Narrative
Research undertaken at the University of Manchester (UoM) confronts deficits in social policy in sub-Saharan Africa, emphasising the promotion of state capacities for the delivery of social welfare. The research has engaged with users (2003–present), and has contributed to demonstrable policy shifts towards strengthening social welfare systems. As a result, UNICEF, alongside donors such as USAID/ PEPFAR, are now placing an increased emphasis upon the importance of strengthening state social welfare systems, with less emphasis on the role of NGOs. The research also contributed to a renewed prioritisation on developing capacity for the implementation of social policy within the African Union Social Policy Framework (2008).| Impact date | 2014 |
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| Category of impact | Health impacts, Societal impacts, Legal impacts |
| Impact level | Benefit |
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Research output
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Co Producing Ineffective States. Social KNowlegde, Social Policy and Social Citizenship in Africa and in Development
Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Working paper
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From correlates and characteristics to causes: Thinking about poverty from a chronic poverty perspective
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Social Distribution of Sanctioned Harm: Thinking Through Chronic Poverty, Durable Poverty and Destitution
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Representing poverty and attacking representations: Perspectives on poverty from social anthropology
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review