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IDS’ governance research focuses on how the relationship between politics, institutions and collective action shapes governance outcomes through policies that promote economic development, poverty reduction and democracy.

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This applies at the national level where our research focuses on the prospects of successful development in a wide range of state contexts, including fragile states, and at the international level where our research considers how global regulatory institutions affect state performance and forms of collective action.

IDS' governance work also focuses on the following areas:

Collective Action and Public Policy

IDS’ work explores the nature and role of collective action in pressuring for greater inclusiveness, accountability and transparency in public policy. IDS research brings together work on the co-production of public services by state and non-state actors; collective action and public services in Mexico, Brazil and India; anti-corruption movements in India; civil society and public policy in Africa; participatory budgeting in Brazil and comparative research on civil society budget analysis and advocacy initiatives.

State Capacity

IDS research on state capacity focuses on the changing role and capacity of the state in the face of globalisation, democratisation and liberalisation. IDS research includes:

  • the role of the state in mobilising tax revenues and managing budgets
  • fostering productivity and innovation in state organisations
  • creating favourable conditions for private investment
  • co-production of public services by state and non-state actors
  • maintaining policy coherence in the face of donor proliferation 

Most of IDS’ work on state is capacity is currently being undertaken by the International Centre for Tax and Development and was previously is conducted through the Development Research Centre for the Future State (CFS).

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Academic Partnership in Support of Teaching Development Aid Curriculum in Russia

IDS was commissioned by the World Bank to provide input into the implementation of the 'Russia as a Donor Initiative' (RDI) programme. More details

Access to Justice: Legal Processes, Institutions and the Poor

The project looked at citizen security, which is a growing field in development policy that encompasses a broad range of concerns, from pure 'law and order' problems such as civil conflict and urban crime, to classic 'rule of law' issues such as security of property and contract, human rights, and access to justice. More details

Accountability at Local Level in Fragile Contexts

This collaborative project between IDS and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation (HSI) was designed to contribute to learning on accountability initiatives in fragile contexts by exploring the dynamics and enabling factors within three ongoing accountability projects. More details

Against the Odds

Agency and Governance in Contexts of Civil Conflict

analysing how the relationship between populations living in contexts of violence and armed non-state actors controlling or contesting those areas results in forms of local governance and order, and how this affects people's livelihoods. More details

Aid that Works: Successful Development Initiatives in Fragile States

This project sought to understand how eight development initiatives achieved success in the extremely difficult conditions found in ‘fragile states', or what the World Bank calls ‘low income countries under stress (LICUS)' More details

Assessing the Political Feasibility of Policy Reform in the Horn of Africa

The project investigated the ways in which local political organisation, interest group power, and institutional proclivities and capacities shape the reform initiatives that are most likely to be successful. More details

Capacity Building in Social Science Education and Research

The project worked with social science researchers in Ghana and Rwanda to build their capacity in teaching and curriculum design. More details

Centre for the Future State

The Centre's mission is to harness the ideas and the research skills of applied social science researchers, in both developing and developed countries, to assist policymakers and citizens to find ways of increasing the effectiveness, accountability and responsiveness of public authority in poorer countries, and thus contribute to reducing poverty. More details

Challenging the Investment Climate Paradigm: Governance and Growth in Vietnam

This project examines a key assumption which underlies one of the main approaches to poverty reduction currently advocated and practised by many international development agencies. More details

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Local Government Reforms in Pakistan: Legitimizing Centralization or a Driver for Pro-Poor Change?

 Structural Impediments to Pakistan’s Development - (eds.) Sayeed, A. U. and Gazdar, H. (forthcoming)
Mohmand, S. and Cheema, A.

Context Matters a Casual Chain Approach to Unpacking Social Accountability Interventions

(2013)
Joshi, A.

Connecting Citizens to the State: Informal Local Governance Institutions in the Western Balkans

 (2013)
Mohmand, S. and Misic Mihajlovic, S.

Citizenship and Political Violence in Peru: An Andean Town, 1870s-1970s

 (2013)
Wilson, F.

The Impact of Health Insurance for the Informal Sector in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

 World Bank Research Observe 28.1 (2013)
Acharya, A., Vellakkal, S., Masset, E.,Taylor, F., Satija, A.,Burke, M. and Ebrahim, S.

What is the Impact of a Policy Brief? Results of an Experiment in Research Dissemination

 Journal of Development Effectiveness 5.1 (2013)
Masset, E., Gardeer, M., Beynon, P. and Chapoy, C.

The Changing Politics of Tax Policy Reform in Developing Countries

 PREM Notes Special Series on Governance and Public Sector Management 2 (2013)
Moore, M.

Democratic Accountability and Service Delivery

 International IDEA Discussion Paper (2013)
Mejía Acosta, A., Joshi, A., and Ramshaw, G.

Does Better Provincial Governance Boost Private Investment in Vietnam?

 IDS Working Paper 414 (2013)
McCulloch, N., Malesky, E. and Nguyen Duc, N.

Piecing it Together: Post-Conflict Security in an Africa of Networked, Multilevel Governance

 IDS Bulletin 44.1 (2013)
Leonard, D.

Practice guide: A Combined Approach to Political Economy and Power Analysis

 (2013)
Mejia Acosta, A. and Pettit, J.

Citizen Participation and Local Community Organisations in the Western Balkans

 (2013)
Mohmand, S. and Misic Mihajlovic, S.

Missing Constituencies: The Political Economy of Undernutrition in Pakistan

 (2013)
Mohmand, S.

Decentralization and Peace-building in Kosovo: Is there a Role for Social Accountability?

 (2013)
Schultze-Kraft, M.

The World Bank and Industrial Policy: Hands off or hands on?

 Update 83 (2012)
Fortin, C.

Bringing Gender Justice to the Egyptian Parliament

 IDS in Focus Policy Briefing 30 (2012)
Tadros, M.

Political Economy of Decentralisation In Serbia

 (2012)
Mohmand, S. and Pavlovic, D.

How do the poor resolve disputes? Formal and informal Dispute Resolution in South Asia

(2012)
Mejia Acosta, A. and Mohmand, S.

Environmental Taxation and Development: A Scoping Study

 (2012)
Spratt, S.

The Cross and the Crescent in Post-Mubarak Egypt

 In 'The Journey to Tahrir: Revolution, Protest and Social Change in Egypt' (2012)
Sowers, J. and Toensing, C.
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