In recent years, international concern over gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies has grown exponentially. However, while international attention to GBV has increased substantially, there remains a lack of data on and understanding of good practice in relation to GBV programming in humanitarian contexts, and a lack of consensus on how to apply GBV concepts and terminology. ...» 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.
Public Accounts Committees in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis
This article provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of Public Accounts Committees (PACs) from Eastern and Southern Africa. By analysing an original set of data, this article shows that PACs in these two regions are bigger, have more staff members, and are more likely to be chaired by opposition Members of Parliament than they have in other countries and regions. ...» more
Rural road (re)construction: Transport and rural livelihoods in the conflict-affected and fragile state environment of South Kivu
This paper reports on a study in South Kivu Province in the DRC, which is part of the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) research programme. The programme in the DRC includes two surveys in years 2012 and 2015. The surveys explore people’s views about the legitimacy of the state and how these are influenced by livelihoods status, access to social services and ...» more
Sexuality and Poverty Synthesis Report
This report synthesises learning from audits which were undertaken in Philippines, China, Brazil, India and South Africa. It is part of a larger project that focuses on understanding the links between sexuality, gender plurality and poverty with the aim of improving socioeconomic policy and programming to support people marginalised because of their sexuality. The project was ...» more
Civilian Resistance to Rebel Governance
How can unarmed civilians defy armed insurgent or paramilitary groups that attempt to rule them? All rulers awaken opposition and rebel rulers are not the exception: civilians disagree with, disobey, and even openly confront armed combatants who rule their communities. Yet, academic research has largely ignored different forms of civilian resistance against armed groups, ...» more