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Konte, Maty, 2016, Women support democracy less than men in parts of Africa – why?, The Conversation Global
Konte, Maty, M Niaz Asadullah, Harini Amarasuriya, Mizan R Khan & Rut Diamint, Oct 2016, Jeffrey Sachs on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals –‘we need a victory of ideas’, The Conversation Global, The Conversation Global
Marotta, Julieta, Dec 02, 2016, Acceso a justicia y empoderamiento legal: Las víctimas de violencia doméstica en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Buenos Aires, School of Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina, More information
Wintjes, René, Jun 01, 2016, Improving the innovation policy mix for SMEs in traditional industries
, EU-SPRI Conference Lund, 2016, More information
Laar, Mindel van de , Jun 2016, How to level the playing field in higher education, UNU-MERIT Blog
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Laar, Mindel van de & Farida Lada, Jun 2016, A Dutch PhD for a Career in US Healthcare, Dual Focus Blog, More information
Brümmer, Julia Natascha & Mindel van de Laar, Jun 2016, Weighting Up the Difficult World of Child Labour, UNU-MERIT Blog
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Laar, Mindel van de , Shivani Achrekar & Howard Hudson, May 2016, Community of Learning for Africa (COLA): A new platform, UNU-MERIT Blog, More information
Laar, Mindel van de & Corinne Bossé, Jun 2016, Helping Haiti Through Diaspora Engagement and Higher Education, Dual Focus Blog
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Laar, Mindel van de & Keetie Roelen, Apr 2016, Alumni Watch: Tweeting with UNICEF, UNU-MERIT Blog
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Laar, Mindel van de & Fatai Adegboye, Apr 2016, A View from Damascus with WFP, UNU-MERIT Blog
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Edsand, Hans Eric & Mindel van de Laar, Feb 2016, New Walkshop for Educational Performance, EPRM Programme Related Blog, More information
Laar, Mindel van de , Jan 2016, Why Working Professionals are the Most Motivated Students, EPRM Programme Related Blog, More information
Hercog, Metka & Mindel van de Laar, 2016, Europe as unlikely immigrant destination: location choice for internationally mobile students in India, European Journal Of Higher Education, 6(4): 356-371, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21568235.2016.1231581, More information
Cathles, Alison & Jo Ritzen, Apr 03, 2016, Educational Investments and Adult Competencies, WUN Economics Workshop 2016,
Maastricht University
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Cathles, Alison & Siobhan Pangerl, 2016, Different Obstacles for Different Productivity Levels? An Analysis of Caribbean Firms, in: Matteo Grazzi and Carlo Pietrobelli (eds), Firm Innovation and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, More information
Ritzen, Jo, Oct 2016, Concluding speech, University Governance and EU Competitiveness, Thinking the Future, Congress University of Porto, Porto, 2016
Ritzen, Jo, Sep 2016, The metamorphosis of university governance at the beginning of the 21st century, CEU Yehuda Elkana Center for Higher Education
Ritzen, Jo, Apr 2016, Opening speech: Universities claiming their rightful place, WUN Presidents Forum 2016, Open Doors: European Opportunities in Research & Education, European Parliament, Brussels
Ritzen, Jo, Mar 2016, Touchstone on universities and clever Australia, Higher Education Conference, Canberra Australia
Ritzen, Jo, Mar 2016, Excellent Universities for an oil-independent Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Universities defeating the Dutch disease, Golden Jubilee King Abdul Azziz University, Jeddah
Ritzen, Jo, 2016, University autonomy: Improving educational output, IZA World of Labor, March 2016
Volante, Louis & Jo Ritzen, 2016, The European Union, education governance, and international education surveys, Policy Futures in Education, 14(7): 988-1004
Ritzen, Jo & Klaus F. Zimmermann, Feb 2016, The risk of Brexit: an opportunity for the EU?, Policy Network, Opinion piece, More information
Ritzen, Jo, 2016, In Europe we Trust, IZA Policy Paper No.112, More information
Ritzen, Jo, 2016, A Sustainable Euro Area with Exit Options, IZA Policy Paper No. 120, More information
Ritzen, Jo, Annemarie Neeleman & Pedro Teixeira, 2016, European Identity and the Learning Union, IZA Policy Paper No. 121, More information
Wintjes, René, Nordine Es-Sadki, Rüdiger Glott & Ad Notten, 2016, Improved Measurement of the Economics of Social Innovation
, SIMPACT is a research project funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme from 2014-2016 and is the acronym for «Boosting the Impact of SI in Europe through Economic Underpinnings». The project consortium consists of twelve European research institutions and is led by the Institute for Work and Technology of the Westphalian University Gelsenkirchen in Germany, More information
