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Demokratisierung
Election campaign
Conrad Schetter

Lasting relevance of violence

Afghanistan’s two remaining presidential candidates share many policy ideas

Civil society
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Protective encryption

Ways to protect online activists’ free speech from government repression

Rule of law
Kai Hauerstein

Assess new legislation early on

Before passing new laws, policymakers should assess their impact

Identity politics
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A dangerous choice

Indian election result may yet spell violent trouble

Financial sector
Katharina Braun
Anna Luisa Paffhausen

A development bank for Mozambique

Mozambique hopes to stimulate its economy with the help of a new government-owned development bank

Argentina
Sebastián Vargas

Direct democracy

After the financial crash in Argentina in 2001, citizens organised direct democracy at the local level

Gender
Reham Alhelsi
Petra Schöning

Women’s shadow councils in Palestine

Women’s shadow councils lend support to Palestinian councilwomen

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

All politics is local

Devolution of government powers to sub-national levels deepens democracy and serves long term stability

Sanitation
Isabel Günther
Alexandra Horst

Access to better toilets

How to improve the sanitation situation in slum settlements

Liberia
Samwar S. Fallah

Appointed by the president

Why elected local governments would be good for Liberia

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders
How development policy is misunderstood