On Uganda’s 'long march' to first oil and the missing billions in the oil fund
10 March 2020 Angelo Izama Recently a government minister, Hon. David Bahati, claimed that money in early
Cities and dominance: Urban strategies for political settlement maintenance and change – Zambia case study
Working paper 136 Download pdf Marja Hinfelaar, Danielle Resnick and Sishuwa Sishuwa This paper tracks how the Patriotic Front (PF)
Control the capital: Cities and political dominance
Working paper 135 Download pdf Tom Goodfellow David Jackman As optimism about the ‘third wave’ of democratisation has waned in
PODCAST: The politics of domestic violence policy – Sohela Nazneen talks to Prof Diane Elson
6 February 2020 Listen to ESID researcher, Sohela Nazneen, in conversation with economist and gender specialist, Professor Diane Elson, for
ESID research featured in The Washington Post
3 February 2020 Tim Williams' award-winning research on the political economy of primary education, published by ESID and World Development,
Gender equitable change and the place of informal networks in Uganda’s legislative policy reforms
Working paper 134 Download pdf Josephine Ahikire and Amon A. Mwiine Uganda has had an uneven history and experience around
Political economy of policy and implementation in the Bangladesh health sector: Implications for reducing maternal mortality
Working paper 133 Download pdf Simeen Mahmud (with contributions from Nuzhat Sharmeen and Moogdho Mahzab) This paper discusses the politics of
The 2018 Bangladeshi election
Working paper 132 Download pdf Mathilde Maitrot David Jackman Between 1990 and 2009, the violent competition characteristic of Bangladeshi politics
Who should get what, how and why? DFID and the transnational politics of social cash transfers
Working paper 131 Download pdf Sam Hickey Jeremy Seekings The proliferation of social cash transfers (SCTs) across much of Africa
ESID research published in World Development
13 January 2020 Congratulations to ESID researchers, Vasudha Chhottray, Anindita Adhikari and Vidushi Bahuguna, whose pioneering ESID research has been published
Professor David Hulme awarded OBE
13 January 2020 ESID is delighted to congratulate our CEO, Professor David Hulme, who has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s
The politics of central banking in Kenya: Balancing political and developmental interests
Working paper 130 Download pdf Matthew Tyce This paper analyses the performance of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) in
Acting together: Harnessing the power of the collective for reform
Sohela Nazneen 19 December 2019 This blog features Sohela's ESID work on gender and was originally published by The
Managing coercion and striving for dominance in Bangladesh
Working paper 129 Download pdf David Jackman Mathilde Maitrot Managing coercion is often central to the pursuit of political dominance,
The politics of governing oil after ‘best-practice’ reforms: Can ‘pockets of effectiveness’ survive within Uganda’s political settlement?
Working paper 128 Download pdf Sam Hickey Angelo Izama Uganda is frequently lauded for adopting a rules-based approach to oil
Professor Catherine Boone gives final Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture as it is handed over to York
25 November 2019 ESID recently hosted the final lecture in The Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture series. Set up to honour
Open access book: Read an extract from The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa
21 November 2019 New, open access book on The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa has been edited by
PODCAST – Dr Kate Pruce with insights on her chapter in new social protection book
21 November 2019 We catch up with newly qualified Dr Kate Pruce for a unique insight into her chapter on
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14 November 2019 "This book, with its admirable combination of empirical substance and analytical clarity, is a landmark contribution that
Dominating Dhaka
Working paper 127 Download pdf David Jackman Throughout Bangladesh’s history, its capital Dhaka has witnessed intense political competition, including numerous
A taster of today's lecture – Do socio-economic cleavages matter for development in African countries?
12 November 2019 Catherine Boone: Professor of Government and International Development, LSE We are delighted to be
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