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The Chandler Papers: Sexual corruption
Failure to successfully implement anti-corruption reforms can sometimes be traced to a lack of understanding of the fundamentally different nature of different forms of corruption. This paper illustrates this problem by exploring a form of corruption that has been notoriously difficult to define and measure, and that thereby in many cases falls under the radar of anti- corruption policy and practice: sexual corruption.
The Path Forward For The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) – Strengthening Capacity And Autonomy
This policy brief explores the capacity and autonomy gaps in the recently created Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), and suggests alternatives to address them.
Education data needs and challenges for building back from COVID-19
This paper outlines the global pattern in pandemic school-closure periods and illustrates data needs through the examples drawn from Brazil and India, both of which experienced prolonged periods of school closures.
What would a data framework for policy responses to pandemic diseases look like?
This scoping paper discusses how information on government policy responses to pandemic diseases should be collected and analysed to build preparedness.
Developing a UK atrocity prevention strategy
The recent selection of a new leader of government in the United Kingdom has created both the opportunity and a responsibility for Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) to improve and restructure its approach to atrocity prevention, particularly in light of the ongoing atrocities in Ukraine, as well as in Syria, Yemen, Myanmar and countless other situations.
Indian state-level policy responses to COVID-19 during the second wave
This paper tracks the evolution of the Indian government policy response to the coronavirus pandemic using data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, collected for Indian sub-national jurisdictions.
States as the New Protagonists of Health and a Coordinated Approach to Building Back From Covid-19
This report is based on a series of interviews conducted with state health secretaries and other stakeholders in Brazil’s public health system and aims to inform and support state administrations in the country.
Rethinking Health Security after COVID-19
In a critical examination of the health security paradigm, this report argues that, while the security implications of pandemics are clear, the concept of health security distracts attention from the underlying determinants of health that exacerbate the effects of severe disease outbreaks and disproportionately affect the most vulnerable. The report offers recommendations for developing and sustaining a human-centred approach to global health.
Advancing justice for children: innovations to strengthen accountability for violations and crimes affecting children in conflict
Sex workers, stigma and self-image: evidence from Kolkata brothels
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