Theme special

Klimalog – Research and dialogue for a climate-smart and just transformation

As part of the Klimalog, IDOS promotes an understanding of the links between climate policy and development and researches concrete steps towards a transformation towards "climate-smart" and equitable development paths.

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Dekorationselement
At IDOS, we aspire to co-shape a collaborative multipolar world for sustainable futures. We do so by conducting high-quality research, offering independent policy advice, and learning across borders and regions while seeking to align development and sustainability.
Photo: U-Bahn station "Bundestag" on a sunny day.
Theme special

Setting the course for a new German development policy

The new German Federal Government is reorganising its relations with actors in the Global South. IDOS is involved in shaping foreign policies and international cooperation for sustainable development with debates, scientific analyses and recommendations for action.

Photo: Several tents in a refugee camp.
Theme special

Refugees and displacement

Never before have so many people been displaced worldwide. The causes of flight and migration are often complex. How can development policy help to prevent displacement and mitigate its negative consequences?

Opinion pieces and media contributions

The Current Column

How Germany and the EU Must Build on the FfD4 Conference

Walle, Yabibal / Kathrin Berensmann / Clara Brandi

Germany and the EU should back up words with action - with implementation strategies and leadership in the Sevilla Platform for Action.

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Global Policy Journal

No “Nice-to-Have”: European Support to Critical Civil Society and Free Media

Jasmin Lorch

Jasmin Lorch argues that European support to human rights NGOs, critical civil society and free media is not merely a “nice-to-have”. Instead, it directly serves European interests due to the important information function that these civil society actors perform. 25.06.2025

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Events

Current publications

Journal of Democracy

Can capitalism save democracy?

Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Lucan A. Way / Steven Levitsky (36/3)

taz

Sicherheit darf nicht nur militärisch gedacht werden

Berensmann, Kathrin (2025)

European Journal of Development Research

How do foreign aid agencies learn? A comparative analysis of organisational learning determinants in national donor bureaucracies

Janus, Heiner / Daniel E. Esser (2025)

Maritima Studies

Political dynamics around transboundary gas extraction in the Dutch and German North Sea

Ittner, Irit (24/43)

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