On Labour Mobility, Economic Growth and Targeted Programmes
29 March 2018 Lant Pritchett For at least a couple of decades NGOs and others in developing
LISTEN: Emerging messages and lingering questions from our research on Rwanda
We hosted a great workshop in London on 8 May 2017 with some members of the ESID network. Its purpose
Tim Williams' education in Rwanda research published in World Development
Congratulations to ESID researcher Tim Williams, whose paper, 'The political economy of primary education: Lessons from Rwanda', has been published
LISTEN: Stephen Kosack on state responses to mass political movements
Professor Stephen Kosack (Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington) joined us on 10 May 2017 to
The ideational turn in development politics
2 May 2017 Dr Pablo Yanguas As we near completion of Phase 1 research (and gear up for 2.5 years
EVENT: State-business relations in development seminar
ESID are linking up with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) for a one-day workshop at the National Council For Voluntary
LISTEN: Nic van de Walle at Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
The audio of last week's annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture is now available online. Listen below to what was a great
WATCH: Nic van de Walle at Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
The annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture took place yesterday, with a great lecture by Cornell University professor and leading expert
WATCH: Takeaways from Rockefeller Centre on what's exciting about the political settlement framework
Badru Bukeyna & Abdul Gafaru Abdulai nearly get run over by a robot lawnmower...And talk about their takeaways from ESID's
"Agaciro" the Kinyarwanda word for dignity. Ideas of self-reliance in Rwanda
20 November 2015 By Anna Webster At ESID we're interested in the role of ideas in shaping development. To understand
Where are we up to? Ten minutes with Merilee Grindle
16 November 2015 By Anna Webster Last week, a fantastic mix of researchers from around the world came together in
Political analysis: sticking plaster or salvation?
29 April 2014 A conversation between Chris Jordan and Pablo Yanguas Pablo: The new ESID briefing on "Making political analysis
Political aid thinking, fast and slow
17 March 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. These days I am reading psychologist Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking, Fast and Slow (2012), in
What comes after all the shouting about politics and aid?
3 February 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Last week DFID's research team hosted representatives from four research programme consortia on development,
The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence
13 January 2015. Among those engaged in policy and planning of development, there is growing recognition that politics and institutions
Ideas, interests and the politics of development change in India: capitalism, inclusion and the state
7 August 2014. ESID's latest working paper investigates how ideas and beliefs held by India's elites - political, bureaucratic, business
Women and constitutional reform: is a seat at the table enough?
12 June 2014. By Georgina Waylen. Georgina Waylen looks at the role women play in transitions to democracy and the
Guest post: How "poor" economics informs the political culture of Bangladesh
26 March 2014. By Binayak Sen. Bangladesh's experience of the last two decades suggests that decent long-term economic development can