Everyday life, environmental change and small island states
This work explores how the day-to-day dimensions of people’s lives intersect with how their physical environment changes and the implications of these for diverse individuals and groups. By undertaking research with island and coastal communities, we aim to better understand how people support, accommodate, negotiate and resist such changes in their everyday lives.
Everyday Lives at the Development Studies Association Conference
Alex and Uma attended the Development Studies Association (DSA) annual conference in Manchester in June 2018. They convened a session entitled, ‘Everyday practices of inequality’. Four papers were presented as part of the session, all of which explored...
Internship experiences with ENDEVOR and Everyday Lives
By Fareen. Interning with ENDEVOR during my summer break has given me many important insights into research work and has contributed immensely to developing my research interests. During my four-week involvement in the project, I had the opportunity to go on...
Postcolonial Representations of Travel and Tourism
Uma Kothari presented a paper at the Inaugural Critical Tourism Studies Asia-Pacific Conference at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 3-6 March 2018. This cutting-edge conference brought together leading academics and practitioners to critically address...
Confronting and Adapting To Socioeconomic Change on Dhiffushi Island
By Aminath Afrah Rasheed. Lying about 37 kilometres northeast of Male’, Dhiffushi is said to be the easternmost inhabited island in the Maldives. The turquoise blue waters of the surrounding lagoon was a sight to behold, as we approached the island for our...
The power of photos for research
By Adam Abdulla. When we think of qualitative research we often think of interviews and focus groups discussions. I was intrigued and fascinated when I was approached by the research team looking at the relationship between tourism and environmental...
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