Governing Plastic: The Global Political Economy and Regulation of Plastic Production and Pollution The Graduate Institute 2019 Annabelle Littoz-Monnet Environmental Science, Human Geography, Political Science What are the economic and political forces driving the expanding global plastic economy? read more
Tackling the Global Housing Challenges: Relevance and Replicability of Switzerland’s and Uruguay’s Housing Cooperatives’ Policies and Strategies ETH Zurich 2019 Jennifer Duyne Barenstein Economics, Political Science, Sociology Are housing cooperatives a way out of the global affordable accommodation crisis? read more
Noma, The Neglected Disease. An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Its Realities, Burden, and Framing University of Geneva 2019 Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga Human Geography, Law, Political Science, Public Health, Social Medicine How can raising awareness, better prevention and treatment help individuals suffering from Noma, the “neglected disease”? read more
Governance Processes and Sustainability Impacts of the Extractive Industries: Generating Transformation Knowledge in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Madagascar University of Bern 2019 Julie Zähringer Environmental Science, Human Geography, Political Science What is the role of large-scale extractive investments in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and their contradictory dynamics? read more
Political Prioritisation of the Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections: a Global Challenge University of Bern 2019 Nicola Low Political Science, Public Health, Sociology What drives the position of sexually transmitted infections on global policy agendas? read more
COALSTAKE: The Political Economy of Coal Policy – Comparative Analyses of Stakeholder Strategies and Resource Industries’ Embeddedness in the International Economy University of Basel 2019 Aya Kachi Environmental Science, Human Geography, Political Economy, Political Science Why do countries differ in their policy choices on coal energy? read more
Closing the Food-Waste-Farming Cycle: Composting and Urban Agriculture in Cameroon and Switzerland University of Lausanne 2019 René Véron Anthropology, Economics, Environmental Science What are the barriers and opportunities for compost-based urban farming and gardening in Dschang, Cameroon and Lausanne, Switzerland? read more
Corporate Symbolic Reparations in Transitional Justice Contexts. Case Studies from Colombia, Germany and South Africa University of St. Gallen 2019 Florian Wettstein Anthropology, History, Law, Political Science What is the involvement of corporations in symbolic reparations (SR) in Colombia, Germany and South Africa? read more
