Research at CDS is organised into six distinct themes: Agriculture and Natural Resource Gender, Migration, Population Health and Education Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Security Industry Trade and Technology There is a seventh cross-cutting theme, analysing the impact of globalisation on each of the six themes.
在CDS的研究被分为六个不同的主题： 农业和自然资源 性别、移民、人口 健康和教育 贫穷、脆弱性和社会安全 行业 贸易和技术 第七个是前六个主题相关的交叉主题，分析全球化对每前六个主题的影响。