concerns around youth digital media use, and reflect here on their finde
From AI colonialism to co-creation: bridging the global AI divide
No full textLSE’s Dr Ruhi Khan explores how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, dominated by a few powerful actors in the Global North, is reinforcing global inequalities by extracting data, labour, and resources from the Global South. Framing this imbalance as AI colonialism, she calls for a worldwide shift towards global co-creation – an ethical, inclusive, and locally driven AI that fosters shared innovation and participatory governance. Through this, AI can evolve into a truly transformative force that empowers communities worldwide
MacIntyre's post-liberalism was not political
No full textAlastair MacIntyre was one of those rare philosophers whose impact transcended the boundaries of the academy. Following his death in May, a number of commentators have tried to link MacIntyre’s critique of modernity with the post-liberal political movement. Paul Kelly argues that while MacIntyre was one of the sharpest critics of the intellectual foundations of liberal thought, he would not have aligned himself with the politics of post-liberalism
Finding Ramón: navigating failure and luck in Mexico
No full textFailure is taboo. Yet as researchers we often encounter failure in the field and engage in confessional conversations with colleagues about ‘what went wrong’. Failure is regarded as an unfortunate and unproductive part of research. Better luck next time. In this paper I offer an autoethnographic narrative, tracing the attempt to find Ramón to conduct a longitudinal life history. A 20-something member of a group of street youth increasingly involved in gang and criminal activity when last we met, efforts to reconnect with Ramón more than a decade later were unsuccessful. I reflect on this apparent failure and how it provoked an unexpected appreciation of luck in ethnographic research
