@Jen_Edw

I work for the Action for Empowerment and Accountability Programme at IDS_UK. My interests are feminism, politics and cultural studies. All opinions my own.

 Brighton, England
Joined March 2016
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Jenny Edwards retweeted
Collective@CollectiveKHI31 May 2021
"Students make up 95% of any educational institute but they aren't given a platform to put forward their demands." In the latest episode of Khoj, @JawedAsiya and @HaleemaHasan8 discuss #Pakistani students' problems amidst #COVID19. Listen here👉researchcollective.org/podca…
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Jenny Edwards retweeted
Collective@CollectiveKHI29 May 2021
From no internet access and online harrassment to learning losses and protests, listen to Khoj's upcoming episode by @JawedAsiya and @HaleemaHasan8 to know how #Pakistani students have coped with inequality and uncertainty amidst the #COVID-19 pandemic. @IDS_UK @A4EA_Research
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"How does the State plan to protect its poor?"Tune into this experts' discussion on the shortcomings of #Pakistan's social protection policies @NidaKirmani @MAFrancheUN @raju @vaqarahmed @zaeemmujahid @valekhan @colincookman @SussexAsia @MaintainsProg @KeetieRoelen @FCDOInclusive
Collective@CollectiveKHI28 Apr 2021
"We need a well-targeted and reliable social protection programme to recover from the pandemic." In the second episode of Khoj, lead researchers at the Collective discuss shortcomings of 🇵🇰's social protection policies. 👉researchcollective.org/podca… @A4EA_Research @IDS_UK
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📖WEEKEND READING 📖 New report from A4EA Gov@M research in Pakistan examines the role of intermediaries in supporting citizen-state engagement in general and during Covid-19 lockdown ids.ac.uk/publications/accou… @FCDOREDGCSD @fp2p @JohnGaventa @IDS_UK

Accountability Bargains in Pakistan - Institute of Development Studies

Poor and marginalised citizens rarely engage directly with the state to solve their governance issues in fragile, conflict and violence-affected settings, as these settings are characterised by the...

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fyi @jonathanfox707 @nomhossain @cvoule @mariakoomen @franceszbrown @hamarquette @Fromagehomme @SarahEYerkes @ClaireCSchouten @gabi_kw @joyaceron_ph @sue_cant @traffyaston @PeterEvans_Guv @jocookejo @sarahlove808 @LucyH_FCDO @FCDOInclusive @CarnegieDCG thread on #civicspace study
A4EA Research@A4EA_Research27 May 2021
New report “Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid” by @AndColin2 Rosie McGee @niranjan_j_n @JohnGaventa w/ @cadetesalvador, Zikora Ibeh Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri @VictoriaOhaeri, @JawedAsiya @ayeshanorakhan Crescêncio Pereira & Alex Shankland. Key findings are... (thread) 1/10
Social media card depicting front cover of the new A4EA report entitled "Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid: Synthesis Report"

ALT Social media card depicting front cover of the new A4EA report entitled "Navigating Civic Space in a Time of Covid: Synthesis Report"

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Jenny Edwards retweeted
John Gaventa@JohnGaventa27 May 2021
Excellent@fp2p blog from Tom Carothers @CarnegieEndow, referring also to recent report from @A4EA_Research on 'Navigating Civic Space Under Covid'. ids.ac.uk/news/pandemic-used…. Carothers points to important challenges for protecting civic space.

Pandemic used as cover to further suppress civic space and silence critics - Institute of Develop...

Autocratic behaviour surged and democratic freedoms were excessively restricted during the pandemic last year – that is the finding of a new IDS study monitoring civic space in Mozambique, Nigeria,...

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duncangreenlse.bsky.social@fp2p27 May 2021
Defending civic space during and after the pandemic. Tom Carothers of @CarnegieEndow guests on today's @fp2p oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/defendin…
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Jenny Edwards retweeted
Collective@CollectiveKHI28 Apr 2021
"We need a well-targeted and reliable social protection programme to recover from the pandemic." In the second episode of Khoj, lead researchers at the Collective discuss shortcomings of 🇵🇰's social protection policies. 👉researchcollective.org/podca… @A4EA_Research @IDS_UK
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Jenny Edwards retweeted
Collective@CollectiveKHI18 Mar 2021
Senior researcher @ayeshanorakhan will discuss the challenges that women politicians face in the @IDS_UK seminar "Global perspectives on countering backlash against women in politics." Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=wUbLk3lu… #Empowerment #accountability

Global perspectives on countering backlash against women in politics

Join our international panel of speakers to discuss the experiences...

