Currently, research activities at the Institute are guided by the University of Dar es Salaam Research Agenda which is cascaded to the IDS. The Tanzania Journal of Development Studies is a flagship journal owned and hosted by the IDS. The Institute is undertaking researches around the following broad thematic areas: • Development Policies • Governance, Democracy and Democratization • Science, Technology, Innovation and Industrialisation • Rural and Urban Development • Population, Health, and Environment • Gender and Development • Peace and Conflicts Resolution • Regional Cooperation, Integration and Globalization