This paper examines Tunisia's engagement with global gender governance through alignment with G20 agendas, despite its status as a non-member from the global South. Focusing on the 2022-2025 G20 presidencies (Indonesia, India, Brazil, South Africa), the study analyzes how Tunisia's gender...

This paper traces the trajectory of the billionaire's tax proposal through four recent G20 presidencies: Indonesia (2022), India (2023), Brazil (2024), and South Africa (2025). It explores how the emergence of a coordinated minimum tax on extreme private wealth illustrates both the possibilities...

The international tax system faces a longstanding legitimacy crisis rooted in structural inequities. Multinational enterprises and high-net-worth individuals exploit loopholes and tax havens, costing governments over USD 650 billion annually and disproportionately constraining developing...

There is a growing scientific consensus that climate change induced crisis and environmental degradation impact males and females differently and exacerbate pre-existing gender inequalities in the world of work. One main area of this gendered impact is paid and unpaid care work, which is...

For the 2025 Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2), the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), as the only institution within the UN system with a dedicated mandate to research the social dimensions for development, launched a global consultation to...

This paper examines how Feminist Foreign and Development Policies (FFDPs) have emerged as both a site of transformation and contention within global governance. It traces the articulation of feminist principles that emphasize equality, inclusion and the redistribution of power within foreign...

To address the current multiple crises that are sometimes referred to as leading to "a breakdown" of current social contracts, civil society, academics and international institutions have been proposing a range of ideas for societal transformation, from "human rights economy" to "just...

In the past two decades, there have been considerable political changes in India and Nepal, starting in 2004 and 2007 respectively. In India, a broad coalition of progressive parties formed a new government. In Nepal, a 10-year armed civil conflict ended in 2006, and new forms of governance were...

The study focuses on programmes that offer assistance and guidance to those facing financial difficulties in emerging economies in Southeast Asia, specifically Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. This research aims to achieve the following objectives: (i) evaluate the Debt Management Programme or...