It is frequently assumed that social protection can play a key role in positively transforming
state‐citizen relations in the global South. We examine the evidence with a focus on …

In 2017 the government of Kenya transformed its poverty-targeted older persons cash
transfer into a '70-plus' social pension. While the literature suggests that a switch from …

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A rapid survey of publications by international institutions such as the United Nations, the
World Bank, the International Labour Organization indicates a resurgence of interest in …

This paper addresses two interrelated questions: Do social protection policies generate
feedback effects on state‐citizen relations? If so, how do such policies change the …

While social protection provision in Africa has primarily focused on the reduction of food
insecurity and income poverty, it has the potential to transform the relationship between …

Despite clear gendered differences in rights and responsibilities, these variations within
citizen‐state relations are often overlooked. Drawing on Ranjita Mohanty's concept of …

This article connects the notions of policy space and social contract in order to understand
the importance of everyday discourse for the perceived legitimacy of social policy choices …

Around the world, pandemic relief efforts saw renewed attention to state social protection
and its limitations. Less attention has been paid to alternative forms of welfare provision …

In communities of Sub-Saharan Africa, where local elites participate in the selection of
households for cash transfers, there is a tendency to deviate from laid down rules for various …