Deval Desai

2024

Politically smart legal adaptation: A critical perspective on contemporary rule of law reform

Desai, D. & Domingo , P., 24 Oct 2024, Handbook of the Rule of Law . Sevel, M. (ed.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 165-178 14 p. (Routledge Handbooks in Law).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Navigating Peace Fragmentation: Recommendations to the new UK government

Lang, A., Epple, T., Wise, L., Nash, K., Henry, N., Beaujouan, J. & Desai, D., 23 Jul 2024, PeaceRep.

Research output: Other contribution

Reflexive institutional reform and the politics of the regulatory state of the south

Desai, D., Apr 2024, In: Regulation and Governance. 18, 2, p. 420-438

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

Expert Ignorance: The Law and Politics of Rule of Law Reform

Desai, D., 20 Jun 2023, Cambridge University Press. 256 p. (Cambridge Studies in Transnational Law)

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Open Access

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Law and the political stakes of global crises: Lessons from development practice for a coronavirus world

Desai, D., 18 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Law & Policy. p. 1-19 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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Democracy and the rule of law

Desai, D., 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Battle for International Law: In the Neoliberal Era. von Bernstorff, J., Dann, P. & Ranganathan, S. (eds.). Oxford University Press

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

2022

Introduction. Critical issues emerging from the study of unspent funds

Desai, D., Herbert, S. & Lutringer, C., 16 Aug 2022, In: International Development Policy. 14, 1, p. 1-14

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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From mock‐up to module: Development practice between planning and prototype

Desai, D. & Lang, A., 30 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Law and Critique. 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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The Puzzle of Unspent Funds: Political and Policy Implications of Fiscal Underspending

Desai, D. (Editor), Herbert, S. (Editor) & Lutringer, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2022, In: International Development Policy. 14, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review

Open Access

2021

Administrative codes? Coding and capital in the Global South: [Review of] Katharina Pistor, The Code of Capital

Desai, D., 4 Apr 2021, In: Indian Journal of International Economic Law.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

Law and development experts

Desai, D., 15 Jan 2021, Encyclopedia of Law and Development. de Feyter, K., Türkelli, G. E. & de Moerloose, S. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 166-168 3 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

2020

Unfreezing unspent social special-purpose funds for the Covid-19 crisis: Critical reflections from India

Desai, D. & Randeria, S., Dec 2020, In: World Development. 136, 105138.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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Redefining vulnerability and state-society relationships during the Covid-19 crisis: The politics of social welfare funds in India and Italy

Desai, D., Randeria, S. & Lutringer, C., 1 Nov 2020, Democracy in Times of Pandemic . Maduro, M. P. & Kahn, P. W. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 182-195

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Global Un-Governance

Desai, D. (Editor) & Lang, A. (Editor), 7 Oct 2020, In: Transnational Legal Theory. 11, 3, p. 219-407

Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review

Introduction: Global un-governance

Desai, D. & Lang, A., 7 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Transnational Legal Theory.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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The politics of rule of law reform: From delegation to autonomy

Desai, D., 12 Jun 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Modern Law Review.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

The passions and the interests of Martin Krygier

Desai, D., 1 Nov 2019, In: Hague Journal on the Rule of Law. 11, 2-3, p. 327-330 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Sifting through the 'successful failures' and 'failed successes' of international law: Introducing two essays on law and failure

Desai, D., Gevers, C. & Khan, A. H., 1 Jul 2019, In: London Review of International Law. 7, 2, p. 143-148 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

District Mineral Foundation: Concerns and Recommendations

Desai, D., 1 Apr 2019, SETU: Centre for Social Knowledge and Action.

Research output: Working paper

District Mineral Foundation: Structural Concerns and Policy Recommendations

M, B., Oram, D., Velip, R., Sarkar, S., Malagi, S., Shrimali, A., Venkatesh, B., Desai, D., Choudhary, K., Raj, M., Rebbapragada, R., Randeria, S. & Harica, S., 1 Mar 2019, SETU: Centre for Social Knowledge and Action. 47 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Other report

2018

Ignorance/power: Rule of law reform and the administrative law of global governance

Desai, D., 30 Nov 2018, Research Handbook on the Sociology of International Law. Hirsch, M. & Lang, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 151-188

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Power rules: The World Bank, rule of law reform, and the world development report 2017

Desai, D., 31 Aug 2018, Handbook on the Rule of Law. May, C. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 217-234 18 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Experimentalism in international support to rule of law and justice

Domingo , P. & Desai, D., 1 Feb 2018, Overseas Development Institute.

