The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) is a multipurpose and multi-disciplinary institute within the University of Nairobi’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It focuses on social and economic issues of development in Kenya, the rest of Africa and the world. In addition to initiating its own academic and policy-oriented research, IDS provides research services to government, nongovernmental organisations, and the private sector.
IDS builds capacity for the analysis of development issues through its MA and PhD programmes. It uses its seminar series, workshops, and publications to communicate and get feedback on its research results. IDS also encourages intellectual exchange between Its researchers and scholars and institutions elsewhere by undertaking collaborative research and welcoming research associates.
The website contains details of research undertaken as well as some publications, including a policy briefing series, which can be downloaded.