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Politics and Governance

From Political Economy Analysis to Adaptive Development, the Politics and Governance programme delves into pressing global challenges, unraveling the intricacies of political systems, power dynamics, and institutions to create impactful insights and influence decision-making for a more just and equitable society

What we work on

Critical approaches to conflict, fragility and peacebuilding
Trust in Digital Societies
Rethinking governance and democratic accountability
Political economy of Justice, Human Rights and Rule of Law
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Think Change episode 39: how can AI become a force for social good?

This episode examines ethical implications around the use of AI and what this new digital age means for political power.
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Our themes

Adaptive management
Peacebuilding
Health
Justice
Inequality
Digital
Governance
Conflict

The team

How we work

Adaptive development, and doing development differently
Justice and rule of law
Service delivery
Inclusion, inequality and the politics of institutional change
Conflict, violence and security

  1. The impact of UK governance programming in Nigeria: Education Reforms in Kaduna State

    Working paper

  2. The impact of UK governance programming in Nigeria: budget reforms in Yobe State

    Working paper

  3. Reconstructing accountability narratives to centre the interests and priorities of affected communities

    Event

  4. Financing the fight against poverty and hunger - mobilising resources for a sustainable development goal reset

    Research report

  5. Financing fragility: Effective partnerships for implementation in fragile contexts

    Briefing/policy paper

  6. Beyond accountability as feedback: Lessons from Somalia in holding humanitarian responses to account

    Briefing/policy paper

  7. The UK’s new definition of extremism is a dangerous anti-democratic move

    Expert comment

  8. Levelling the playing field: OECD responses to China’s overseas finance

    Insight

  9. 100 days of President Milei: Argentine democratic resilience under threat?

    Expert comment

  10. Towards an MDB agenda for reform in FCV

    Briefing/policy paper

  11. Analysis of labour migrants' vulnerabilities to trafficking in persons and labour exploitation in the Philippines

    Case/country study

  12. Political economy analysis of Indonesian migrant workers' vulnerabilities to exploitation in Malaysia's palm oil sector

    Case/country study

  13. ASEAN action on countering trafficking in persons and forced labour: Constraints and opportunities

    Briefing/policy paper

  14. Politics, systems and domains: A conceptual framework for the African Cities Research Consortium

    Working paper

  15. The G20 presidency and the future of the Digital Public Infrastructure agenda: From India to Brazil and beyond

    Expert comment

  16. Unpicking the assumptions of the accountability to affected people agenda

    Briefing/policy paper

  17. Safety and security: Domain report

    Working paper

  18. Has AI ushered in an existential crisis of trust in democracy?

    Expert comment

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