Arundel, Anthony, C. Bloch & B. Ferguson, Sep 2016, Measuring innovation in the public sector, OECD Blue Skies Conference, Ghent Belgium
Arundel, Anthony, D. Bowen-Butchart & S. Gatenby-Clark, Sep 2016, The role of an inclusive innovation culture and innovation support strategies in university managerial and service innovations: Survey results for Australia and New Zealand, OECD Blue Skies Conference, Ghent Belgium
Arundel, Anthony, D. Bowen-Butchart, S. Gatenby-Clark & L. Goedegebuure, Jun 2016, Management and Service Innovations in Australian and New Zealand Universities, LH Martin Institute, University of Melbourne
Arundel, Anthony, E. Lorenz, B. A. Lundvall & A. Valeyre, 2016, How Europe's economies learn: a comparison of work organization and innovation mode for the EU-15, in: Lundvall B-A (Ed), The Learning Economy and the Economics of Hope, Anthem Press, London
Reichert, F.M., A. Torugsa, P. Zawislak & Anthony Arundel, 2016, Exploring innovation success recipes in low-technology firms using fuzzy-set QCA, Journal of Business Research, 69(11): 5437-5441, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.151, More information
Torugsa, A., Anthony Arundel & W. O'Donohue, 2016, Inter-firm collaboration and innovation performance for new-to-market products: the moderating role of technological skills-related knowledge, International Journal of Innovation Management, 20: 1650050, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S136391961650050X, More information
Scholl, Christian & René Kemp, 2016, City Labs as vehicles for innovation in urban planning processes, Urban Planning, 1(4): 89-102, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v1i4.749, More information
Dijk, Marc, Peter Wells & René Kemp, 2016, Will the momentum of the electric car last? Testing an hypothesis on disruptive innovation, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 105: 77-88, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.01.013, More information
Nie, Honguang, René Kemp, D Font Vivanco & Veronique Vasseur, 2016, Structural decomposition analysis of energy-related CO2 emissions in China from 1997 to 2010, Energy Efficiency, 6: 1351-1367, DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s12053-016-9427-x
Barnard, Helena, Robin Cowan & Mortiz Müller, Apr 2016, Transformation of the SA academic science system, “Workshop on Academic Science in South Africa” CREST and STIAS, Stellenbosch, South Africa, April 2016
Wong, Pui-hang, 2016, Robust Peacekeeping, Symposium, Research School on Peace and Conflict, Oslo, 21-22 April, 2016
Wong, Pui-hang, 2016, Robust Peacekeeping: A Necessary Evil?, UNU-MERIT Blog, More information
Belderbos, René, Dec 04, 2016, Firms’ IP Strategies and Location, ISMOT Conference, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Belderbos, René, Dec 2016, Global Cities as Innovation Hubs:
Connectivity and The Location of Foreign
R&D Investments by Multinational Firms, Lecture at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Goedhuys, Micheline (ed.), Jan 2016, Editor of the Special Section on “Entrepreneurship and Young Firm Growth in Developing Countries”, Eurasian Business Review, Volume 6, Issue 3, December 2016, More information
Merkle, Ortrun, Mar 16, 2016, Long term peacebuilding in Georgia: The Role of Corruption and Civil Society, ISA's 57th Annual Convention: Exploring Peace, More information
Merkle, Ortrun & Pui-hang Wong, Mar 16, 2016, Rethinking the old boys club: corruption and gender equality in
Sierra Leone, ISA's 57th Annual Convention: Exploring Peace, More information
Merkle, Ortrun, Apr 15, 2016, Political Participation of Women – The Nexus of Patriarchy and
Corruption, Inclusive Peace: Women, Peace and Security Post 2015: UNU-GEST and University of Iceland, More information
Merkle, Ortrun, Sep 03, 2016, Understanding the Gender Gap: Political Participation of
Women in Georgia, Human Development & Capability Association Conference:Capability and Diversity in a Global Society, More information
Marchand, Katrin, Sep 03, 2016, Poverty and Occupational Choice: An Analysis of the
Linkages for Different Migrant Groups in Afghanistan, Human Development & Capability Association Conference:Capability and Diversity in a Global Society; September 1-3, 2016; Tokyo, Japan
Marchand, Katrin, Nov 28, 2016, Migration and Entrepreneurship of Remaining Household Members - A Comparative Analysis of Afghanistan, Burundi, Ethiopia and Morocco, 2nd International Conference on Migration & Diaspora Entrepreneurship
28-29 November, 2016 - Bremen
Merkle, Ortrun & K. Sigurbjörnsdóttir (eds.), Nov 2016, Gender Full Spectrum, UNU-MERIT Blog Series, A journey through various UN bodies and UNU institutes, this series looks at the many roles of gender in different research areas. Co-organised by UNU-GEST in Iceland and UNU-MERIT in the Netherlands, it presents research findings from a gender perspective, methodological challenges for researching gender, and topical discussions on gender issues, More information