Section: Staff Profiles

Rachel Hayman

Name
Dr Rachel Hayman
Title
Head of Research, INTRAC (International NGO Training and Research Centre)
Organisation
School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Address
Oxford UK OX2 0ES
Telephone
+44 (0)1865 201852
E-Mail
URL
http://www.cas.ed.ac.uk/staff_profiles/hayman_rachel

Qualifications:

  • PhD, African Studies, University of Edinburgh (funded by ESRC) (2006)
  • MSc, African Studies, University of Edinburgh (funded by ESRC) (2002)
  • DiplÔme dEtudes SpecialisÉes, Development Studies, Catholic University of Louvain (2001)

 

Research Interests:

My research covers the politics of international aid and development, aid effectiveness, development policy-making in donor countries, poverty reduction, democratization and governance. I am particularly interested in the impact upon institutions and political systems in poor countries of a heavy donor presence in policy-making and budgetary processes. I also explore the processes of development policy-making in donor countries and within international institutions and frameworks. Geographically, much of my work has focused on the Great Lakes Region of Africa, and Rwanda in particular, although my research involves comparisons across some of the poorest countries in Africa and themes of relevance throughout the developing world.

 

Research Projects:

  • The impact of aid delivered under the Paris Principles on maternal and reproductive health outcomes. Systematic Review commissioned by DFID (July-December 2010). More information
  • Government Strategies, Donor Agendas and the Co-ordination of Development Aid: Evidence from Rwanda 1994-2004. Post-doctoral fellowship funded by the ESRC (2007-2009). More information
  • External Democracy Promotion in Post-Conflict States (2007-2008). Collaboration in a research project by the Free University Berlin. More information
  • Beyond the Basics - Education and Poverty. Funded by the UK Department for International Development (2003-2005). More information

 

Short Courses in International Development (CPD):

I run a one-day workshop aimed at development professionals seeking to further enhance their knowledge of cutting edge debates in international aid: Aid Effectiveness and Development. This course is available on demand, so please contact me for further information.

 

Recent Publications:

Hayman, R. (2010) 'Abandoned Orphan, Wayward Child: the United Kingdom and Belgium in post-1994 Rwanda' Journal of Eastern African Studies, Volume 4, Number 2: 341-360

Hayman, R. (2009) 'From Rome to Accra via Kigali: 'aid effectiveness' in Rwanda' Development Policy Review, 27(5): 581-599

Hayman, R. (2009) 'Going in the 'right' direction? Democracy promotion in Rwanda since 1990.' Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Volume 5, No.1: 1-25.  Available from: http://www.tfd.org.tw/english/tjd.php

Hayman, R. (2009) 'Rwanda: Milking the Cow? Creating Policy Space In Spite of Aid Depedence' in L. Whitfield (ed.) The Politics of Aid. African Strategies for Dealing with Donors. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Hayman, R. (2008) 'External Democracy Promotion in Post-Conflict Zones: Evidence from Case Studies - Rwanda', September 2008, Freie Universitat Berlin. Available as a PDF file.

Hayman, R. (2007) 'Are the MDGs enough? Donor perspectives and recipient visions of education and poverty reduction in Rwanda'. International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 27, Issue 4, Date: July 2007, Pages: 371-382

Hayman, R. (2007) Milking the Cow: Negotiating Ownership of Aid and Policy in Rwanda. Global Economic Governance Working Paper 2007/26, University College Oxford. Available from: http://www.globaleconomicgovernance.org/papers.php

King, K., R. Palmer and R. Hayman (2005) Bridging research and policy on education, training and their enabling environments. Journal of International Development, Volume 17, Issue 6, Date: August 2005, Pages: 803-817

Hayman, R. (2005) The Contribution of Post-Basic Education and Training (PBET) to Poverty Reduction in Rwanda: balancing short-term goals and long-term visions in the face of capacity constraints.Post-Basic Education and Training Working Paper 2005/3, Edinburgh: Centre of African Studies. Available from: http://www.cas.ed.ac.uk/research_projects/beyond_basics

 

Research Activities

Convenor of the Development Policy Group of the Public Policy Network

Member of the African Politics Research Group

 

 

This page was published on 6 December 2011


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