How do various forms of globalisation affect the economy, politics, and society at a national and subnational level? How does globalisation influence governance? How can the main and side effects of development programmes be measured? How can the use of resources be controlled in a sensible manner?

The IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) is a multidisciplinary research institute dedicated to working closely with partner countries on global development issues. Placed under the joint supervision of the French Ministry of Research and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International

L’Institut d’économie rurale (IER), créé en 1960, est une institution de recherche ayant pour mission de contribuer à la productivité agricole par des recherches mieux adaptées aux besoins du monde rural. Elle vise aussi la préservation des ressources naturelles et l’accroissement de la sécurité alimentaire et les revenus des agriculteurs.

L’Ifri, le think tank français de référence sur les questions internationales

Premier institut de recherche agronomique en Europe, deuxième en sciences agricoles dans le monde, l'Inra mène des recherches au service d'enjeux de société majeu

The Potsdam Nobel Laureates Symposium “Global Sustainability – A Nobel Cause” brought together internationally renowned scientists and decision-makers under the patronage of German Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel in 2007.

Mission statement

IATP works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.

Rooted in family farms

About Us

The Institute for Constitutional Studies (ICS) was originally set up in 2007.  ICS has been working on constitutional and governance issues since its inception.

IFM is a social science research and advisory centre working with fisheries and marine management and coastal community development. In particular, IFM focuses on questions of governance within an ecosystem-based approach to marine management.

Food First, also known as the Institute for Food and Development Policy, is a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California, USA.

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) was established in March 1998 under an initiative of the Japanese government and with the support of Kanagawa Prefecture based on the “Charter for the Establishment of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies”.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent global health research center at the University of Washington that provides rigorous and comparable measurement of the world's most important health problems and evaluates the strategies used to address them.