New Open Access Book – Controlling the Capital
While many consider authoritarianism on the national scale, ‘Controlling the Capital: Political Dominance in the Urbanizing World’ trains its gaze
WEBINAR – The politics of addressing Africa’s urban challenge
Dr Eyob Gebremariam, London School of Economics Dr Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield Professor Diana Mitlin, Global Development Institute Chair:
Ghost towns and crackdowns: The politics of urban Covid-19 control
1 May 2020 Tom Goodfellow David Jackman As different responses to coronavirus are
PODCAST – An interview with Sophie King on the process of researching urban poverty in Uganda
Read the working paper on this research here.
WATCH: Sarah Nandudu on the factors behind TSUPU's success
Sarah Nandudu, Vice President at National Slum Dwellers Federation, Uganda, identifies key factors behind the success of ESID's Transforming Settlements
WATCH: Effective housing solutions for the urban poor
Professor Diana Mitlin outlines key factors involved in designing effective housing solutions for the urban poor, as part of our
WATCH: Why are local government committed to reducing urban poverty in Uganda?
5 July 2016 One of the questions that Sophie King is researching is what shapes commitment to reducing urban poverty
WATCH: Introducing our research on urban poverty in Uganda
Diana Mitlin and Sophie King talk about their collaborative research on the needs of disadvantaged groups in cities across Uganda.
Universal access to sanitation requires a revolution in understanding
28 September 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. Goal 6 of
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM): Lessons learnt
5 November 2014. By Sundar Burra. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), articulated in 2005-06 with a budget
Political settlements applied to urban development: 5 key questions
15 August 2014 By Kate Pruce and Pablo Yanguas. In July ESID hosted a small research workshop devoted to the
Working Paper: Pro-poor urban politics
9 June 2014. ESID's latest Working Paper explores "what we have learnt about how to instigate and embed pro-poor government