Political economy analysis has been a favourite instrument among donors of development aid since roughly the turn of the century. The usefulness of such forms of analysis has been emphasised because donors realised that their focus on formal aspects of the social and political organisation of countries caused them to overlook important elements of the ‘political economy’ of ...» 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.
Pooled Funding to Support Service Delivery Lessons of Experience from Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This is the output from DFID-commissioned research into the use of pooled funding to support service delivery in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). The aim was to distil practical knowledge from existing studies and, in particular, to capture practitioner experience on the design and implementation of pooled funds, in order to produce:an updated summary of current ...» more
Voluntary organizations for professional evaluation: learning from Africa, Americas, Asia, Australasia, Europe and Middle East
During the past few decades there has been a remarkable growth in the evaluation profession as evidenced by the number of Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs) that have formed. The number of national and regional VOPEs has risen from 15 in the 1990s to more than 155 by early 2013. The aggregate total of their memberships now surpasses 34,000.Many of the ...» more
Evaluation and civil society: Stakeholders’ perspectives on national evaluation capacity development
This publication aims to contribute to the international discussions on how different stakeholders can create synergies and partnerships to contribute to equity-focused and gender-responsive country-led evaluation systems. This book highlights in particular the strategic roles of Civil Society Organizations, notably the Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation ...» more
Democracy, governance and randomised media assistance
In recent years, the use of field experiments to study the impact of development assistance on democracy and governance outcomes (DG outcomes) has grown tremendously. However, most of the DG field experiments conducted to date focus on only a few sectors, namely elections, community and local governance, and service delivery (Moehler, 2010). Experimentalists have largely ...» more