Sam Hickey

University of Manchester

Oxford Road

Manchester, N/A M13 9PL

United Kingdom

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

28

DOWNLOADS
Rank 14,351

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 14,351

in Total Papers Downloads

5,432

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 10,423

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 10,423

in Total Papers Citations

55

CROSSREF CITATIONS

68

Scholarly Papers (28)

1.

Adverse Incorporation, Social Exclusion and Chronic Poverty

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 81
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 03 Feb 2011
Sam Hickey and Andries du Toit
University of Manchester and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 781 (49,793)
Citation 93

Abstract:

Loading...

concepts, politics, India, adverse incorporation, social exclusion, social relations, Vietnam

2.

Conceptualising the Politics of Social Protection in Africa

Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper No. 04
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Aug 2008
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 593 (71,427)
Citation 12

Abstract:

Loading...

social protection, politics, Africa, political contract

3.

Thinking About the Politics of Inclusive Development: Towards a Relational Approach

ESID Working Paper No 1
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2015
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 548 (78,743)
Citation 35

Abstract:

Loading...

theory, politics, inclusive development, ideas, concepts, political settlements, limited access orders

4.

Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Will the Green Shoots Blossom?

Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Paper No. 116
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 May 2010
UNU-WIDER, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and University of Manchester
Downloads 453 (99,228)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

Social Protection, Poverty, Transfer Programmes, Sub-Saharan Africa

5.

Investigating the Political Economy of Social Protection Expansion in Africa: At the Intersection of Transnational Ideas and Domestic Politics

ESID Working Paper 47
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Apr 2015
Tom Lavers and Sam Hickey
ILO and University of Manchester
Downloads 324 (144,760)
Citation 17

Abstract:

Loading...

Social protection, political settlements, ideas, donor agencies, Africa

6.

The Politics of Governing Oil Effectively: A Comparative Study of Two New Oil-Rich States in Africa

Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID) Working Paper series, No. 54
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 27 Nov 2015
University of Manchester, University of Ghana - Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, Independent and The Open University
Downloads 259 (182,438)
Citation 17

Abstract:

Loading...

oil, governance, political settlements, Africa, Ghana, Uganda

7.

Investigating the Links between Political Settlements and Inclusive Development in Uganda: Towards a Research Agenda.

ESID Working Paper No 20
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 29 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2015
Frederick Golooba-Mutebi and Sam Hickey
University of Manchester and University of Manchester
Downloads 249 (189,673)
Citation 25

Abstract:

Loading...

political settlements, Uganda, development, structural transformation, service delivery, inequality

8.

The Negotiated Politics of Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

WIDER Working Paper 34/2018
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2018
University of Manchester, Global Development Institute, UNU-WIDER and University of Cape Town (UCT)
Downloads 238 (198,189)

Abstract:

Loading...

social protection, social assistance, politics, sub-Saharan Africa, international development organizations

9.

The Political Settlement and Oil in Uganda

ESID Working Paper No. 48
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Apr 2015
University of Manchester, Makerere University - Department of Social Work and Social Adminstration, Independent and Independent
Downloads 223 (210,935)
Citation 10

Abstract:

Loading...

oil, Uganda, political settlement, state capacity, elite commitment

The Politics of State Capacity and Development in Africa: Reframing and Researching ‘Pockets of Effectiveness’

ESID Working Paper No. 117. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 05 Aug 2019
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 133 (329,468)
Citation 9

Abstract:

Loading...

Pockets of Effectiveness, Politics, Africa, Bureaucracies, State-Building, Development

The Politics of State Capacity and Development in Africa: Reframing and Researching ‘Pockets of Effectiveness’

Pockets of Effectiveness Working Paper No. 1. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 21 Oct 2019
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 89 (437,687)
Citation 9

Abstract:

Loading...

pockets of effectiveness, politics, Africa, bureaucracies, state-building, development

11.

The Politics of Staying Poor in Uganda

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 37
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 05 Feb 2011
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 220 (213,666)
Citation 16

Abstract:

Loading...

policy, politics, Uganda, adverse incorporation, social exclusion

12.

The Politics of Promoting Social Protection in Zambia

ESID Working Paper No. 75
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Jan 2017
Kate Pruce and Sam Hickey
University of Manchester - Global Development Institute and University of Manchester
Downloads 180 (256,133)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

Zambia, Social Protection, Cash Transfers, Social Health Insurance, Political Settlements, Ideas

13.

The Politics of What Works in Reducing Chronic Poverty - A Synthesis Report for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands

CPRC Working Paper No. 91
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 23 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2010
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 133 (328,452)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

14.

The Politics of Promoting Social Cash Transfers in Uganda

ESID Working Paper No 69. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Jan 2017
Sam Hickey and Badru Bukenya
University of Manchester and Makerere University - Department of Social Work and Social Adminstration
Downloads 127 (339,978)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

social protection, politics, cash transfers, political settlements, ideas, donors, Uganda, SAGE

15.

