OpenDocs at Institute of Development Studies: Recent submissions
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Early Findings from Evaluation of Systemic Action Research in Kangaba, Mali
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-24)This paper presents early findings from evaluation research embedded in a community-driven peace-building project implemented in Mali. Called the ‘Vestibule of Peace’, the project uses Systemic Action Research (SAR) to ... -
The Great Green Wall as a Social-Technical Imaginary
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-23)The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWI), launched in 2007 by the African Union, is one of Africa’s most important green transformation projects. From a pan-African environmental movement to a ... -
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Covid-19 Effects and Responses in Kampala’s Informal Sector: Promises for Social Justice and Resilient Livelihoods in the Face of Multiple Crises
(African Cities Research Consortium, 2023-06)Kampala continues to face multiple socioeconomic challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. The pandemic has had far-reaching implications for urban informal workers and residents. They continue to ... -
Is Transparency Enough? An Examination of the Effect of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) on Accountability, Corruption and Trust in Zambia
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04)Extractive industry governance is a hot topic in both academic research and the public arena. The area that has been most heavily studied in the academic field is the resource curse, which documents the negative ... -
Key Considerations: Child Engagement in the Context of Disease Outbreaks in Eastern and Southern Africa
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-17)Effective child engagement strategies are essential to optimise the response to disease outbreaks and minimise their impact while ensuring children's protection, well-being and resilience. When children understand disease ... -
Power, Trust, and Pre-Cooked Programmes: The Accountability of Social Assistance in Somalia
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-17)Social assistance in Somalia has become deeply embedded in the country’s political economy and struggles with systemic diversion and corruption, which negatively affects how programmes on accountability of aid function in ... -
Towards a Comparative Understanding of Community-Led and Collaborative Responses to Covid-19 in Mogadishu
(African Cities Research Consortium, 2022-06)Covid-19 has inflicted a major health toll while heightening socioeconomic inequalities, and its impacts are still reverberating across the global South. For low-income urban residents in the global South, measures intended ... -
Digital IDs and Digital Payments – Opportunities and Challenges for Tax Administration
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04)Tax administrations in Africa and, more broadly, low-income countries (LICs), are increasingly investing in advanced digital technologies, in an effort to build more effective, rules-based and efficient tax systems. ... -
Taxing High Net Worth Individuals in Nigeria: Preliminary Insights and the Case of Borno State
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-12)This paper gives preliminary insights into the challenges surrounding the taxation of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) in Nigeria – first in general terms, and then with a specific focus on Borno State. The need to ... -
A Climate Treaty for the Global Taxation of Carbon
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-12)This paper aims to highlight the key policy considerations undertaken when drafting the articles that informed the text of the Multilateral Carbon Tax Treaty (MCTT). It is the product of the many comments received from the ... -
Multilateral Carbon Tax Treaty (MCTT)
(2024-04-12)These are the articles of the Multilateral Carbon Tax Treaty (MCTT), for discussion purposes. It is the product of the many comments received from the commentators invited to provide inputs to the MCTT. The MCTT comprises ... -
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Key Considerations for Responding to Floods in South Sudan Through the Humanitarian-Peace-Development Nexus
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-04-12)In common with many other African countries, the Republic of South Sudan is increasingly experiencing devastating floods linked to climate change.1,2 The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and El Niño regulate the climate of ... -
Towards a Comparative Understanding of Community-Led and Collaborative Responses to Covid-19 in Kampala
(African Cities Research Consortium, 2022-06)Covid-19 has inflicted a major health toll while heightening socioeconomic inequalities, and its impacts are still reverberating across the global South. For low-income urban residents in the global South, measures intended ... -
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