Revisiting the developmental state – New SPERI paper
8 February 2018 Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) are pleased to announce a new SPERI paper edited by Matt
EVENT – The politics of growth: transformative ideas in economies
On 9 February, ODI are holding an event on the politics of growth, featuring our researchers and discussing our recent
Spotlight on an ESID expert – Vinothan Naidoo
20 December 2017 Vinothan Naidoo is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Administration at the University of Cape Town. He
EVENT – Seminars at UNRISD
12 December 2017 Today, the ESID team, including Tom Lavers, Sohela Nazneen and Sam Hickey, are at UNRISD in Geneva,
Ghana now has free senior high school education – but how do we ensure quality outcomes?
4 December 2017 Experts on the politics of education from Ghana's Centre for Democratic Development, Mohammed Awal and Franklin Oduro investigate the
The Annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
28 November 2017 This year's Adrian Leftwich Lecture is by Prof William Ferguson on Collective action for greater equality. Join
The deals make the difference – watch Matthew Tyce on his Deals and Development book chapter
16 November 2017 While most developing countries have experienced boom and bust growth, why have Thailand and Malaysia experienced sustained growth?
Watch Kunal Sen on his new book Deals and Development. What's the big idea?
16 November 2017 Rapid economic growth in developing countries is usually put down to good economic institutions. But many developing
Watch co-editor of Deals and Development, Eric Werker, on the book's powerful policy implications
15 November 2017 Eric Werker is Associate Professor at Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University in Canada. He is also
"This will change the way you see economic growth" – Deals and Development book is available for open access!
9 November 2017 We're thrilled to announce that Deals and Development, the book resulting from ESID research on the politics
The reality of doing business in India
2 November 2017 Sabyasachi Kar is author of the insightful book The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes with Kunal
Why have we seen so few developmental states?
Kunal Sen 5th October 2017 The underlying political settlement within countries too often provides political elites with insufficient
LISTEN – Marion Ouma on power and the uptake of social protection in Kenya
2nd October 2017Last month, Marion Ouma of the University of South Africa presented her excellent paper to the DSA Conference. Drawing
Matthias vom Hau responds to prestigious CPS award
29th September 2017 ESID expert and Associate Professor at the Barcelona Institut Estudis Internacionals Matthias vom Hau has been awarded
LISTEN: Professor Lars Buur's DSA paper on Social Protection in Mozambique
13th September 2017 We had a very interesting few days at the DSA Conference in Bradford last week and a highlight
NEWS: Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai is awarded 2017 Gerti Hesseling Prize
30th August 2017 We are delighted to announce that Dr Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Gerti Hesseling
Deals and Development
7 August 2017 Professor Sabyasachi Kar is a key contributer to ESID's work on the politics of economic growth. He has just
LISTEN: Sally Cawood discusses domestic violence in Bangladesh
GDI Phd candidate Sally Cawood talks about some of her observations during field work in Bangladesh. Read ESID research on
Social protection in Ethiopia
6 July 2017 On a recent visit to Addis Abada in Ethiopia, Tom Lavers presented his latest research on social
Drilling down into the drivers of extractive industry governance
Anthony Bebbington 4 July 2017 When a country discovers that it has valuable mineral deposits under its soil, some would say it
Spotlight on an ESID expert : Anthony Bebbington
3 July 2017 Professor Anthony Bebbington leads the ESID research programme on the politics of natural resources