ESID receives major funding boost
7 October 2016 We are delighted to announce that DFID has awarded the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre
Two cheers for the (draft) 2017 Governance and the Law World Development Report
Brian Levy 21 September 2016 This post first appeared on Brian's blog Working with the Grain. The 2017 WDR (temporarily
Three lessons from APSA on the politics of development
By Pablo Yanguas 6 September 2016 On September 1st I was lucky to participate in a panel summarising ESID's core
ESID at DSA Conference, 2016
Next week, many of us from the Global Development Institute and ESID will be at the Development Studies Association Conference hosted
Pep Guardiola's lessons for the politics of development
By Dr Tim Kelsall 19 August 2016 Last weekend the 2016-17 English Premier League kicked off, with one of the
How can we build tax capacity in developing countries?
Jim Brumby, World Bank 26 July 2016 New ESID research asks how political institutions affect tax capacity in developing economies.
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Tim Kelsall
24 June 2016 Tell us a bit about your background I grew up in Manchester, went to university in Oxford
Naomi Hossain
Role Naomi Hossain is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex, UK,
Can extractive industries promote development?
1 June 2016 By Neil McCulloch This post first appear on the Unu-Wider Blog. I spent the
Spotlight on Subhasish Dey
23 May 2016 Subhasish completed his PhD at The University of Manchester in January 2016. He is an
Spotlight on an ESID researcher: Franklin Oduro
15 April 2016 What is your educational background? I am a political scientist by training. My first degree was in
What are our findings on Ghana?
Anna Webster 13 April 2016 So the ESID team are back in Manchester following a great week
Taking our research findings to Ghana
Kojo Asante 29 March 2016 Next week we are excited to be visiting Ghana to disseminate our research
Optimistic rebels vs. the anti-politics machine
29 February 2016 Chris Lyon The secret has been out the bag for a while now. Time was when the
Spotlight on an ESID researcher: Indrajit Roy
17 February 2016 What is your educational background? My first degree was in history, from the University of Delhi. Then
At what point will we do something about inequality?
20 January 2016 Professor David Hulme Oxfam’s annual inequality report finds that extreme polarisation – the ownership of global assets
Dr Timothy Williams
Role Dr Timothy Williams is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Adjunct Professor in Global
Spotlight on an ESID researcher: Daniel Appiah
7 December 2015 What is your background and how did you become involved in ESID? I did a degree in
Why is domestic violence legislation falling short in Uganda?
25 November 2015 By Josephine Ahikire and Amon Mwiine In the current discourse on women and policymaking, there seems to
"Agaciro" the Kinyarwanda word for dignity. Ideas of self-reliance in Rwanda
20 November 2015 By Anna Webster At ESID we're interested in the role of ideas in shaping development. To understand
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
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