Research projects

A future for aid data: a south-south cooperation data categorization to complement on-going IATI categorizations (2011)

Description
The project investigates the incentives and disincentives for non traditional donors to adhere to International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) categorisation and code of conduct and in the wake of such non binding IATI or OECD-DAC standards, what challenges and opportunities such donors bring to the IATI.

Religions and Development (2005 - 10)

Description
The Religions and Development Research Programme Consortium is an international research partnership that is exploring the relationships between several major world religions, development in low-income countries and poverty reduction.

Provision of Basic Services (2004 - 13)

Description
The overall aim of the research is to understand how the relationship between government and non-state providers is affected by their different perspectives on public action and how these in turn are affected by the relationship.

Security System Transformation in Sierra Leone, 1997 - 2007 (2007 - 08)

Description
The main objective of the project is to produce a detailed study of UK supported security sector reform (SSR) in Sierra Leone from 1999 - 2007

Social and Economic Impacts of Land Titling in Urban and Peri-urban Areas (2007 - 08)

Description
This study aims to assess the extent to which land titling programmes in developing country urban areas have achieved the outcomes and impacts claimed for them.

Local Government in Post Conflict Zones (2007)

Description
Dr Paul Jackson was tasked with producing a background paper on local government reconstruction in post-conflict environments for the UNDP. This involved developing a literature review and leading on a seminar for UNDP representatives engaged in post-conflict environments.
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