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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Bilateral cooperation and local power dynamics: the case of Rwanda

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 4 October 2013
    Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and David Booth
    Commissioned by the Swedish Embassy in Kigali as an input to its cooperation strategy for the next five to seven years, this paper is a focused contribution to understanding power dynamics in Rwanda. It is based on an extended study of relationships and change processes within the government and political leadership in Kigali.
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  4. Leni Wild

    Using information and communication technologies to improve service delivery

    Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 30 September 2013
    ​Tanzania based Twaweza's new initiative, Voices of Citizens, uses mobile phones to regularly collect information from a broad cross-section of Tanzanian citizens in order to aid policy makers, and inform the public about what's going on. In this podcast, Leni Wild interviews Mushi Elvis Leonard - a researcher based at Twaweza -  and explores  how the survey works as well as how the findings are communicated and used to create change. 
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  7. Lisa Denney

    Why Australia's new PM should rethink foreign aid cuts

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 September 2013
    'Before hastily cutting the aid budget to reduce the country's deficit, Australia's new prime minister and his party would do well to consider the impact of such cuts – to Australia's reputation as a good international citizen that adheres to long-standing commitments, and to good aid practice.'
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  9. The technical is political: understanding the political implications of sector characteristics for education service delivery

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 2 September 2013
    Daniel Harris, Richard Batley, Claire Mcloughlin and Joseph Wales
    The education sector has characteristics that have political as well as technical implications. They affect the ways in which individuals and groups interact in relation to the delivery of education services. Achieving improvements in sector outcomes demands strategies that are politically feasible and effective as well as technically sufficient.
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