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About GLD


Our History

The Governance and Local Development Institute (GLD) is a research program based at the University of Gothenburg, originally founded in 2013 at Yale University by Professor Ellen Lust. GLD focuses on the local factors driving governance and development. The institute is dedicated to international collaboration and scientifically rigorous, policy-relevant research in an effort to promote human welfare globally. Findings are made available to the international and domestic communities through academic publications, policy briefs, public presentations, social media, and on-the-ground workshops in cooperation with local partners.

Our Mission

“We aim to promote human welfare by conducting scientifically rigorous research across the globe. Our research focuses on answering a fundamental question: why are some communities able to provide secure environments, good education, adequate healthcare, and other factors that encourage human development, while others fail to do so? We engage with communities across the world, develop methodological tools, gather data, undertake analyses on major issues affecting societies today, and disseminate findings to academics, relevant policy-makers, and  the communities in which we work.”

The Team

Contact info:

Governance and Local Development Institute

Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

Box 711, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden

Visiting address: Sprängkullsgatan 19, Gothenburg

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contact@gld.gu.se

Contact info:

Governance and Local Development Institute

Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

Box 711, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden

Visiting address: Sprängkullsgatan 19, Gothenburg

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contact@gld.gu.se

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