Blog
Four global problems that will be aggravated by the UK’s recent cuts to international aid
UK economic forecasts have improved markedly since the September 2022 mini-budget. The economic recession may now be more shallow and public borrowing...
Blog
How will the Russia-Ukraine war be fought?: External support and insurgency tactics
by
Kit Rickard
March 2022
The Ukrainian state, personified by its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has been heroic and has surprised many by its 'stiff resistance'. However...
Blog
Superpowers, super-spoilers, and hybrid warfare: What the new Cold War means for global cooperation
by
Erica Gaston
March 2022
Last week we woke up to a conflict that had echoes of the Second World War, the Cold War, and the last two decades of hybrid conflict all mixed into...
Blog
Our project on the institutional legacies of violent conflict
One of the most critical challenges in international development today is to understand how best to support peace, security, economic recovery, and...
Blog
Why do we see boom-and-bust growth in fragile and conflict-affected states?
One of the most pressing challenges in development policy is to bring about rapid, sustained, and inclusive growth in developing countries. Apart from...
Blog
The conflict in Ukraine - the role of civilians
While there is much to discuss about the geopolitics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, let's not forget the men, women and children of Ukraine who...
Blog
Missing school years for girls: The case of the Assam insurgency
by
Prakarsh Singh
March 2017
Girls in India face many challenges. From the moment they are conceived, they are less likely to be born as compared to boys. This presence of...
Blog
Common factors in conflict-induced state fragility
by
Lual A. Deng
December 2016
What does it mean to be a fragile state? According to the IMF, fragile states are those in ‘which the government is unable to reliably deliver basic...
Blog
How did South Sudan get stuck in a fragility trap?
by
Lual A. Deng
December 2016
In my last blog I wrote about the common factors at play in political and economic transitions. Using the case of South Sudan, I demonstrated how...
Panel discussion
How to get inclusive growth started in fragile contexts
9 June 2021
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
Patricia Justino presenting on COVID-19 and conflict dynamics at FIIA webinar
Patricia Justino will present on COVID-19 and conflict dynamics at an online event organised by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) on 27 May 2021. The event, Covid-19 effects on peace and conflict dynamics – Implications for the EU...
27 May 2021
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Blog
Nobel Peace Prize acknowledges link between preventing hunger and promoting peace
Professor Patricia Justino is a leading expert on the links between political violence and economic development. Her work has greatly expanded...
Presentation
Tillman Hönig presents at the European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
Tillman Hönig, Research Associate at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting his ongong research The Legacy of Conflict: Aggregate Evidence from Sierra Leone at the 10th European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association on 30 April 2021, 2pm CEST. His paper...
30 April 2021
Online,
Denmark
Past event
Presentation
Patricia Justino briefs Swedish aid agency on aid in autocracies and fragile countries
On 4 February 2020, UNU-WIDER's Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino will be giving a presentation at an event organised by Sweden’s government agency for development cooperation Sida as part of their Department for Africa’s planning days. The...
4 February 2021
Online,
Stockholm,
Sweden
Past event
Project workshop
Workshop on Institutional legacies of violent conflict
12 May 2022
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13 May 2022
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6b,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event