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
How politics matters for SDG 16
Prof Sam Hickey's presentation, delivered to OECD Govnet meeting on Governance and the SDGs - How politics matters for development and
The politics of mining and the resource curse in Ghana
Abdul Gafaru Abdulai 12 June 2017 Why are some mineral-dependent countries able to translate natural resource wealth
WATCH: What needs to happen about illegal mining in Ghana?
8 June 2017 Known as 'galamsey', illegal small-scale mining has really captured the attention of the media and the public
FINDINGS: Competitive politics and the challenge of combating illegal mining in Ghana
1 June 2017 Dr Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai In the last three months, the Ghanaian media landscape has been dominated by discussions
Vidushi Bahaguna Reports from The Development in the Face of Global Inequalities Conference, IBEI
Vidushi Bahaguna 31 May 2017 The ‘Development in the Face of Global Inequalities’ conference held
LISTEN: Emerging messages and lingering questions from our research on Rwanda
We hosted a great workshop in London on 8 May 2017 with some members of the ESID network. Its purpose
Tim Williams' education in Rwanda research published in World Development
Congratulations to ESID researcher Tim Williams, whose paper, 'The political economy of primary education: Lessons from Rwanda', has been published
Active citizenship when bureaucracies are weak – some school-level lessons from South Africa
16 May 2017 Dr Brian Levy Bureaucracies, we have learned, are embedded in politics. How, then, to strengthen public services
David Hulme: Why the UK must keep military activity away from international aid
A day is a long time in politics and the first full day of election campaigning was dominated by suggestions
LISTEN: Stephen Kosack on state responses to mass political movements
Professor Stephen Kosack (Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington) joined us on 10 May 2017 to
Spotlight on an ESID expert – Naomi Hossain
11 May 2017 ESID and IDS researcher Naomi Hossain on her passion for development research, linking climate change
World Bank: Strengthening governance top-of-mind for opinion leaders
In a recent blog for the World Bank Jing Guo, a member of the group's Public Opinion Research Group, outlines the
The ideational turn in development politics
2 May 2017 Dr Pablo Yanguas As we near completion of Phase 1 research (and gear up for 2.5 years
ESID turns 5!
26 April 2017 ESID has turned 5 and we're entering Phase 2 of our research. To mark our 5-year anniversary,
From Phase 1 to Phase 2: Our progress so far
26 April 2017 Dr Pablo Yanguas Why do inequalities persist over time? How do elite interests shape developmental trajectories? When
WATCH: The India launch of 'The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes'
Watch experts on Indian growth gather in Delhi to launch "fresh and insightful" book, The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes,
Brian Levy reviews Duncan Green's 'How Change Happens'
'At times in the last few years,' writes Duncan Green in his recent book, How Change Happens, 'It has felt like something
South Africa’s crisis: Calling things by their true name
20 April 2017 Brian Levy warns that the magnitude of what is at stake in the current crisis in South
Building effective states beyond competitive democracy in Ghana
By Dr Daniel Appiah and Dr Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai 18 April 2017 It is widely accepted that the creation of
FINDINGS: How Uganda's political settlement is impeding PSRs
The Ugandan state presents an interesting puzzle for advocates of public sector reforms (PSRs). Though it has been subjected to