Dysfunctional and corruption-prone power sectors are a persisting challenge in many
developing countries. Drawing from the theoretical framework about corruption from Khan …

Abstract Formal Western education in Nigeria was initiated by various Christian missionaries
in 1842, and they continued to dominate the education system after independence in 1960 …

This article uses political settlements analysis to help illuminate trends in poverty reduction
in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania. Drawing on data from the ESID Political …

Less than thirty years after civil war and genocide, the government of post-conflict Rwanda
has achieved a remarkable level of state-building and economic growth. This thesis uses a …

This study examines how the political interruptions in Nigeria between 1970 to about 2003
altered policies, institutional norms, governance structures, and attitudes in the education …

La corrupción es uno de los principales obstáculos para el desarrollo socioeconómico, la
consolidación de un Estado eficaz y eficiente, y el fortalecimiento de la democracia en …

This paper explores the factors that shape the performance trajectories of three relatively
effective public organisations in Ghana, namely, the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Ghana …

This article presents the conceptual lens of the urban political settlement. We argue that
ordering actors in cities and towns in contexts marked by conflict, violence, and fragile …

When digital ride-hailing platforms first hit the streets of Kampala in the mid-2010s, there
were high hopes that the Ugandan capital's vast workforce of informal moto-taxi operators …

This book explores middle power engagement in peace processes through the cases of
Australian, Japanese and Norwegian engagement in Myanmar's peace process, a core …