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”
Playing together, staying together? Reintegrating sport on the divided island of Cyprus
Laurence Cooley is a teaching fellow in International Development Department (IDD), University of Birmingham. His teaching and research focuses on the governance of deeply divided societies, and in particular the use of power-sharing institutions to manage ethno-national conflict. Recently, he has started to conduct research on the governance of sport in such societies. Here, he … Continue reading “Playing together, staying together? Reintegrating sport on the divided island of Cyprus”
IDD academic awarded SCOPUS Young researcher of the year award for Social Science 2015
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”
Scientists at work: tracing the path to peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Louis Monroy Santander is currently studying a PhD degree at the University of Birmingham, focusing on issues of reconciliation, post-conflict peace-building and social reconstruction in the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo). He has worked in conflict and development research for organizations in the United Kingdom and Colombia and as well in the field of education … Continue reading “Scientists at work: tracing the path to peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina”
Explainer: what is going on in Mali?
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?”
Understanding Poverty and the Environment: Analytical frameworks and approaches
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”
Masculinity and sexual violence in India
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”
Scores killed by bombs and bullets as Boko Haram struggle escalates
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”
Prizes for local government: Latin America or England?
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?”
Why the UK doesn’t mind if aid boosts military spending
Jonathan Fisher is a lecturer in IDD. His 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. … Continue reading “Why the UK doesn’t mind if aid boosts military spending”