Rethinking the Politics of Development in Africa? How the 'Political Settlement' Shapes Resource Allocation in Ghana

ESID Working Paper No 38
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2016
Abdul‐Gafaru Abdulai and Sam Hickey
University of Ghana - Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management and University of Manchester
Downloads 127 (339,978)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Politics, political settlements, resource allocation, education, Ghana

16.

Chronic Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: A Select Annotated Bibliography with Special Reference to Remote Rural Areas

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 1
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 03 Feb 2011
Sam Hickey and Karen Moore
University of Manchester and Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Downloads 92 (424,919)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Rural, Annotated Bibliography, Spatial Analysis, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Asia

17.

Governing Chronic Poverty Under Inclusive Liberalism: The Case of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 150
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Dec 2009
Sam Hickey and Frederick Golooba-Mutebi
University of Manchester and Oxford Policy Management
Downloads 84 (449,200)

Abstract:

Loading...

Politics, Uganda, inclusive liberalism, citizenship participation, social action

18.

Exploring a Political Approach to Rights-Based Development in North West Cameroon: From Rights and Marginality to Citizenship and Justice

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 Feb 2010
University of Manchester, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 74 (483,469)

Abstract:

Loading...

Rights, pastoralists, ethnic minority, Cameroon, social justice

19.

Pockets of Effectiveness, Political Settlements and Technopols in Uganda: From State-Building to Regime Survival

ESID Working Paper No. 172. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 28 Aug 2021
Sam Hickey, Badru Bukenya and Haggai Matsiko
University of Manchester, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University and Independent Researcher
Downloads 73 (487,066)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

pockets of effectiveness, political settlements, bureaucracy, Uganda, economic technocracy

20.

The Government of Chronic Poverty: From the Politics of Exclusion to the Politics of Citizenship?

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 151
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Dec 2010
Sam Hickey
University of Manchester
Downloads 71 (494,389)

Abstract:

Loading...

Social Exclusion, Adverse Incorporation, Citizenship

21.

Politics, Systems and Domains: A Conceptual Framework for the African Cities Research Consortium

ACRC Working Paper No 1. Manchester, UK: African Cities Research Consortium, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 18 Oct 2021
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), University of Manchester - Global Development Institute, University of Manchester and University of Manchester
Downloads 70 (498,146)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

African cities, political settlements, city systems, urban development domains

The Shifting Fortunes of the Economic Technocracy in Uganda: Caught Between State-Building and Regime Survival?

ESID Working Paper No 121. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 19 Aug 2019
Badru Bukenya and Sam Hickey
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University and University of Manchester
Downloads 35 (687,008)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Uganda politics, state capacity, pockets of effectiveness, politics of the finance ministry

The Shifting Fortunes of the Economic Technocracy in Uganda: Caught Between State-Building and Regime Survival?

Pockets of Effectiveness Working Paper No 5. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester, June 2019
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 21 Oct 2019
Badru Bukenya and Sam Hickey
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Makerere University and University of Manchester
Downloads 28 (737,574)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Uganda politics, state capacity, pockets of effectiveness, politics of the finance ministry

23.

PRS Review: Uganda Case Study

Chronic Poverty Research Centre Working Paper No. 2008-09
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 05 Feb 2011
Isaac Shinyekwa and Sam Hickey
Makerere University - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and University of Manchester
Downloads 63 (526,152)

Abstract:

Loading...

Agriculture, Politics, Land Reform

24.

Who Should Get What, How and Why? DFID and the Transnational Politics of Social Cash Transfers

ESID Working Paper 131. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester, 2020
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Feb 2020
Sam Hickey and Jeremy Seekings
University of Manchester and University of Cape Town (UCT)
Downloads 56 (556,572)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

Social assistance, cash transfers, Africa, global policy transfer, DFID, politics

25.

Beyond Elite Bargains: Building Democracy from Below in Uganda

ESID Working Paper No 45
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Mar 2015
Sophie King and Sam Hickey
University of Manchester and University of Manchester
Downloads 46 (605,995)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Uganda, sub-Saharan Africa, democratic development, structural transformation, civil society, cooperatives

26.

Alternative Routes to the Institutionalisation of Social Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Political Survival Strategies and Transnational Policy Coalitions

ESID Working Paper No 138. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, The University of Manchester (2020)
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Sep 2020
Tom Lavers and Sam Hickey
Global Development Institute and University of Manchester
Downloads 34 (675,787)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

social transfers, sub-Saharan Africa, politics, political settlements, transnational policy coalition

27.

The Politics of Governing Oil After ‘Best-Practice’ Reforms: Can ‘Pockets of Effectiveness’ Survive Within Uganda’s Political Settlement?

ESID Working Paper No 128. Manchester: Effective States and Inclusive Devleopment Research Centre, The University of Manchester, 2020
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Feb 2020
Sam Hickey and Angelo Izama
University of Manchester and Independent
Downloads 29 (709,128)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

oil governance, pockets of effectiveness, best-practice reforms, politics, Uganda

28.

Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa. Getting the Politics Right

World Development (2012), Vol. 40, No. 1. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.04.004
Posted: 24 Jul 2014
UNU-WIDER, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester - Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and University of Manchester

Abstract:

Loading...

social protection, poverty, social assistance, social policy, Sub-Saharan Africa