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
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
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
APSA2016: Building bridges between ESID and PoliSci
Pablo Yanguas 19 August 2016 In two weeks I will be storming Philly’s city centre as part
Our panel at the DSA Conference – The Politics of Public Sector Transformations
Pablo Yanguas 16 August 2016 DSA 2016 is upon us, and if you are around Oxford on
Public sector reform in Rwanda is driven by a legitimation strategy
By Dr Benjamin Chemouni 13 May 2016 Benjamin is the country researcher for Rwanda in ESID’s project on comparative public
LISTEN: A podcast of our findings on public sector reform in Ghana
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/260038371" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /] A talk delivered at GIMPA in Ghana by ESID researchers Pablo Yanguas, Abdul
The challenge of public sector reform in Ghana
By Pablo Yanguas 5 April 2016 Will legal reform be enough? How can regular people be involved in debates about effectiveness?
Will new governance approaches fix the public sector reform agenda?
14 March 2016 [Blog post excerpted from Yanguas & Bukenya (2016), 'New' approaches confront 'old' challengers in African public sector
'New' approaches confront 'old' challenges in African public sector reform
11 January 2016 By Pablo Yanguas. After a bit of a delay, my article with Badru Bukenya on new approaches
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
Samuel Finer: A legacy of humanist political science
30 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. Serendipity is an often-neglected feature of academic life. Having moved to Manchester in order
1st Samuel Finer "Development of Government" conference
12 October 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. On 3 November, ESID will co-host the first Samuel Finer "Development of Government" conference
New book: Making the State Work
4 August 2015 Professor David Hulme, ESID's CEO, introduces this new edition of Governance, Management and Development: Making the State
The challenges of managing development differently
8 April 2015 By Pablo Yanguas. On April 2nd ODI hosted a group of aid practitioners and public sector researchers
Social accountability or social transformation? Working ‘with’ and ‘against’ the grain
06 March 2015 By Sophie King Social accountability has become an important ‘buzzword’ among development actors seeking to understand the
Undertaking PSR research in Uganda
2 March 2015 By Badru Bukenya. Research projects that rely on elite/expert interviews with government bureaucrats and politicians are quite
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
Researching the politics of public sector reforms in Malawi
15 January 2015. By Henry Chingaipe. The Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Research Programme has commissioned a multi-country study
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
What's our way out of faith-based public sector interventions? A conversation with Nick Manning
2 July 2014. By Pablo Yanguas and Rowena Harding. Nick Manning retired in December 2013 from the position of Head