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Sustainable Development
Through a dynamic network of knowledge partners—including senior researchers, policymakers, doctoral students, and early-career scholars—we empower evidence-based policymaking to tackle climate challenges and advance sustainable development. Our rnission is to foster societal transformation and ensure long-term sustainability by equipping researchers, policymakers, and early-career scholars with actionable knowledge.
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In Pursuit of Development
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Our Research
The Africa–Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) on the Politics of Sustainable Development aims to advance interdisciplinary research, policy engagement, and knowledge co-production at the intersection of political power, governance, and sustainable development.
Program Pillars and Research Streams
The CoRE is organized around several interconnected research pillars, each designed to explore critical dimensions of sustainability politics. Collectively, these pillars form a holistic approach to understanding and shaping the governance of sustainable development.
Methodological Approaches
The CoRE program will adopt a variety of interdisciplinary methods: Comparative policy analysis, Quantitative and qualitative research, Participatory action research and Scenario building and modeling.
Expected Outcomes and Impact
The CoRE aims to: Generate new knowledge, Inform policy and practice, Strengthen capacity-building, Promote inclusivity and equity and Catalyze transformational change.
Browse 11 Pillars of Research
- Democratic Governance, Political Leadership, and Just Transitions
- The Geopolitics of Sustainability and Global Finance Reform
- Global South Perspectives on Sustainability
- The Science–Policy–Practice Nexus
- Power, Inequality, and Sustainable Development
- Earth System Governance and Planetary Boundaries
- Reforming the SDGs for Political and Institutional Impact
- Differentiated Responsibilities in Sustainability Governance
- Legalization of Key Sustainable Development Commitments
- Institutional Innovations for Sustainable Development
- Subnational and Local Sustainability Governance
Global Goals 2024, The Future of the SDGs
GLOBALGOALS2024 took place on 29-30 August in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It was an international academic conference designed to support global debates on the future of the Sustainable Development Goals – until and beyond 2030.
China & India Fill Global Gaps
The Democracy Forum Live webinar