Politics

Publications

Developmental Leadership: What it is, why it matters, and how it can be supported

February 2018

Developmental Leadership: What it is, why it matters, and how it can be supported
The Politics of Better Work for Women: Vietnam's Garment Industry

February 2018

The Politics of Better Work for Women: Vietnam's Garment Industry
Alice Evans
The Political Road to Digital Revolution: How Myanmar's Telecoms Reform Happened

January 2017

The Political Road to Digital Revolution: How Myanmar's Telecoms Reform Happened
Niheer Dasandi David Hudson
Everyday Political Analysis

January 2016

Everyday Political Analysis
David Hudson Heather Marquette Sam Waldock
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
Executive Summary - Political Settlements and the Politics of Inclusion

October 2015

Executive Summary - Political Settlements and the Politics of Inclusion
Alina Rocha Menocal
Political Settlements and the Politics of Inclusion

October 2015

Political Settlements and the Politics of Inclusion
Alina Rocha Menocal
The Politics of Public Services: A Service Characteristics Approach

October 2015

The Politics of Public Services: A Service Characteristics Approach
Richard Batley 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
Executive Summary - Women's Leadership in the Pacific

June 2015

Executive Summary - Women's Leadership in the Pacific
Abby McLeod
Women's Leadership in the Pacific

June 2015

Women's Leadership in the Pacific
Abby McLeod
What Do Indian Middle Class Attitudes to Poverty Tell Us About the Politics of Poverty Reduction?

January 2015

What Do Indian Middle Class Attitudes to Poverty Tell Us About the Politics of Poverty Reduction?
Niheer Dasandi
Executive Summary - What Do Indian Middle Class Attitudes to Poverty Tell Us About the Politics of Poverty Reduction?

January 2015

Executive Summary - What Do Indian Middle Class Attitudes to Poverty Tell Us About the Politics of Poverty Reduction?
Niheer Dasandi
Corruption and Collective Action

January 2015

Corruption and Collective Action
Heather Marquette Caryn Peiffer
From Political Economy to Political Analysis

June 2014

From Political Economy to Political Analysis
David Hudson Adrian Leftwich
Donors Doing Political Economy Analysis: From Process to Product (and Back Again?)

April 2014

Donors Doing Political Economy Analysis: From Process to Product (and Back Again?)
Jonathan Fisher Heather Marquette
Executive Summary - Achieving Reforms in Oligarchical Democracies

April 2014

Executive Summary - Achieving Reforms in Oligarchical Democracies
John T. Sidel
Governance, Politics and Development in the Pacific: A literature review

January 2013

Governance, Politics and Development in the Pacific: A literature review
Edward Laws
The Politics of State Business Relations in the Pacific

November 2012

The Politics of State Business Relations in the Pacific
Caryn Peiffer
Monitoring and Evaluation when Politics Matters: Notes from Program Experience

November 2012

Monitoring and Evaluation when Politics Matters: Notes from Program Experience
Chris Roche Linda Kelly
The Evaluation of Politics and the Politics of Evaluation

August 2012

The Evaluation of Politics and the Politics of Evaluation
Chris Roche Linda Kelly
Riker in the Tropics

April 2012

Riker in the Tropics
Edward Laws Adrian Leftwich
Coalitions in the Politics of Development

April 2012

Coalitions in the Politics of Development
Adrian Leftwich
Executive Summary - Between Hope and Resignation

February 2012

Executive Summary - Between Hope and Resignation
Iván Égido Friedhelm Guttandin Gustavo López Jana Leutner Ulrich Müller Lena Lázaro
Between Hope and Resignation: Perceptions and practices of politics and leadership among the poor in southern South America

February 2012

Between Hope and Resignation: Perceptions and practices of politics and leadership among the poor in southern South America
Iván Égido Friedhelm Guttandin Gustavo López Jana Leutner Ulrich Müller Lena Lázaro
Politics, Leadership and Coalitions in Development: Findings, insights and guidance

June 2011

Politics, Leadership and Coalitions in Development: Findings, insights and guidance
Adrian Leftwich Chris Wheeler
Politics, Leadership and Coalitions in Development: Policy Implications of the DLP Research Evidence

March 2011

Politics, Leadership and Coalitions in Development: Policy Implications of the DLP Research Evidence
Executive Summary - Integrity and Ethics in the politics of Developmental Leadership

March 2011

Executive Summary - Integrity and Ethics in the politics of Developmental Leadership
Eduard Grebe Minka Woermann
Yemen: Developmental Dysfunction and Division in a Crisis State

February 2011

Yemen: Developmental Dysfunction and Division in a Crisis State
Sarah Phillips
Structure and Agency in the Politics of a Womens Rights Coalition in South Africa

February 2011

Structure and Agency in the Politics of a Womens Rights Coalition in South Africa
Rebecca Hodes Jennifer Thorpe Orly Stern
Overview and Objectives: The Developmental Leadership Program

February 2011

Overview and Objectives: The Developmental Leadership Program
Steve Hogg Adrian Leftwich
Executive Summary - An Anatomy of Political Predation in Zimbabwe

January 2011

Executive Summary - An Anatomy of Political Predation in Zimbabwe
Michael Bratton Eldred Masunungure
An Overview of the Research in Progress: The Developmental Leadership Program

May 2010

An Overview of the Research in Progress: The Developmental Leadership Program
Adrian Leftwich
The Flexible Structure of Politics in Meiji Japan

