Rachel M Gisselquist

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 ➡️ t.ly/3D87g

📢 Starting now: #2025BusanForum Thematic Session 2 on revitalizing the effectiveness agenda and its ecosystems Watch live: t.ly/gKDm6

📢 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. 🔗 shorturl.at/qGUyz #ForeignAid #PublicOpinion #Afghanistan #DevelopmentPolicy

📢 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: go.unu.edu/pTvBB #FragileAid @RGisselquist @anvaccaro @apvjustino

📢 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: shorturl.at/ZDyKn #AffirmativeAction #DEI #SocialJustice

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. 🔗 go.unu.edu/DhF08 @RGisselquist @anvaccaro @OUPAcademic

📖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. ➡️ go.unu.edu/DhF08 @anvaccaro @RGisselquist

read her recent study on state capture in South Africa here: birmingham.ac.uk/documents/coll…

👉 gsdrc.org/is-state-captu…

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

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.

📣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 👉gsdrc.org/is-state-captu… @RGisselquist

📢'Resources Matter: ending poverty while protecting nature' @OUPAcademic @UNUWIDER now published! Open Access via👉wider.unu.edu/publication/re…

Still accepting applications to work with me as a postdoc next year. Remote work possible. Will review files beginning in Jan. Pls apply / share apply.interfolio.com/142214

@RobinsonAmandaL Congratulations Amanda!!

We are growing, we are hiring - 6 new positions in development economics One Ass. Professor Three Post-Docs One Pre-doc One Research Manager csae.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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: inequality.hks.harvard.edu/visiting-schol…

Dear billionaire, are you wondering what to do with all your extra money? Read this blog for ways to impact the world for good! 👉 go.unu.edu/ttUKJ With views from our experts @andypsumner @kallehi @kunalsen5 @RGisselquist

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!

@danbanik Sending warm wishes, Dan.

❤️ Life can surprise us. Two weeks ago, I had a heart attack during a routine gym class. Deeply grateful for the exceptional care at Oslo University Hospital. After a close call, I’m learning to appreciate each moment, even the small ones.