Marta Foresti

Marta Foresti is the director of politics and governance at the Overseas Development Institute. Her interests include the political economy of development, service delivery, conflict and fragility. She has over 15 years of research, evaluation, policy and management experience and has an interest in applied social research methodologies and policy evaluation.

UK backtracking on human rights isn’t just hypocritical – it’s bad politics too

The Tories' reasons for the UK leaving the European Charter of Human Rights are based on political calucation rather than principle. This self-defeating act could have a long-term negative impact on the UK's international and domestic policies.

By Marta Foresti

/ 8 Oct 2014

UK backtracking on human rights isn’t just hypocritical – it’s bad politics too

By Marta Foresti

/ 8 Oct 2014

The G8 after L’Aquila: on shaky ground

In the run-up to the Group of Eight (G8) meeting in the Italian town of L'Aquila on 8-10 July 2009, the prognosis did not look good. Italy'

By Leni Wild and Marta Foresti

/ 14 Jul 2009