Our innovative research and advisory work addresses how politics and power shape policies, how services are delivered, and how institutions work. PublicationsEventsCommentProjects Thinking and working politically in Somalia: a case study on the Somalia Stability Fund New ODI and TWP research discusses what works in practice when taking a politically smart approach to stabilisation and conflict-prevention. Case studyBlog Anti-corruption and decentralisation Deepening understandings of the links between decentralised governance and corruption in Bangladesh and Nigeria. Synthesis report and executive summaryProject pageBlog Securing safe roads Every year, 1.25 million people are killed in traffic collisions worldwide. Our study looks at why it's not more of a political priority. Literature reviewSynthesis report and case studiesBlogFeature website Doing problem-driven development We look at DFID's 'Economic Policy Incubator' programme in Nepal, a good example of doing PDIA in practice. Read the reportBlog Experimentalism in international support to rule of law and justice What does effective experimentalism look like? 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 Beating the superbugs: the role of politics in antibiotic resistance The 'antibiotic apocalypse' is not inevitable, if we're politically smart. The politics of growth: transformative ideas in economics How do you achieve inclusive and sustainable economic growth? Follow the Politics and Governance ProgrammeFollow us on TwitterSign up for the ODI 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 ForestiPrincipal Research Fellow Mareike SchomerusSenior Research Fellow, Head of Programme (acting), Research Director SLRC Pilar DomingoSenior Research Fellow Tim KelsallSenior Research Fellow Alina Rocha MenocalSenior Research Fellow Aoife McCulloughResearch Fellow Craig ValtersResearch Fellow Jessica Hagen-ZankerSenior Research Fellow Clare CummingsResearch Fellow Joseph WalesResearch Fellow Dina Mansour-IlleSenior Research Officer Samuel SharpResearch Officer Meera MuraliResearch Officer Rachel WaddellHead of Strategic Partnerships - Governance and Climate Claire DilliwayProgramme Operations and Business Manager Erin ShephardProgramme Officer Sarah CahoonProgramme Administrator Helen DempsterCommunications Manager George RichardsCommunciations Officer Richard BatleySenior Research Associate Paul SmokeSenior Research Associate Matt AndrewsResearch Associate Karen Barnes RobinsonResearch Associate Diana CammackResearch Associate Andy CarlResearch Associate Freddie CarverResearch Associate Clare CastillejoResearch Associate Lisa DenneyResearch Associate Deval DesaiResearch Associate Sean FoxResearch Associate Frederick Golooba-MutebiResearch Associate Daniel HarrisResearch Associate Richard MallettResearch Associate Hamish NixonResearch Associate Leni WildDirector of Global Learning for Adaptive Management (GLAM) Ed LawsSenior Research Officer Jessica PriceProgramme Development Manager David BoothSenior Research Associate View all Latest publications What are the effects of cash transfers for refugees in the context of protracted displacement? Findings from Jordan Local governance, decentralisation and anti-corruption in Bangladesh and Nigeria Forced migration trajectories: an analysis of journey- and decision-making among Eritrean and Syrian arrivals to Europe Making in-roads: the politics of road safety in Mumbai At the crossroads: the politics of road safety in Nairobi Paving the pathways to change: the politics of road safety in Bogotá Securing safe roads: the politics of change Thinking and working politically: Reviewing the evidence on the integration of politics into development practice over the past decade Experimentalism in international support to rule of law and justice The Jordan Compact: lessons learnt and implications for future refugee compacts Expert comment Ambassador David Donoghue The world’s first global migration agreement: a view from the negotiations Ed Laws Working in fragile states: learning from the Somalia Stability Fund Marta Foresti Windrush: could this be the end of the ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants? Jessica Hagen-Zanker Four steps to ensure the mobility of social security for migrants Clare Cummings Shifting attitudes on road safety: what I learned from Nairobi David Booth Doing problem-driven development: four lessons from Nepal Gonzalo Fanjul What is the Spanish migration control industry, and why does it matter? Marta Foresti With or without the US, global migration needs collective action Tim Kelsall Beating the superbugs: the role of politics in antibiotic resistance Alina Rocha Menocal Tackling inequality: democracy’s Catch-22 Upcoming and past events 18 June Managing development agencies: from reform to renewal 24 May #AdaptDev workshop: organisational culture for learning and adaptation 23 March At the crossroads: making Nairobi safer and more efficient 09 February The politics of growth: transformative ideas in economics 15 January Understanding refugee and migrant journeys to Europe 13 December Non-state actors in governance systems: friend or foe? 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? 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