After earlier strategies for Denmark's development cooperation from 1993, 2000, 2010, 2012 and 2017, the latest strategy, The World We Share, from 2021 now expires, and a new is accordingly(?) needed. The parliament will start negotiating the strategy in May 2025. One may fear that it will be in...

This paper examines how financial technology (fintech) impacts financial inclusion and inequality, drawing wider recommendations on how to ensure 'productive inclusion' from recent developments in Africa and Latin America with case studies on Kenyan and Brazilian experiences. While fintech has...

This paper explores inclusive conservation through the lens of critical localism, examining the complex power dynamics between conservation efforts and Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs). It addresses how conservation has evolved from exclusionary 'fortress conservation' approaches...

How did Nordic countries manage the tensions and ethical dilemmas of national health security and international solidarity during the Covid-19 vaccine response? This DIIS working paper examines Denmark's Covid-19 vaccine procurement and distribution strategy within the framework of the SCANVAX...

During the past decade attention paid to the role of private foundations in international development cooperation has intensified, as several of these have increased their global giving and transformed their approach to philanthropy from reactive grant-making to strategic social impact. While...

Finance to support climate change mitigation and adaptation comes from diverse sources. Coordination among the multiplicity of actors involved in finance provision and delivery has the potential to limit the duplication of efforts, lower administrative costs, and ensure that resource commitments...

The rising prominence of new state and non-state actors in international politics has stimulated extensive discussion in the social sciences over the last decade and development cooperation has been a central arena for conceptualising the encounter between old and new powers. This working paper...