This presentation introduces my book project, The Hotels’ Republic: Elite Internationalisation and State Territorialisation in Wartime Yemen. It analyses how the frontiers of the state are remapped in the midst of violence, by looking at how the ongoing war transforms Yemen’s ruling class. The book draws on a sociology of the political elite, many of whom are now based or in transit between Cairo, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Amman, and Istanbul.

Momentum is gathering on the implementation of commitments made by the international community to build a measurement framework that respects and accurately reflects the ambitions of sustainable development, going beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - “Beyond GDP”. In this seminar, Sabina Alkire and James Foster will propose eight criteria by which to assess some component indicators in the Beyond GDP framework.

Why do citizens often fail to act as effective bulwarks against democratic backsliding? Drawing on a recent monograph, this talk argues that political culture plays a key role in explaining the electoral success and sustained public support of authoritarian-leaning leaders, despite their violations of democratic rules and norms.

Join OPHI and the Institute for International Economic Policy for the next seminar in our series on multidimensional wellbeing and poverty. This next session in our series proposes the construction of a ‘Welly’ Index for Argentina as a holistic alternative to traditional development metrics. Using data from the National Nutrition and Health Survey (ENNyS 2018), the research evaluates well-being across seven core dimensions: Health, Nutrition, Education, Decent Employment, Relational and Physical Well-being, Housing, and Basic Services using 17 indicators.