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Governance Team
Researching public authority in changing environments
Governance Team
Governance research team members work in collaboration with scholars and institutional partners in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe on issues of public authority and state capacity, security and peace-building. We aspire as a Team to produce cutting edge, policy oriented research on governance seen as multi-level and networked, operating at transnational, national and local levels. Our research revolves around core themes of:
- Public authority and state capacity
- Collective action and social accountability
- Conflict management, security and peace-building
- Political and fiscal challenges of extractive economies
- Global governance
- Developing and teaching research methodologies relating to governance
For further information, please contact:
- Team Administrative Coordinator: Caroline Martin
- Team Leader: Markus Schultze-Kraft
News »»
06 Feb 12 What is behind successful nutrition policies? Experts and officials share learning on nutrition governance
IDS and DFID convened a roundtable at which experts and high-level officials from ten countries analysed how to build political commitment around national nutrition policies.
06 Jan 12 Making aid work in fragile states is difficult but vital
IDS Research Fellow Professor David Leonard reflects on the benefits and challenges associated with targeting aid to fragile states
21 Nov 11 Understanding the Tax Man: How to improve public revenues in Sri Lanka
Why does less effective tax collection lead to more harrassment from tax authorities?
Events
Making Peace in Countries with Weak States: The Dilemma of the Somali Polities
Dates: 9 Feb 2012
Time: 17:00 to 18:30
5-6.30pm. Chichester Lecture Theatre, Professor David Leonard on making peace in countries with weak states. All welcome.
Public Financial Management October 2012
Dates: 8 Oct 2012 - 26 October 2012
IDS Training course: Public Finance Management October 2012
IDS Training course: Public Finance Management October 2012
Latest Team Publications »
- Joshi, A. (forthcoming) 'Do they Work? Assessing the Impact of Transparency and Accountability Initiatives in', Development Policy Review
- Houtzager, P. P. and Joshi, A. (forthcoming) 'Widgets or Watchdogs? Conceptual Explorations in Social Accountability', Public Management Review
- Joshi, A. (forthcoming) 'Políticas Sociais: comparações entre Brasil e India' in Trubek, D. and Shapiro, M. (eds), Direito e Desenvolvimento, um Diálogo Entre os Brics, Sao Paolo:
- Schultze-Kraft, M. (2012) 'Security and the Rule of Law in Colombia and Guatemala: Priorities, Trade-Offs and Interdependencies', The Hague Journal on the Rule of Law 1
- Nlandu, T.M. (2012) 'Mapping Police Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Institutional Interactions at Central, Provincial and Local Levels', IDS Research Report 71, Brighton: IDS
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