Dr. Marcus Cox is one of the three Directors of Agulhas Applied Knowledge. He leads the Agulhas practice in the areas of law and justice, conflict and fragility, capacity building and development effectiveness. As a leading thinker on contemporary development issues and a specialist in political economy analysis, his work includes a broad range of analysis, policy development and evaluation services.Marcus serves as Technical Director to the Consortium supporting the UK's Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). ICAI is the independent watchdog over the UK aid programme, responsible for scrutinising £12 billion in aid each year through a rolling programme of evaluations and reviews. Marcus is responsible for ensuring the reviews meet the highest quality standards. He has also led ICAI reviews teams on a range of topics, including UK security and justice assistance, empowerment and accountability programming, the Conflict Pool, the UK response to the Arab Spring and the management of budget support operations. In this capacity, he regularly presents findings to the International Development Committee of the House Of Commons. Marcus has also worked extensively on the challenges of institutional development and capacity building, and serves as an evaluator for the Africa Governance Initiative and ODI’s Budget Strengthening Initiative. He leads the independent monitoring of development effectiveness in Vietnam. Marcus’s writing and editing skills are in high demand. He is the lead author for the African Development Bank's Development Effectiveness Review series and for the High-Level Panel on Fragile States in Africa. As well as a Director of Agulhas Applied Knowledge, Marcus is Senior Editor of the European Stability Initiative, a prominent independent research institute specialising in the political economy of South-Eastern Europe.
Listed skills include Program Evaluation, International Relations, International Development, Ngos, and 11 others.