Author Biography
Alex Shankland is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), where he convenes the Brazil International Development Research and Mutual Learning Hub. He has worked for more than two decades on health systems, indigenous and minority health, civil society, accountability, political representation, and local governance, particularly in Brazil and Mozambique. Alex has also worked extensively on the roles of Brazil and other rising powers in reshaping international development cooperation. Before joining IDS, Alex worked as a journalist, non-governmental organisation project and programme manager, independent researcher, and social development consultant, mainly in South America and southern Africa.
