Human Development Research Initiative

HDRI is pleased to announce the publication of our latest policy brief: "Women at Work: Labour exploitation, racialized and gendered precarity in Bangladesh’s ready-made-garment industry". Authored by Laura Janini Dohmen and supervised by Siya Goyal, this critical study examines the systemic challenges faced by female workers in one of the world's largest garment manufacturing hubs. As international discussions surrounding supply chain due diligence legislation gain momentum,

HDRI is proud to announce the release of our latest research paper, about the overqualified NEET youth in South Korea. Authored by Dahui Kim and supervised by Siya Goyal, this comprehensive publication explores the complex structural and cultural barriers that prevent highly skilled young individuals from thriving in the modern workforce. Key Insights from the Research: 📊 A Unique Demographic Challenge: In South Korea, NEET (not in education, employment, or training) youth r

Across Europe, cities are being reshaped by neoliberal planning, financialization, and smart‑city agendas. HDRI’s final 2025 paper, from the Economic, Social and Cultural rights thematic area, unpacks how these forces intersect with spatial polarization, gentrification, and youth precarity , and how they redefine what participation, inclusion, and the right to the city mean today. From Milan and Barcelona , our research shows how revitalization strategies, often framed as s

This toolkit is part of HDRI’s first toolkit series and is a collective effort made by our fellow researchers Tara Adiga, Haibado...

This era has marked an increase in student activism and protests happening across the globe. The implementation of school boycotts and...

After demonstrators set fire to the Legislative Palace on November 2020, the Congress of Guatemala qualified the attack of the National...

This paper will explore the multifaceted challenges that the Indian public education system is being faced with as a result of schools...

This research paper aims at addressing the issues of transgender persons in sex industry with major focus on states policies and lack of...

This policy brief studies the case of the Cerro Rico mines in Potosí to analyse child labour, its conditions, roots and evolutions in...

Despite the growing penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in developing countries including India, the benefits...

This paper analyses the differences in the academic achievement of indigenous and non-indigenous children that attend primary schools in...

The paper aims at analysing the situation of migrant and refugee children’s access to education in France. While a fundamental right,...

On Saturday November 16th, 2019, I set out to do an ethnographic observation of their one- year anniversary of the Gilets Jaunes protest....