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19 May 2022
Millions of refugees left unvaccinated against Covid-19
Refugees and migrants globally are missing out on Covid-19 vaccines due to supply shortages, exclusionary policies and anti-migrant...
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21 January 2021
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Programme
Inequality and Governance in Unstable Democracies: The Mediating Role of Trust
This major international ESRC-funded programme aims to explore how trust mediates the relationship between inequality and governance in settings where democratic institutions may be unstable or under threat.
Project
Greece case study (part of the ‘Inequality and Governance in Unstable Democracies’ programme)
In this case study, we look at the long-term impact of ethnic antagonisms, including horizontal inequality, on trust – both...
Working Paper
1 August 2017
Small Firms as a Blind Spot in Greek Austerity Economics
Published by: IDS
This paper offers an interpretation of the Greek crisis focusing on the role of small firms. Most accounts of the crisis stress austerity resulting from macroeconomic conditions imposed from the outside. The paper argues that this is reductionist and ignores that the origin of the crisis lies in internal structural problems.
Publication
1 February 2017
Shifting the Spotlight: Understanding Crowdsourcing Intermediaries in Transparency and Accountability Initiatives
Published by: IDS
This report highlights the ideas and practices that underlie the work of crowdsourcing intermediaries: actors who collect and analyse citizen feedback using digital platforms, and use it to support positive change. Most studies of crowdsourcing initiatives in the transparency and accountability field are primarily concerned with representation (whose voice is being heard?) and impact (what kind of change is being supported?).
