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
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
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Kojo Asante
29th October 2015 What is your background and how did you come to be at ESID? I first came to
Watch: Prof. David Hulme on prospects for the Sustainable Development Goals
24 September 2015 Effective States CEO Professor David Hulme discusses the implications of the Sustainable Development Goals in a new
Why such a commitment to public sector reform in Rwanda?
By Dr Benjamin Chemouni 17 February 2015 The case of public sector reforms in Rwanda is apparently exceptional. As mentioned
What comes after all the shouting about politics and aid?
3 February 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Last week DFID's research team hosted representatives from four research programme consortia on development,
The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence
13 January 2015. Among those engaged in policy and planning of development, there is growing recognition that politics and institutions
The reality of the zero-aid budget in Malawi
24 September 2014 By Blessings Chinsinga. The new government of Malawi that was ushered into power following the 20 May
Ghana’s political settlement undermines prospects for economic transformation
13 August 2014. By Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Franklin Oduro & Awal Mohammed. On 1st August 2014, the Government of Ghana
Briefing Paper: Discriminatory politics and MGNREGA implementation in Rajasthan
21 July 2014. ESID's latest Briefing Paper is entitled 'Supply or demand? How politics influences the implementation of the MGNREGA
There are no 'blank-slate policymakers': Mapping the elites of development
23 June 2014. By Pablo Yanguas and Antonio Savoia. Political and policy-making elites are at the centre of the challenges