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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

Political theory

Fear and freedom

Liberal democracy is worth defending because it can prevent cruelty argues Princeton professor

South Asia

Rule-bound governance matters

As civil-society space is shrinking in India, ODA agencies should consider their stance

Retirement provisions

From the iron rice bowl to the filial piety law

China’s one-child policy is having catastrophic consequences for millions of pensioners

Burundi-China cooperation

A beautiful friendship

China’s influence in Burundi has grown, while that of the EU has diminished

Blog

Two-pronged global crisis

Covid-19 requires global cooperation to protect human health and prevent economic depression

PEGNet Conference 2020

Call for papers

This year's PEGNet conference will deal with conflict and fragility in developing countries

Tuberculosis

Never disrupt treatment

To make the world TB free, funding must increase dramatically

Development finance

Untapped potential

Diaspora bonds could play a bigger role in development finance

Corona virus

Suddenly overwhelmed health sector

Why Iran is struggling to come to girps with the new corona virus

Droughts

The political causes of famine

A new book spells out that good governance can prevent famine even in the era of global warming