Rachel M Gisselquist

Professor in Governance and Development; Director of @GSDRC - @iddbirmingham @unibirmingham. Formerly @UNUWIDER

Moved to @rgisselquist.bsky.social

[Global Partnership @DevCooperation]

New guest blog by @RGisselquist reflects on the #2025BusanForum 💬

Dives into:
- Challenges to inclusive and collectively owned co-operation
- What the evidence says for strengthening meaningful co-operation
- Role of academia

Read it now ➡️ https://t.co/bX24mRCJda

[Global Partnership @DevCooperation]

📢 Starting now: #2025BusanForum Thematic Session 2 on revitalizing the effectiveness agenda and its ecosystems

Watch live: https://t.co/cxe5BVxLqI

[GSDRC @GSDRC]

📢 New @GSDRC Working Paper!
How can donors maintain public support for aid in sensitive contexts?
🇩🇪 German survey shows support rises when aid is channelled via NGOs.
🔗 https://t.co/YNpw5ZUXjS
#ForeignAid #PublicOpinion #Afghanistan #DevelopmentPolicy

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

📢 New Policy Brief: How to make aid work in fragile states
Aid in fragile contexts needs more than technical fixes. The brief calls for long-term, flexible support rooted in local legitimacy.

📄 Read: https://t.co/SmbVkv9EDE

#FragileAid @RGisselquist @anvaccaro @apvjustino

[GSDRC @GSDRC]

📢 New @GSDRC Working Paper!
Explore how 81 countries use affirmative action to tackle ethnic inequalities in education, employment & politics.
🔍 Data-driven insights, global scope, real impact.
📄 Read now: https://t.co/A0rXqh452M
#AffirmativeAction #DEI #SocialJustice

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

New #OpenAccess book out now!

How States Respond to Crisis reveals how state capacity, authority & legitimacy influenced outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic with 7 in-depth case studies from the Global South.

🔗 https://t.co/0SKLN6IC5Q

@RGisselquist @anvaccaro @OUPAcademic

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

📖Why did some states manage the COVID-19 crisis better than others?

Our book, How States Respond to Crisis, explores how state capacity, authority and legitimacy shaped pandemic responses and outcomes in the Global South.

➡️ https://t.co/0SKLN6IC5Q @anvaccaro @RGisselquist

[Rachel M Gisselquist @RGisselquist]

read her recent study on state capture in South Africa here: https://t.co/QZGEA2bDJG

[Rachel M Gisselquist @RGisselquist]

Is state capture coming to the United States? In this recent @GSDRC blog, my colleague @ZenobiaIsmail1 considers how Americans can learn to recognise state capture from the experiences of other countries

@iddbirmingham

[Rachel M Gisselquist @RGisselquist]

👉 https://t.co/dYCaK6WVFT

[African Cities Research Consortium @AfricanCities_]

In this report, @mnkdanquah, @kunalsen5 and @RGisselquist present a cross-city analysis of the spatial distribution of economic activities, as well as the drivers and constraints of structural transformation, in Accra, Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Harare, Lagos and Nairobi.

[GSDRC @GSDRC]

📣New Blog📣
Is state capture coming to the United States?
In this new blog post, Zenobia Ismail discusses how Americas can learn to recognise state capture from the experiences of other countries.
Read the blog here 👉https://t.co/c1TsBGVJhM
@RGisselquist

[Tony Addison @TonysAngle]

📢'Resources Matter: ending poverty while protecting nature' @OUPAcademic @UNUWIDER now published!

Open Access via👉https://t.co/e7fg0bCtQB

[Rob Blair @robert_a_blair]

Still accepting applications to work with me as a postdoc next year. Remote work possible. Will review files beginning in Jan. Pls apply / share https://t.co/7gR3nBBS8G

[Rachel M Gisselquist @RGisselquist]

@RobinsonAmandaL Congratulations Amanda!!

[Stefan Dercon @gamblingondev]

We are growing, we are hiring - 6 new positions in development economics

One Ass. Professor
Three Post-Docs
One Pre-doc
One Research Manager

https://t.co/goDGSdqUt6

[Harvard Inequality | HKS Stone Program @InequalityHKS]

Stone Visiting Scholar applications for 2025-2026 are due today by 11:59PM EST. This fellowship funds a year at HKS for faculty researching topics related to wealth distribution, inequality, and social policy.

More information & application instructions: https://t.co/JsIOr0cKiw

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

Dear billionaire, are you wondering what to do with all your extra money? Read this blog for ways to impact the world for good! 👉 https://t.co/W4QIQmphug

With views from our experts @andypsumner @kallehi @kunalsen5 @RGisselquist

[Gabi Kruks-Wisner (@gabikw.bsky.social) @gabi_kw]

A true pleasure, as always, to talks with the amazing @EllenMLust about this new work on the comparative politics of claim-making with @w_k_taylor and @janicegallagher! Have a listen if you can!

[Rachel M Gisselquist @RGisselquist]

@danbanik Sending warm wishes, Dan.