Peter Kasaija
Role Peter Kasaija is a Research Associate on ESID’s research on urban pro-poor programming in Uganda, with Diana Mitlin and
Urban poverty in Uganda
Title What shapes state vision, commitment and capacity to reduce urban poverty in Ugandan towns and cities? A comparative study
Dr Sophie King
Role Sophie King is Research Fellow at the Realising Just Cities programme at the University of Sheffield’s Urban Institute. Along with Diana
Optimistic rebels vs. the anti-politics machine
29 February 2016 Chris Lyon The secret has been out the bag for a while now. Time was when the
Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
17 February 2016 Our Ugandan researcher and journalist, Angelo Izama, on the tensions leading up to the elections
Why is domestic violence legislation falling short in Uganda?
25 November 2015 By Josephine Ahikire and Amon Mwiine In the current discourse on women and policymaking, there seems to
The politics of promoting gender equity in contemporary Uganda: Cases of the Domestic Violence Law and the policy on Universal Primary Education
Working paper 55 Download pdf Josephine Ahikire and Amon A. Mwiine Abstract The paper looks at the ways in which
The politics of governing oil effectively: A comparative study of two new oil-rich states in Africa
Working paper 54 Download pdf Sam Hickey, Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, Angelo Izama and Giles Mohan Abstract The challenges facing developing countries
The political challenge of turning transnational social protection goals into effective national policy coalitions
30 September 2015 Earlier this month at the Development Studies Association meeting, ESID researchers working on our social protection project
How the centralised politics of education improve access but neglect quality
8 September 2015 Researchers working on ESID's education project presented their comparative findings at the Development Studies Association meeting taking place
Video: Emerging findings on gender
30 July 2015 We recently caught up with Professor Sohela Nazneen, the Effective States gender project lead, to discuss the
Researcher spotlight: William Muhumuza
8 May 2015. Role Professor William Muhumuza is a researcher for ESID working on the politics of regional inequality in sub-Saharan
The political settlement and oil in Uganda
Working paper 48 Download pdf Sam Hickey with Badru Bukenya, Angelo Izama and William Kizito Abstract The capacity and commitment
Researching the political economy of social protection in Africa
30 March 2015 By Tom Lavers When and why do states take a direct interest in the welfare of their
Social accountability or social transformation? Working ‘with’ and ‘against’ the grain
06 March 2015 By Sophie King Social accountability has become an important ‘buzzword’ among development actors seeking to understand the
Kate Pruce
Role Kate Pruce is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow based at The University of Manchester's Global Development Institute. She is working
Building democracy from below in Uganda
4 March 2015 As much ESID research further attests, despite the widespread adoption of democratic institutions and increased economic growth
Beyond elite bargains: building democracy from below in Uganda
Working Paper 45 Download pdf Sophie King and Sam Hickey Abstract New theories of how democratic development is likely to
Undertaking PSR research in Uganda
2 March 2015 By Badru Bukenya. Research projects that rely on elite/expert interviews with government bureaucrats and politicians are quite
Professor William Muhumuza
Role William Muhumuza is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences at Makerere University (Kampala, Uganda). Research With
The political economy of social protection
Phase 1 - the political economy of social protection expansion in Africa Objectives This research analyses the political economy of
The politics of regional inequality in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Ghana and Uganda
Objectives This project aims to deepen our understanding of the structural underpinnings of spatial inequality from a comparative perspective. It