April 2010

The Flexible Structure of Politics in Meiji Japan
Junji Banno Kenichi Ohno
Bringing Agency Back In: Politics and Human Agency in Building Institutions and States

June 2009

Bringing Agency Back In: Politics and Human Agency in Building Institutions and States
Adrian Leftwich
Cadres, Capitalists and Coalitions: The ANC, Business and Development in South Africa

February 2009

Cadres, Capitalists and Coalitions: The ANC, Business and Development in South Africa
Jo-Ansie van Wyk
Leadership, Politics and Development

April 2008

Leadership, Politics and Development
Heather Lyne de Ver
The Politics of Institutional Indigenization

January 2008

The Politics of Institutional Indigenization
Adrian Leftwich Steve Hogg
Leaders, Elites and Coalitions: The case for leadership and the primacy of politics

November 2007

Leaders, Elites and Coalitions: The case for leadership and the primacy of politics
Steve Hogg Adrian Leftwich

Opinions

Gender, Political Representation and Symbolic Capital: How Some Women Politicians Succeed

21st August 2019

Gender, Political Representation and Symbolic Capital: How Some Women Politicians Succeed
John Cox Ceridwen Spark Jack Corbett
Call for Papers: ‘Leadership and Political Change in Asia-Pacific’ for a Special Issue of Politics and Governance

10th June 2019

Call for Papers: ‘Leadership and Political Change in Asia-Pacific’ for a Special Issue of Politics and Governance
David Hudson Claire Mcloughlin Chris Roche
Leadership for development

24th May 2019

Leadership for development
Kyle Smith David Hudson
Where does political will come from?

2nd March 2018

Where does political will come from?
David Hudson Claire Mcloughlin
Gender analysis, and thinking and working politically – bridging the gap

14th February 2017

Gender analysis, and thinking and working politically – bridging the gap
Chris Roche Sam Gibson
Don't give up on government

3rd February 2017

Don't give up on government
Dan Hymowitz
Is developmental patrimonialism a dead end?

27th September 2016

Is developmental patrimonialism a dead end?
Tim Kelsall
Politics, risk and development: three takeaways

19th February 2016

Politics, risk and development: three takeaways
Chris Roche David Hudson
Fiji's Roshika Deo - outlier, positive deviant or simply feisty feminist?

1st February 2016

Fiji's Roshika Deo - outlier, positive deviant or simply feisty feminist?
Priya Chattier
The Medellin model: don't forget the political processes

2nd November 2015

The Medellin model: don't forget the political processes
Kate Maclean
What are governance advisers missing with ‘Political Economy Analysis’? How can they do better?

8th October 2015

What are governance advisers missing with ‘Political Economy Analysis’? How can they do better?
David Hudson Heather Marquette
Political settlements: people and the landscapes of power

24th July 2015

Political settlements: people and the landscapes of power
Alan Whaites
What do we do on Monday? Political settlements in theory and practice

15th July 2015

What do we do on Monday? Political settlements in theory and practice
Edward Laws
More room for politics in the inequality debate?

24th June 2015

More room for politics in the inequality debate?
David Hudson
Gender and power: six links and one big opportunity

21st May 2015

Gender and power: six links and one big opportunity
Diana Koester
When the stars align to tackle inequality

18th February 2015

When the stars align to tackle inequality
Alina Rocha Menocal
Inequality - the politics behind the policies

11th February 2015

Inequality - the politics behind the policies
David Hudson
Parliamentary strengthening: our verdict on the International Development Committee report

9th February 2015

Parliamentary strengthening: our verdict on the International Development Committee report
Alina Rocha Menocal Tam O'Neil
Perceptions of women in politics in Fiji: how to accelerate change?

20th January 2015

Perceptions of women in politics in Fiji: how to accelerate change?
Rachel Fairhurst Joanne Crawford
Using aid to strengthen Parliaments: fix the car, or worry about the driver?

24th November 2014

Using aid to strengthen Parliaments: fix the car, or worry about the driver?
Alina Rocha Menocal
The politics of redistribution: we need you

16th October 2014

The politics of redistribution: we need you
David Hudson Niheer Dasandi
Forgotten South Sudan tangled in factionalism and failed politics

4th September 2014

Forgotten South Sudan tangled in factionalism and failed politics
Jonathan Fisher
Political analysis as the practical art of the possible

24th July 2014

Political analysis as the practical art of the possible
David Hudson
Politics shape services; and services shape politics

19th June 2014

Politics shape services; and services shape politics
Richard Batley
What's so 'African' about African leadership?

1st April 2014

What's so 'African' about African leadership?
Suda Perera
Politics - the problem and solution to poor services?

13th March 2014

Politics - the problem and solution to poor services?
Claire Mcloughlin
Medellin - more than a miracle

4th March 2014

Medellin - more than a miracle
Cheryl Stonehouse
Gender - the power relationship that Political Economy Analysis forgot?

13th February 2014

Gender - the power relationship that Political Economy Analysis forgot?
Evie Browne
What's in a name? Leadership as more than the 'big men' and 'big women' of history

11th February 2014

What's in a name? Leadership as more than the 'big men' and 'big women' of history
Heather Lyne de Ver
Somaliland's route to peace

12th December 2013

Somaliland's route to peace
Sarah Phillips
Developmental leaders, dirty hands, and the dark side of collaboration

11th December 2013

Developmental leaders, dirty hands, and the dark side of collaboration
Niheer Dasandi
Welcome to DLP's blog

10th December 2013

Welcome to DLP's blog
Heather Marquette