Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Publication Feed

Learning to Tackle Climate Change

Tanner, T.M., Lockwood, M. and Seballos, F. — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

How can continuous reflection and learning help tackle climate change in the context of wider development challenges? This interactive PDF aims to support ongoing learning by those inside and outside DFID to develop their own learning journey - no matter what their country, context or level of personal expertise. It reflects the combined knowledge of DFID staff and external experts generated over two years on a shared learning journey through the Learning Hub programme.

A Village-up View of Sierra Leone�s Civil War and Reconstruction Multilayered and Networked Governance - Research Summary

Vincent, J. B. M. — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sierra Leone�s bitter civil war saw the collapse of the state to a large degree, while rural governance systems continued to function. While the international community has tended to focus on rebuilding from the centre outwards, this paper analyses the reconstruction from the perspective of local communities and their chiefs.

A Village-Up View of Sierra Leone�s Civil War and Reconstruction: Multilayered and Networked Governance

Vincent, J. B. M. — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sierra Leone not only has a direct relationship with its citizens as individuals but also a mediated one through the rural governance systems that pre-dated colonialism and often have greater legitimacy than the central state itself.

Human Security and the Next Generation of Comprehensive Human Development Goals

Koehler, G. Gasper, D. Jolly, R. and Simane, M. — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This paper makes a case for extending the MDGs beyond 2015 but significantly reshaping them and to move away from the outdated and oversimplified North-South dichotomy.

Measuring the Inclusivity of Inclusive Business

Wach, E. — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

�Inclusive Business� has enormous potential to contribute positively to development outcomes. Working through core business models, the �Inclusive Business� approach requires minimal outside support and can often reach a scale unattainable by most direct development interventions.

Using Human security Principles to Develop a Post-2015 Framework

Corbett, H. — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

2015 marks the deadline for achieving the MDGs and it is widely recognised that simply renewing the goals in their current format will not be sufficient. A more analytical and inclusive approach is required, which could be achieved by using human security principles.

War and Poverty

Justino, P. — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The main objective of this paper is to systematically identify potential channels oftransmission linking civil war and poverty that may lead to the persistence of cycles ofpoverty and war.

Accelerating Reductions in Undernutrition What can nutrition governance tell us?

Haddad, L. Acosta, A, M. and Fanzo, J. — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In order to accelerate progress on undernutrition reduction we need to understand how the governance of nutrition programmes leads to successful outcomes.

Children, Climate Change and Disasters

Tanner, T. and Seballos, F. — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Disasters pose one of the greatest threats to future generations. Children now and in the future have the right to protection from disasters and the right to participate in decision making and action to prevent disasters and adapt to climate change.

What do National Poverty Lines tell us about Global Poverty?

Gentilini, U. and Sumner, A — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Poverty and Inequalities in Middle-Income Southeast Asia

Sumner, A., Suryahadi, A. and Thang, N. — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Achieving Export Diversification: Lessons from Brazil

Cirera, X. — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Achieving export diversification has been a central objective of development policy for the last 50 years, yet many developing countries struggle to achieve it.

Firm Behaviour and the Introduction of New Exports: Evidence from Brazil

Cirera, X., Marin, A. and Markwald, R. — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This paper contributes to understanding the process of export diversification by analysingfirm level determinants in Brazil during the period 2000�2009.

Insecurity and Local Governance in Congo�s South Kivu

Ferdinand Mugumo Mushi — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has experienced recurrent wars for more than 15 years. This Research Report explores the way local systems of governance and networking in South Kivu have been affected by the civil war and the ways in which local communities have tried to cope with chaos and the absence of the state.

Insecurity and Local Governance in Congo�s South Kivu (Research Summary)

Ferdinand Mugumo Mushi — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For more than 15 years, Congo�s South Kivu province has experienced recurrent war and violence. But while the state collapsed during this time, governance did not entirely disappear. This paper examines how and why local systems of governance survived, and draws lessons for how to rebuild human security.

Action Research for Development and Social Change

Burns, D. — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Contributors to this IDS Bulletin reflect on both the theory and the practice of action research for development and social change, as we engage in it today.

