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Changing Narratives Around Humanitarian Protection and Gender‑Based Violence: An Artistic Journey || Changer les Récits Autour de la Protection Humanitaire et de la Violence Basée sur le Genre : Un Voyage Artistique
No full textArt is enjoying a resurgence among researchers, activists, and practitioners as a powerful medium to challenge conventional narratives around humanitarian protection, and give access to a broader range of perspectives. As part of a research project focusing on the territories of North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, artists and researchers came together to discuss their understandings of the notions of humanitarian and civilian protection, and gender-based violence. This book presents the artists’ unique contributions to this discussion in the form of photography, theatre, dance, music, painting, writing, and slam poetry, in combination with some of the research findings. It provides an alternative perspective on the experience of protection issues from the point of view of the arts, the social sciences, and the humanities.L’art connaît un regain d’intérêt parmi les chercheurs, les activistes et les praticiens en tant que moyen puissant de remettre en question les discours conventionnels sur la protection humanitaire et de donner accès à un plus large éventail de perspectives. Dans le cadre d’un projet de recherche portant sur les territoires du Nord et du Sud Kivu en République démocratique du Congo, artistes et chercheurs se sont réunis pour échanger sur leurs compréhensions des notions de protection humanitaire et civile et de violences basées sur le genre. Ce livre présente les contributions uniques des artistes à cette discussion sous forme de photographie, de pièce de théâtre, de danse, de musique, de peinture, d’écriture et de poésie slam, ainsi que les résultats de la recherche. Il propose une perspective alternative sur l’expérience des questions de protection d’un point de vue artistique et des sciences sociales et humaines
Researching Capacities to Sustain Social Protection in Protracted Crises. Part 1: The Capacity Cube
No full textThis research briefing introduces the Capacity Cube framework – a new tool for thinking about how capacity to deliver national social protection programmes and systems might be sustained in times of crisis. Its three-dimensional approach is specifically designed to analyse the particular capacities needed to deliver resilient programmes in protracted crises and to identify strategies to address any deficits. This briefing explains the Cube framework and its development and application. An accompanying briefing (Slater 2024) presents early findings using the Cube in Nigeria, Iraq, and Syria.</p
Community Research Briefing: Enabling Early Child Development in Ealing (ECDE) Project
No full textThis briefing highlights key findings from the Early Childhood Development in Ealing (ECDE) project. The project gathered the perspectives of 77 parents, carers, and 10 children across the borough on services and support for young children (aged 5 and under). This initiative aimed to understand how these services can be improved to ensure every child in Ealing has the best possible start in life
Notes on Contributors
No full textThis is the Notes on Contributors for IDS Bulletin 55.1: Understanding Gender Backlash: Southern Perspective
Disentangling Government Responses: How Do We Know When Accountability Work Is Gaining Traction?
No full textAdvocacy for public accountability aims to produce certain reactions from government officials or service providers. However, the reactions can be many and diverse, and it is not always clear to advocates how to interpret them and decide on next steps—whether to intensify efforts or back off; continue the same strategy or make adjustments.This paper presents a framework to help accountability advocates and practitioners interpret government reactions to their efforts and move forward appropriately. The framework arises from learning and reflection in the context of the International Budget Partnership (IBP)’s Strengthening Public Accountability with Results and Knowledge (SPARK) program. SPARK seeks to bolster the collective agency of marginalized communities and coalitions to advance democratic and equitable fiscal governance systems1 that channel public resources to services that address the priority needs of these historically excluded groups
Women’s Struggles for Empowerment in Bangladesh
No full textWomen have made substantial gains in health, education, and political representation in Bangladesh, which has been led by female prime ministers since 1991. Women play a key role in the garment industry, the country’s main export sector, and entrepreneurial ventures funded by microcredit loans have also boosted women’s empowerment. But entrenched patriarchal norms have pushed back against these changes, limiting women’s mobility, their presence in public spaces, their sexuality, and their reproductive choices
How Women’s Empowerment Contributes to Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Outcomes
No full textThis Rapid Evidence Review highlights how women's empowerment influences climate change mitigation and sustainable natural resource management. Key findings include: Political representation - Increased female participation in governance correlates with stricter climate policies and lower CO2 emissions; Social empowerment - Enhanced political status for women supports positive environmental outcomes such as reduced deforestation and emissions; Gender equality - Strong correlations exist between gender equality and lower CO2 emissions, along with better environmental performance overall; Education and resilience - Women's education is crucial in reducing vulnerability to natural disasters; Social protection programs and corporate leadership - These promote resilience and sustainable practices, especially when linked with environmental conditions; Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and land tenure - Both are effective in fostering environmental resilience and sustainable management. Water resource management: Women's involvement leads to more effective and sustainable water projects. The review also notes some limited evidence and emerging challenges in linking women's empowerment with broader environmental outcomes in areas like education's role in climate change, community management of natural resources, and green employment. The review emphasises the importance of integrating women's perspectives in environmental policies to harness these positive outcomes effectively
How Germany, Japan, and China Engage with Brazil on Development
No full textThis rapid literature review collates findings about how Germany, Japan, and China engage with Brazil on development. It focuses on Overseas Development Activities (ODA)-related work, and some beyond-ODA activities like trilateral cooperation and international diplomacy activities that impact on the international development agenda.</p
Multilingualism, Linguistic Diversity, and English in India
No full textThis chapter explores bi-/multilingualism in the Indian context, summarizing findings from the MultiLiLa project which addressed the persistent challenge of low learning outcomes in India. The research covered diverse geographical settings and employed a comprehensive methodology. We present quantitative findings from classroom observations, emphasizing the extent of English input in primary school. Linking learners’ home language profiles, school language exposure, and performance on cognitive and linguistic tasks, the chapter also explores English narrative retellings as a lens for understanding the use of vocabulary and morphosyntax. The findings provide valuable insights into the dynamics of language input and its implications for bilingual education in India. The chapter contributes to the broader discourse on bilingualism and sets the stage for future research.ES/N010345/1RLO</p
Soft Power in Complicated and Complex Education Systems: Gender, Education and Global Governance in Organisational Responses to SDG 4
No full textThis article examines how the distinction between complicated and complex education systems contributes to our understanding of global governance and how “soft power” concerned with gender is used in international development organisations’ responses to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, the global goal for education. Four global governance approaches which shape these organisations are distin?guished: partnership building, gender mainstreaming, gender activism and contesta?tion by global feminist movements. These strands of soft power have implications for how meanings of gender, education, power and accountability are interpreted. The work of three organisations – the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the Gender at the Centre Initiative (GCI) and the Malala Fund – are reviewed to exemplify these global governance approaches. The analysis draws on a close reading of the organisations’ published documents to build a history of how the gender concerns of SDG 4 came to be interpreted, negotiated, contested or ignored. The activities of the three organisations show considerable interplay between concepts of complicated and complex education systems. The discussion raises questions regarding what kind of work soft power in gender and education does in a context of huge and growing global inequalities and insecurities. In addition, the question is posed why there is still no institutional base to articulate a global feminist politics which confronts and seeks to dismantle unjust structures of power.ES/P005675/1RLO</p