Publications on International Development

2023

Quantifying the link between COVID-19, conflict risk, and the global economy

Grant Johnson, Sean M. Zeigler, Marco Hafner, Catherine Galley
While there is a growing consensus that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected countries' economies and may exacerbate socio-political unrest, understanding the dynamics of this process remains challenging. Our research suggests that COVID-19 will significantly increase the risk of civil conflict in African countries. We estimate this effect will, in turn, have negative global economic repercussions via international trade losses.

2022

Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF): Stage 1a Evaluation

Susan Guthrie, Tom Ling, Catriona Manville, Mann Virdee, Ben Baruch, Hamish Evans, Carolina Feijao, Joe Francombe, Cagla Stevenson, Isabel Vogel, et al.
Stage 1a of a long term evaluation of the GCRF consists of a management review, and findings on aspects of the international research it funds.
Holistic early education and care: Policy and practice in France 2017-2021

Lillian Flemons, Emma Louise Blondes, Sarah Grand-Clement, Tor Richardson-Golinski, Victoria Jordan
The report provides an overview of holistic early childhood education and care services in France between 2017-2021. It contains analyses of government support and broader societal and political trends in French society regarding early childhood development, presenting limitations and drawbacks of current policies. It identifies future policy challenges and relevant research gaps, to increase evidence-based policy.

2021

Advocacy efforts in Brazil to extend the recognition of children's rights in early childhood: A case study

Pedro Sanjurjo, Miriam Broeks, Mafalda Pardal, Emma Leenders, Emma Disley
Case study that describes the advocacy efforts of the cross-sector National Network of Early Childhood (RNPI) to introduce the Legal Framework for Early Childhood Development in Brazil. The successful introduction of the Legal Framework was attributed to strong support by and collaboration with politicians and other civil society. It offers valuable lessons for others aiming to inform policy change through children advocacy.
Ending the use of physical and emotional violence against children and adolescents in Peru: A case study on the advocacy efforts of INFANT and ONNAS

Miriam Broeks, Pedro Sanjurjo, Emma Leenders
This case study describes the work of civil society organisations to introduce a law in Peru to prohibit the use of physical and psychological violence towards children. It offers valuable lessons for others aiming to inform policy change through children advocacy.
Homeless Children and Young People: A Review of Interventions Supporting Access to Healthcare Services

Lucy Hocking, Emma Leenders
One of the many risks associated with a lack of secure housing is difficulty in accessing healthcare. This research note looks at the healthcare needs of homeless children and young people and identifies interventions that support them.
Strategic Airlift in Africa: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for the Movement Coordination Centre Europe

Ben Caves, Pauline Paillé, James Black
The Movement Coordination Centre Europe commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a scoping study to understand constraints of operating in Africa, as well as barriers to the efficient coordination of airlift and other logistic support in the continent. The African theatre of operations is of increasing strategic importance but presents a wide range of challenges hampering coordination between Member Nations.
Strategic Airlift in Africa: Understanding Challenges and Opportunities for the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE) and Member Nations

Ben Caves, Pauline Paillé, James Black
The Movement Coordination Centre Europe commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a scoping study to understand constraints of operating in Africa, as well as barriers to the efficient coordination of airlift and other logistic support in the continent. The African theatre of operations is of increasing strategic importance but presents a wide range of challenges hampering coordination between Member Nations. This narrated presentation describes the project, including key findings.
What if France Ended Operation Barkhane? Findings of the RAND Webinar on Operation Barkhane

Michael Shurkin, Sarah Grand-Clement, Paola Fusaro
RAND hosted a webinar, under Chatham House Rule, on the subject “What if France Ended Operation Barkhane?” RAND invited 20 international experts to form a panel and participate in a moderated discussion. The webinar discussed the consequences of ending Operation Barkhane, focusing on regional security, the terrorist threat and future relations between terrorist groups and local actors.

2020

Exploring the Use of a General Equilibrium Method to Assess the Value of a Malaria Vaccine: An Application to Ghana

Erez Yerushalmi, Priscillia Hunt, Stijn Hoorens, Christophe Sauboin, Richard Smith
A general equilibrium method was used to quantify the potential impact of a malaria vaccination on the wider economy, using Ghana as an example. Results suggest investing in improving childhood health by vaccinating could have macroeconomic benefits.

2019

Factors affecting access to treatment of early breast cancer: Case studies from Brazil, Canada, Italy, Spain and UK: Implications for future research, policy and practice

Daniela Rodriguez-Rincon, Brandi Leach, Camilla d'Angelo, Amelia Harshfield, Catriona Manville
RAND Europe conducted a study on the societal impact of early breast cancer, divided into three interconnected phases. The third phase was a qualitative study assessing the factors affecting access to and delivery of treatment for early breast cancer in a selection of countries, as well as a supra-national overview. This study is of interest to policymakers, healthcare professionals, patient advocates and others within the healthcare system.

