Brexit Fallout: A ‘European Knowledge Union’ to the Rescue?
Exchanges of staff and students, and joint research programmes, have all contributed to building a European identity. This has been fundamental to European cooperation, which in turn has had its...
View ArticlePeacekeeping Training: Torn Between Complexity and Time
This article was originally published on the UNU-MERIT website as part of the “Challenges to Peacekeeping in the 21st Century” series. ••• Stakes are always high in peace operations, so decent training...
View ArticleLeft Out to Dry? Gender and Fisheries on Lake Tanganyika
This article, originally published on the UNU-MERIT website, is part of the “Gender Full Spectrum” series that presents research findings from a gender perspective, methodological challenges for...
View ArticleOpening the Vault: Data, Research, and Improved Policymaking in South Africa
Policymakers often work in the dark, as they try to make real impact on people’s lives. If you don’t have good data, being worked on by good researchers, it can be hard to know whether efforts are...
View ArticleWorld Wetlands Help in Dealing with Natural Disasters
This article was originally published on the UNU-INWEH website on World Wetlands Day (2 February), which is organised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands to reflect on the social importance and...
View ArticleThe Best Defence Is No Offence: Why Cuts to UN Troops in Congo Could Be a...
Following strong pressure by the Trump administration to downsize peacekeeping across the board, the Security Council cut by 3,600 the authorised troop levels for the United Nations Peacekeeping...
View ArticleAs US Influence Wanes, Germany Has the Chance to Step Into the Spotlight
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States has been performing what seems to be a partial withdrawal from the international stage. This retreat is sometimes purposeful, as when...
View ArticleYes, Giving Money to Very Poor People Will Make Their Lives Better — Just Ask...
Is eradicating poverty, a goal the United Nations hopes to achieve by 2030, actually feasible? New research out of Ecuador says yes — if governments are willing to pay for it. According to a study of...
View ArticleViet Nam’s Data Revolution Is Well on Its Way
Viet Nam has seen large changes to its economy since the advent of doi moi, the new beginning, in the 1980s. Poverty levels have significantly been decreased, and large numbers of people are moving...
View ArticleHow Migrant Women are Leading Locally in France, Spain, and Beyond
This article was originally published on the UNU-MERIT website as part of the “Gender Full Spectrum” series, organised by UNU-MERIT and UNU-GEST. The series focuses on research findings with a gender...
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