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The Hidden Costs cluster engages with, extends and mobilizes the research of its global governance partners. Research outputs also include works of journalism in partnership with journalists and media broadcasters.

Latest research

Concentration and crises: exploring the deep roots of vulnerability in the global industrial food system — An article published October 2022 in The Journal of Peasant Studies by Hidden Costs collaborator Jennifer Clapp.

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Latest journalism project

How a 'Carbon Cage' Blocks Climate Mitigation — A short documentary for Scientific American from Hidden Costs collaborators Kate Ervine and Duy Linh Tu.

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