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Demokratisierung
Promoting democracy
Regine Reim

Important volunteers

Taking part in OSCE election observations

Elections
Ghassan Atiyaah

Elections without reconciliation

Without reconciliation, there can be no democracy in Iraq

Elections
Kean Wong

Kingmaker Web 2.0

Web 2.0 and the transformation of the public sphere in Malaysia

Elections
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

“Observers, not diplomats”

Lessons EU election observers learned in Kenya

Relevant reading
Gero Erdmann

The power of elections

Review essay: the power of African elections

Comment
Thomas Bärthlein

Surprise victory

Maoist triumph in Nepal's election

Comment
Beatrice Schlee

Any hope left for Zimbabwe?

Any hope left for Zimbabwe after the elections?

Social Inclusion
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola

Solidarity in diversity

Trade unions in Nigeria in pursuit of social justice

Pakistan
Meike Scholz

End of the Musharraf era?

Opposition triumph in Pakistan’s election

Comment
Edith Koesoemawiria

Javanese myths and recent reality

Comment: Javanese myths and recent reality

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Pakistan’s politically assertive women
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Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient
Pakistan’s politically assertive women
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The climate crisis is exacerbating hardship in conflict areas
The Biafra legacy

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

To define Pakistan as a nation, Islam is insufficient
Pakistan’s politically assertive women
Join us to discuss global development
The climate crisis is exacerbating hardship in conflict areas
The Biafra legacy