The threat of student movements in Bangladesh: Injustice, infiltrators and regime change
Working paper 125 Download pdf David Jackman For decades, large-scale political mobilisation in Bangladesh has been monopolised by deep-rooted and
Public sector reform in Africa: Understanding the paths and politics of change
Briefing No. 28 This briefing explores why some states in Africa seem to be stuck in a spiral of corruption
Varieties of state-building in Africa: Elites, ideas and the politics of public sector reform
Working paper 89 Download pdf Pablo Yanguas Why do some states in Africa seem to be stuck in a spiral
The politics of core public sector reform in Rwanda
Working paper 88 Download pdf Benjamin Chemouni This paper’s objective is to provide a better understanding of the politics underpinning
The politics of core public sector reform in Uganda: Behind the façade
Working paper 85 Download pdf Badru Bukenya and William Muhumuza The Ugandan state presents an interesting puzzle for the advocates of
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
Competitive clientelism and the politics of core public sector reform in Ghana
Working paper 82 Download pdf Daniel Appiah and Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai Although Ghana has implemented several donor-sponsored public sector reforms (PSRs)
Public sector reform in Uganda: behind the façade
Briefing No. 23 While reforms in Uganda in the 1980s and 1990s aimed at achieving public sector efficiency, those in
Inclusion as political mobilisation: The political economy of quality education initiatives in Uganda
Working paper 65 Download pdf Anne Mette Kjær and Nansozi K. Muwanga Uganda has been successful in broadening access 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