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Podcast S08 Ep6: Who powers innovation systems in Africa?
African countries must work more closely together at regional and continental levels if they are to overcome barriers to innovation and...
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9 July 2026
Podcast: Who powers innovation systems in Africa?
African countries must work more closely together at regional and continental levels if they are to overcome barriers to innovation and...
Working Paper
8 July 2026
BASIC Research Global Review: Widening Social Protection Approaches and Practice to Achieve Crisis-Resilient Social Protection
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This working paper reviews research about how social protection systems and programmes can be made more resilient in crisis situations, especially conflict settings. It draws on country case studies from Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Sudan, and on interviews and document review.
Working Paper
8 July 2026
Sustaining Social Protection in Conflict Settings
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This working paper examines if and how social protection systems and programmes can be sustained in conflict-affected contexts, with a particular focus on findings from the Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) Research programme’s work in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
Working Paper
8 July 2026
‘Some returned trembling with fear… and some did not return’ Case Study: Sustaining Social Protection in Iraq
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Taking Iraq as a country case study, and focusing especially on areas affected by the territorial expansion of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) from 2015, this paper assesses whether existing social protection – especially the Public Distribution System (PDS), Social Safety Net (SSN), Cash Transfer Programme, and programmes for people with disabilities – were able to continue operations in situations of economic, conflict, and displacement-related crises.
Working Paper
8 July 2026
Capacities for Sustaining Social Protection in Conflict Settings
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper focuses on what happens to capacities to deliver social protection in situations of violent conflict and regime change. It argues that investing in technical system elements (especially management information systems) at the organisational level is necessary but not sufficient.
Brief
8 July 2026
Social Assistance in Syria After Assad: An Addendum to the 2011–24 Analysis
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This briefing note explores what happened to social protection in Syria in the months that followed the fall of the Assad regime. It identifies spaces for social protection reform and rehabilitation.
Working Paper
8 July 2026
Case Study: Sustaining Social Protection in Syria, 2011–24
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Taking Syria as a country case study from 2011–24 when the Assad regime fell, this paper assesses whether existing social protection programmes – notably consumption subsidies, pensions, and the National Social Aid Fund – were able to continue operations during economic crisis and conflict between the Assad regime and a number of other groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Publication
7 July 2026
Inclusive Rigour Canvas and Design Workbook
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Meaningful participation, complexity-aware practice and methodological bricolage can go hand in hand in your MEL...
Opinion
7 July 2026
