More than 140 Graduate Institute faculty, researchers and students are actively working on the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These activities span all 17 goals, and include research projects, publications, events, teaching, or are part of external initiatives and partnerships. Below you can explore our faculty, researchers and students working on the SDGs.

Faculty Researchers Students All
Michel Carton

Michel Carton

Professor, Researcher
Anthropology and Sociology of Development, International Development, International Economics, Other
michel.carton@graduateinstitute.ch http://graduateinstitute.ch/directory/_/people/carton
SDGs:
4817
Topics:
Overall Agenda 2030 & the SDGs | Regional--national & local policies | Multilateral Governance
Events:
Philanthropy in Education: Setting the Stage for Analyzing Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives | Learning From Learning Assessments : The Politics and Policies of Attaining Quality Education | The Governance of Education and Training: Agenda 2030 and Beyond | Research and Teaching in International Education and Development: New Paradigms and Perspectives in the Post-2015 Era
Publications:
The Global Targeting of Education and Skill: Policy History and Comparative Perspectives | Post-2015 and the Global Governance of Education and Training | Education and Skills Post – 2015: What evidence, whose perspectives? | NORRAG NEWSBite blog posts on Agenda 2030
Research:
Reaching the Unreached: Skills Development Policies and the Promise of ICT – A Scoping Study from India and South Africa
Andrew Clapham

Andrew Clapham

Professor
International Law
andrew.clapham@graduateinstitute.ch https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/andrew-clapham
SDGs:
1635481011
Topics:
Other
Events:
Nelson Mandela Human Rights Lecture | Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions | Defending Human Rights in Conflicts | Human Rights and Populations not Protected by the State | The conventional way: Are treaties the best tool to regulate contemporary wars? | On the War Path
News:
Human Rights in South Sudan: An Interview with Andrew Clapham | Human Rights Begin at Home | Women’s Voices in the International Judiciary
Publications:
Human rights in armed conflict metaphors, maxims, and the move to interoperability
Research:
Improving the Protection of Persons with Disabilities during Armed Conflict
Teaching:
War | Human Rights in Turbulent Times
Francois Cohen

Francois Cohen

Research Associate
Other
francois.cohen@graduateinstitute.ch
SDGs:
379101113
Topics:
Regional--national & local policies
Publications:
Consumer Myopia, Imperfect Competition and the Energy Efficiency Gap: Evidence from the UK Refrigerator Market
Research:
SINERGIA: Innovation, Diffusion and Green Growth
Valérie d'Hoedt Meyer

Valérie d'Hoedt Meyer

Lecturer
International Law
valerie-dhoedt-meyer@graduateinstitute.ch
SDGs:
1314157612811
Topics:
Multilateral Governance
Events:
Geneva Energy Conversations: Fossil Fuels in Sustainable Energy Systems | Geneva Energy Conversations – Putting the genie back: Two degrees will be harder than we think | Lead Environmental Change! | Environmental Governance – Lead the change! | Energy Transition Disruptions – Dive Into New Models | Environmental Governance – Influence Policies! | Keep Environment High up on the Agenda!
External Initiatives:
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Sara Davis

Sara Davis

Researcher, Visiting Fellow
Anthropology and Sociology of Development, Other
sara.davis@graduateinstitute.ch
SDGs:
310165
Targets:
5.2
Topics:
Overall Agenda 2030 & the SDGs | Monitoring & review processes | Regional--national & local policies | Multilateral Governance | Other
Events:
Is Space Closing for Civil Society in Global Health? | The Uncounted: Politics of Data in Global Health | COVID Response and Digital Trust | The Inequality Pandemic: A conversation with Winnie Byanyima | Digital Colonialism: A Discussion | UN Human Rights Council Side Event: Digital Innovation, New Technologies and The Right to Health
News:
Justice denied? Access to justice for victims of sexual violence | Human rights in the COVID-19 crisis | Contact Tracing Apps: Extra Risks for Women and Marginalized Groups | Human Rights and Covid-19 | An international pandemic treaty must centre on human rights | Democratising digital: Shifting the politics of knowledge production in global digital health
Publications:
Measuring the Impact of Human Rights on Health in Global Health Financing | Who Pays to Fulfill Health Rights? Aid Eligibility, Accountability and Fiscal Space | megdavisconsulting.com
Research:
The Uncounted: Visibility and the Politics of Data in Global Health
External Initiatives:
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Eric Degila

Eric Degila

Professor, Researcher
Political Science / International Relations
eric.degila@graduateinstitute.ch https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/delidji-eric-degila
SDGs:
All SDGs
Events:
Contribution of the Global South to the Future of Multilateralism | The Geopolitics of Vaccines | The quest for social justice in a rapidly changing world of work
External Initiatives:
ISA Global South Caucus UN-75 Partnership
News:
Entretien avec le Dr Dêlidji Eric Degila | La diversité dans le monde et à l’Institut | Consolider l’ancrage de l’institut en Afrique | Africa Day 2022 at the Geneva Graduate Institute: A celebration of optimism and perseverance for African agency
Research:
Understanding the Nexus between Migration and Health in the Global South
Teaching:
Africa in Contemporary International Relations/ L’Afrique dans les relations internationales contemporaines
Deval Desai

Deval Desai

Researcher
International Law, International Development, Anthropology and Sociology of Development
deval.desai@graduateinstitute.ch https://www.graduateinstitute.ch/academic-departments/faculty/deval-desai
SDGs:
3168
Topics:
Overall Agenda 2030 & the SDGs | Monitoring & review processes
News:
What is the point of the rule of law? | State–Society Relationships during the COVID-19 Crisis
Publications:
‘There Was A Third Man…’: Tales from a Global Policy Consultation on Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals
Research:
The Puzzle of Unspent Funds: The Institutional Architecture of Unaccountable Governance | The subnational politics of company-community relationships in the extractives sector
Hannah Dönges

Hannah Dönges

Researcher, PhD Student
Political Science / International Relations
hannah.donges@graduateinstitute.ch http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/centresandprogrammes/ccdp/who-we-are/staff/hannah-donges.html
SDGs:
16
Topics:
Multilateral Governance
Events:
Bericht zur DGVN-Podiumsdiskussion “Humanitäre Katastrophe im Südsudan: Scheitert der jüngste Staat der Erde?”
Research:
PhD Dissertation on the protection of civilians in armed conflict