From data to decisions: how to promote evidence-based decision-making through external investments in country-led monitoring processesResearch reports and studies | August 2019 | Tiina Pasanen and Nathaniel MasonThis report for WASH Matters WaterAid is aimed at helping the design of user-centred monitoring systems and encouraging data use in decision-making. Downloads
Evidence synthesis: security sector reform and organisational capacity buildingResearch reports and studies | July 2016 | Lisa Denney and Craig ValtersA synthesis review of 215 security sector reform (SSR) studies, exploring the link between capacity building interventions and improved security outcomes. Downloads
Does SSR improve security in developing countries? Comment | 27 July 2016 | Lisa Denney, Craig ValtersMany millions have been spent trying to reform the security sector in developing countries. But have these investments paid off? And are people safer as a result? Read and comment
What is the point of PEFA?Comment | 6 May 2016 | Sierd HadleyPEFA has become the standard tool for measuring public financial management systems; however we argue that it has also become a misleading victim of its own success. Read and comment
Age of Choice: how partner countries are managing the new development assistance landscapeJournal articles or issues | September 2015 | Annalisa Prizzon and Maya SchmaljohannThis article reviews the changing nature of non-traditional development assistance flows since 2003, based on case studies in the Asia Pacific region. Download
Security progress in post-conflict contexts: between liberal peacebuilding and elite interestsResearch reports and studies | March 2015 | Craig Valters, Erwin Van Veen and Lisa DenneyThis report synthesises findings from two country case studies on how security improvements have been achieved in the challenging post-conflict contexts of Liberia and Timor-Leste. It also draws on wider literatures on liberal peacebuilding and the role of elites,... Download
Age of choice: How developing countries are managing the new aid landscapeResearch reports and studies | February 2015 | Annalisa Prizzon and Maya SchmaljohannThis summary outlines main findings from the age of choice project case summaries. This project explores how developing countries manage the changing landscape of global development assistance. Download
Timor-Leste: security after Xanana Comment | 11 February 2015 | Craig Valters and Sarah DewhurstTimor-Leste's Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão, resigned last week. What will this mean for security and stability in the Southeast Asian nation? Read and comment
Achieving security progress in post-conflict contextsFilms and videos | January 2015Liberia and Timor-Leste have made significant progress in improving their citizens' personal security after prolonged periods of conflict. This animation examines what their experiences can teach us. Find out more
Achieving security progress in post-conflict contextsPublic event | 27 January 2015 14:30 - 17:15 GMT+00In both Liberia and Timor-Leste significant progress has been made over the last decade in reducing armed conflict and political violence. This event will present research from case studies on the two countries followed by... Watch
