Distributing social transfers in Rwanda: The case of the Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP)
Download pdf Working paper 160 Timothy P. Williams, Sylvestre Nzahabwanayo, Tom Lavers and Eric Ndushabandi This paper examines the political dynamics shaping
Political settlement and the politics of legitimation in countries undergoing democratisation: Insights from Tanzania
Working paper 124 Download pdf Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen and Thabit Jacob In recent decades, reforms have been introduced in developing
Service delivery reform in Nigeria: The rise and fall of the Conditional Grant Scheme to Local Government Areas (CGS to LGAs)
Working paper 114 Download pdf Bala Yunusa Yusuf and David Hulme This paper analyses Nigeria’s Conditional Grant Scheme to Local
EVENT – Discussion on ESID's findings at University of Cape Town
If you are able to be in Cape Town this Thursday, don't miss the opportunity to join our leading researchers, Prof
Social protection in an electorally competitive environment (1): The politics of Productive Social Safety Nets (PSSN) in Tanzania
Working paper 109 Download pdf Thabit Jacob and Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen Social protection has become a more important part of social
The politics of local content legislation in Ghana
Working paper 104 Download pdf Ishmael Ayanoore The resurgence in local content reforms in most oil-rich Africa countries is broadly
The political economy of social protection in Mozambique
Working paper 103 Download pdf Lars Buur and Padil Salimo In the view of international donors, multilateral organisations and government
Understanding the contribution of the BSUP (JNNURM) to inclusive cities in India
Working paper 97 Download pdf Sundar Burra, Diana Mitlin and Gayatri Menon with Indu Agarwal, Preeti Banarse, Sharmila Gimonkar, Maria Lobo, Sheela Patel,
Political settlements, women’s representation and gender equality: The 2008 gender-based violence law and gender parity in primary and secondary education in Rwanda
Working paper 94 Download pdf Jennie E. Burnet and Jeanne d’Arc Kanakuze This paper explores the ways in which power
The politics of core public sector reform in Uganda: Behind the façade
Working paper 85 Download pdf Badru Bukenya and William Muhumuza The Ugandan state presents an interesting puzzle for the advocates of
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
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
Felipe González-Zapata: Trump and the open government data movement
Felipe is a PhD candidate at the Global Development Institute, investigating the politics of open government data in Chile. Here
Do Gram Panchayat leaders favour their own constituencies in MNREGA fund allocation?
By Dr Subhasish Dey and Prof Kunal Sen 3 January 2017* Political incentives are known to play a role in the allocation
EVENT: State-business relations in development seminar
ESID are linking up with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) for a one-day workshop at the National Council For Voluntary
LISTEN: Nic van de Walle at Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
The audio of last week's annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture is now available online. Listen below to what was a great
WATCH: Nic van de Walle at Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture
The annual Adrian Leftwich Memorial Lecture took place yesterday, with a great lecture by Cornell University professor and leading expert
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
LIVE VLOG – WATCH: Day 2 of ESID conference at Rockefeller Foundation
Naomi Hossain vlogs on exciting potential for change in elite commitment:
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