BASIC Research: Recent submissions

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    • Capacity and Coordination Challenges for Social Assistance in Crisis Situations 

      Slater, Rachel; Baur, Daniela; Haruna, Ella (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      The terms ‘capacity’ and ‘coordination’ feature consistently in literature on humanitarian cash transfers and social protection. Multiple international agency projects and initiatives seek to build or strengthen both. Yet, ...

    • Displacement and Social Assistance 

      Collyer, Michael; Zaman, Tahir; te Lintelo, Dolf (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Displacement forms part of virtually any major crisis. It introduces a level of complexity when providing social assistance that leads to a specific, usually context-dependent set of challenges. It is widely recognised ...

    • Cash and Livelihoods in Contexts of Conflict and Fragility 

      Lind, Jeremy; Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel; Szyp, Carolina (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Multiple efforts have been made in recent years to introduce cash transfers augmented by livelihood support (‘cash-plus’) into protracted crisis contexts to support lives and livelihoods. Yet, little learning has been ...

    • Social Assistance and Climate Resilience in Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings 

      Naess, Lars Otto; Selby, Jan; Daoust, Gabrielle; Lind, Jeremy (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      This brief gives an overview of the evidence, gaps and future directions for social assistance and climate resilience, with a particular focus on FCAS. Drawing on a recent literature review, we examine existing debates and ...

    • Accountability in Crises: Connecting Evidence From Humanitarian and Social Protection Approaches to Social Assistance 

      Seferis, Louisa; Harvey, Paul (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Social assistance in crises, whether part of a social protection system or driven by humanitarian needs, provides crucial support to people affected by disaster and conflict. Accountability is a central component ...

    • Managing the Risk and Benefits of Digital Technologies in Social Assistance Provision 

      Faith, Becky; Roberts, Tony (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Aid agencies, governments, and donors are expanding investment in the digitisation of their beneficiary identification and registration systems, in digitised systems for cash payments, and in the remote and algorithmic ...

    • The Politics of Social Assistance in Crises 

      Lind, Jeremy; Harvey, Paul (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Social protection policies increasingly exist in crisis-affected settings. Their implementation is mediated by politics, resource constraints, and the attitudes and beliefs of those responsible for shaping policy. However, ...

    • Inclusion of Marginalised Groups in Social Assistance in Crises 

      Rohwerder, Brigitte (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Leave no one behind is the central, transformative promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at reaching the poorest and combating discrimination and (multiple and intersecting) inequalities that ...

    • Value For Money of Social Assistance in FCAS: Considerations, Evidence, and Research Priorities 

      Wylde, Emily (Institute of Development Studies, 2022-02)
      Value for Money (VfM) is an essential tool for balancing difficult policy and programme decisions and the trade-offs between the ‘5 Es’ of economy, efficiency, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and equity. While many ...