Institute for the Study of International Development

The Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) is an interdisciplinary center at McGill University in Montreal.
Founded in 2008, ISID absorbed the former Center for Developing Areas Studies. Its founding director, Dr. Philip Oxhorn, envisioned an institute that brought together theory and practice and encompassed various disciplines in order to facilitate teaching programs and practical work on development related issues in a changing global context.
ISID looks at democratic and economic development,focusing on three distinct clusters: Economic Development & Living Standards, States and State Institutions, Civil Society: Identity, Diversity and the Mediation of Difference.
Since 2009 ISID has supported research and discussion on the issue of public-private partnerships, particularly within the extractive and mining industries.
In October 2011, ISID launched its Executive Education Program which was designed to prepare professionals for work opportunities in international development. In March 2012, ISID held a three-day conference where extractive industry, local community members and academics discussed the opportunities and challenges of facilitating public-private partnerships.Robin McLay, ISID’s first Executive Director, plays a role in the design and marketing of the Executive Education program, Leadership Council and International Advisory Board. Joe Clark is a Founding Member of the ISID International Advisory Board and an ISID professor of practice of public-private partnerships.

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