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ID-Cards give Legal Identity to some Ugandans – but not all
A young Danish researcher from African Studies is observing how people in Uganda are navigating a new digitalized certification system which doesn’t recognize everybody as citizens – even when they have lived in the country for generations In Uganda’s capital...
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All of Us Need to Build Capacity – in South as well as North
Research collaboration is capacity building in itself, says Professor Jens Seeberg, Aarhus University. Every university on the globe has a constant need of capacity building. That is certainly also the case in Denmark. ”Research collaboration is capacity building in itself”,...
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Funding Policies in the North Hurt Capacity Building in the South
Denmark has valuable experience in running an efficient research administration. It’s important to continue sharing this experience with the global South countries like Ghana in order to address risks of bureaucracy, according to an experienced Danish development researcher In many...
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Nordic Africa Institute library services for distance users – Zoom event 13 Feb. 2024
Welcome to a zoom introduction to Nordic Africa Institute Library's distance services for Nordic based students and researchers. The majority of our library users are based outside of Uppsala.On 13 February at 11.30 – 12.00 CET, (12:30 – 13:00 in...
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Taxation Transactions are not a One-Way Street!
According to the African Department of the IMF, the main emphasis on domestic revenue mobilisation (DRM) stands as a key priority in meeting Africa’s extensive developmental needs. Considering the recent COVID-19 pandemic, both global north and south researchers have advocated...
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Global South-North Divide: Local Innovations Should Be Upscaled and More Just Conditions Introduced
If you are interested in international relations and development, you have probably come across the terms: Global South and Global North. Chances are you are using them without a second thought. But have you ever asked yourself how we came...
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Exploring the Junction between Colonialism and Climate Crisis in Caribbean Literature
A young Danish literature researcher is reading novels and poems from the Caribbean archipelago in order to understand the relationship between colonial history and environmental degradation. Literature is always mirroring the society around it. Sometimes this mirror even influences the...
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How Economic Development is Embedded in National Institutional Systems
Development outcomes, including the ability to capture gains from globalization, depend, to a large degree, on national embeddedness of economic activities. A Danish professor has observed this interaction over many years in Indonesia’s development. While firms are the primary economic...
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Sorting Out India’s Mounting Waste Crisis
India’s economic growth story is remarkable: from a less than $500 billion economy at the turn of the millennium to the world's third-largest economy with over $3.5 trillion in 2022. The GDP per capita increased from $451 to $2,379. As...
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OpEn: Syd Stemmer i Større Danske Medier – Panel Debat med de Danske Redaktører
Tid: Onsdag den 3.januar 2024, kl. 17.00-19.00 gratis adgang Med støtte fra Udenrigsministeriets Oplysnings- og Engagementspulje (OpEn) gennemfører DDRN.dk aktuelt projektet 'Syd stemmer i større danske medier'. OpEn projektet formidler historier...
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