Rachel Slater

Research Fellow and Head of Programme, Social Protection

Rachel specialises in social protection, food security and rural and agricultural development. She has particular expertise in sub Saharan Africa (especially Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Zambia) and South Asia. Her most recent work includes policy analysis and providing advisory support to social protection policy-makers and implementers, and the development of innovative social protection instruments and implementation mechanisms (including the design of targeting tools for social protection programmes, and a toolbox for maximising linkages between growth and social protection). Rachel is also the Research Director of the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (www.securelivelihoods.org)

To request a copy of Rachel's CV please email n.mathers@odi.org.uk

Outputs

Do cross-border comparisons affect our understanding of how delivering basic services contributes to state legitimacy?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 21 January 2013

SLRC's Nepal Lead, Bishnu Upreti and Rachel Slater, SLRC Research Director look at how are people’s attitudes towards government are affected when accessing services in two countries simultaneously. After travelling to Ilam District in the far east of Nepal SLRC researchers found that the lack of health services in the district meant that people were crossing the border to go to clinics and hospitals in India.

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A longitudinal panel survey in a conflict-affected situation! Are you crazy?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 19 December 2012

'We certainly recognise that our approach brings risks – especially the security of our respondents and enumerators – but after spending the time last month with the SLRC Nepal survey team, in Ilam district in the far west of the country, I'm more convinced that our approach is justified.'

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Growth and livelihoods in conflict-affected situations: what do we know?

Publication - Briefing papers - 4 December 2012

Richard Mallett and Rachel Slater

This Briefing Paper summarises the findings of a working paper exploring the evidence on growth, economic activity and livelihoods in fragile and conflict-affected situations.

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Growth and livelihoods in fragile and conflict-affected situations

Publication - Discussion papers - 23 November 2012

Richard Mallett and Rachel Slater

This Working Paper reviews the evidence on growth, economic activity livelihoods in fragile and conflict-affected situations with the aim of identifying key findings, pinpointing specific weaknesses in the literature and shedding light on the nature and composition of the evidence base.

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Service delivery and state-building: the 46.7 billion dollar question?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 25 October 2012

Since 2007, OECD DAC members have been signed up to state-building as the ‘central objective’ of their engagement in fragile and conflict-affected situations. It is a compelling narrative: deliver basic services (health, education water and sanitation) and – voilà! – better prospects for long-term peace and stability.

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