Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium

11 Sep Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted at 11:48h by George Richards

SLRC’s DRC research programme during Phase I focused on the following core themes: Drivers of legitimacy: Experiences of service delivery and perceptions of a non-Weberian state Engaging with multi-stakeholder processes:...

24 Feb Participation and engagement: a discussion about power

Posted at 08:50h by Marcus Langley

programme participation and engagement. Drawing on SLRC research, the paper explores: How processes of engagement are designed and implemented Who to include What issues are addressed through constituent engagement...

20 Sep Blog

Posted at 14:43h by George Richards

Secure Livelihoods Rese... "/>0 Comments MDGs and ‘Fragile States’ Paul Harvey 16 November, 2012 "Are 'fragile states' failing to meet the MDGs? The answer might not be as black and...

12 Nov Big Men, African Conflicts And Informal Power – A Review By Richard Mallett

Posted at 16:51h in Blog by George Richards

than anything about the blurring of boundaries – analytical and spatial – and the (increased) hybrid nature of politics and power during and after conflict.” Read more: http://africanarguments.org/2012/08/24/big-men-african-conflicts-and-informal-power -a-review-by-richard-mallett-odi/ [^]...

19 Dec Trading, power and politics in a northern Ugandan marketplace

Posted at 13:01h by winona_admin

reforms and interventions along these lines will create jobs, improve conditions and boost vendor incomes. But experience suggests they are often met with disappointing results. So what is going on?...

11 Mar From supply and demand to power and data: the case for a more restrained handling of job creation programs in conflict-affected situations

Posted at 16:13h in Blog by George Richards

issue: that, perhaps because of the absence of high quality impact data, largely unjustified assumptions shape policy and programming choices in conflict-affected situations.” Read more: http://inec.usip.org/blog/2013/mar/10/supply-and-demand- power -and-data-case-more-restrained-handling-job-creation-program [^]...

29 Mar Services and legitimacy: Everyday experiences of the state in Nepal’s Terai region

Posted at 15:36h by George Richards

notably fairness. Fairness is both a process and outcome of state functions – People discussed fairness of both the process and the outcome of state functions, and many felt unfairly...

11 Apr

Posted at 12:40h by George Richards

fairness and addressing grievances associated with jobs and markets requires a response beyond the usual toolbox of skills training, access to credit and infrastructure investments. State-building is fundamentally about how...

21 Jan The politics of development in Afghanistan

Posted at 13:19h by George Richards

paper argues that since 2001, modes of external intervention in Afghanistan have failed to understand these “rules of the game.” This paper sets out a new understanding of the power...

04 Sep

Posted at 10:05h by George Richards

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