Shifts in Innovation Power to Brazil and India: Insights from the Auto and Software Industries (Research Summary)

Lema, R. Quadros, R. and Schmitz, H. — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Until fairly recently, innovation activities were concentrated in the US, Europe and Japan. Now, the rising powers of China, India and Brazil are encroaching on this �bastion� of the old powers. This report explores how and why the global innovation map is changing, and how deep this change goes.

Social Protection and Resilience to Climate and Disaster

Christophe B�n� — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Social Protection, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction all aim to reduce vulnerability to shocks.

Women�s Empowerment Revisited: From Individual to Collective Power among the Export Sector Workers of Bangladesh

Hossain, N. — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bangladesh has become known as something of a success in advancing gender equalitysince the 1990s. Yet as this paper notes, close observers of social change in Bangladesh have become dissatisfied with the limits of a focus on individual economic empowerment.

Aid: A Survey in Light of Changes in the Distribution of Global Poverty

Sumner, A. and Mallett, R. — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Shifts in Innovation Power to Brazil and India: Insights from the Auto and Software Industries

Lema, R., Quadros, R. and Schmitz, H. — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The global innovation map is changing. Until a few years ago innovation activities were concentrated in the US, Europe and Japan. Not anymore. The rising powers of China, India and Brazil are encroaching on the innovation stronghold of the old powers. This report explores how deep the change goes and how we can explain it.

Lessons from Social Protection Programme Implementation in Kenya, Zambia and Mongolia (Research Summary)

Jackson, C. Butters, S. Byambaa, E. Davies, M. and Perkins, N. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This Research Report (conducted by the Centre for Social Protection at IDS with UNICEF) examines how social protection programming can interrupt the intergenerational transfer of poverty (IGT) through investments in human capital (education, health and nutrition), aiming to capture best practice and enhance lesson learning within a multilateral organisation (UNICEF).

Mapping Police Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Research Summary)

Nlandu, T, M. — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This paper examines the roles, responsibilities and interactions between the various formal and informal institutions and stakeholders involved in the management of police services in the DRC.

'Some for All?' Politics and Pathways in Water and Sanitation

Nicol, A. Mehta, L. and Allouche, J. — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This IDS Bulletin looks back at the legacy of the UN�s New Delhi 1990 global consultation and the Dublin Conference that followed, assessing their meaning and significance, and challenging the wider global water and sanitation community to rethink approaches and emphases, shifting from targets and pronouncement to sustainability and local knowledge.

Mobilising Men in Practice: Challenging Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Institutional Settings

Greig, A. and Edstrom, J. — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Gender inequalities, and the violence that maintains them, are not simply a matter of individuals and their behaviours; they are maintained by the social, economic and political institutions that structure all of our lives.

Learning about How to Communicate �Learning� from and Within a Multi-sited Organisation

Perkins, N. with Batchelor, S. — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This paper draws on a study conducted on capturing innovation and lessons from across a �multi-sited� organisation.

Remittances and Labour Supply in Post-Conflict Tajikistan

Justino, P. and Shemyakina, O, N. — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This paper analyzes the impact of remittances on the labour supply of men and women inpost-conflict Tajikistan.

Afghan Values or Women�s Rights? Gendered Narratives about Continuity and Change in Urban Afghanistan

Kabeer, N. Khan, A. and Adlparvar, N. — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There is considerable debate about the extent to which gender equality and womens� rights are universal values. This debate has been particularly heated in Afghanistan where the violation of women�s rights by the Taliban regime was one justification used by the US and its allies for their invasion of the country.

Mapping Police Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Institutional Interactions at Central, Provincial and Local Levels

Nlandu, T.M. — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This paper examines the roles, responsibilities and interactions between the various formal and informal institutions and stakeholders involved in the management of police services in the DRC.

Politicising Masculinities: Beyond the Personal

Esplen, E. Greig, A. Cornwall, A and Edstrom, J. — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

During 15�18 October 2007, a diverse mix of people came together in Dakar, Senegal, to debate issues of men, gender and power: unconventional practical academics, open-minded policymakers, reflective practitioners and activists. It was a unique gathering and offered a unique opportunity � to inform and inspire a greater engagement by men in the struggle for gender justice and broader social change.

