What are the political gains from trade agreements and what is their economic value in turn?
What are the political orders put in place by rebel movements and how do they influence the post-war state formation?
How widespread is the increased susceptibility of insecticide-resistant Anopheles mosquitoes to Plasmodium infection and what are the risks associated with this phenomenon in relationship to the use of bed nets and insecticides? What policies should be adopted to reduce the risk of a major crisis in malaria control?
How do transnational corporate social responsibility standards influence and shape labor conditions in the electronics manufacturing industry in China and Taiwan?
What are the complex relationships between Schistosomiasis, agricultural production, and migration in an African context?
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?
What are the regulatory frameworks for goods, labor, and financial markets that can create an economy that operates within planetary limits and principles of social equity?
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?
What are the conditions under which deaths in custody should be investigated and how can they be prevented?
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?
What are the corporate citizenship approaches of Swiss medium sized enterprises and large multinational corporations in their participation to the UN Global Compact?
What are the major factors shaping, preventing or enhancing human rights-based approaches in the world heritage system?
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?
What forms do intersectional human rights violations and multiple discrimination take and how could the United Nations’ human rights protection mechanisms better address these issues?
What are the challenges of the gig economy in terms of social dialogue and workers’ protection?
Which political and economic drivers can explain country differences in climate ambition between NDCs and recovery packages, and how correlated they are?
What are the factors that shape the institutional design of recently adopted migration partnerships at a international, national and regional level?
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?
How could the concept of Deliberative Quality help improve the conditions under which decisions are made, and could it serve to develop better processes and outcomes in trade-related organizations?
How can the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) effectively contribute to the integration of those left-behind by the declining social aid and create solidarity for these vulnerable groups?
How can a capability based approach help explain the widening gap in development and what insights can be derived to combat poverty efficiently?
To what extent do institutional reforms and participation mechanism increase the external stakeholder input in formal and informal governance arrangements?
What drives the position of sexually transmitted infections on global policy agendas?
How are power-sharing agreements adopted and what implementation challenges impede their functioning?