2018

An evaluation of Dance4Life's social franchising and empowerment models

Ben Baruch, Yulia Shenderovich, Tom Ling
Dance4Life, an international NGO working with young people on health and promotion of safe sexual choices, wanted to develop their understanding of new implementation and social franchising pilots. RAND Europe delivered a process evaluation that provided evidence on these pilots. The evaluation employed several data collection methods (document review, interviews, surveys and ecological momentary assessments) to provide evidence on the pilots.
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development

Kate Cox, William Marcellino, Jacopo Bellasio, Antonia Ward, Katerina Galai, Arya Sofia Meranto, Giacomo Persi Paoli
The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Technical Annex

Kate Cox, William Marcellino, Jacopo Bellasio, Antonia Ward, Katerina Galai, Arya Sofia Meranto, Giacomo Persi Paoli
An annex of supporting information for the report, containing thematic content in relation to the countries examined and the three case study terrorist groups analysed, alongside content relating to the Twitter data analysis and interviews conducted.
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development

Kate Cox, William Marcellino, Jacopo Bellasio, Antonia Ward, Katerina Galai, Arya Sofia Meranto, Giacomo Persi Paoli
The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.
Social Media in Africa: A Double-Edged Sword for Security and Development: Research Brief

Kate Cox, William Marcellino, Jacopo Bellasio, Antonia Ward, Katerina Galai, Arya Sofia Meranto, Giacomo Persi Paoli
The United Nations Development Programme commissioned RAND Europe to explore social media use and its links to online radicalisation in Africa. The study analysed the social media use of three Islamist terrorist groups across seven countries.

2017

Against the rising tide: an overview of the growing criminalization of the Mediterranean basin

Giacomo Persi Paoli, Jacopo Bellasio
This publication is part of a series of four RAND Perspectives (PE) each focusing on different challenges in the Mediterranean region. The focus of this PE is on criminal activities and their implications for regional stability and security.
Cross-Cutting Challenges and their Implications for the Mediterranean region

Michael J. McNerney, Giacomo Persi Paoli, Sarah Grand-Clement
This publication is part of a series of four RAND Perspectives (PE) each focusing on different challenges in the Mediterranean region. The focus of this PE is on cross-cutting challenges and their implications for regional stability and security.
Evaluating a Complex Research Capacity-Building Intervention: Reflections on an Evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative

Sonja Marjanovic, Gavin Cochrane, Enora Robin, Nelson Sewankambo, Alex Ezeh, Nyirenda Moffat, Bassirou Bonfoh, Mark Rweyemamu, Joanna Chataway
This article shares learning from the experience of conducting a participatory, real-time, âtheory drivenâ evaluation of the African Institutions Initiative, a Wellcome Trust-funded programme that aimed to build sustainable health research capacity in Africa at institutional and network levels, across seven research consortia.
Evaluation of the Impact of the European Union's Research Funding for Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases: Lessons from EU Research Funding (1998-2013)

Gavin Cochrane, Molly Morgan Jones, Sonja Marjanovic, Calum MacLure, Peter Varnai, Thyra de Jongh, Cristina Rosemberg, Francie Sadeski, Soheir Dani, Anoushka Dave, et al.
The overarching aim of this work is to evaluate the role of R&D on PRNDs in contributing to achieving UHC and improving population health in low- and middle-income countries.
Regional foreign policy dynamics and their implications for the Mediterranean Region

Christopher S. Chivvis, Benjamin Fishman
This publication is part of a series of four RAND Perspectives (PE) each focusing on different challenges in the Mediterranean region. The focus of this PE is on regional foreign policy dynamics and their implications for stability and security
Regulation of logistics infrastructure in Brazil

Martin Lodge, Christian Van Stolk, Julia Batistella-Machado, Daniel Schweppenstedde, Martin Stepanek
This report deals with the regulation of logistics infrastructures in Brazil, focusing in particular on the federal level. Brazil, one of the key emerging economies in the world, has a particular need for developing logistics infrastructures. Past initiatives, however, have suffered from a lack of strategic perspective and from poor regulatory capacity. This report argues for a renewed focus on regulatory governance and regulatory capacity.

2016

Adapting to the New Normal: Educating Syrian Refugee Children in Jordan

Shelly Culbertson, Tom Ling, Marie-Louise Henham, Jennie Corbett, Rita T. Karam, Paulina Pankowska, Catherine L. Saunders, Jacopo Bellasio, Ben Baruch
RAND's evaluation of Jordan's Emergency Education Response Programme for Syrian refugee children identified significant successes and longer-term challenges. Key recommendations related to developing medium-term thinking and targeting gendered needs.
Evaluation of the Emergency Education Response for Syrian Refugee Children and Host Communities in Jordan

Shelly Culbertson, Tom Ling, Marie-Louise Henham, Jennie Corbett, Rita T. Karam, Paulina Pankowska, Catherine L. Saunders, Jacopo Bellasio, Ben Baruch
The Emergency Education Response Programme aims to provide public and supportive education to Syrian refugee children in Jordan. RAND's evaluation identified significant successes as well as longer-term challenges, related to access, quality and coordination of services. Key recommendations concerned developing medium-term thinking, expanding public education, improving double-shifted schools and targeting gendered challenges, among others.
Managing the Principal Agent Problem in Bolsa Familia: A look at contextual factors that affect the quality of implementation

Christian Van Stolk, Sunil Patil
Bolsa Familia (BF) is a conditional cash transfer programme in Brazil. This report aims to understand the principal agent problem in BF. Our findings suggest that implementation agencies must have a clear incentive in the programme either through the provision of support to them in the programme or through being held to account. We show that more integration between BF and supporting services is associated with better implementation.

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