Jan 2016 – Dec 2019
This 4-year project is funded by the Research Council of Norway
Research Question 1.1What are the key patterns in the distribution of DA in Sub-Saharan Africa and how are they associated with horizontal inequalities?Research Question 1.2How does the understanding of inequalities affect the institutional priorities shaping where DA is distributed?
Research Question 2.1How does the distribution of development aid affect horizontal inequalities in countries with and without a history of violent conflict?Research Question 2.2How does development aid influence local-level health outcomes, including health inequalities between ethnic and religious groups?
PRIO Director Henrik Urdal and Senior Researchers Gudrun Østby and Siri Aas Rustad took part in a workshop on maternal and child health in conflict situations at the Wilson Center 28 August. The event, titled 'Where's the Link? Maternal and Child Health, Aid, and Armed Conflict', was cohosted by PRIO and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.
The third 2016 issue of the PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update is now out.
The lead story in this issue looks at approaches to integrating gender into foreign policy, with examples from Australia and Sweden. The story is based on talks by Professor Jacqui True (Monash University) and Professor Karin Aggestam (Lund University) at the recent PRIO seminar 'Gender in Foreign Policy', held on 23 September 2016.
Journal Article in Population and Development Review
Journal Article in Frontiers in Global Women's Health
Journal Article in Journal of Development Studies
PRIO Policy Brief
Journal Article in Development Studies Research
Journal Article in PLoS ONE
Journal Article in Social Science & Medicine
Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics
Journal Article in World Development
Conflict Trends
Conflict Trends
Journal Article in World Development
Conflict Trends