Institute of Development Studies

Governance Team

Governance 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: Fiona Wilson

ANNOUNCEMENT

Small Grants Initiative The Global Consortium on Security Transformation (GCST) is looking for individuals who wish to stimulate creative thinking on the subjects of security and justice through a small grant.

The funds are open to researchers and policy activists from developing countries who want to make written contributions on the transformation of the security and justice sectors. Grant winners will be awarded US$7,000 (Doctoral Degree holders), US$5,000 (Master's Degree) or US$3,000 (Degree). US$1,000 will be provided for field research upon granting the funds, and the remaining will be provided after submission of a research report and a working paper. The research must be completed in no more than 10 months (May 17th, 2010 - March 17th, 2011). Upon completion of their research, grant recipients are expected to submit 1 research report detailing all the activities undertaken as well as 1 working paper on their research findings. The length of the working paper should be between 10,000 and 12,000 words. Best papers will be disseminated through the GCST webpage.

Applications are due on April 17th, 2010 For the complete Small Grants rules: http://www.securitytransformation.org/small_grants.php

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30 Oct 09 Breaking the oil curse in the Niger Delta

Will cash-transfers into citizen’s pockets solve the region’s problems?

07 Aug 09 The Right to Food Bill in India

The contents of India’s proposed Food Security Act have been hotly debated. If shaped well, the Act can grant a concrete right to food for all Indians and secure freedom from hunger.

21 Jul 09 Is Good Governance Good for Growth?

The UN Conference on Trade and Development recently launched their Least Developed Countries report which acknowledges the importance of governance for growth and development. But what are the actual governance arrangements that can encourage investment and economic growth?

16 Jul 09 Local Government and the Decentralisation Process

Students from the MA Governance and Development have delivered a presentation on to Lewes district councillors on the decentralisation of functions from Lewes District Council to the five town councils in the Lewes District.

10 Jul 09 Where Governments cannot or will not deliver: Health Service Provision in Fragile States

IDS and partners have developed an online dossier that describes the difficulties faced by fragile states in delivering health care provision and the strategies to overcome them.

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Latest Team Publications >>

Melo, M, Ng'ethe, N and Manor, J. (forthcoming) Against the Odds: Politicians, Institutions and the Struggle against Poverty
Joshi, A. (forthcoming) ''Do Rights Work? Law, Activism, and the Employment Guarantee Scheme of Local Governance', World Development 38.4:620-630
AnanthPur, K. and Moore, M.P. (forthcoming) 'Ambiguous Institutions: Traditional Governance and Local Democracy in Rural South India', Journal of Development Studies 46.4
Joshi, A. and Ayee, J. (2009) 'Autonomy or organisation? Reforms in the Ghanaian Internal Revenue Service ', Public Administration and Development 29.4:289-302, John Wiley and Sons
Luckham, R. (2009) 'Democracy and Security: A Shotgun Marriage?', Working Paper 8, Santiago de Chile: Global Consortium on Security Transformation