Struggles for Accountability in the 2022 Cost-of-living Crisis: Lessons from the Global Protest Wave

The cost-of-living crisis of 2022 led to world-wide protests about prices and shortages of energy and food. Drawing on a longer study of the 2022 protests, this Accountability Brief argues that the protests were not only an indicator of failures in the global economy, but also of accountability failures at multiple levels. It focuses on why energy and food protests are matters of concern for accountability in international development, and suggests appropriate responses.