It is still unclear what circumstances led to the deaths of 39 people who were found in the refrigerated trailer in a lorry park outside London. It is not known how these 31 men and eight women, some of whom are thought to be Vietnamese nationals, ended up in the trailer, where they thought they were going, who put them there, and to what extent they went voluntarily or were forced. And why would migrants, refugees or other stowaways make the decision to travel like freight, and do they know the...
Ahead of World Day Against Child Labour, a new policy brief by Prof. Franziska Gassman and Eszter Timar weighs up the costs of child poverty in the Balkans. The brief covers deprivation in terms of education, health, and social mobility, before laying out the potential of social protection in building resilence and fostering development. Set against recent case studies from around the world, including Cambodia and Uganda, the brief gives policy recommendations on various critical issues includin...
You defend your PhD thesis on 24 November. In your research, you study a remarkable ‘Case Management Information System’ in Kosovo. Can you briefly explain the background and why you decided to study it? / My research looks into the roll out of a ‘Case Management Information System’ (CMIS) in the judiciary of Kosovo, which began in 2001 and remains ongoing. ...
I was born of a mixed family in the south of Italy, in the city of Benevento. That day it was raining cats and dogs, as on most days when important things happen to me – from graduating to getting married to finding a new job. Benevento (meaning either ‘Good wind’ or ‘Good event’) was named by the Romans after they had finally defeated the local tribe, the Caudini....
Stalling growth and high unemployment are not the only problems facing Bosnia & Herzegovina. To ensure its long-term sustainability, the country’s social protection system needs a major overhaul. The “Introduction to Social Protection in the Netherlands” study tour was part of a project run with the Ministries of Social Affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As part of this project, UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance provide technical assistance to improve the targeting of non-contributory c...
We had five PhD defences in June 2014, covering government policies for highly skilled migrants, education and health in Senegal, housing in Uganda, government reform in Kosovo, and innovation in Latin America. See the events calendar and boxes below for more details. This page will be updated after each event....