The concept of 'formalisation'has been ubiquitous in development discourse and
policymaking in the early twenty-first century. It has underpinned policy interventions and …

There is a growing consensus around both the importance of researcher positionality for the
conduct of research and the intersectional and variable salience of positionality and its …

Social scientists are increasingly conducting field experiments with a variety of external
partners, including nonprofit, nongovernmental, and political organizations; government …

Field experiments, also known as randomized con-trolled trials (RCTs), have emerged as a
leading methodological tool to strengthen causal inference in the social sciences (Banerjee …

In this reflection paper, which stems from my PhD project and explores the gender
arrangements and subjective experiences of female breadwinning couples (FBCs) in …

When conducting research and fieldwork on civil war, it is not only challenging to remain
impartial or get physically and emotionally close to conflict participants, but it is especially …

Political scientists' positionality (ie, their own identities, beliefs, and assumptions about the
context of a study) often receives implicit recognition in publications but rarely is explicitly …

This study explored the personal and professional experiences of mid-level Black women at
predominantly white private institutions and their supervisors in the workplace. With …

This thesis examines the deep structure of South Africa's legislative budget decision-making
process, in an attempt to understand how political and budgeting institutions coexist to …

Ethnic identity is often seen as a driving force that shapes political attitudes and behaviour in
diverse societies. Yet, a significant body of work indicates that its effects are more nuanced …