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Category: Social Sciences

Mercury in Goldmines in Uganda Influence Pregnancies on the Faroe Islands
Applied Sciences / Decent work and economic growth / Good health and well-being / News / Social Sciences

Mercury in Goldmines in Uganda Influence Pregnancies on the Faroe Islands

Asger Roejle Christensenby Asger Roejle ChristensenSeptember 14, 2022September 15, 2022

Our working environments have become truly global. Even though they are often invisible, harmful substances are traveling long distances between the South and the North. …

Mercury: The Silent Death in the Bolivian Amazon
Applied Sciences / Decent work and economic growth / Good health and well-being / News / Social Sciences

Mercury: The Silent Death in the Bolivian Amazon

Lise Josefsen Hermannby Lise Josefsen HermannSeptember 7, 2022September 12, 2022

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon are affected by mercury contamination in Bolivia due to small-scale gold extraction. The women are some of the most vulnerable …

How Can the Global South Confront the Unequal North-South Academic Collaborations?
Partnerships for the goals / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Social Sciences

How Can the Global South Confront the Unequal North-South Academic Collaborations?

Verah Okeyoby Verah OkeyoAugust 16, 2022

In May 2022, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) published the policy brief ‘Decolonising Academic Collaboration: South-North Perspectives’. Earlier, researchers from Kenya, Ghana and Denmark, …

Many Years of South-North Cooperation Creates a Common Horizon of Ideas
Opinions / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Social Sciences

Many Years of South-North Cooperation Creates a Common Horizon of Ideas

Asger Roejle Christensenby Asger Roejle ChristensenAugust 16, 2022

A professor at Section for Global Development at University of Copenhagen moved his research on access to resources and land ownership from West Africa to …

Chile Faces the Mega Drought Looking for Technical and Social Solutions
Clean water and sanitation / Climate action / Natural Sciences / News / Social Sciences

Chile Faces the Mega Drought Looking for Technical and Social Solutions

Marta Apablazaby Marta ApablazaAugust 16, 2022

According to data provided by the UN, by 2025 half of the world’s population will live in areas of water scarcity, making it essential to …

Uganda’s Acclaimed Refugee Policy: The Difference Between What is on Paper and Reality
Decent work and economic growth / Good health and well-being / No poverty / Opinions / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Social Sciences

Uganda’s Acclaimed Refugee Policy: The Difference Between What is on Paper and Reality

William Odinga Balikuddembeby William Odinga BalikuddembeAugust 16, 2022

Uganda is described by many in the humanitarian circles as one of the friendliest countries in the world to refugees. Some reports, such as one …

They studied emerging epidemics – and then an epidemic emerged
Applied Sciences / Blog / Good health and well-being / Resources / Social Sciences

They studied emerging epidemics – and then an epidemic emerged

Asger Roejle Christensenby Asger Roejle ChristensenAugust 16, 2022

A large research project in close cooperation between researchers from Denmark and Burkina Faso has focused on what happens to epidemics when they emerge in …

Civil Society Groups Keep Development Aid Closer to Human Beings
Applied Sciences / Good health and well-being / Resources / Social Sciences

Civil Society Groups Keep Development Aid Closer to Human Beings

Asger Roejle Christensenby Asger Roejle ChristensenMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022

The history of Danish development assistance, and the role of civil society groups with a focus on vulnerable groups in this history, was discussed at …

Insider – Outsider Knowledge in Research on Myanmar
Partnerships for the goals / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Social Sciences

Insider – Outsider Knowledge in Research on Myanmar

Asta Raaeby Asta RaaeMay 25, 2022

Helene Maria Kyed is a researcher from the Danish Institute for International Studies. She specializes in studying which part non-state actors play in terms of …

Democracy in Decline
Opinions / Peace, justice and strong institutions / Social Sciences

Democracy in Decline

Hannah Kickertby Hannah KickertMay 24, 2022

Peace, justice and good governance – important enablers of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – have come under pressure in many countries …

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