What is political settlements analysis?
14 September 2020 ESID experts Tim Kelsall and Sam Hickey provide a clear and essential guide to political settlements analysis.
Governing Extractive Industries book launches at Oxfam America
17 April 2019 Professor Anthony Bebbington Having somebody else explain to you what your book is about is both a
WATCH: Leading ESID experts present main findings in Cape Town
16 April 2019 Leading experts Tim Kelsall, Sam Hickey and Brian Levy recently presented ESID's main findings at The Mandela
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
An excerpt from Governing Extractive Industries – Resource Extraction and Inclusive Development
22 August 2018 This exciting new book is drawn from ESID research on natural resource governance that began in 2012.
New open access article in Development and Change – The decline of gangsters and the politicisation of violence in urban Bangladesh
4 July 2018 Dr David Jackman's innovative research on the organisation of violence in Bangladesh has been published in Development
Not an ordinary speech: A reflection on the first speech of the new Prime Minster of Ethiopia
23 April 2018 Amdissa Teshome An independent consultant and social science researcher, Amdissa Teshome reports from Addis Ababa with a
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
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
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
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
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
Big media for BIGD event in Bangladesh
2 March 2017 Our recent policy workshop with leading Bangladesh experts on growth, education, health and women's empowerment has received
Book Review: The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence
Dr Brendan Halloran 27 February 2017 I recently reviewed The Politics of Inclusive Development for The Journal of Development Studies.
The Politics of Inclusive Development – ESID book is now open access
10 January 2017 The Politics of Inclusive Development was recently described by Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, emerita,
Democracy and growth: How are they related?
By Prof Kunal Sen 8 December 2016 Kunal and colleagues Lant Pritchett, Sabyasachi Kar and Selim Raihan have published a working
WATCH: Benjamin Chemouni on the state of things in Burundi
ESID researcher Benjamin Chemouni comments below on the current political climate in Burundi, which has been in a state of violent
The political determinants of miracle growth in Rwanda
Dr Pritish Behuria and Dr Tom Goodfellow 11 November, 2016 To understand why growth is sustained in some developing countries
LISTEN: Subhasish Dey asks 'Is partisan alignment electorally rewarding?'
ESID researcher Subhasish Dey recently delivered the below presentation, 'Is partisan alignment electorally rewarding? Evidence from village council elections in India'
LISTEN: Author of Why Nations Fail James Robinson tells us what he thinks of our findings
7 October 2016 In part two of our podcasts on ESID's story so far, James Robinson gives his opinion on
LISTEN: The story so far – a podcast on ESID's findings
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