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WATCH: Final plenary of the ESID conference – Moving the politics and development agenda forward
WATCH: Final plenary of the ESID conference – Moving the politics and development agenda forward

28/10/19 For the closing plenary of the ESID Conference we were delighted to be joined by Head of Profession for

WATCH – Conference plenary on 'The politics of recognition and democratisation'

14 October 2019 One of the many highlights of our recent conference was a plenary featuring keynotes from Afrobarometer's Emmanuel

International bestselling author James Robinson delivers keynote on his new book The Narrow Corridor

11 October 2019 At the ESID conference we were lucky enough to have Professor James Robinson, author with Daron Acemoglu

WATCH – Lant Pritchett's conference keynote
WATCH – Lant Pritchett's conference keynote

8 October 2019Watch the University of Oxford's Lant Pritchett deliver his keynote to the ESID conference - 'The difficult dynamics

Heather Marquette's paper to the ESID conference, on 'Rethinking organised crime and development'

8 October 2019 Heather Marquette is Professor of Development Politics at the University of Birmingham and Senior Research Fellow at

WATCH – Prerna Singh's acclaimed conference keynote

7 October 2019There was much glowing feedback for the ESID conference, and one of the most highly praised moments came

WATCH – Opening plenary of the ESID flagship conference – From Politics to Power

4 October 2019 If you missed ESID's recent flagship conference, or want to catch it again, here is the opening

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

WATCH – A video of Kunal Sen's presentation to the UNU-WIDER Conference

WATCH – Benjamin Chemouni on pockets of effectiveness in Rwanda
WATCH – Benjamin Chemouni on pockets of effectiveness in Rwanda

7 August 2018 Watch our ESID researcher in Rwanda, Dr Benjamin Chemouni, on his new research into pockets of effectiveness

WATCH – Abdul Gafaru Abdulai and Badru Bukenya's reflections on the DSA Conference

2 July 2018 ESID researchers Abdul Gafaru Abdulai and Badru Bukenya presented a fascinating paper on the political economy of

WATCH – Pablo Yanguas & Daniel Honig in conversation event on what makes aid effective

25 May 2018 Watch highlights of a recent in conversation event with Pablo Yanguas, author of Why We Lie About

The deals make the difference – watch Matthew Tyce on his Deals and Development book chapter

16 November 2017 While most developing countries have experienced boom and bust growth, why have Thailand and Malaysia experienced sustained growth?

Watch Kunal Sen on his new book Deals and Development. What's the big idea?
Watch Kunal Sen on his new book Deals and Development. What's the big idea?

16 November 2017 Rapid economic growth in developing countries is usually put down to good economic institutions. But many developing

Watch co-editor of Deals and Development, Eric Werker, on the book's powerful policy implications

15 November 2017 Eric Werker is Associate Professor at Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University in Canada. He is also

WATCH: What needs to happen about illegal mining in Ghana?

8 June 2017 Known as 'galamsey', illegal small-scale mining has really captured the attention of the media and the public

WATCH: The India launch of 'The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes'

Watch experts on Indian growth gather in Delhi to launch "fresh and insightful" book, The Political Economy of India's Growth Episodes,

WATCH: Alice Evans on the return of the Global Gag Rule

It's International Women's Day on Wednesday (March 8), and we'll be bringing you comment from some of our gender researchers

WATCH: Sarah Nandudu on the factors behind TSUPU's success

Sarah Nandudu, Vice President at National Slum Dwellers Federation, Uganda, identifies key factors behind the success of ESID's Transforming Settlements

WATCH: Effective housing solutions for the urban poor

Professor Diana Mitlin outlines key factors involved in designing effective housing solutions for the urban poor, as part of our

WATCH: Yongmei Zhou on the 2017 World Development Report

Co-director of the 2017 World Development Report, Yongmei Zhou, talks about the relevance of ESID's work to the report's theme

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