James Copestake is Professor of International Development at the University of Bath in the UK, where he is also Director of Studies for the Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice at the Institute of Policy Research.
His publications range broadly across international development evaluation, finance, management, political economy and theory. They draw on collaborative research conducted particularly in Bolivia, Britain, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Peru and Zambia.
His recent work has focused on mixed methods impact evaluation, particularly incorporating use of the Qualitative Impact Protocol (QuIP) and based on evaluation work conducted through Bath Social and Development Research Ltd (
www.bathsdr.org), a social enterprise he cofounded in 2016. He is also currently a trustee of Opportunity International UK.