Publications

MHRN Roundtable Report: Social and Behavioural Science Priorities for Ebola Clinical Trials in DRC

A large outbreak of the Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) was first identified in the Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in May 2026. This marked the DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak overall and only the third known outbreak of this virus since its identification in Uganda in...

Megan Schmidt-Sane

Luisa Enria

Supporting Frontline Workers Delivering Services in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings

Research Briefing

This research briefing identifies how frontline workers delivering health, education, and social protection services in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) can be better supported. It synthesises evidence from six major research programmes that undertook studies across Africa, Asia,...

Becky Carter & 2 others

Key Considerations: Cross-Border Dynamics Between South Sudan and DRC in the Context of the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Outbreak

Multi-Hazard Research Network Brief

This brief updates previous analyses from the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP),5–7 and builds on consultations with co-authors and reviewers, web searches and reviews of newspaper coverage to highlight key socioeconomic and political considerations in the South...

Key Considerations: Cross-Border Dynamics Between Uganda and DRC in the Context of the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Outbreak

Multi-Hazard Research Network Brief

The aim of this brief is to synthesise existing social and behavioural science (SBS) evidence from the current and previous outbreaks on key socioeconomic and political dynamics in the Uganda-DRC borderlands.

A Week in the Life of an HAI Community Facilitator

12 community facilitators, working with Juba Foundation, Trócaire and ACF on the Humanitarian Access Initiative (HAI) operate across six districts of southern Somalia: Wajid, Luuq, Dollow, Afmadow, Jamame and Kismayo. Their number is expected to increase to 30 across 16 districts by the end of...

Financing Social Protection in Countries Experiencing Protracted Crises: 2024 Data Update

BASIC Research Briefing 9

This briefing presents updated analysis of international financing for social protection in countries experiencing protracted crises, drawing on 2024 data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Incremental Radicalism: Turning Science, Technology and Innovation Investments into System Transformation

ATIP Learning Deep Dive 3

This Learning Deep Dive brings together insights from the FCDO African Technology and Innovation Partnership Programme (ATIP) shared by delivery partners and grantees as well as wider stakeholders during a final learning event facilitated by the Institute of Development Studies in the...

Sophie Bisset & 10 others

Civic Space for Countering the Anti-gender Backlash: A Literature Review

Countering Backlash Working Paper 16

Gender justice movements are increasingly having to contend with repressive and authoritarian terrains. This repression extended and deepened following the Covid-19 pandemic, which was used as an excuse by many states to roll back democratic freedoms. This literature review maps changes in civic...

Samreen Mushtaq

Rosemary McGee

Holding the Line: Defending Civic Space to Counter the Gender Backlash

Countering Backlash Policy Briefing 2

Three intersecting global tendencies limit gender justice activists’ room for manoeuvre: gender backlash, changes in civic space, and democratic backsliding. As evidenced by the Countering Backlash programme among others, gender backlash is happening in a context where feminists face...

Rosemary McGee

Commercialising Research in MSME Economies: Alternative Pathways to Support System Transformation

ATIP Learning Deep Dive 2

This Learning Deep Dive brings together insights from the FCDO Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships (ATIP) programme shared by delivery partners and grantees, as well as wider stakeholders during a final learning event facilitated by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in the...

Seven Steps to Make Social Protection More Resilient to Crises

BASIC Research Policy Briefing 21

This policy briefing proposes seven key steps to make existing social protection programmes and systems more resilient and better able to maintain provision in situations of conflict.

Tax Implications of Cashless Payments: Micro Evidence from African Countries

ICTD Working Paper 246

This paper examines how the adoption of cashless payments interacts with tax perceptions among formal businesses in Africa. Drawing on firm-level survey data from approximately 6,000 enterprises across Burkina Faso, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, and Tanzania, we combine descriptive analysis with...

Lucia Rossel

Fabrizio Santoro