A leading centre for research and policy engagement on political and governance issues in development. PublicationsEventsCommentProjects 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 The political economy of road safety Every year, 1.25 million people are killed on the world’s roads. Taking a political approach, this report analyses existing literature on road safety. 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 Making urban sanitation a political priority Using lessons learnt from history, this report outlines how secondary cities in Tanzania and elsewhere can improve urban sanitation. Doing development differently Case studies, interviews and videos that expand the evidence base for rethinking how we 'do development'. Read more Follow the Politics and Governance ProgrammeFollow us on TwitterSign up for the Politics and Governance newsletter Themes Applied political economy analysis Emerging democracies Justice and security sector reform Politics of public goods and service delivery Our Team Marta ForestiManaging Director Leni WildHead of Programme David BoothPrincipal Research Fellow Victoria ChambersResearch Fellow Pilar DomingoSenior Research Fellow - Team Leader Daniel HarrisResearch Associate Tim KelsallSenior Research Fellow Alina Rocha MenocalSenior Research Fellow Aoife McCulloughResearch Fellow Mareike SchomerusSenior Research Fellow Olivia TullochResearch Fellow Craig ValtersResearch 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 Richard BatleySenior Research Associate Matt AndrewsResearch Associate Monazza AslamResearch Associate Diana CammackResearch Associate Clare CastillejoResearch Associate Lisa DenneyResearch Associate Deval DesaiResearch Associate Karen Barnes RobinsonResearch Associate Paul SmokeSenior Research Associate Sheelagh StewartResearch Associate Frederick Golooba-MutebiResearch Associate Jessica Hagen-ZankerResearch Fellow Evelyn SmailProgramme Officer Latest publications 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 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 Putting theory into practice: how DFID is doing development differently Journeys on hold: how policy influences the migration decisions of Eritreans in Ethiopia Share this page
