Ny strategi för global utveckling behövs

The document outlines a proposal by the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) to the Swedish government, warning that recent funding cuts to Sida and university-based development research threaten Sweden's capacity to address global challenges like climate change and poverty. The authors call for a new national strategy and the creation of an excellence center for research on equitable global development.

• The Swedish government has significantly reduced funding for research on equitable global development, including a 53 percent reduction in Sida's research funding announced in late 2022 and the total withdrawal of earmarked support for development research at Swedish universities in June 2023.
• Funding cuts have jeopardized long-term partnerships between Swedish researchers and those in low- and lower-middle-income countries, risking the loss of unique research capabilities and expertise.
• The authors argue that other funding sources and grants are insufficient replacements for dedicated development research funding, and the dissolution of development research assessment committees at the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has removed unique evaluative expertise.
• To address the current lack of strategy, the researchers propose that the government investigate the creation of a Swedish excellence center for research on equitable global development and identify new opportunities for long-term co-financing of research infrastructure in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

APA

Sundewall, J., Söderbaum, F., Vähämäki, J., Björk, M., Gyberg, V. B., Börling, K., Côte, M., Elfversson, E., Evald, J., Lalander, R., Melber, H., Nystedt, T. A., Olivius, E., Schwartz, B., Strand, C., Turesson, B. O., & Engström, L. (2023). Ny strategi för global utveckling behövs. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ny-strategi-for-global-utveckling-behovs/

Chicago

Sundewall, Jesper, Fredrik Söderbaum, Janet Vähämäki, Mats Björk, Veronica Brodén Gyberg, Katarina Börling, Muriel Côte, et al. Ny strategi för global utveckling behövs. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2023. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ny-strategi-for-global-utveckling-behovs/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{sundewall2023strategi, author = {Sundewall, Jesper and Söderbaum, Fredrik and Vähämäki, Janet and Björk, Mats and Gyberg, Veronica Brodén and Börling, Katarina and Côte, Muriel and Elfversson, Emma and Evald, Jonas and Lalander, Rickard and Melber, Henning and Nystedt, Tanya Andersson and Olivius, Elisabeth and Schwartz, Birgitta and Strand, Cecilia and Turesson, Bengt Ove and Engström, Linda}, title = {{Ny strategi för global utveckling behövs}}, publisher = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ny-strategi-for-global-utveckling-behovs/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }