New Open Access Book – Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications
Based upon a decade of ground-breaking research within the Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) research centre, Political Settlements and
New Open Access Book: The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers: State Capacity and Political Contestation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Social protection has risen to a prominent position on the global development agenda since the turn of the millennium. Considerable
Alesha Porisky
Role Alesha is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto, an incoming professor
Covid-19 and the Politics of Social Protection
11 May 2020 Tom Lavers Social protection has already and will continue to be key to the response to Covid-19.
NEW OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLE: The politics of promoting social cash transfers in Uganda: The potential and pitfalls of 'thinking and working politically'
16 March 2020 Sam Hickey and Badru Bukenya have published on their research into the
Open access book: Read an extract from The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
21 November 2019 New, open access book on The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa has been edited by
PODCAST – Dr Kate Pruce with insights on her chapter in new social protection book
21 November 2019 We catch up with newly qualified Dr Kate Pruce for a unique insight into her chapter on
NEW OPEN ACCESS BOOK OUT TODAY
14 November 2019 "This book, with its admirable combination of empirical substance and analytical clarity, is a landmark contribution that
Productivist social protection in Ethiopia’s ‘developmental state’
12 June 2019 Tom Lavers Two recent ESID papers published in African Affairs and Social Science and Medicine (both open
PODCAST – Dr Tom Lavers presents: The politics of distribution in Ethiopia's 'developmental state'
19 March 2019 Social protection expert Dr Tom Lavers gives a presentation to The African Studies Centre at The University of
The politics of distributing social transfers in Ethiopia
5 March 2019 ESID researcher Dr Tom Lavers is currently in Ethiopia disseminating our work on social protection.
Aid for social protection may help African governments maintain power
Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen, Lars Buur, Thabit Jacob and Padil Salimo 18 December 2018 In theory, development aid is about helping
Viewing the territorial reach of the Ethiopian state through the lens of social protection
14 May 2018 Tom Lavers A drive of little more than an hour from the eastern edge of Tigray into Afar
EVENT – Seminars at UNRISD
12 December 2017 Today, the ESID team, including Tom Lavers, Sohela Nazneen and Sam Hickey, are at UNRISD in Geneva,
LISTEN – Marion Ouma on power and the uptake of social protection in Kenya
2nd October 2017Last month, Marion Ouma of the University of South Africa presented her excellent paper to the DSA Conference. Drawing
LISTEN: Professor Lars Buur's DSA paper on Social Protection in Mozambique
13th September 2017 We had a very interesting few days at the DSA Conference in Bradford last week and a highlight
Social protection in Ethiopia
6 July 2017 On a recent visit to Addis Abada in Ethiopia, Tom Lavers presented his latest research on social
The social protection agenda within Zambia’s distributional regime
By Kate Pruce 8 February 2017 Although Zambia was reclassified by the World Bank as a middle-income country in 2011,
Spotlight on an ESID researcher: Tom Lavers
28 November, 2016 Having done an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Tom Lavers' trajectory took a turn after he spent time
Why countries need better social protection programmes — rich or not
Lean Alfred Santos 10 August 2016 This blog was first published on Devex.com An investment commitment in the right
Crises and social protection in Ethiopia: New challenges, new opportunities?
Dr Tom Lavers 12 April 2016 ESID research on the politics of social protection shows that crises have been central
Report from the UNU-WIDER symposium on ‘The Political Economy of Social Protection in Developing Countries’ – Mexico City
25 February 2016 Kate Pruce The sculpture below in Mexico City is called ‘El Ángel de la