A Study of the Implementation of Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy in Partner Countries (2022-2023)
Photo Source: FP Sweden has had a Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) for eight years, since 2014. Even before…
The Local Governance Performance Index, 2014-Ongoing
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash The Local Governance Performance Index (LGPI) is designed to help governments and…
Jordan Post-Elections Survey, 2014
Photo by Kristen Kao In 2014, I was the on-the-ground project manager for a nationwide poll in Jordan…
Malawi Local Governance Performance Index, 2016-2018
Photo by Kristen Kao In collaboration with the Governance and Local Development (GLD) team and a team of…
Challenges & Opportunities of Urbanization and Social Institutions and Governance: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa, 2017-2021
Photo by Nathan Queloz on Unsplash In 2017, GLD won two large grants. The first grant focused on…
Developing a Locally Rooted Approach to Covid-19 Response (2020-2021)
Photo Source GLD In March 2020, Zambia and Malawi reported their first cases of Covid-19, with both governments…
Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Co-Principal Investigator, (2018-2023)
Photo Source: MEI Listen to a POMEPS podcast episode with Kristen Kao and Ellen Lust on Decentralization, Local…
Retribution or Reconciliation? Attitudes Toward Islamic State Collaborators, Principal Investigator, 2017-2023
Photo by Levi Clancy on Unsplash Watch Kristen Kao’s presentation on the effects of injustice gaps at the…
Mobilizing Citizen Action for the Environment: Experimental Evidence from the Global South, Co-Principal Investigator (2020-2022)
Photo by Anera Proper household waste sorting, when practiced at scale, delivers significant sustainability benefits. This is especially…
Refugee Migration and Cities: Social Institutions, Political Governance and Integration in Jordan, Turkey and Sweden (SIPGI), Co-Principal Investigator, 2019-2025
Photo by Maria Teneva on Unsplash The recent refugee crisis in Europe is primarily an urban phenomenon, and…