Our innovative research and advisory work addresses how politics and power shape policies, how services are delivered, and how institutions work. PublicationsEventsCommentProjects DFID at 20: what have we learned, and where next? Join our high-level panel to reflect on the history and future of DFID, and the UK government’s approach to international development. Supporting sharia in Niger is not an extreme position We found widespread support for the adoption of sharia in Agadez. This blog asks why, and what this means. BlogReport How DFID is doing development differently New research assesses UK Department for International Development's progress towards a more 'adaptive' approach. Read the reportBlogDFID Minister Rory Stewart discusses governance policy Can NGOs improve justice in Bangladesh? New research evaluates a recent £17 million DFID project which aimed to support improved community legal services. Read the reportBlog Follow the Politics and Governance ProgrammeFollow us on TwitterSign up for the Politics and Governance newsletter Themes Adaptive development, and doing development differently Service delivery Conflict, violence and security Justice and rule of law Inclusion, inequality and the politics of institutional change Migration and displacement Our Team Marta ForestiManaging Director Leni WildHead of Programme David BoothPrincipal Research Fellow Mareike SchomerusSenior Research Fellow Pilar DomingoSenior Research Fellow - Team Leader Tim KelsallSenior Research Fellow Alina Rocha MenocalSenior Research Fellow Victoria ChambersResearch Fellow Aoife McCulloughResearch Fellow Olivia TullochResearch Fellow Craig ValtersResearch Fellow Jessica Hagen-ZankerResearch Fellow Clare CummingsSenior Research Officer Dina Mansour-IlleSenior Research Officer Joseph WalesSenior Research Officer Claire DilliwayProgramme Operations and Business Manager Erin ShephardProgramme Officer Evelyn SmailProgramme Officer George RichardsProgramme Administrator Helen DempsterSenior Communications Officer Matt AndrewsResearch Associate Monazza AslamResearch Associate Richard BatleySenior Research Associate Diana CammackResearch Associate Clare CastillejoResearch Associate Lisa DenneyResearch Associate Deval DesaiResearch Associate Frederick Golooba-MutebiResearch Associate Daniel HarrisResearch Associate Karen Barnes RobinsonResearch Associate Paul SmokeSenior Research Associate Sheelagh StewartResearch Associate Latest publications Supporting accountability in fragile settings: a review for the Somalia Implementation and Analysis in Action of Accountability Programme Social protection, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Education, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Understanding public attitudes towards refugees and migrants Fettered self-determination: South Sudan’s narrowed path to secession Understanding trajectories of radicalisation in Niger Country evaluation brief: Somalia Lebanon case study: migrant domestic workers and the 2006 crisis Getting to grips with power: can NGOs improve justice in Bangladesh? The political economy of road safety: a policy-oriented literature review Latest comments Aoife McCullough Why supporting sharia in Niger is not an extreme position Marta Foresti UK party leaders: reducing immigration is neither free nor cheap Dina Mansour-Ille Lebanon needs more international support to care for Syrian refugees Craig Valters £17 million UK aid spent on legal services for Bangladeshi women – did it work? Clare Cummings Can aid stop migration to Europe? Leni Wild How the UK can ‘do development differently’ David Booth Two landmark publications from the World Bank and DFID bring ‘good fit’ governance into the mainstream Lisa Denney Aid programmes need to understand what ‘justice’ means in Myanmar Dina Mansour-Ille Cash for citizenship: rich Arab countries may pay poor islands to take ‘stateless’ Bidoons Craig Valters How donors can fund bottom-up peacebuilding Upcoming and past events 11 September DFID at 20: what have we learned, and where next? 29 June ODI at the Global Forum on Migration and Development 01 March What institutions do countries really need? 17 November Doing development differently: two years on, what are we learning? 28 September Beyond the police: security provision in cities 09 September Governing extractives at the local level 06 September The risks of supporting rule of law in fragile states 02 June Harnessing the private and non-profit sectors in security and justice programming 22 March Supporting economic development: learning from success 01 February South Sudan: the path for peace Latest multimedia What do those new to ‘doing development differently’ need to know? How do we know if we are 'doing development differently'? What does ‘doing development differently’ really mean? Education Cannot Wait: education crisis map The case for a new education crisis fund Women and power: three things you should know Why people move: understanding the drivers and trends of migration to Europe - infographic Four principles to guide Theory of Change approaches in development Doing development differently: what should change? How is 'doing development differently' evolving? Share this page
