Our innovative research and advisory work addresses how politics and power shape policies, how services are delivered, and how institutions work. PublicationsEventsCommentProjects The politics of the results agenda in DFID This paper analyses the history of results agenda in DFID: how and why it emerged, and the influence of politics. Read the reportWatch the eventA timeline of DFID What we think of the World Development Report (WDR) The World Bank's new WDR is the first devoted entirely to education. It's a good start, but doesn't go far enough. 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 Aoife McCulloughResearch 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 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 Environmental Impact Assessments in developing countries: we need to talk about politics Migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Citizenship, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Poverty, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The politics of the results agenda in DFID: 1997-2017 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 Latest comments Joseph Wales 2018’s World Development Report on education – a good start, but more to do Marta Foresti The Global Compact for Migration: three ingredients for success Aoife McCullough Legitimacy: the dark matter of international development Alina Rocha Menocal Can democracy alone deliver prosperity and stability? 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’ 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 Video infographic: migration, gender equality and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: health, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: sustainable cities and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: climate change, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: education, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: social protection, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: social protection, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: poverty, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: citizenship, migration and the 2030 Agenda Video infographic: migration and the 2030 Agenda Share this page
