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Demanding Power: Struggles over Fuel Access in Nigeria
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Why do some fuel protests in Nigeria lead to a response from government, but others are barely noticed? What are the politics behind government response and who are the winners and losers?
Demanding Power: Contentious Politics and Electricity in Pakistan
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper explores Pakistan’s electricity supply crisis that lasted from 2007 to 2015, and the ensuing contention that shaped public discourse and political events in the country. During this period, which witnessed electricity outages of up to 14 hours per day, 456 incidents of contention took place, with just under 20 per cent escalating into some form of violence.
Accountability Bargains in Pakistan
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Poor and marginalised citizens rarely engage directly with the state to solve their governance issues in fragile, conflict and violence-affected settings, as these settings are characterised by the confrontational nature of state–citizen relations.
Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics
Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of...
Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid: Synthesis Report
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Since long before the Covid-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, civic space has been changing all over the globe, generally becoming more...
Navigating Civic Space in a Time of COVID-19: Mozambique Country Report
This report builds on the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research project Navigating Civic Space, which seeks to...
Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid: Nigeria Country Report
Published by: Spaces for Change
No country in the world expected the pandemic and the resulting health crisis. The sudden outbreak of the scourge forced countries,...
Navigating Civic Spaces During a Pandemic: Pakistan Report
Published by: Collective for Social Science Research
The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated trends in civic spaces underway before 2020 in Pakistan, reinforcing the state’s on-going deep...