Where are we up to? Ten minutes with Merilee Grindle
16 November 2015 By Anna Webster Last week, a fantastic mix of researchers from around the world came together in
Exciting research findings on how to make a difference to the lives of the urban poor in India
5 November 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. This research project is
Samuel Finer: A legacy of humanist political science
30 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Serendipity is an often-neglected feature of academic life. Having moved to Manchester in order
Meet Anna Webster – New ESID Communications and Uptake Officer
30th October 2015 What's your background? I was born and brought up in Leeds and I did my degree
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
Political settlements, the deals environment and economic growth: The case of Ghana
Working paper 53 Download pdf Robert Darko Osei, Charles Ackah, George Domfe and Michael Danquah Abstract The paper explores the
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Kojo Asante
29th October 2015 What is your background and how did you come to be at ESID? I first came to
Bringing politics and economic growth together
14 October 2015 Nicholas Waddell, a DFID Governance Adviser working on ‘Governance for Economic Development’ (G4ED) draws on ESID's work to
Angus Deaton wins the 2015 Nobel Prize for Economics
13 October 2015 By Anna Webster The renowned Princeton Economist Angus Deaton has just won the 2015 Nobel Prize for
1st Samuel Finer "Development of Government" conference
12 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. On 3 November, ESID will co-host the first Samuel Finer "Development of Government" conference
Breaking the rules, breaking the game: Ideas and protest in the shifting Honduran political settlement
7 October 2015 By Sarah Hunt. One aspect of ESID’s novel approach to political settlements is to examine the role
The majority of the world's poor are in school so why aren't they learning?
30 September 2015 ESID Researcher Lant Pritchett has written for The Guardian on the need for research into rapidly improving
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
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
Watch: Prof. David Hulme on prospects for the Sustainable Development Goals
24 September 2015 Effective States CEO Professor David Hulme discusses the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals in a new
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
Breaking the rules, breaking the game: external ideas, politics and inclusive development in Honduras
Working paper 52 Download pdf Sarah Hunt Abstract The rise of the new Left has had an important impact on
New book: Making the State Work
4 August 2015 Professor David Hulme, ESID's CEO, introduces this new edition of Governance, Management and Development: Making the State
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
Governance and inequality: Benchmarking and interpreting South Africa’s evolving political settlement
Working paper 51 Download pdf Brian Levy, Alan Hirsch and Ingrid Woolard Abstract Has South Africa’s political settlement provided a
Transnational capital and the political settlement of Ghana’s oil economy
7 July 2015 By Kojo Asante and Giles Mohan. How has Ghana – one of Africa’s most celebrated democracies –
Effective States is recruiting
Do you have a proven track record in research communication and promoting research uptake? Interested in how effective states and