Author: International Development Department

Adnan Saif is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Birmingham, focusing on issues of collaborative local governance and hybridity in post-conflict countries, particularly Tunisia. He has worked for more than twenty years in local economic development and local government in the United Kingdom as well as undertaking consultancy work and training in local governance … Continue reading “Five years on, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution continues from the ground up”

Jonathan’s research is focused on the place and agency of African states in the international system, particularly in the realm of security and conflict. Within this he is interested in the role played by African governments in shaping how they are perceived and engaged with by Western actors. He has a particular interest in eastern … Continue reading “IDD academic awarded SCOPUS Young researcher of the year award for Social Science 2015”

Paul Jackson is a political economist working predominantly on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. A core area of interest is decentralisation and governance and it was his extensive experience in Sierra Leone immediately following the war that led him into the area of conflict analysis and security sector reform. After a week in which Europe was rocked … Continue reading “Explainer: what is going on in Mali?”

Fiona Nunan is a Senior Lecturer in Environment and Development and Director of the International Development Department. Her interests and experience focus on natural resource governance and management in developing country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa, and on exploring the links between poverty and the environment. Fiona … Continue reading “Understanding Poverty and the Environment: Analytical frameworks and approaches”

Martin Rew is a lecturer in IDD. His reseacrch interests include: combined methods in poverty analysis; political economy, labour migration and globalisation; anthropology of the state; governance, decentralisation and political devolution; rural livelihood sustainability; social movements; donor approaches to political economy analysis; research methods; and minorities and resettlement in China. His recent projects focus on … Continue reading “Masculinity and sexual violence in India”

Paul Jackson is a political economist working predominantly on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. A core area of interest is decentralisation and governance and it was his extensive experience in Sierra Leone immediately following the war that led him into the area of conflict analysis and security sector reform. The latest attack ascribed to Boko Haram, … Continue reading “Scores killed by bombs and bullets as Boko Haram struggle escalates”

Andrew Nickson is Honorary Reader in Public Management and Latin American Studies in IDD, with 30 years’ experience of teaching, research and consultancy on public administration reform, local governance, decentralization and urban water supply. He has particular interests in Sierra Leone, Nepal and Paraguay, countries where he has had long-term work assignments. Last week I was … Continue reading “Prizes for local government: Latin America or England?”