GSDRC

Governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian knowledge services

  • Research
    • Governance
      • Democracy & elections
      • Public sector management
      • Security & justice
      • Service delivery
      • State-society relations
      • Supporting economic development
    • Social Development
      • Gender
      • Inequalities & exclusion
      • Poverty & wellbeing
      • Social protection
    • Conflict
      • Conflict analysis
      • Conflict prevention
      • Conflict response
      • Conflict sensitivity
      • Impacts of conflict
      • Peacebuilding
    • Humanitarian Issues
      • Humanitarian financing
      • Humanitarian response
      • Recovery & reconstruction
      • Refugees/IDPs
      • Risk & resilience
    • Development Pressures
      • Climate change
      • Food security
      • Fragility
      • Migration & diaspora
      • Population growth
      • Urbanisation
    • Approaches
      • Complexity & systems thinking
      • Institutions & social norms
      • Theories of change
      • Results-based approaches
      • Rights-based approaches
      • Thinking & working politically
    • Aid Instruments
      • Budget support & SWAps
      • Capacity building
      • Civil society partnerships
      • Multilateral aid
      • Private sector partnerships
      • Technical assistance
    • Monitoring and evaluation
      • Indicators
      • Learning
      • M&E approaches
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    • Research Helpdesk
    • Professional development
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    • Conflict analyses
    • Literature reviews
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Research

The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) conducts policy-oriented research on issues of governance and development. It is a research centre of the University of Birmingham, based in the International Development Department.

Founded in 2001, the GSDRC has produced a range of research outputs over the years. In particular our expert team has worked with international development agencies to provide rapid-response research and evidence synthesis to inform policy and practice. Key research areas include:

  • Governance
  • Social Development
  • Conflict
  • Humanitarian Issues
  • Development Pressures
  • Approaches
  • Aid Instruments
  • Monitoring and evaluation

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Outputs supported by DFID are © DFID Crown Copyright 2025; outputs supported by the Australian Government are © Australian Government 2025; and outputs supported by the European Commission are © European Union 2025

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