Legitimacy

Publications

How Do Leaders Collectively Change Institutions?

October 2019

How Do Leaders Collectively Change Institutions?
Sohela Nazneen
Where Do Leaders Come From?

September 2019

Where Do Leaders Come From?
Jack Corbett
When the Virtuous Circle Unravels: Unfair Service Provision and State De-legitimation in Divided Societies

July 2018

When the Virtuous Circle Unravels: Unfair Service Provision and State De-legitimation in Divided Societies
Claire Mcloughlin
When does service delivery undermine state legitimacy? Why perceptions of fairness matter

January 2017

When does service delivery undermine state legitimacy? Why perceptions of fairness matter
Claire Mcloughlin
When Does Service Delivery Undermine State Legitimacy? Evidence from Sri Lanka

January 2017

When Does Service Delivery Undermine State Legitimacy? Evidence from Sri Lanka
Claire Mcloughlin
Service Delivery, Legitimacy, Stability and Social Cohesion: Annotated Bibliography

May 2016

Service Delivery, Legitimacy, Stability and Social Cohesion: Annotated Bibliography
Emilie Combaz Claire Mcloughlin
Executive Summary - Researching State Legitimacy: A Political Approach to a Political Problem

November 2015

Executive Summary - Researching State Legitimacy: A Political Approach to a Political Problem
Claire Mcloughlin
Researching State Legitimacy: A Political Approach to a Political Problem

November 2015

Researching State Legitimacy: A Political Approach to a Political Problem
Claire Mcloughlin
Executive Summary - The State-Private Interface in Public Service Provision

July 2015

Executive Summary - The State-Private Interface in Public Service Provision
Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett
The State-Private Interface in Public Service Provision

July 2015

The State-Private Interface in Public Service Provision
Elizabeth Dávid-Barrett
When Does Service Delivery Improve the Legitimacy of a Fragile or Conflict-Affected State?

July 2015

When Does Service Delivery Improve the Legitimacy of a Fragile or Conflict-Affected State?
Claire Mcloughlin
Political Engagement with Non-State Actors in Areas of Limited Statehood

June 2015

Political Engagement with Non-State Actors in Areas of Limited Statehood
Suda Perera
Executive Summary - Political Engagement with Non-State Actors in Areas of Limited Statehood

June 2015

Executive Summary - Political Engagement with Non-State Actors in Areas of Limited Statehood
Suda Perera
State Legitimacy

December 2014

State Legitimacy
Claire Mcloughlin
The Politics of Institutional Indigenization

January 2008

The Politics of Institutional Indigenization
Adrian Leftwich Steve Hogg

Opinions

Leadership Observatory 21: Elite bargains, leadership qualities & political settlements

14th June 2022

Leadership Observatory 21: Elite bargains, leadership qualities & political settlements
Robin Diver
How to find out if your intervention supports developmental leadership or undermines it

24th May 2022

How to find out if your intervention supports developmental leadership or undermines it
Justin Williams
What makes individuals become agents of change? Lessons learned from the development of Indonesia’s financial inclusion strategy

3rd May 2022

What makes individuals become agents of change? Lessons learned from the development of Indonesia’s financial inclusion strategy
Resya Kania
The limits of COVID compliance? Three tests for legitimate rules

6th May 2020

The limits of COVID compliance? Three tests for legitimate rules
Claire Mcloughlin David Hudson
Leadership Through The Looking Glass: Why Understanding What Leadership Means in Different Contexts Matters

21st October 2019

Leadership Through The Looking Glass: Why Understanding What Leadership Means in Different Contexts Matters
David Hudson Claire Mcloughlin
Understanding Developmental Leadership

31st July 2019

Understanding Developmental Leadership
David Hudson Claire Mcloughlin Chris Roche
Why are Africa's poor more likely than the rich to pay a bribe for public services?

19th January 2017

Why are Africa's poor more likely than the rich to pay a bribe for public services?
Caryn Peiffer
Elections: transformational, or blunt tools of representation?

8th September 2016

Elections: transformational, or blunt tools of representation?
Alina Rocha Menocal
Service delivery and state legitimacy: for better or for worse?

24th December 2015

Service delivery and state legitimacy: for better or for worse?
Claire Mcloughlin
Inclusive political settlements: who and what gets included?

13th July 2015

Inclusive political settlements: who and what gets included?
Alina Rocha Menocal
'Crows who come in search of dollars': NGO legitimacy in conflict zones

19th August 2014

'Crows who come in search of dollars': NGO legitimacy in conflict zones
Oliver Walton
Medellin - more than a miracle

4th March 2014

Medellin - more than a miracle
Cheryl Stonehouse

Projects

Social protection and perceptions of state legitimacy in Timor-Leste

Current Project

May 2022 – May 2023

Social protection and perceptions of state legitimacy in Timor-Leste

Kate Pruce