New Open Access Book – Controlling the Capital
While many consider authoritarianism on the national scale, ‘Controlling the Capital: Political Dominance in the Urbanizing World’ trains its gaze
WEBINAR – The politics of addressing Africa’s urban challenge
Dr Eyob Gebremariam, London School of Economics Dr Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield Professor Diana Mitlin, Global Development Institute Chair:
Ghost towns and crackdowns: The politics of urban Covid-19 control
1 May 2020 Tom Goodfellow David Jackman As different responses to coronavirus are
Cities and dominance: Urban strategies for political settlement maintenance and change – Zambia case study
Working paper 136 Download pdf Marja Hinfelaar, Danielle Resnick and Sishuwa Sishuwa This paper tracks how the Patriotic Front (PF)
PODCAST – An interview with Sophie King on the process of researching urban poverty in Uganda
Read the working paper on this research here.
State-movement partnership in Uganda: Co-producing an enabling environment for urban poverty reduction?
Working paper 98 Download pdf Sophie King and Peter Kasaija An increasing body of knowledge is emerging about the ways in
Understanding the contribution of the BSUP (JNNURM) to inclusive cities in India
Working paper 97 Download pdf Sundar Burra, Diana Mitlin and Gayatri Menon with Indu Agarwal, Preeti Banarse, Sharmila Gimonkar, Maria Lobo, Sheela Patel,
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
Promoting urban poverty reduction in Uganda: Lessons for Slum-Dweller Federations
Briefing No. 26 The Transforming Settlements for the Urban Poor (TSUPU) Programme was formed in 2010 as a partnership between
Promoting urban poverty reduction in Uganda: Lessons from TSUPU municipalities
Briefing No. 25 The Transforming Settlements for the Urban Poor (TSUPU) Programme sought to align national, municipal and community urban
Promoting urban poverty reduction: Lessons from Uganda
Briefing No. 24 Uganda has one of the highest urban growth rates in the world. An estimated 60 percent of
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.
Lessons from India’s Basic Services for the Urban Poor programme
Briefing No. 13 This briefing presents research into the effectiveness of India's Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP) programme. It
Universal access to sanitation requires a revolution in understanding
28 September 2015 By Professor Diana Mitlin, who leads the ESID project on urban poverty in India. Goal 6 of
Sheela Patel
Role Sheela Patel is Director of the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC) and for the construction
Prof Gayatri Menon
Role Gayatri Menon is an Assistant Professor at the School of Development, Azim Premji University (Bengaluru, India), and an Honorary
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM): Lessons learnt
5 November 2014. By Sundar Burra. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), articulated in 2005-06 with a budget
Political settlements applied to urban development: 5 key questions
15 August 2014 By Kate Pruce and Pablo Yanguas. In July ESID hosted a small research workshop devoted to the
Working Paper: Pro-poor urban politics
9 June 2014. ESID's latest Working Paper explores "what we have learnt about how to instigate and embed pro-poor government
Sundar Burra
Role Sundar is a former advisor for the Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC). Research He is working