State and market

This cluster provides a forum for discussion and developing collaborative research ideas on long-term approaches to the governance of development transitions.

Research projects

Somali politics, climate and society
Somali politics, climate and society

Somali politics, climate and society

The latest projects, outputs, election observation missions, news and podcasts from the research project.

28 Jan 2025

Refugees and the politics of urban space
Refugees and the politics of urban space

Refugees and the politics of urban space

A series of projects conducted within the DPU aim to shed light on how governments, host communities and aid agencies are challenged by myths of refugees as subjects and spaces.

13 Dec 2023

Crafting knowledge of sustainable urban economic development
Crafting knowledge of sustainable urban economic development

Crafting knowledge of sustainable urban economic development

The research brings the DPU’s work on peri-urban expansion in the global south into conversation with indigenous economics in the global north, shedding new light on urban economic development.

12 Dec 2022