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
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
NEW FINDINGS: Impartial institutions promote higher fiscal revenues
Dr Antonio Savoia, Dr Roberto Ricciuti and Professor Kunal Sen 18 November 2016 How do states learn to tax? The capability to raise revenues
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'
WATCH: Kunal Sen on governance, politics and growth
ESID co-Research Director, Professor Kunal Sen, discusses the ways in which governance, politics and economic growth interact in this short
Managing for performance in South African basic education
Prof Robert Cameron and Dr Vinothan Naidoo 12 October 2016 Bridging the gap between improving access to primary and secondary
Two cheers for the (draft) 2017 Governance and the Law World Development Report
Brian Levy 21 September 2016 This post first appeared on Brian's blog Working with the Grain. The 2017 WDR (temporarily
The two faces of Development Studies
By Pablo Yanguas 19 September 2016 This year's Development Studies Association meeting was the biggest that I have attended: a
Has Chhattisgarh done better than Jharkhand in promoting inclusive development? A political settlements analysis of two newly created mineral rich Indian states
Vasudha Chhotray 9 September 2016 Leading academics and policy experts recently met at the Centre for Policy
Why is the quality of children's education in Rwanda surprisingly low?
Dr Tim Williams 24 August 2016 When it comes to children’s education in Rwanda, the government is oriented towards action:
Pep Guardiola's lessons for the politics of development
By Dr Tim Kelsall 19 August 2016 Last weekend the 2016-17 English Premier League kicked off, with one of the
Why countries need better social protection programmes — rich or not
Lean Alfred Santos 10 August 2016 This blog was first published on Devex.com An investment commitment in the right
What reverses economic collapse and leads to rapid economic growth?
Selim Raihan 1 August 2016 Better economic and political institutions matter in reversing growth collapse. Democratisation and improving
Politics matters, so what? Time for bigger bets (and more learning) on adaptive programming
29 July 2016 Alan Hudson, Executive Director, Global Integrity The World Bank will produce their World Development Report
How can we build tax capacity in developing countries?
Jim Brumby, World Bank 26 July 2016 New ESID research asks how political institutions affect tax capacity in developing economies.
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
Thinking and working with political settlements
5 July 2016 Tim Kelsall This post first appeared on Fragile States This article aims to give some advice
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.
LISTEN – Beyond add women and stir: Can political settlement analysis take on a stronger gender focus?
29 June 2016 In this podcast, Naomi Hossain of IDS interprets a paper by Sohela Nazneen and Sam Hickey on
Co-producing knowledge about government vision, commitment and capacity to reduce urban poverty in Uganda
28 June 2016 By Sophie King in conversation with Katana Goretti, Peter Kasaija and Silver Owere In the first
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