The politics of natural resources and inclusive development
Objective This project tracks the historical experience of countries with long-established histories of natural resource extraction in both Latin America
Oil, governance and inclusive development in Ghana and Uganda
Objective This study examines the implications of the recent oil finds in Ghana and Uganda. Cases Ghana and Uganda have
Professor Sam Hickey
Role Sam Hickey is Professor of Politics and Development at the University of Manchester, and Joint Director of Research at
Education in competitive clientelist contexts: Bangladesh and Ghana
Objective This project explores the politics of securing higher levels of capacity and commitment to delivering improved quality schooling. Cases
A dynamic mapping of the political settlement in Ghana
Working paper No. 28 Download pdf Franklin Oduro, Mohammed Awal and Maxwell Agyei Ashon Abstract Ghana displays a number of
Politics, political settlements and social change in post-colonial Rwanda
Working paper 24 Download pdf Frederick Golooba-Mutebi Abstract Until 1994 Rwanda’s post-colonial history was marked by episodes of political violence,
Political settlement dynamics in a limited-access order: The case of Bangladesh
Working paper 23 Download pdf Mirza Hassan Abstract This study explores the dynamics of the elite political settlement in Bangladesh
Investigating the links between political settlements and inclusive development in Uganda: towards a research agenda
Working paper 20 Download pdf Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and Sam Hickey Abstract The changing character of the political settlement in Uganda
Gendered politics of securing inclusive development
Working paper 13 Download pdf Sohela Nazneen and Simeen Mahmud Abstract Political settlement (PS) frameworks are gender blind. In this
The politics of rule of law systems in developmental states: 'political settlements' as a basis for promoting effective justice institutions for marginalized groups
Working paper 8 Download pdf Deval Desai and Michael Woolcock Abstract The rule of law (ROL), although an “essentially contested
The political dynamics of economic growth
Working paper 5 Download pdf Kunal Sen Abstract This paper is an assessment of what we know about the political
Annotated bibliography on developmental states, political settlements and citizen formation
Working paper 4 Download pdf Laura Routley Abstract ESID Research Associate Laura Routley has produced an annotated bibliography as part
Thinking about the politics of inclusive development: Towards a relational approach
Working paper 1 Download pdf Sam Hickey Abstract Moving beyond the mantra that ‘politics matters’, a range of conceptual approaches