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EADI Papers

To support our members with analyses of deeper and broader issues relevant to their work, we occasionally publish our own papers on topics with specific importance for the field of Development Studies.

EADI Papers

Global Poverty Reduction: The last 20 years and the next 20 years

Andrew Sumner -
The paper looks backwards at trends in poverty reduction during the MDG period (1990 – present) and the impacts of the MDGs. It looks forward and makes projections for levels and patterns of poverty over the next 10-20 years and discusses emergent issues including the ‘new geography of poverty’.
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The Post-2015 Development Agenda: A Review of the Debate and Potential Elements of a Joint EU Strategy

Andrew Sumner & Thomas Lawo -
This paper seeks to capture the major elements of global development efforts through the MDGs and in preparing for a global development agenda beyond the year 2015 to contribute to the post-2015 discussion.
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Legal Frameworks and Political Space for Non-Governmental Organisations: An Overview of Six Countries

Rachel Hayman, Thomas Lawo, Angela Crack, Tiina Kontinen, Joan Okitoi & Brian Pratt -
This study examines the legal frameworks and political space for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to operate in selected countries in order to suggest appropriate approaches for supporting civil society in difficult political contexts. The cases examined were Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia and Uganda.
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Legal Frameworks and Political Space for Non-Governmental Organisations: An Overview of Six Countries: Phase II

Rachel Hayman, Angela Crack, Joan Okitoi & Sarah Lewis -
There has been increasing concern to understand the realities that affect how international and local NGOs operate in many countries. Globally, there is high-level agreement on the value of greater inclusion of civil society within policy-making processes, resulting in commitments to put in place an enabling environment for civil society to function. In some countries progressive legislation is being passed to facilitate this.
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North-South Research Partnership: Academia Meets Development?

Gilles Carbonnier & Tiina Kontinen -
This working paper examines recent experiences in North-South research partnerships, identifying worst and best practices. It draws on work undertaken by the EADI Sub-Committee on Research Partnerships over the past two years including an online survey, face-to-face interviews and roundtable discussions. Our findings confirm that research partnerships are not immune to the typically unequal, biased donor-recipient relations that have plagued international development cooperation for decades.
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