This overview paper assesses the quality and effectiveness of evaluation methods and approaches used to analyse the effects of programmes or projects on women and girls’ economic empowerment. It contains several projects from FCAS, and provides a comprehensive examination of the evidence base, to inform better design and evaluation in the future. Key findings:Evaluations that ...» 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.
Malian Democracy Recovering, Military Rule Still Admired
After experiencing a twin crisis of separatist rebellion and a military coup in 2012, there were serious concerns about the future prospects of democracy in Mali. Would the short, but brutal, experience of authoritarian rule and a separatist struggle make the return to democracy possible in the short to medium term? Would the country rediscover its position as one of Africa’s ...» more
Re-thinking gender in peacebuilding
This report is based on a three-year research project on gender in peacebuilding, which involved field research in four countries (Burundi, Colombia, Nepal and Uganda), with a thematic focus on four areas of peacebuilding:access to justice (including formal, informal, traditional and transitional justice); economic recovery (especially of ex-combatants and of returnee ...» more
Analysing the politics of public services: a service characteristics approach
This analysis of service characteristics was carried out through an Overseas Development Institute (ODI) programme on the ‘politics of service delivery’, which explores how a range of political and governance factors affect the delivery of public goods and services, including incentives, behaviour and institutional features. The programme has looked at these dynamics through ...» more
Social desirability bias and reported vote preferences in African surveys
Much of what we know about voting behavior in Africa is based on data from public opinion surveys. However, there has been little investigation into whether reported voter preferences are reliable, or whether they are affected by bias, particularly that which may arise from the social undesirability of “tribalistic” voting. This study utilises a voting simulation experiment ...» more