Is Global Poverty Rapidly Becoming A Matter Of National Inequality? IDS: Brighton

Sumner, A. — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Impact of Armed Civil Conflict on Household Welfare and Policy

Justino, P. — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This paper offers a framework for analysing the effects of armed conflicts on households and the ways in which households in turn respond to and cope with the conflicts.

Social Protection in Myanmar: Making the Case for Holistic Policy Reform

Nishino, Y. and Koehler, G. — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Myanmar is a country with a very low per capita income and distressing failures in nutrition, health, education, and others areas of social development.

The Pulse of Egypt�s Revolt

Tadros, M. — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

How do we explain the way in which change unfolded in the wake of the recent Egyptian uprisings?

Poverty and Violent Conflict: A Micro-Level Perspective on the Causes and Duration of Warfare

Justino, P. — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This paper discusses how endogenous mechanisms linking processes of violent conflict and the economic well-being of individuals and households in combat areas provide valuable micro foundations to the ongoing debate on the causes and duration of armed conflict.

Concept Note - Researching the Links between Social Protection and Children�s Care

Roelen, K. and Delap, E. — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The EveryChild Coalition on Children Without Parental Care, and the Centre of Social Protection at the Institute of Development Studies are planning joint research on the links between social protection and children's care.

Shifting Power? Assessing the Impact of Transparency and Accountability Initiatives

McGee, R. and Gaventa, J. — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This paper arises from a review of the impact and effectiveness of transparency and accountability initiatives which gathered and analysed existing evidence, discussed how it could be improved, and evaluated how impact and effectiveness could be enhanced.

Carrot or Stick? Redistributive Transfers versus Policing in Contexts of Civil Unrest

Justino, P. — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Recurrent episodes of civil unrest significantly reduce the potential for economic growth and poverty reduction. Yet the economics literature offers little understanding of what triggers civil unrest in society and how to prevent it.

Education and Conflict Recovery: The Case of Timor Leste

Justino, P. Leone, M. and Salardi, P. — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Timor Leste secession conflict lasted for 25 years. Its last wave of violence in 1999,following the withdrawal of Indonesian troops, generated massive displacement anddestruction with widespread consequences for the economic and social development of the country.

Poverty, Livelihoods and War Legacies: The Case of Post-War Rural Kosovo

Douarin, E., Litchfield, J. and Sabates-Wheeler, R. — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This paper examines the effects of war on livelihood portfolios and welfare outcomes of rural households in Kosovo using the 2000 Kosovo Living Standards Measurement Survey.

The Political Economy of Climate Change and Development

Tanner, T. — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Climate change financing initiatives are an increasingly prominent part of international development activities, through mechanisms both inside and outside the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Violent Conflict and Human Capital Accumulation

Justino, P. — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The objective of this paper is to review the available evidence on one important micro-levelmechanism linking civil wars and long-term development outcomes, namely the level andaccess to education of civilian and combatant populations affected by violence.

Learning about New Technologies and the Changing Evidence Base for Social Science Research and Decision Making in International Development

Berdou, E. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

New technologies are opening up exciting possibilities for the intermediary sector to produce, share and remix information and change the evidence base for research and collective action.

Learning about an Alternative Approach to Strategic Discussions

Batchelor, S, J. Gregson, J. and Crooks, B. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

This paper looks at the use of graphic facilitation to support strategic discussions

Learning about Analysing Networks to Support Development Work?

Batchelor, S. J. — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Exploring the use of network analysis to understand our own, our partners' and the intermediary sector's networks.

Poverty in Middle-Income Countries

Sumner, A. — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Country Ownership, Stakeholder Participation and the Political Economy of Priority-Setting in the Mozambique Pilot Program for Climate Resilience

Raul Chambote and Alex Shankland — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Case Study Report: The Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience in Nepal

International Institute for Environment and Development — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Planning exceptionalism? Political Economy of Climate Resilient Development in Bangladesh

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Poverty in Middle-Income Countries

Sumner, A. — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT