This Second Interim Report of the Evaluation of Phase Two of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) presents interim findings and suggested midway lessons of this Phase of the Program. It is part of the Evaluation’s mandate “to ...
‘Resilience’ takes shape at different levels and is determined by socialisation, norms and values. The less socialised the individual is, the less his or her ability to escape violence. Self-advancement is very much linked ...
Research findings from the project suggest adopting a multi-level engagement, viewing and engaging youth as partners, recognising human-rights approaches, ensuring multi-stakeholder involvement, and focusing on “soft ...
One of the methodological choices made in the conduct of this study was to focus on political corruption as a phenomenon that compromises young people's access to economic opportunities while also limiting government's ...
The paper reports on a pan-African research initiative involving 14 research projects in 12 African countries, commissioned by the IDRC to better understand and address youth experiences with violence and violent extremism ...
McLean, Robert; Gargani, John(Les Presses de l’Université de MontréalInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC), 2022-04-12)
Fondé sur divers cas d’étude, ce livre aborde les défis cruciaux du développement et présente la « science de la mise à l’échelle » en fournissant un ensemble de principes directeurs, de stratégies et de concepts, tous ...
African Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth are disproportionately affected by the issue of homelessness. Social housing policy is often inadequate to address the needs of homeless youth in ...
The research considers socio-community institutions and mechanisms on the factors of resilience of young people in the face of violence in Africa, where the silent majority of young people do not choose violence. This kind ...
This paper analyzes key urban vulnerabilities to climate change impacts in two secondary cities, Khon Kaen and Mukdahan, in northeastern Thailand. In terms of tackling climate risks, inclusive planning is lacking. An ...
Peri-urban areas in Vietnam are caught between development and conservation needs, between economic development and environmental protection, between cultural preservation and sustainable development. This chapter/article ...
This policy brief analyzes infrastructural development in Vientiane Capital, looking at components of roads and transport, water supply, wastewater, drainage, solid waste, food security and energy. Each system is considered ...
This paper highlights key issues affecting technology transfer and research commercialization in Africa including: platforms for interactive dialogue with the private sector; funding for research and innovation; innovation ...
Muslim-majority states are countries where more than half the population adheres to the Islamic faith. However, this ignores diaspora communities from Muslim-majority states residing elsewhere. As societies actively ...
Chib, Arul; Bentley, Caitlin M.; Smith, Matthew L.(MIT PressIDRC, 2021-02-16)
Over the last ten years, “open” innovations—the sharing of information and communications resources without access restrictions or cost—have emerged within international development. But do these innovations empower poor ...
Smith, Matthew L.; Seward, Ruhiya Kristine(MIT PressIDRC, 2020-08-25)
A decade ago, a significant trend in using and supporting open practices emerged in international development. “Open development” describes initiatives as wide-ranging as open government and data, open science, open ...
Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa(2017-09)
The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) annual report describes increased engagement of CSEA’s researchers in funded research projects in education, agricultural value-chain, infrastructure financing, ...
Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly; Golub, Stephen; Gueye, Fatou(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2020-07-03)
While the duality of African economies is well recognized in economic literature, only a few comprehensive studies have examined the formal and informal economies using the same instruments. The research presented in this ...