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Discipline: Political Economy

COALSTAKE: The Political Economy of Coal Policy

Why do countries differ in their policy choices on coal energy?
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Environmental Change and Migration: The Role of Urbanization in Conflict Processes

How does rural-to-urban migration generated by climate change affect urbanization? What are the economic and political settings that contribute to or impede the emergence of political violence and conflicts?
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From Rule-takers to Rule-makers: Emerging Powers in the Regulation of International Trade

When and how does increasing market power translate into regulatory power to shape the rules of international trade?
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Effectiveness of Partnerships for Sustainable Development – Behavioral Pathways and Impacts

What are the effectiveness and the impact of public-private partnerships for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals?
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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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Food Price Volatility: Political Causes, Effects on Hunger and Poverty, Sustainable Solutions

What are the effects of different types of trade policy measures on global food price volatility and what local, alternative measures can be adopted to foster food security in volatile global markets?
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Valueworks: Effects of Financialization along the Copper Value Chain

What are the effects of the financialisation of the commodity trading on local lives and what are the policy recommendations to be drawn for Swiss and international regulatory actors?
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WASH in the Context of Maternal Health and Menstrual Hygiene

What are the specific needs of users, especially women, with regard to water, sanitation and hygiene service provisions in public health facilities in India and Uganda?
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The Proliferation of Multilateral Funds

What are the recent trends of non-core multilateral aid ? To what extent do they threaten aid effectiveness through an increased fragmentation and proliferation of funds ?
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