What is political settlements analysis?
14 September 2020 ESID experts Tim Kelsall and Sam Hickey provide a clear and essential guide to political settlements analysis.
Bank of Zambia’s autonomy amidst political turnovers in Zambia
Working paper 153 Download pdf Caesar Cheelo and Marja Hinfelaar This working paper analyses the role of Zambia’s central bank,
What's the future of Zambia's political economy following the firing of the governor?
1 September 2020 Caesar Cheelo and Marja Hinfelaar reflect on Zambia's dramatic news. Zambia’s central bank, the Bank of Zambia
The politics of dominating Addis Ababa
17 August 2020 Eyob Balcha Gebremariam Recent GDI alumnus and now Research Fellow at LSE, Eyob draws on his ESID
The politics of building effective water utilities in the Global South: A case of NWSC Uganda
Working paper 152 Download pdf Badru Bukenya Although most public water utilities in developing countries perform poorly, some have achieved
Profile of a Research Associate – Kate Pruce
27 July 2020 In the latest of our series profiling ESID Research Associates, we talk to Kate Pruce on life
The political economy of central bank effectiveness: The case of National Bank of Rwanda
Working paper 151 Download pdf Pritish Behuria In a survey conducted in Rwanda by the Pockets of Effectiveness project, the
The Kenyan National Treasury: A ‘pocket of effectiveness’ curtailed
Working paper 150 Download pdf Matthew Tyce This paper examines the factors that have shaped the ability of Kenya’s National
Profile of a Research Associate – Chris Lyon
Find out more about Research Associate Chris Lyon and how he thinks international development should respond to the pandemic.
The politics of power and natural gas in Tanzania: How political settlement dynamics shapes deals in a ‘new oil’ country
Working paper 149 Download pdf Peter Bofin, Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen and Thabit Jacob While research suggests that the rise in global
Profile of a Research Associate – Farwa Sial
13 July 2020 In the second in our series of spotlights on Research Associates, we discover more about Farwa Sial
ESID's joint director of research, Sam Hickey, elected president of Development Studies Association
13 July 2020 ESID's joint director of research will lead the UK- based membership organisation for all those studying,
The politics of dominating Addis Ababa (2005-2018)
Working paper 148 Download pdf Eyob Balcha Gebremariam After surviving the most challenging electoral competition in May 2005, the Ethiopian
Profile of a Research Associate – Nicolai Schulz
7 July 2020 In our latest blog series, we are spotlighting our wonderful ESID Research Associates. First up, as Nicolai
State infrastructural power and social transfers: The local politics of distribution and delivering ‘progress’ in Ethiopia
Working paper 147 Download pdf Tom Lavers This paper examines the politics of implementing the PSNP in Ethiopia. The PSNP
The impact of Covid-19 on oil and gas producers in developing countries
12 June 2020Farwa Sial The global oil industry is experiencing major shocks as the Covid-19 pandemic endures. The challenge to the
ESID at DSA2020 Conference Online – New Leadership for Global Challenges
10 June 2020 This year's DSA annual conference is taking place online from 16 to 19 June. The conference will focus
Carrot, stick and statute: Elite strategies and contested dominance in Kampala
Working paper 146 Download pdf Nansozi K. Muwanga, Paul I. Mukwaya and Tom GoodfellowAlthough Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM)
The politics of shelter: Understanding outcomes in three African cities
Working paper 145 Download pdf Diana Mitlin This paper analyses the politics of shelter provision in three African cities, focusing