Academic Partnership in Support of Teaching Development Aid Curriculum in Russia
IDS was commissioned by the World Bank to provide input into the implementation of the 'Russia as a Donor Initiative' (RDI) programme.
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IDS was commissioned by the World Bank to provide input into the implementation of the 'Russia as a Donor Initiative' (RDI) programme.
The programme of research centres on how the various institutions responsible for the production of security and the management of conflict in Sub-Saharan African societies do, could and should evolve in response to the presence of violent conflict.
The project worked with social science researchers in Ghana and Rwanda to build their capacity in teaching and curriculum design.
This DFID-funded project gathered evidence from DR Congo, Kenya, Nigeria and Sierra Leone to improve the understanding of senior international policy makers and practitioners on how best to provide support before, during and after elections in contexts seeking to establish legitimate governments.
This project looked at the internal and external ‘political economy’ of government agencies in poor governance countries and tested hypotheses from the literature on the factors that incline them toward becoming ‘pockets of productivity’.
The project investigated the ways in which local political organisation, interest group power, and institutional proclivities and capacities shape the reform initiatives that are most likely to be successful.