Leni Wild

Research Fellow, Politics and Governance

Leni Wild has a particular interest in governance and service delivery; aid, accountability and democracy promotion; and support to fragile states and post-conflict countries. This is underpinned by strong skills in political economy analysis and knowledge of aid effectiveness. She has conducted fieldwork in Eastern Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, South Sudan) and parts of Asia (China, Nepal).

She was previously a Research Fellow in the international team at the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) and Research Officer at Education Action, an NGO working in post-conflict countries, where she managed programmes in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Gaza.

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Making sense of the politics of delivery: our findings so far

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 April 2013

Marta Foresti, Leni Wild and Tam O'Neil

This brief gives an overview of the main findings from research exploring the politics of service delivery.

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Finding solutions: making sense of the politics of service delivery

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Daniel Harris and Leni Wild

This brief lays out a case for better diagnostics capable of identifying specific governance constraints to service delivery in a way that can inform policy and programming decisions aimed at improving sector outcomes.

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The technical is political - why understanding the political implications of technical characteristics can help improve service delivery

Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 March 2013

Daniel Harris, Claire Mcloughlin and Leni Wild

This brief explains why and how technical characteristics of particular sectors influence the incentives for politicians, service providers and service users, and the relationships between these groups.

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Tearfund WASH service delivery in South Sudan: contributions to peace-building and state-building

Publication - Research reports and studies - 21 March 2013

Mickelle Kooy and Leni Wild

This report forms part of a one-year DFID-funded research project, implemented by Tearfund and ODI, that aims to explore the links between service delivery of water supply and sanitation and the wider processes of state-building and peace-building in fragile and conflict-affected states. It has focused on Tearfund’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions implemented through the ‘Capacity Building to Improve Humanitarian Action in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene’ programme, funded by DFID CHASE. The objective of the programme was to increase the capacity of Tearfund disaster management team operations, local partner projects and local government departments in conflict-affected and humanitarian contexts, to support improved access to potable water, sanitation and public health education (PHE), resulting in sustainable improved health, well-being and dignity for grassroots communities.

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Two steps forward, one step back? Governance in the post 2015 framework

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 5 March 2013

'Some big gaps for me were the lack of connections made to the Sustainable Development Goals (including around global governance) and a lack of reflection on the experiences of fragile and conflict affected countries.'

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