This literature review aims to reflect relevant empirical and policy analysis together with more up-to-date commentary on the situation in Mali, as of January 2013. The conflict in Mali is highly complex and fluid: the situation with regards to the various groups engaged in conflict is developing on a daily basis, as are the responses from local and international actors. ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Dare to prepare: taking risk seriously
In moving towards the post-2015 Development Agenda, and with evidence pointing towards a world in which disasters are even more frequent than today, the centrality of ‘risk’ is becoming an essential component of all development and humanitarian work. Emergency preparedness has the potential to be truly transformative, a means to reshape the way the aid system approaches crisis. ...» more
Obstacles to Increasing Tax Revenues in Low Income Countries
Why do the governments of low income countries not raise more tax revenues? Two different but complementary approaches are used to answer it. The first approach is comparisons: among countries today, and within countries over time. This approach tends to generate relatively conservative answers to the central question. It leads to an emphasis on the ‘sticky’ nature of the ...» more
What is the evidence that the establishment or use of community accountability mechanisms and processes improves inclusive service delivery by governments, donors and NGOs to communities?
What interventions have had an impact (positive or negative) in promoting community accountability and influencing inclusive service delivery? Community accountability is a process by which a community works together to create and affirm values and practices, and provide safety and support. The review was interested in interventions designed to increase citizen participation ...» more
Nudging Armed Groups: How Civilians Transmit Norms of Protection
The article examines the varying roles that norms play to either enable or constrain violence in armed conflict settings, by drawing on experiences from communities and armed groups in Colombia and Syria. It begins by presenting an explanation of how norms of violence and nonviolence may arise within communities and influence the behaviour of civilian residents, reducing the ...» more