What are the environmental, health and regulatory dimensions of pesticide use in agriculture in low- and middle-income countries?
- ETH Zurich
- 2014
- Lars-Erik Cederman
To what extent does violence against civilians by armed actors increase the risk of conflict escalation and civil war?
- University of Basel
- 2016
- Rita Kesselring
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?
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?
- University of Bern
- 2012
- Vally Koubi
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?
- University of Geneva
- 2012
- Simon Hug
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 ?
- University of Geneva
- 2011
- Jaya Krishnakumar
To what extent can globalized economies offer increased opportunities to their populations in different socio-economic domains?
What role can product development partnerships play in order to improve access to medicines for neglected diseases?
- ETH Zurich
- 2011
- Michael Bechtel
Which types of international environmental cooperation are likely to have long-term prospects in democracies and which will not?
- University of Geneva
- 2011
- Frédéric Giraut
How can a geographical information system methodology contribute to address the governance of natural resources in terms of conservation and development?
- University of Geneva
- 2011
- Bernard Debarbieux
To what extent can regional governance architectures of mountainous areas contribute to achieving the Millenium Development Goals in terms of integration of sustainable development principles and of reduction of biodiversity loss?
- Fachhochschule Ostschweiz
- 2011
- Tobias Luthe
How can social network analysis help in understanding resilience to global environmental changes in the isolated mountain and Arctic island communities?
- The Graduate Institute
- 2011
- Christophe Gironde
How can potentially negative effects on local populations of large-scale land acquisitions be mitigated and what could institutions do to protect human rights of the affected population?
How do cultural events and public art affect urban safety in African cities?
- University of Lausanne
- 2010
- David Giauque
To what extent does the fit between personal values and the organizational values of an IO foster the working motivation of its employees and volunteers?
- University of Bern
- 2010
- Stephan Rist
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)?
What are the patterns and impacts on the development of return skilled migration and how can the potential of scientific diasporas best be exploited for development?
- University of Lucerne
- 2010
- Jürg Helbling
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?
- University of Geneva
- 2010
- Claudine Sauvain-Dugerdil
How can a capability based approach help explain the widening gap in development and what insights can be derived to combat poverty efficiently?
- University of Bern
- 2010
- Baris Karapinar
How do developing countries set priorities and define realistically achievable goals within the millennium development goals?
- The Graduate Institute
- 2010
- Urs Luterbacher
How can a neurological look at the dynamics of emotions in general and fear in particular help finding better strategies in conflict prevention and / or resolution?
- University of Neuchâtel
- 2010
- Ellen Hertz
How do transnational corporate social responsibility standards influence and shape labor conditions in the electronics manufacturing industry in China and Taiwan?
- The Graduate Institute
- 2010
- Vincent Chetail
What are the key norms in the treatment of migrant detainees and how can academics and practitioners measure the construction and adherence to these norms?
- University of Lausanne
- 2009
- Francois-Xavier Merrien
What are the effects of gender-based international development programs in Brazil, the Philippines and Mozambique?
- University of Bern
- 2009
- Vally Koubi
What are the linkages between climate change, economic growth and conflict?
- The Graduate Institute
- 2009
- Yvan Droz
What are the impacts of agricultural policies on the social and psychological situation of farmers?
- University of Zurich
- 2009
- Julia Müller
How can psychological knowledge help legal professionals in their work with victims in the context of the Cambodian trials?
- University of Zurich
- 2009
- Katharina Michaelowa
How can developing countries compensate for their limited power resources by deploying successful strategies in the context of climate change compensation negotiations?
- University of Geneva
- 2009
- Sandro Cattacin
What are the roles played by migrant organisations in the context of transnational Senegalese migration, integration and development?
- ETH Zurich
- 2009
- Lars-Erik Cederman
What are the effects of cross-border refugee flows and the possible spread of conflicts in host countries taking into account ethnical linkages?