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Biography
BA Politics (1994, Liverpool), PGDip Research Methodology (1996, UCE), MA Development Studies (1997, Staffs), Phd Development Studies (2002, Staffs)
Personal details
I am currently Deputy CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, a six-year programme funded by FCDO, which seeks to generate new insights and approaches to tackle complex problems in Africa’s rapidly changing cities, and enable them to become more productive, equitable and inclusive. Previously, I was joint Director of Research within the DFID-funded Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Research Centre, which concluded in 2019.
Research interests
My research examines the links between politics and development, including issues of state capacity and elite commitment, natural resource governance, social exclusion and adverse incorporation, citizenship participation and NGOs and the politics of social protection and social justice. Much of this work is carried out within the DFID-funded Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Research Centre (2011-2016, www.effective-states.org), within which I am joint Director of Research, some of which in turn builds on earlier work within the Chronic Poverty Research Centre. I also carry out research and advisory work for some international development agencies, including the UK Department for International Development, UNDP, NORAD, the World Bank and several non-governmental organisations.
Current research projects
Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Research Centre (£9m, 2011-2019, www.effective-states.org)
The Politics of State Capacity in Africa: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness (£0.5mn, 2017-2020, ESRC-DFID)
Further information
Teaching Commitments
Contributing lecturer to the following courses:
Politics, Governance and Development
Development Fundamentals
Development Research
Poverty and Development
Policy Analysis
Anti-Poverty Transfers
Research Methodology (PhD course)
Current PhD Students
2016- Mohammed Ibrahim, ‘Investigating the socio-political impacts of social protection in Ghana’. Fully funded through Zochonis Trust Award. Lead, with Tom Lavers.
2016- Edward Ampratwum, 'The Politics of Implementing Social Protection in Ghana'. Fully funded through School PhD Award. Lead, with Tom Lavers.
2015- Matt Tyce ‘The political dynamics of growth and structural transformation in KenyaESRC Fully funded through ESRC-NWDTC Award. Lead; Co-supervisor: Kunal Sen.
2014- Kate Pruce ‘The politics of social protection in Zambia’. Fully funded through ESRC-NWDTC Award. Lead; Co-supervisor: Armando Barrientos.
2013- Chris Lyon ‘Social contracts and social justice in Brazil: towards a relational approach’. Fully funded through BWPI Award. Lead; Co-supervisor: Armando Barrientos.
2013- Ishmael Aayanore. ‘Governing oil in Ghana’. Fully funded through Government of Ghana. Lead; Co-supervisor:Tomas Frederiksen.
Completed PhD Students
Jessica Hawkins. State formation in Uganda. Co-supervisor, with Tim Jacoby.
Kojo Asante ‘The politics of oil in Ghana and Uganda’. Principal Supervisor, with Tony Bebbington. Fully funded through BWPI/ESID.
Sophie King ‘Exploring the Political Space for Empowerment in Uganda: the role of NGOs’. Principal Supervisor, with Admos Chimhowu. Fully funded through ESRC +3 Scheme).
Badru Bukenya, ‘The politics of service delivery: towards processes of state and citizenship formation in Uganda’. Principal Supervisor, with Admos Chimhowu. Part funded through an SED Bursary Award.
Briony Smith 'Rebuilding social relations and citizenship in post-conflict Bosnia' (Principal Supervisor). Fully funded through ESRC award.
Ambrose Kessy 'Local governance reform in Tanzania' (Co-supervisor)
Annapaola Letizia 'Local governance reform and political capabilities in Albania' (Co-supervisor)
Jenny Peterson 'War economies and the neoliberal policy agenda in post-war Kosovo' (Principal Supervisor, 2004-7). Fully funded through Faculty OSR Award.
N'deye Fall 'NGOs and development in Senegal' (Co-supervisor, 2004-7)
Country Experience
Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia and Namibia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute
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Pockets of effectiveness and the politics of state-building in Africa
Hickey, S. (Editor), 25 May 2023, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 304 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, Implications
Hickey, S., Kelsall, T., Schultz, N., vom Hau, M., Levy, B. & Ferguson, W., 19 May 2022, Oxford: Oxford University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Alternative routes to the institutionalisation of social transfers in sub-Saharan Africa: Political survival strategies and transnational policy coalitions
Lavers, T. & Hickey, S., 1 Oct 2021, In: World Development. 146, 105549.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COVID-19 and the case for global development
Oldekop, J., Horner, R., Hulme, D., Adhikari, R., Agarwal, B., Alford, M., Bakewell, O., Banks, N., Barrientos, S., Bastia, T., Bebbington, A., Das, U., Dimova, R., Duncombe, R., Enns, C., Fielding, D., Foster, C., Foster, T., Frederiksen, T. & Gao, P. & 26 others, , 1 Oct 2020, In: World Development. 134, p. 1-4 4 p., 105044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Responding to the commodity boom with varieties of resource nationalism: A political economy explanation for the different routes taken by Africa’s new oil producers
Hickey, S., Abdul-Gafaru, A., Izama, A. & Mohan, G., 25 Jul 2020, In: The Extractive Industries and Society. 7, 4, p. 1246-1256 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EDZ: African Cities DFID STAGE 3 (AWARD)
Mitlin, D. (PI), Hickey, S. (CoI) & Schindler, S. (CoI)
31/03/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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African Cities and COVID-19: Learning and Building Knowledge
Mitlin, D. (PI), Ernstson, H. (CoI) & Hickey, S. (PI)
Project: Research
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EDZ: African Cities DFID stage 2
Mitlin, D. (PI), Hickey, S. (CoI) & Schindler, S. (CoI)
1/10/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Effective States and Inclusive Development Continuation Funding
Hulme, D. (PI), Hickey, S. (CoI) & Sen, K. (CoI)
31/12/16 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
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Development Studies Association Annual Conference
Hickey, S. (Co-Chair), Horner, R. (Co-Chair), Banks, N. (Member of programme committee) & Behuria, P. (Member of programme committee)
27 Jun 2018 → 29 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Impacts
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Direct Cash Transfers as an Antipoverty Instrument for the Extreme and Chronic Poor
Barrientos, A. (Participant), Hulme, D. (Participant) & Hickey, S. (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Political impacts
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NGOs, Civil Society and Development
Anthony Bebbington (Participant), Samuel Hickey (Participant), David Hulme (Participant) & Diana Mitlin (Participant)
Impact: Cultural impacts, Societal impacts, Economic impacts
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Using Political Analysis to Make Development Policy More Effective in Delivering Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction
Hickey, S. (Participant), Hulme, D. (Participant), Sen, K. (Participant), Lavers, T. (Participant), Savoia, A. (Participant), Behuria, P. (Participant) & Yanguas Gil, P. (Participant)
Impact: Political impacts, Societal impacts
Datasets
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Institutionalization of social transfers
Lavers, T. (Contributor) & Hickey, S. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 12 May 2021
DOI: 10.17632/f5mszzsvcp.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/f5mszzsvcp
Dataset
Press/Media
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THE INDEPENDENT: Why UK development leaders are calling on the government to drop its point-scoring DFID merger
18/06/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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THE ECONOMIST: Uganda tries to dodge the “presource curse”
4/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment