As of March 2026, this website is no longer being updated. I now work mainly on climate issues, especially in Brighton and Hove, and new work can be found on the website of Climate:Change, our independent think-tank on socially inclusive action in the City: www.climatechangebh.org.uk.
Meanwhile, however, this website has over 850 entries, mostly representing my work on international development from 2010-2025. Among much else, there are over 50 book reviews, more than 20 papers and training cases on bridging research and policy and on managing think-tanks, nearly 100 articles on climate change, and many papers on other topics, including aid, food security and nutrition, and the future of international development. See ‘Topics and Themes’ for more details. I can be reached at sm@simonmaxwell.net.
Managing Change in Development Research Institute
Managing Change in Development Research Institute, EADI Newsletter 2-2008
Geneva in July was a hot ticket. That's because it was unusually warm on the street and even warmer in the conference rooms at the EADI General Conference! Thank goodness for a breeze by the lake and a boat trip!
More seriously, the conference was a hot ticket for many of us because of the quality of the papers and presentations. This was certainly the case at the one-day workshop n "Planning for the Future and Managing Change in Research Institutes and Think Tanks". The workshop was intended as a reserved session for Directors, but somehow became open. No problem, there were many good contributions...... for full article click on the link in the title