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"Understanding local-level dynamics is vital in situations such as the #Covid19 pandemic, where governments desperately need the trust of the people." 📄 Read more in this @IDS_UK Briefing 👉 buff.ly/2Oqxbji @FCDOREDGCSD
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Join us for this next @IDS_UK. Understanding backlash and ways to counter it has sadly become imperative in how we engage with politics.
duncangreenlse.bsky.social@fp2p15 Mar 2021
Global perspectives on countering backlash against women in politics. @IDS_UK webinar, Thursday, 1pm UK time ids.ac.uk/?p=68576
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Analysis of 🇵🇰 @ECP_Pakistan's gender-disaggregated constituency level data for the 2018 elections revealed that women’s electoral participation is 8.5% lower in big cities compared to rural areas Read more in our @IDS_UK Working Paper 👉buff.ly/3ddEiG6 @ideaspak
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Latest issue of the A4EA newsletter now out at mailchi.mp/ids.ac.uk/a4ea-ne… Subscribe for future issues at uploadlibrary.com/Instituteo…
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Jenny Edwards retweeted
Collective@CollectiveKHI12 Mar 2021
Replying to @ayeshanorakhan
@ayeshanorakhan and @komalfunction's latest @IDS_UK Working Paper on the interaction between @DAIGlobal's Consolidating Democracy in Pakistan and AAWAZ Voice & Accountability programmes is out now! 👉bityl.co/5xFD @A4EA_Research #empowerment #accountability
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📣Lack of trust in public authority & prevalence of rumours are shaping poor & marginalised people's responses to #COVID19 😷 📄This new Briefing lays out how approaches tailored to local contexts can mitigate these problems 👉opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/… @IDS_UK @FCDOREDGCSD
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In our research in #Pakistan, #Mozambique and #Nigeria we've seen intensification of repression, stigmatisation and rejection of critical voices. These are not necessarily "caused" by #COVID19 but certainly associated with measures to control it #closingcivicspace #covidoneyear
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Our new @IDS_UK Working Paper explores the interaction between @DAIGlobal's Consolidating Democracy in Pakistan & AAWAZ Voice & Accountability programmes 📄 Findings reveal strong synergies as an outcome of their adaptive programming approach More here👉buff.ly/3l2hjj7
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#SexualHarrassment in 🇪🇬Egyptian universities has been a problem since the 90s, but a range of factors make it a new & more pressing issue This Practice Paper explores efforts to enhance responsiveness & #accountability 👉 buff.ly/2N5dwFf @FEPS_CU_Egypt @FCDOGender
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Spot the woman in the photos 👇 On #IWD2021 @CREID_Dev highlights the invisibility of women in high-level #FoRB meetings: ids.ac.uk/opinions/the-invis…

The invisibility of women’s faces in religious freedom-promoting high places - Institute of...

What accounts for the invisibility of women in high-level policy spaces on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB)? Here we tell the story through photos. Let’s start with a game: spot the woman in the...

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Jenny Edwards retweeted
Collective@CollectiveKHI8 Mar 2021
Listen to Episode 1 of Khoj where we discuss how feminist activists organise and build coalitions for the @AuratMarchKHI. We look forward to the dharna today! #AuratMarch2021 #InternationalWomensDay #womenempowerment 👉researchcollective.org/podca… @IDS_UK @A4EA_Research
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This #IWD2021 take a look at our recent @IDS_UK Working Papers on #women's political participation in: Pakistan🇵🇰 👉buff.ly/3ddEiG6 Nigeria🇳🇬 👉buff.ly/3jRZYZL @amgoetz @FCDOGender @AKUNWomen @NidaKirmani @FCDOInclusive @njonesODI @LisaVeneKlasen @merle_rutz
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