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Youth employment and political representation in Africa
The population in sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing and the youngest in the world, yet the politicians ruling them are typically...
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Clean Energy for Development: Knowledge Translation and Communications Support
IDS is providing 12 IDRC-funded research projects on Clean Energy for Development with knowledge translation and communications support.
Opinion
24 April 2023
Working Paper
3 April 2023
Strategic Investment Tax Incentives in Africa: The Case of Tax Holidays in Uganda
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Tax incentives to attract foreign direct investment are common around the world, especially in Africa. Even though many commentators...
Opinion
30 March 2023
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Agency and activism – experiences of countering backlash against gender justice
Gender-progressive policies around the world are facing significant backlash. Gender justice activists and women’s rights...
Opinion
23 February 2023
Opinion
19 January 2023
Working Paper
18 January 2023
Unravelling Backlash in the Journey of Legislating Sexual Offences in Uganda
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper interrogates the reality of gender backlash in Uganda by tracing the process of legislating on the 2019 Sexual Offences Bill (SOB). We trace the early beginnings of the Bill by highlighting the motivation that guided its framing, the role of individual actors and alliances in pushing for the gender equity reform, and the oppositional forces against the reform.
Opinion
18 January 2023