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Governance by Contract? The Impact of the International Finance Corporation’s Social Conditionality on Worker Organization and Social Dialogue

What are the effects of market incentives made by public financial institutions on worker organisations and social dialogue according to ILO key labour standards?
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A “Social Clause” through the Back Door? Labor Provisions in Preferential Trade Agreements

What are the causes and the consequences of labour provisions in preferential trade agreements?
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Telecommunications Politics in Developing Countries – Development, Control and Ownership in the African Information and Communications Technology Sector

To what extend do information and communicaton technologies contribute to sustainable macroeconomic development? What is the influence of foreign investment?
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Rethinking Stakeholder Participation in International Governance

To what extent do institutional reforms and participation mechanism increase the external stakeholder input in formal and informal governance arrangements?
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Sustainable Land Management in Mountain Regions of Bolivia and Nepal in the Context of Outmigration, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

How is land management in mountains being affected by migration, climate changes and hazard events in Cochabamba region (Bolivia) and Dhankuta District (Nepal)?
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The Politics of Informal Governance

What are the factors that lead states and transnational actors to choose between formal intergovernmental organisations, informal intergovernmental organisations and transnational governance networks to structure their interactions and govern global problems?
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Civilian Victimization and Conflict Escalation

To what extent does violence against civilians by armed actors increase the risk of conflict escalation and civil war?
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Individual Preferences for International Environmental Cooperation

Which types of international environmental cooperation are likely to have long-term prospects in democracies and which will not?
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Governance of Forests: Multiple Outcomes in the Bolivian Lowlands – Reconciling Livelihoods, Biodiversity Conservation and Carbon Sequestration

How can new institutional arrangements help reconcile livelihood-relevant factors of local populations with the UN program for Reducing Emissions for Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)?
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Local Communities’ Access to Justice and the State of Kenya – Impunity, Legal Pluralism and the Resolution of Conflicts

What does impunity mean to local communities in areas of protracted conflict and how do local and regional forms of informal justice contribute to re-establishing law and order?
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