UNU research focuses on the challenges faced by the United Nations and its Member States. Our current research portfolio supports all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 to inspire global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges.
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Inequality and governance in unstable democracies – the mediating role of trust
This project seeks to provide new insights and empirical evidence on how trust shapes the relationship between economic inequality and governance.
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How do effective states emerge?
This project examines the role of committed states in delivering inclusive development.
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The state and statebuilding in the Global South – international and local interactions
This project focuses on the state and statebuilding in the Global South with attention to the interaction between international and local actors, institutions, and context.
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The changing nature of work and inequality
The project will investigate the main drivers of observed trends in earnings inequalities within developing countries.
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Addressing group-based inequalities
This project aims to study and learn from the policy efforts and experience of countries fighting inequality, with focus to the Global South.
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WIID – World Income Inequality Database
The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) presents information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries.
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Economic Transformation Database (ETD)
This project aims to provide sectoral data on employment and productivity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, to facilitate structural change.
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E-Governance and Digital Transformation in Guinea-Bissau
Support to Guinea-Bissau's digital governance, aiming to identify transformative change opportunities in its governance system.
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Digital Transformation Strategy of Georgia 2021-2025
Develop Georgia's Digital Transformation Strategy 2021-2025, enhancing public sector services and societal integration, based on past successes and global best practices.
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Institutional legacies of violent conflict
This project aims to increase understanding of the long-term effects of institutional dynamics that develop during violent conflicts.