Development research

All published articles with the tag "Development Research".

Development economist warns of consequences when research funding shrinks

Development economist and researcher Ann-Sofie Isaksson talks about the research project in Malawi. The results indicate that aid projects that contribute to households' improved financial conditions to control their own situation have a positive effect on reducing chronic malnutrition in children. Images: Ann-Sofie Isaksson, Canva.

Of: Elina Malmberg

In June 2023, the government decided that the Swedish Research Council would no longer be tasked with financing new projects under the area Udevelopment research. Research support in international development has thus decreased by two-thirds in two years. Developmentklingsmagasinet has spoken with Ann-Sofie Isaksson, development economist and researcher at the Institute for Futures Studies and the University of Gothenburg, om developmentaleeconomic research and the consequences of cuts.

June 9, 2025, Interview

FUF examines the multilateral assistance to the EBA

FUF's chancellor Anna Sjöberg Tibblin and board member Lennart Wohlgemuth have written the report "Swedish Multi-Bi Aid and Development Effectiveness" for the Expert Group for Aid Analysis (EBA).

Of: The Chancellery

SEK 13 billion of the Swedish aid went under 2023 to specific countiesthe of via multilateral organizations, so-called multi-bi support. FUFarna Lennart Well-being and Anna Sjöberg Tibblin have written a "working paper" for the Expert Group for Aid Analysis (EBA) where they investigated the possibilities for Side to sackcompensate that multilateral partners lioner up to aid effectiveness principles om local ownership, focus on results, inclusive partnership, transparency and mutual accountability i the very largest channel for Swedish aid.  

December 9, 2024, FUF news, News