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Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Intersectionality Research at IGP

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All IGP research is concerned with questions of social justice, and aims to contribute to communities and societies in which equality, diversity and inclusion are foundational principles. On this page, you will find a sample of research from the Institute for Global Prosperity, which tackles intersectional inequalities and social justice issues.


MSc Dissertation Spotlight

Nyma Haqqani stands in front an historic house wearing a purple puffa jacket and black beanie hat. Nyma is smiling but also looks cold.
Nyma Haqqani (Global Prosperity Graduate, 2021-22) focused her dissertation on ‘Ethnic Minority Inclusion and Participation in Urban Greenspace’. The dissertation, which was included in the Institute for Global Prosperity 2021-22 Master’s Dissertation Special, explores reportedly successful practices to encourage ethnic minority participation in the Urban Greenspace, where representation is currently lacking, despite growing ethnic diversity in urban areas. If you are interested in finding out more about Nyma’s dissertation topic, you can do so by listening to her Life of PIE podcast (the IGP’s in-house Prosperity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship podcast) episode, ‘Social Inclusion, Green Spaces & Community Led Social Change, with guests Nyma Haqqani and Paul Ely’.

PhD Spotlight

Seb Paredes Smith doing fieldwork in Lima; talking to three people while looking at a document.
Sebastian Paredes Smith’s (PhD Candidate from 2021) exploratory research looks at the housing finance journeys and housing finance affordability of the dwellers of the Informal Settlements in the south of Lima. His research focuses on understanding the interactions between informal finance strategies, the formal market's forms of finance and the social normative conditions of the low-income dwellers of the barriadas of Lima.