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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: New film on the Center for Democratic Development, our partner in Ghana

This new video featuring our Ghanaian researchers was made in Ghana and tells the story of the partnership between ESID

WATCH: James Robinson, author of Why Nations Fail, on democracy

14 September 2016 James Robinson was the discussant at our panel at the DSA Conference. Here he argues that although

WATCH: Alice Evans on what makes a phenomenal session at #DSA2016

WATCH: Why are local government committed to reducing urban poverty in Uganda?

5 July 2016 One of the questions that Sophie King is researching is what shapes commitment to reducing urban poverty

WATCH: Introducing our research on urban poverty in Uganda

Diana Mitlin and Sophie King talk about their collaborative research on the needs of disadvantaged groups in cities across Uganda.

WATCH: Exciting new film on our research in Ghana

This new film, featuring our Ghanaian researchers, was made in Ghana and reveals our key findings on the politics of

WATCH: Why do coalitions work in some places and not in others?

In this insightful video, Professor Diana Mitlin outlines her research findings on what can make coalitions work:

WATCH: Our Research Director Prof. Kunal Sen reflects on the importance of multiple perspectives

WATCH: Takeaways from Rockefeller Centre on what's exciting about the political settlement framework

Badru Bukeyna & Abdul Gafaru Abdulai nearly get run over by a robot lawnmower...And talk about their takeaways from ESID's

Rockefeller Centre Live Vlog: Day 3 – Reflections from Prof. Brian Levy on how far we've come

Professor Brian Levy of John Hopkins University reflects on how far we've travelled towards investigating how politics matters for development:

LIVE VLOG – WATCH: Josephine Ahikire of Makerere University, Uganda

Josephine reflects on what she finds most interesting about ESID's research and talks about hybridity

LIVE VLOG – WATCH: Day 2 of ESID conference at Rockefeller Foundation

Naomi Hossain vlogs on exciting potential for change in elite commitment:

LIVE VLOG – WATCH: What are our researchers looking forward to at Rockefeller Foundation Conference?

Sohela Nazneen & Pablo Yanguas vlog from Bellagio on what they are looking forward to at the ESID Rockefeller Foundation

WATCH: Duncan Green on How Change Happens (and how to make it happen)

https://youtu.be/2KRh37IIBPI