How do stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries perceive Sweden as an aid donor in comparison with others? And how does this relate to Sweden’s ambitions and profile in development cooperation? This is what the EBA aims to investigate in a new study.
Relative to its size, Sweden is a significant aid donor and has long been recognised internationally for its strong commitment to development cooperation, particularly in areas such as poverty reduction, multilateralism, human rights, gender equality, and environmental and climate issues. At the same time, there is limited knowledge of how Sweden is perceived as a development partner.
Ana Horigoshi and Narayani Sritharan from AidData will analyse perceptions of Sweden’s presence and visibility, its influence over political priorities, and its helpfulness in supporting reform processes. The study also examines which factors are associated with these perceptions and the areas in which Sweden is perceived to perform better or worse than other donors, how these perceptions have evolved over time, and how Sweden’s perceived footprint relates to the scale of its aid commitments.
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