The 2012 conflict in Mali highlighted the urgent need to address a broader crisis of governance - a defective provision of justice. This report examines how the provision of justice in Mali could form a key part of a broad-based strategy to help the country regain the status of emerging democracy which had won it so much praise before 2012. It argues that better justice ...» 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.
The scope, role and impact of publicly supported private finance on development and poverty reduction in Africa: the case of Rwanda and Zambia.
Support from development finance institutions (DFIs) and donor governments to the private sector in developing countries has increased in the last decade. This study explores the scope, role and impact of publicly supported private finance (PSPF) in Rwanda and Zambia between 2000 and 2013. It argues that there is need for Zambia and Rwanda to develop and adopt a PSPF framework ...» more
Sticks or carrots? Conditional cash transfers and their effect on child abuse and neglect.
Despite a growing body of evidence on conditional cash transfers (CCTs) that supports claims of positive outcomes for households and children, there has been little investigation into unintended consequences and the potential for perverse incentives may negatively affect children or adults. This paper provides an overview of these issues and recommends that conditionalities ...» more
The political economy of education systems in conflict-affected contexts
This rigorous literature review offers insights into the global, national and local governance of education systems in conflict-affected contexts. It finds that the literature is nascent, fragmented and partial, yet provides rich and complex insights into the challenges of improving education systems in conflict-affected contexts. The review concludes with a theory of change ...» more
The rising costs of Turkey’s Syrian quagmire
This report examines Turkey’s humanitarian efforts, the tension between its public’s sympathy for, and unease toward, Syrians, and the government’s changing role with regard to Syria’s political and military opposition. It highlights the need for Turkey to develop a more comprehensive legal framework that expands the April 2013 law on foreigners and immigration in order to ...» more