Why I’m starting this blog
Research about Somalia is growing, but much of it never reaches the people it is about. This site is my small attempt to change that.
Read the articleI research and write about governance, education and development in Somalia: what is changing, what the evidence says, and what it means for the people living it.
Research about Somalia is growing, but much of it never reaches the people it is about. This site is my small attempt to change that.
Read the articleThree practical lessons on collecting reliable data where official statistics are thin and trust has to be earned.
A starting list of the kinds of sources I return to, and how to read them alongside each…
Three areas I keep coming back to, each with the question I’m working on right now.
How Somalia’s federal and state institutions are built, financed and held to account, and what makes reforms stick.
Current questionWhich accountability reforms survive a change of government?
Access, quality and the link between what schools teach and the jobs young people find.
Current questionWhat happens to graduates in the first two years after university?
Private sector growth, remittances and the everyday economics of households and small firms.
Current questionHow do small businesses finance growth without formal banking?
Good research about Somalia exists, but too much of it sits in reports few people open. On this site I publish my own research, summarise what others have found, and write plainly about what it means for policy and for everyday life.
I’m open to research collaborations, peer review, speaking and interviews.