Theme

Development policy

Development policy concerns economic, political and social development in the South, and how such processes are affected by global and international conditions.

With our world becoming more and more integrated, development in any one country is increasingly influenced by international conditions. These may touch on everything from competition on the world market to power relations, development assistance and the dissemination of culture and technology. Understanding ‘development’ thus requires analysis of many different forms of interaction, conflict and cooperation across national borders – and this point is central to the study of development policy at NUPI. Relevant research topics include:

What are the causes of poverty and inequality?
Why do some states collapse?
What are the consequences of development assistance?

News about development policy

The hidden consequences of Covid-19

1 Mar 2021

It is no secret that the consequences of the pandemic we are now in the midst of, are enormous. But did you know that covid-19 may contribute to a reversal of the global work on women's rights? Or that it may lead to a dramatic decrease in peace operations?

Sårbare stater Pandemier Opprørsgrupper Humanitarian issues Peace operations United Nations AU Styring Globalisering International economics Utenrikspolitikk Development policy
NUPI awarded funding for five research projects by the Research Council of Norway

16 Dec 2020

The Research Council of Norway awarded NUPI funding for five new research projects.

Development policy Asia Africa Russia and Eurasia The Middle East and North Africa Hav International organizations Diplomacy
Did British colonial rule in Africa foster a legacy of corruption among local elites?
30 Oct 2020
- - Viljar Haavik
The empowerment of chiefs during colonial rule fostered a legacy of corruption more potent than the formal legal system left behind by the colonisers.

Development policy Africa

All news about development policy (total 45)

Publications about development policy

Publication : Academic article
Environmental performance of foreign firms: Chinese and Japanese firms in Myanmar
2021
- - Indra Overland
- - Roman Vakulchuk
Little is known about how the environmental approaches of foreign investors in developing countries are formed. The objective of this study is to conceptualize and investigate the drivers of the environmental performance of foreign firms. This is done through a comparative analysis of the environmental...
International economics Trade Internasjonale investeringer Globalisering Development policy Asia Sårbare stater Climate Energy Styring
Publication
Digital Vulnerabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries
2020
- - Niels Nagelhus Schia
- - Johann Ole Willers
How does digitalization lead to new kinds of global connections and disconnections in the developing countries? And which role does digitalization play for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? This entry focuses on cybersecurity capacity building (CCB) and the sustainability of development processes...
Development policy Cyber United Nations International organizations
Publication
Much Ado About Very Little? Migration-Linked Development Assistance — the Cases of Poland and Norway
2021
- Patryk Kugiel
- - Viljar Haavik
- - Morten Bøås
In response to the migration management crisis that peaked in Europe in 2015-2016, the EU institutions and some European states promised to address the “root causes of migration”, with development assistance seen as an important tool in that respect. By comparing the development cooperation policies...
Development policy Utenrikspolitikk Security policy Humanitarian issues Migrasjon Europe The Middle East and North Africa Africa Teori og metode