Research output: Working paper

‘There Was A Third Man…’: Tales from a Global Policy Consultation on Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals

Desai, D. & Schomerus, M., 9 Jan 2018, In: Development and change. 49, 1, p. 89-115 27 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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2016

[Review of] Brokering Europe: Euro-Lawyers and the Making of a Transnational Polity. By Antoine Vauchez. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 264p. $99.00.

Desai, D., 1 Sept 2016, In: Perspectives on Politics. 14, 3, p. 939-940

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

2015

Online symposium on the changing ethics and politics of knowledge production in fragile states

Desai, D. (Artist) & Tapscott, R. (Artist), 3 Dec 2015

Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

Putting security culture and experimentation into context: Towards a view from the field(s) of rule of law reform

Desai, D., 1 Dec 2015, In: Journal of Conflict & Security Law. 21, 1, p. 135-150 16 p., krv023.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Experimental Justice Reform: Lessons from the World Bank and beyond

Desai, D. & Woolcock, M., 3 Nov 2015, In: Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 11, p. 155-174 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

The Politics – and Process – of Rule of Law Systems in developmental states

Desai, D. & Woolcock, M., 11 Dec 2014, The Politics of Inclusive Development: Interrogating the Evidence. Hickey, S., Sen, K. & Bukenya, B. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 174-196

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

The missing middle: Reconfiguring rule of law reform as if politics and process mattered

Desai, D., Wagner, R. & Woolcock, M., 16 Oct 2014, In: Hague Journal on the Rule of Law. 6, 2, p. 230-253 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

In search of “hire” knowledge: Donor hiring practices and the organization of the Rule of Law Reform field

Desai, D., 28 Jul 2014, The International Rule of Law Movement: A Crisis of Legitimacy and the Way Forward. Marshall, D. (ed.). Harvard University Press

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

2013

Narrating indigenous rights, indigenous rights professionals and agreements between mining corporations and indigenous communities: À qui l’homme sauvage?

Desai, D., 20 Feb 2013, Transnational Legal Processes and Human Rights. Fielder, L. & Topidi, K. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Routledge, p. 217-243 27 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Intersubjective Meaning and Collective Action in Developing Societies: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications

Gauri, V., Woolcock, M. & Desai, D., Jan 2013, In: The Journal of Development Studies. 49, 1, p. 160-172 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A qui l'homme sauvage? The text, context and subtext of agreements between mining corporations and indigenous communities

Desai, D., 2013, Socio-Legal Approaches to International Economic Law. Taylor & Francis, p. 153-166 14 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Narrating indigenous rights, indigenous rights professionals and agreements between mining corporations and indigenous communities: À qui l'homme sauvage?

Desai, D., 2013, Transnational Legal Processes and Human Rights. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., p. 217-243 27 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Overview on the Rule of Law and Sustainable Development: Background Paper for the Global Dialogue on Rule of Law and the Post‐2015 Development Agenda

Desai, D. & Berg, L.-A., 2013, UNDP.

Research output: Working paper

Rule of Law and Development: Integrating Rule of Law in the Post-2015 Development Framework: Policy Brief for the Post-2015 Development Agenda

Desai, D. & Berg, L.-A., 2013, UNDP.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2012

Rethinking justice reform in fragile and conflict- affected states: Lessons for enhancing the capacity of development agencies

Desai, D., Isser, D. & Woolcock, M., 4 Jan 2012, In: Hague Journal on the Rule of Law. 4, 1, p. 54-75 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Governance and Accountability in Extractive Industries: Theory and Practice at the World Bank

Desai, D. & Jarvis, M., 2012, In: Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 30, 2, p. 101-128 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The Politics of Rule of Law Systems in Developmental States: ‘Political Settlements’ as a Basis for Promoting Effective Justice Institutions for Marginalized Groups

Desai, D. & Woolcock, M., 2012, (Effective States and Inclusive Development Working Paper Series; no. 8).

Research output: Working paper

2011

2010

'Courting’ legitimacy: Democratic agency and the justiciability of economic and social rights

Desai, D., 2010, In: Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law. 4, p. 25-41

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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