This page contains some of the book reviews, reflective pieces and featured articles originally published in the TWP Newsletter. Click on the links to access the full content.
March-April 2025 Newsletter
1.Beyond ‘Illicit finance matters for development’: Reflections from 15 years’ experience, by Josie Stewart and Catherine Masterman.
2.Daniela, L. (2024). Everyday Political Economies of Peacebuilding in Mac Ginty, R. (Ed.) Routledge Handbook of Peacebuilding (2nd Ed.) Routledge. pp: 355-365. A Chapter Review by Naysan Adlparvar.
3. ‘What we are Reading’ , A Review by David Jacobstein.
January- February 2025 Newsletter
Th(Inking) and working politically, Breaking out of linear narratives by Peter Evans
November-December 2024 (Holiday edition)
Lowcock, M., and Dissanayake, R. (2024). The Rise and Fall of the Department for International Development. Centre for Global Development. Book Review by Simon Maxwell
September- October 2024 Newsletter
The Political Economy of Air Quality Management in Ghana: A literature review by Sharon Boadu
June – August 2024 (Summer Edition)
1. Thinking and Working Politically: A reflective piece by Duncan Green
2. Mcloughlin, C., Ali. S., Xie, K., Cheeseman, C., and Hudson, D. E., (2024). The Politics of Development. Sage. A book review by Sithandiwe Mujuru
Shah, R. (2023) Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens, Simon & Schuster. A book review by Lyndsey Hand
February- March 2024 Newsletter
1. PEA, PER, and an idea: ‘Our World in Data… for Political Economy Research’ – Practical Politics Platform: Thoughts from Peter Evans
2. Cohen, A., Ramandani, D., and Cheney-Coker (2023) With All of Our Hearts: Demand- Driven Learning in International Development Sector. Ignited World LLC. A review by Florencia Guerzovich
December 2023- January 2024 Newsletter
Bojić, D., Clark, M. and Urban, K. (2022) Focus on governance for more effective policy and technical support: Governance and policy support framework paper. Rome: FAO. A review by Marco Mezzera