Funded by the UK Department for International Development, the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) aims to help reduce poverty by informing policymaking and enhancing professional knowledge in relation to governance, conflict and social development. Services provided by the Resource Centre include an extensive publications database with helpful policy-oriented summaries of each document highlighting the major findings.
An interesting feature of the GSDRC website is a Q&A section where detailed responses to research helpdesk enquiries are published. Topics covered recently include M&E of Parliamentary Strengthening and Electoral Support Programmes, decentralisation and assistance to Sub-national Governments in Fragile Environments, and mapping research on migration.