Governance from below in fragile settings - a citizen's eye view. Interview with Anu Joshi, IDS
Channel: Institute of Development Studies
Date: 2022-06-09

In this video, Dr Anu Joshi from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), shares key insights on the governance experiences of citizens, especially from poor and marginalised households, in fragile and violence-affected settings. She talks about the innovative Governance Diaries method, developed under the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) programme, which was led by IDS.


A4EA was an international research consortium which ran from 2016-2021, and was funded by UK aid. A4EA explored how social and political action can contribute to empowerment and accountability in settings affected by fragility, conflict, and violence. Key partners include: the Accountability Research Center (USA), the Collective for Social Science Research (Pakistan), Fórum Mulher (Mozambique), the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (Pakistan),  Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos (IESE) (Mozambique), Itad (UK), Kaleidoscopio (Mozambique), Oxfam GB (UK), the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (Kenya) and Spaces for Change (Nigeria). 
Thank you to all those who contributed to the research and the success of our progarmme. 


Download our synthesis report "Against the Odds: Action for Empowerment and Accountability in Challenging Contexts"
https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/17189