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Waste picker reading Policy Brief at conference in Kenya_August 2021 Photo: Zapata

Research Projects

All funded research projects result in at least one Research Report. All reports, policy briefs and other material written within the framework of the projects are available in our Knowledge Bank.

Calls for new research are listed here.

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ZMAI research team
Through inclusion and transparency, to equity and quality. Improvement of the local budget processes in North Macedonia
Completed
"Just say NO to corruption". Photo: Lars Plougmann, UK. CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Role of Social Norms in Fighting Corruption in Local Governments
Completed
Legitimacy, urban planning and sustainability in Russia and Sweden
Completed
Transforming the city from below: Localizing Grassroots initiatives, institutional entrepreneurship and inclusive urban governance
Completed
Political and Social Inclusion in Asian Cities: Cases of Indonesia, India and Vietnam
Completed
Localizing the Sustainable Goal of Gender Equality – The role of local government in translating SDG # 5 Gender Equality into policies and practices
Completed
Climate or Economic Migration? Local Democracy and Vulnerability Reduction in Africa: Political Representation under a Changing Sky
Completed