Programme de bourses "Jeunes Chercheurs"

Rethinking the Millennium Development Goals: Stakeholders’ Perceptions and Strategic Choices

In light of the current economic slowdown, and the heightened debate on the global institutional structure needed to deal with climate change, it is apposite to revisit the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and national priorities through a bottom-up approach. Given that the prospect of achieving most of the MDGs by 2015 looks increasingly difficult, it is crucial that strategic choices are revised realistically and limited resources are allocated ‘optimally’. However the questions of how a country sets and revises its development priorities; and to what extent these priorities are in line with the MDGs are contentious. Hence looking at the political economy of development at the country level, this research project will aim to shed more light on how different groups of stakeholders perceive the MDGs in a broader context of development, how they identify their priorities, and respond to policy trade-offs. The study will involve surveys in seven developing countries from around the world. It is envisioned that the results of the research project will have strong policy relevance and offer recommendations to domestic and international policy makers.

 
 

Contacts

Post-doctorate Researcher:

Dr Baris Karapinar
World Trade Institute, University of Bern
Hallerstr. 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Tel.  +41 31 631 36 89
Fax  +41 31 631 36 30
E-mail: baris.karapinar@wti.org
Website: www.wti.org , www.nccr-trade.org   

Supervisor:

Prof Pierre Sauvé
Deputy Managing Director and Director of Studies,
World Trade Institute, University of Berne
Hallerstr. 6, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 631 54 96
Fax:+41 31 631 3630
E-mail: pierre.sauve@wti.org

Partner institutions and contact person:

Georgia                          Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Tbilisi
                                     Prof Valerian Melikidze
                                     Email: vmelikidze@hotmail.com

Guyana                          University of Guyana, Georgetown
                                     Dr Prem Misir
                                     Email: ugprochancellor.edu@gmail.com

Malawi                            University of Malawi, Zomba
                                     Dr Ronald Dadi Mangani
                                     Email: rmangani@yahoo.com

Nepal                              Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu  
                                      Prof Arbinda Lal Bhomi
                                      Email: arbinda_bhomi@hotmail.com

São Tomé and Principe     Columbia University, New York
                                      Mr Paulo Cunha
                                      Email: pmc2105@columbia.edu

Sierra Leone                    Fourah Bay College, Freetown
                                      Dr Osman Gbla
                                      Email: osmangbla@yahoo.com

Turkey                            Bahcesehir University, Istanbul
                                      http://www.bahcesehir.edu.tr/