New Open Access Book – Controlling the Capital
While many consider authoritarianism on the national scale, ‘Controlling the Capital: Political Dominance in the Urbanizing World’ trains its gaze
New Open Access Book – Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications
Based upon a decade of ground-breaking research within the Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) research centre, Political Settlements and
New Open Access Book: The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers: State Capacity and Political Contestation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
Social protection has risen to a prominent position on the global development agenda since the turn of the millennium. Considerable
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
Reclaiming gender justice: We must act now to counter backlash threatening women’s rights globally
23 March 2020 Sohela Nazneen Sohela Nazneen is editor of the open access book Negotiating Gender Equity in the Global
NEW OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLE: The politics of promoting social cash transfers in Uganda: The potential and pitfalls of 'thinking and working politically'
16 March 2020 Sam Hickey and Badru Bukenya have published on their research into the
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
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,
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
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
NEW OPEN ACCESS BOOK OUT TODAY
14 November 2019 "This book, with its admirable combination of empirical substance and analytical clarity, is a landmark contribution that
PODCAST – Duncan Green speaks to Naomi Hossain on The Politics of Education in Developing Countries
22 October 2019 Duncan Green recently caught up with the brilliant Naomi Hossain to discuss her latest ESID book, edited
Five ESID books are open access and free to download
26 June 2019 With the recent publication of two new books, The Politics of Education in Developing Countries and Negotiating
Productivist social protection in Ethiopia’s ‘developmental state’
12 June 2019 Tom Lavers Two recent ESID papers published in African Affairs and Social Science and Medicine (both open
PODCAST – Sam Hickey and Sohela Nazneen present findings of ESID book, Negotiating Gender Equity in the Global South
30 May 2019 In this podcast, Professor Sam Hickey presents an overview of ESID's new book, Negotiating Gender Equity in
Governing Extractive Industries book launches at Oxfam America
17 April 2019 Professor Anthony Bebbington Having somebody else explain to you what your book is about is both a
Spanish version of Governing Extractive Industries book out now
17 April 2019 Gobernanza de las industrias extractivas : política, historia, ideas Las ideas para el proyecto de investigación sobre
NEW OPEN ACCESS BOOK – Negotiating Gender Equity in the Global South: The Politics of Domestic Violence Policy
12 March 2019 "This book provides exciting new ways of thinking about how women’s rights policy change occurs in the Global
Understanding the politics of the learning crisis
7 March 2019 Expert on education and development, Professor Lant Pritchett, reflects on what he thinks are three highlights
The politics of gender equity in the Global South
8 March 2019 Professor of Politics and expert on gender and institutions, Georgina Waylen, is a contributor to the forthcoming ESID