United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
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UNRISD is an autonomous agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development.
Its work is guided by the conviction that, for effective development policies to be formulated, an understanding of the social and political context is crucial. The Institute attempts to provide governments, development agencies, grassroots organizations and scholars with a better understanding of how development policies and processes of economic, social and environmental change affect different social groups. Working through an extensive network of national research centres, UNRISD aims to promote original research and strengthen research capacity in developing countries.
A list of UNRISD’s free and priced publications can be obtained by contacting the Reference Centre, UNRISD, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland; Phone: (41 22) 917 3020; Fax: (41 22) 917 0650; E-mail: info@unrisd.org