The world at crossroads – securing the future generations

The WIDER Development Conference on securing the future generations is 14–16 May 2024, in Maputo, Mozambique.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states

Andrea Vaccaro presents at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 March 2024. According to the prevailing paradigm in international development policy, well-functioning state institutions play a crucial role in facilitating effective international aid. Despite a significant increase in the number of fragile countries in recent years, there has been however limited progress in understanding how aid can be made more effective in these contexts. Our study argues that one of the main obstacles to this progress lies in the conceptualization and measurement of state fragility.

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Andrea Vaccaro on how (the lack of) state experience shapes today’s fragile states
20 March 2024
Hybrid, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Seminar
Aid effectiveness in fragile states

UNU-WIDER researchers offer a seminar on aid effectiveness in fragile states to an audience of Swedish development officials and foreign officers. The seminar is organized by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

23 May 2023
Online, Sweden
Past event
Conference
International Research Conference on the Effectiveness of Development Cooperation

United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC), and the European Commission (DG INTPA), is jointly organizing an international research...

17 November 2022 – 18 November 2022
Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
Past event
Conference
20th Annual Nordic Conference in Development Economics

The 20th Nordic Conference in Development Economics (NCDE 2022) will be held in Helsinki on June 15-16, 2022. This yearly conference serves as a meeting point for development economists active in the Nordic countries, but is also targeted more...

15 June 2022 – 16 June 2022
Economicum, Arkadiankatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
Subnational governance in Ghana – does decentralization improve democratic outcomes?

UNU-WIDER researchers in The state and statebuilding in the Global South — international and local interactions project attend an authors’ workshop at the London School of Economics. ( Download programme). Rachel Gisselquist, Daniel Chachu, and...

13 December 2021 – 14 December 2021
Online, United Kingdom
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Project workshop
COVID-19 impact and policy response across Indian States

The researchers under this component of The state and statebuilding in the Global South – international and local interactions project meet to discuss ongoing research on 'COVID-19 and the state —comparative experiences in the Global South'...

2 December 2021 – 3 December 2021
Online, Finland
Past event
Project workshop
COVID-19 and the State —comparative experiences in the Global South
22 November 2021 – 23 November 2021
Online, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Rachel Gisselquist at Finland's Development Policy Days 2021

Rachel M. Gisselquist joins a panel discussion at the annual Development Policy Days event hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland. The event is held 9-10 November 2021 both online and at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki from 8:30 – 16:30. Rachel...

9 November 2021 – 10 November 2021
Helsinki, Finland
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Presentation
UNU-WIDER Research Fellows present at the American Political Science Association's Annual Conference

UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Rachel Gisselquist takes part in the 117th American Political Science Association's Annual Meeting & Exhibition from 28 September to 3 October 2021. Two sessions will feature presentations of WIDER Working Papers she has co...

28 September 2021 – 3 October 2021
Online, Seattle, United States
Past event
Presentation
Miguel Nino-Zarazua and Rachel Gisselquist presenting to Finland's Development Policy Committee

Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist, Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER are presenting to the Development Policy Committee of Finland on 2 September 2021 at 14:00 (UTC+3). The subject of...

2 September 2021
Online, Finland
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Presentation
Rachel Gisselquist speaks at the International Studies Association Annual Conference

Rachel M. Gisselquist will present in two sessions at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Conference held online. The first session will share new research with Andrea Vaccaro from the State and statebuilding in the Global South –...

8 April 2021
Online, United States
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Seminar
UNDP and Oxford Policy Management present findings from upcoming report
5 June 2019
UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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