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Insights from UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance: Exploring the push and pull of international development through innovation and good governance. The opinions expressed in these posts are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNU. Before submission, please read the Note to Authors.

Refugees Deserve More than One Day in the Spotlight

19 June 2014
June 20th is World Refugee Day; a day intended to draw attention to the plight of refugees worldwide. This year attention is likely to focus on Syria. Within just three years Syria has become the single largest origin country for refugees worldwide. Over three million refugees have fl...
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Corrupt Chiefs: Bad Incentives? New Blog & Research Paper

22 May 2014
While corruption may be rampant across the world it is not always visible. Asking people about their perceptions of corruption in local governance poses a similar problem, as they may not be willing to give their true opinions of local leaders. However, if corruption is as common and ...
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Dutch Mayors Seek Fairer Children’s Amnesty

20 May 2014
Local governments are key points of contact for refugees and migrants — especially when they are faced with deportation. For the launch of The Hague Process report on Migrant and Refugee Integration in Cities, 21 May 2014, this blog looks at a new campaign for a fairer children&...
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Harnessing Microfinance & Social Networks for WaSH

08 May 2014
When it comes to water and sanitation, does self-supply let governments off the hook? Or do people simply need access, regardless of who supplies the service? A new, joint report by UNU-INWEH and UNU-MERIT explores a hybrid mechanism of microfinance for small community water and sanit...
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Policy Games: Leading by Example Across the Atlantic

02 April 2014
Democrats in the US have been calling President Obama’s recourse to Executive Orders for pushing a key social policy change (minimum wage rise) a case of "leading by example". It so happens that across the Atlantic, leading by example comes packaged as a well-worn policy tool rather s...
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Refugee or Migrant Diasporas: Does it Make a Difference?

24 March 2014
At what point do people start identifying themselves as refugees? What are the differences between refugee and migrant diasporas? Should we even make a distinction? Use of the terms “refugee diasporas” and “migrant diasporas” is shaped by various academic, funding and political issues...
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Time to Rethink Business in Rural Africa?

19 March 2014
It’s the “International Year of Family Farming” and time we realized that families are key to rural development in Africa. Smallholders manage 80 per cent of African farmland, often doing a lot more than tilling the land. Homes and markets are full of family entrepreneurs, working in ...
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Migrants Knocking at the Doors of Fortress Europe?

04 February 2014
Migration flows into Europe are changing. A decade ago most migrants entered Europe via North Africa, straight across the Mediterranean; but the main route is now through the Eastern Mediterranean, with many trying to cross through Greece. The violence suffered by asylum seekers in Gr...
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New Website: New Look, New Feel

02 December 2013
Dear reader, We’re delighted to present the new website of UNU-MERIT. With this we aim to boost our visibility in a dynamic and integrated way. Dynamic, by using numerous sliders and 3D tag clouds refreshed with every new post. Integrated, by embedding all possible media, from lecture...
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