From schooling to learning: Is Uganda committed to increasing the quality of basic education?
Briefing No. 20 Developments in the Ugandan education sector since 1996 paint a picture of increased enrolments, but little or
The politics of promoting gender equity in Uganda
Briefing No. 19 The framework used in this study brings together a political settlement approach and recent feminist analysis of
WATCH: Kunal Sen on governance, politics and growth
ESID co-Research Director, Professor Kunal Sen, discusses the ways in which governance, politics and economic growth interact in this short
Nic van de Walle to deliver Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
[caption id="attachment_6548" align="alignright" width="178"] Nic van de Walle[/caption] Join us on Wednesday 16 November for the Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture, an annual
Managing for performance in South African basic education
Prof Robert Cameron and Dr Vinothan Naidoo 12 October 2016 Bridging the gap between improving access to primary and secondary
ESID receives major funding boost
7 October 2016 We are delighted to announce that DFID has awarded the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre
LISTEN: Author of Why Nations Fail James Robinson tells us what he thinks of our findings
7 October 2016 In part two of our podcasts on ESID's story so far, James Robinson gives his opinion on
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Dr Tomas Frederiksen
5 October, 2016 Dr Tomas Frederiksen is co-investigator on the ESID natural resources project, which tracks the politics of natural resources and inclusive development
LISTEN: The story so far – a podcast on ESID's findings
Leading ESID researchers Sam Hickey, Sohela Nazneen and Kunal Sen present ESID's findings so far.. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/285828619" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450"
WATCH: Seminal author James Robinson at DSA on why we need to focus more on the micro
James Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail, argues that politics of development research needs to move from the macro to
Scalar politics and transnational governance innovations: A political settlements lens on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in the Andes
Working paper 66 Download pdf Anthony Bebbington, Elisa Arond and Juan Luis Dammert The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) originated
Two cheers for the (draft) 2017 Governance and the Law World Development Report
Brian Levy 21 September 2016 This post first appeared on Brian's blog Working with the Grain. The 2017 WDR (temporarily
The two faces of Development Studies
By Pablo Yanguas 19 September 2016 This year's Development Studies Association meeting was the biggest that I have attended: a
WATCH: James Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail, on democracy
14 September 2016 James Robinson was the discussant at our panel at the DSA Conference. Here he argues that although
Three lessons from APSA on the politics of development
By Pablo Yanguas 6 September 2016 On September 1st I was lucky to participate in a panel summarising ESID's core
ESID at DSA Conference, 2016
Next week, many of us from the Global Development Institute and ESID will be at the Development Studies Association Conference hosted
Has Chhattisgarh done better than Jharkhand in promoting inclusive development? A political settlements analysis of two newly created mineral rich Indian states
Vasudha Chhotray 9 September 2016 Leading academics and policy experts recently met at the Centre for Policy
WATCH: A workshop on newly created Indian states at the Centre for Policy Research, India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sLKSPbRpU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLg6l4Bl_kM&feature=youtu.be
Inclusion as political mobilisation: The political economy of quality education initiatives in Uganda
Working paper 65 Download pdf Anne Mette Kjær and Nansozi K. Muwanga Uganda has been successful in broadening access to
NEW VIDEO: Sam Hickey's Edinburgh lecture – What do you get from a political settlements perspective?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzRrglNxGGs
Why is the quality of children's education in Rwanda surprisingly low?
Dr Tim Williams 24 August 2016 When it comes to children’s education in Rwanda, the government is oriented towards action: