Pep Guardiola's lessons for the politics of development
By Dr Tim Kelsall 19 August 2016 Last weekend the 2016-17 English Premier League kicked off, with one of the
APSA2016: Building bridges between ESID and PoliSci
Pablo Yanguas 19 August 2016 In two weeks I will be storming Philly’s city centre as part
Our panel at the DSA Conference – The Politics of Public Sector Transformations
Pablo Yanguas 16 August 2016 DSA 2016 is upon us, and if you are around Oxford on
David Hulme looks ahead to the DSA conference in September
David Hulme 16 August 2016 I am just back from Japan – a delightful visit with colleagues
Oriented towards action: The political economy of primary education in Rwanda
Working paper 64 Download pdf Timothy P. Williams When it comes to the delivery of services to the poor, politics
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
EVENT: Have newly created Indian states promoted inclusive development?
Anna Webster 8 August 2016 Leading academics and policy experts, including India's top public intellectual, Dr Pratap
Is partisan alignment electorally rewarding? Evidence from village council elections in India
Working paper 63 Download pdf Subhasish Dey and Kunal Sen Do ruling parties positively discriminate in favour of their own
Has Chhattisgarh done better than Jharkhand in promoting inclusive development? A political settlements analysis of two newly created mineral rich Indian states
Briefing No. 18 This briefing presents research on the two newly created Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, which have both
What reverses economic collapse and leads to rapid economic growth?
Selim Raihan 1 August 2016 Better economic and political institutions matter in reversing growth collapse. Democratisation and improving
Politics matters, so what? Time for bigger bets (and more learning) on adaptive programming
29 July 2016 Alan Hudson, Executive Director, Global Integrity The World Bank will produce their World Development Report
How can we build tax capacity in developing countries?
Jim Brumby, World Bank 26 July 2016 New ESID research asks how political institutions affect tax capacity in developing economies.
LISTEN: Podcast of Sam Hickey at Australia National University – Presenting our findings
25 July 2016 Our Research Director Professor Sam Hickey delivered this seminar to The Development Policy Centre at Australia National University on
The potential and limits of performance management: Improving basic education in the Western Cape
Working paper 62 Download pdf Robert Cameron and Brian Levy The focus of this paper is on the management and
When a ‘ruling alliance’ and public sector governance meet: Managing for performance in South African basic education
Working paper 60 Download pdf Robert Cameron and Vinothan Naidoo Abstract This paper is one of a series of ESID
How do political institutions affect fiscal capacity? Explaining taxation in developing economies
Working paper 59 Download pdf Roberto Ricciuti, Antonio Savoia and Kunal Sen Abstract A central aspect of institutional development in
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
Thinking and working with political settlements
5 July 2016 Tim Kelsall This post first appeared on Fragile States This article aims to give some advice
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.
LISTEN – Beyond add women and stir: Can political settlement analysis take on a stronger gender focus?
29 June 2016 In this podcast, Naomi Hossain of IDS interprets a paper by Sohela Nazneen and Sam Hickey on
Co-producing knowledge about government vision, commitment and capacity to reduce urban poverty in Uganda
28 June 2016 By Sophie King in conversation with Katana Goretti, Peter Kasaija and Silver Owere In the first
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Tim Kelsall
24 June 2016 Tell us a bit about your background I grew up in Manchester, went to university in Oxford