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We know that stronger political processes improve living standards and reduce poverty faster. But overall, standards of governance across the world are not improving fast enough. The poorest and most disadvantaged people need more opportunities to take part in economic growth, including growing numbers of young people. We will build on the commitments set out in the 2006 White Paper on International Development to examine the links between power, politics and poverty. We will find new ways of tackling the toughest social and governance problems in the most fragile and challenging environments. Our five research themes will be:

• conflict, state fragility and social cohesion;
• social exclusion, inequality and poverty reduction;
• building strong and effective states;
• tackling the MDGs that are hardest to reach;
• migration

To see a video of Julius Court of DFID on the central role of governance in the strategy, click here.

See DFID's Research Strategy on Governance in Challenging Environments here

To read the Research Strategy, view the Output Record on R4D, or download the Low Resolution Version or the High Resolution Version.

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