An influential literature has demonstrated that legislative transparency can improve the performance of parliamentarians in democracies. In a democracy, voters can sanction delegates in response to increased information about a delegate’s performance. Some have argued that, in authoritarian regimes, although delegates may not be responsive to voters, they may be responsive to ...» 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.
Creating Space for Child Participation in Local Governance in Tanzania: Save the Children and Children’s Councils
This brief summarises the findings of a study that examined whether children’s councils promote children’s participation in local governance in Tanzania. The research found that the councils (supported by Save the Children) are genuinely child-led organisations that have contributed to improving local service delivery to children. However, councils are operational in a limited ...» more
Changing Climate, Changing Disasters: Pathways Towards Integration Strengthening Climate Resilience
This report is an introduction to the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management (CSDRM) approach, which attempts to help disaster risk management practitioners and policymakers consider what ‘a climate smart organisation, programme of policy looks like in the real world’. This report is aimed at experts in their fields who are looking to integrate their knowledge on disaster risk ...» more
World Disasters Report 2012: Focus on forced migration and displacement
Over 70 million people are forced migrants displaced by conflict, political upheaval, violence and disasters but also by climate change and development projects. Although rapid-onset events such as conflict or disaster may be the immediate reason forcing people to leave their homes, the search for better economic opportunities, slow-onset and progressive environmental ...» more
Trusting the Enemy: Confidence in the State among Ex-Combatants
What factors determine ex-combatants’ degree of trust in the state after their demobilisation? This paper presents the first empirical examination of this question through a survey of 1,485 former members of paramilitary and guerrilla groups in Colombia. The study found no evidence that social capital increased trust in the state. It also found that former fighters’ continued ...» more