Social Sciences

When the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, it set out 17 ambitious goals to tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Among them, Goal 4 stands out as both simple and transformative: quality education for...

Most Latin American countries are considered democracies with relatively high political freedom. However, this does not mean they all share the same democratic quality. As the European Parliamentary Research Service highlights, Chile ranks among the “most free and democratic countries,”...

In Guatemala’s Zona Reina, Q’eqchi’ peasant women are transforming maize fields into platforms for political participation. This is thanks to the initiative of the NGO PRODESSA to undertake (initiate) agroecology projects. This practice combines ecological, social, cultural and economic principles...

How can a rich forest be protected from illegal logging, while safeguarding the communities who rely on it for survival? Two expert groups from Cambodia and Brazil share how memory, community knowledge and technology can shape sustainability and partnership amid...

The topic of migration has gained increased salience over the past decade, with anti-immigrant parties growing in popularity across the Global North, achieving significant electoral success. These movements have used their increased influence to push for stricter migration policies. Yet,...

 The Nordic Talks series, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, serves as a vital platform for dialogue and knowledge exchange between Nordic and Global South researchers, focusing on practical and policy-oriented solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

Lars Buur: Thanks for this opening to the Nordic talk: Just give all the money to the poor? - where we have a very interesting panel. Maybe I should present myself first. I'm a professor in political economy of development...

Approximately 1 billion people rely on remittances—money sent by migrants to family and friends back home—to support their livelihoods, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The total value of global remittances to low- and middle-income countries was...

The Climate Policy Initiative reported in 2022 that Africa will need $250 billion in climate finance annually until 2030, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres calling at COP29 to transform the continent into a global leader in renewable energy. In Sub-Saharan...

Central Asia is home to over 80 million people but is often overlooked and seen by many as a peripheral region. Central Asian countries also do not feature in classic academic works on authoritarianism around the world. A consortium of...