Ed Laws

Research Fellow @odidev, Development, aid, politics, & governance. All views my own.

[Alan Hudson @alanhudson1]

Adapting to fragility, and different blends of vulnerability + volatility https://t.co/TLPDwAdTVo - practitioners experience in Libya + Lebanon, + relevance for Afghanistan. @EWDLaws @PabloYanguas + @samtsharp @ODI_Global #adaptdev

[Sam Sharp @samtsharp]

My new @ODI_Global @L4P_Afghanistan report with @EWDLaws and @PabloYanguas is out

We explore how to calibrate adaptive programming to different fragile contexts, with lessons from practitioners in Lebanon and Libya #adaptdev (1/5)

https://t.co/lig6856npb

[Ashley Jackson @a_a_jackson]

In early 2021, @rahmat_amiri and I started research into how Afghans perceived and experienced "peacebuilding" since 2001

We looked at two heavily contested and aid-concentrated districts in Kunar and Helmand

🧵👇
Report 👉https://t.co/Ur1yTOafHY

[ODI Lessons for Peace: Afghanistan @L4P_Afghanistan]

One year on from the #Taliban takeover @a_a_jackson and Rahmatullah Amiri explore #Afghan experiences of international engagement and intervention in the post-2001 period in Kunar and Helmand provinces 👇 https://t.co/bFh5O8SQEm

[David Rinnert @DRinnert]

Just out: @EWDLaws & I have been working on a @ODI_Global paper looking at lessons from the issue-based @ukinkyrgyzstan @PalladiumImpact Support 2 Jogorku Kenesh (S2JK) programme supporting economic reforms in #Kyrgyzstan. A 🧵w/ key points ⬇️ 1/17 https://t.co/oJGYVxCG7K

[Laure-Hélène Piron @lhpiron]

Don’t miss out on our course👇 @ODI_Global @TWP_Community @arochamenocal @samwaldock @hamarquette @fp2p @grahamteskey @BruceByiers @GobieRajalingam @WilfredMwamba @DLProg

[NYU Center on International Cooperation (CIC) @nyuCIC]

In this🆕#GoodPeacebuildingFinancing policy brief, @EWDLaws of @ODI_Global examines the implications of donor structures + procedures for efforts to improve the coherence of peacebuilding financing strategies.

Blog: https://t.co/uEawMwCqIl
Brief: https://t.co/qDk7pD7hl5 #PBC

[Alina Rocha Menocal @arochamenocal]

Course not to be missed! It's a fab collab btwn @thepolicypract1 & @ODI_Global that has been going for 10+years w the likes of @lhpiron @neilmcculloch64 @EWDLaws @TimKelsall1 @gwilliams39 @samantha_wade & more

[The Policy Practice @thepolicypract1]

Sign up for our flagship online Political Economy Analysis in Action training course from @thepolicypract1 and @ODI_Global starting February 2022. Apply now at https://t.co/3K1dmPSwDW
@TWP_Community @fp2p @arochamenocal

[DLP @DLProg]

DLP is hiring! Would you like to be the key interface between us and our funder, as well as a key part of DLP’s dissemination? Apply here: https://t.co/G9vVwyOdiL
#jobs #jobsindevelopment #developmentjobs #universityjobs
@iddbirmingham @cl_mcloughlin @profdavidhudson @croche123

[Ed Laws @EWDLaws]

@PeterEvans_Guv https://t.co/l3beXcUXUO

[ODI Lessons for Peace: Afghanistan @L4P_Afghanistan]

Read our report on the main sources of funds for conflict actors in Nimroz. As the #Taliban gain territory in Afghanistan, we reveal the importance of control over cross-border trade for #power and #peace @mansfieldintinc @smithkabul @AlcisGeo https://t.co/dB0HBL3iXG

[ODI Lessons for Peace: Afghanistan @L4P_Afghanistan]

Explore key lessons from the past 20 years of #Peacebuilding in Afghanistan, and how international partners can design more effective interventions in the future, in this new blog from @a_a_jackson, @florian_weigand & Shigofa Jamal ✍️ https://t.co/LuT6xmLhIX

[Andrew Watkins @and_huh_what]

Vital exploration of the political economy of Afghanistan's conflict and the Taliban's recent seizures of border crossings.

[David Mansfield @mansfieldintinc]

1.Following from work for @ODI_Global @L4P_Afghanistan I’ve been looking at recent discussions of the Taliban capturing districts-but not taking cities, so far- & thinking that some don’t fully understand the strategic & financial significance of territorial control. A thread:

[ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social @ODI_Global]

Key takeaways on enabling adaptive programming, from the #LearnAdapt project:

💡 Shift from reporting to learning (@arochamenocal)
🤝 Build coalitions/networks (@EmmaProud)
🖇️ Link with other approaches (@JamiePett)
💵 Rethink value for money (@EWDLaws)
https://t.co/q11TL6QPjt

[ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social @ODI_Global]

(1/5) Drawing on three years of #LearnAdapt insights, experts reflect on how to better support adaptive programming in the development sector 💡
@FCDOGovUK @hellobrink @FeedbackLabs @CPI_foundation

https://t.co/JZYavhE5l0

[ODI Lessons for Peace: Afghanistan @L4P_Afghanistan]

What lessons can the int. community draw from the counterterror and security approach taken in Afghanistan? And how can experiences elsewhere inform the next era of CT in Afghanistan?

Read more in this comparative insight by @and_huh_what @ODI_Global https://t.co/oHr5ds5D49

[ODI Lessons for Peace: Afghanistan @L4P_Afghanistan]

What lessons can be learned from the past 20 years of US-led support to Afghanistan's security forces?

Read @jjschroden's expert insight on the assistance strategies of the past two decades, their impact, and the outlook for the future @ODI_Global

https://t.co/43Mzx8TCPv

[ODI Lessons for Peace: Afghanistan @L4P_Afghanistan]

NGOs and civil society in Afghanistan are facing new challenges and risks. What does the future hold?

Read this new blog by @UNMarkBowden
@ODI_Global 👇

https://t.co/OXCnZJDDYs