| PhD Title | Strengthening institutions or institutionalising weaknesses? Interactions between aid and institutions in Huíla Province, Angola |
| PhD Supervisor | Dorothea Hilhorst |
| Funded by | NWO, Hilhorst VIDI grant |
| Key Publications | M. Serrano (2011) Strengthening institutions or institutionalising weaknesses? Interactions between aid and institutions in Huíla Province, Angola. PhD Thesis, Wageningen University
Hilhorst, D. and M. Serrano (2010). ‘The Humanitarian Arena in Angola 1975-2008’. Disasters: 34, s2 pp 183-201 |
| More information | Find out more on the project page ‘Aid under fire: people, principles and practices of humanitarian aid in Angola’ |
| Brief Description | Maliana Serrano examined the interaction between aid interventions and local institutions during the conflict and reconstruction in Angola. Focusing on the governance and provision of basic services as a key area of social assistance, it analyses aid and institutions transform one another and become mutually constitutive, producing both intended and unintended outcomes. |
| Current information | https://www.linkedin.com/in/maliana-serrano-b675561b/ |
Dorothea Hilhorst 