To what extent do institutional reforms and participation mechanism increase the external stakeholder input in formal and informal governance arrangements?
What are the challenges of the gig economy in terms of social dialogue and workers’ protection?
What are the experiences of recently arrived Afghans in Europe and how is the understanding of home, belonging and the ‘self ‘shaped by gender? How does this understanding affect their capacity and willingness to engage with development in Afghanistan?
To what extent does violence against civilians by armed actors increase the risk of conflict escalation and civil war?
How have public policies evolved to stabilize or destabilize the current meat production and consumption systems in China, the EU and the US?
What are the generalised, large scale factors of the environment-migration relationship and to what extent is it conditional on various individual, socio-economic, and political factors?
How do developing countries set priorities and define realistically achievable goals within the millennium development goals?
How can a capability based approach help explain the widening gap in development and what insights can be derived to combat poverty efficiently?
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?
How do women – led Track Two dialogues contribute to sustaining and reimagining peace in post-settlement contexts in Colombia, Kosovo, and the Philippines?
What role can product development partnerships play in order to improve access to medicines for neglected diseases?
What are the conditions under which deaths in custody should be investigated and how can they be prevented?
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 ?
What are the effects of market incentives made by public financial institutions on worker organisations and social dialogue according to ILO key labour standards?
What drives the position of sexually transmitted infections on global policy agendas?
How can developing countries compensate for their limited power resources by deploying successful strategies in the context of climate change compensation negotiations?
How are power-sharing agreements adopted and what implementation challenges impede their functioning?
What are the legal obligations to protect and assist persons with disabilities during conflict and what are the policies and practices required to put these obligations into effect?
Why and how does centralized design prevail as a global gold standard for the urban sanitation sector even in the light of crisis and how does it influence project implementation under SDG6?
To what extend do information and communicaton technologies contribute to sustainable macroeconomic development? What is the influence of foreign investment?
What are the life trajectories of children of refugees born in Europe in terms of cultural and social identity and what are their educational and employment experiences?
What are the consumption patterns of the growing middle classes in emerging countries? What are the environmental and social impacts of these practices? How can more sustainable consumption pathways be reached?
When and how does increasing market power translate into regulatory power to shape the rules of international trade?
What are the major factors shaping, preventing or enhancing human rights-based approaches in the world heritage system?
Which types of intertemporal cost distributions are likely to find majority support in industrialised emitter countries?
What should be the essential elements of evidence-based policy interventions aimed at curbing the circulation of military-style rifles and promoting regional security in Latin America?
To what extent does violence against civilians by armed actors increase the risk of conflict escalation and civil war?