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Judicial activism as a tool for the actualisation of socio-economic rights in Nigeria: comparison with Indian and South African experience
2015Due to the provisions in the 1999 constitution which gives room for judge’s activism, it is sometimes said that judicial activism is the most viable route for the actualisation of socio-economic rights for Nigerian citizens.DocumentEmigration of women domestic workers from Kerala: gender, state policy and the politics of movement
Centre for Development Studies, Swansea, 2011Restrictions imposed by the Government of India on the emigration of women in ‘unskilled’ categories such as domestic work are framed as measures intended to protect women from exploitation.DocumentEmigration of women domestic workers from Kerala: gender, state policy and the politics of movement
Centre for Development Studies, Swansea, 2011Restrictions imposed by the Government of India on the emigration of women in ‘unskilled’ categories such as domestic work are framed as measures intended to protect women from exploitation.DocumentImproving Access to Health for Women and Girls in Low-income Urban Settlements
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2016The world is becoming increasingly urbanised. Over one third of urban dwellers now reside in low-income urban settlements, where living conditions are often inadequate and there exist multiple barriers to access to health services for women and girls.DocumentEngaging the highly skilled diaspora in home country development through knowledge exchange: concept and prospects
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013Strong negative reactions have been raised against the continuing and steadily increasing migration of highly skilled people from developing countries. There is, however, growing evidence that this outflow of skills and knowledge may not necessarily mean a loss for sending countries based on the concept of knowledge exchange and circulation.DocumentInsight's feature: What's politics got to do with it?
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013This is a feature article in an IFPRI Insights: Magazine of the International Food Policy Research Institute.DocumentEvolution of institutions for climate policy in India
Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2016The growing focus on climate policy in India is not matched by an equivalent level of attention to institutions. Effective institutions are also needed for the design, coordination and implementation of policy. This paper examines the functioning of institutions, organised around three periods: pre-2007; 2007 to 2009 and 2010 to mid-2014. Several key themes emerge:DocumentSchool meals as a safety net: an evaluation of the midday meal scheme in India
2014Despite the popularity of school meals, there is little evidence on their effect on health outcomes.DocumentTransforming state-citizen relations in food security schemes: the computerized ration card management system in Kerala
Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India, 2012This paper looks at the application of ICTs to the improvement of state-citizen relations in a developing country context. It argues that, to maximise responsiveness of the government, ICTs need to target the structural problems in state-citizen relations, from which unresponsiveness of the state to citizens is generated.DocumentWomen’s Rights Online: Translating Access into Empowerment
2015This research, based on a survey of poor urban men and women across nine developing countries, found that while the majority of men and women own a mobile phone, women are still nearly 50% less likely to access the Internet than men in the same communities.Pages