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11. The future of EU blended finance and guarantees: an assessment of cooperation strategies with least developed countries in Africa

    

    Lundsgaarde, Erik (2023)
    Discussion Paper, 2/2023

    This paper examines the EU’s intentions regarding the use of public funds to mobilise additional public and private investment, with a specific focus on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Africa.

12. Iraq’s quest for a social contract: an approach to promoting social cohesion and state resilience

    

    Mühlberger, Wolfgang (2023)
    Discussion Paper, 1/2023

    The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between state and society in Iraq. The analysis situates the social contract concept in the Iraqi context and explores ist implications for state-society relations.

13. International democracy promotion in times of autocratization: from supporting to protecting democracy

    

    Leininger, Julia (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 21/2022

    Global autocratization requires a shift in democracy promotion. This paper addresses this need by developing a concept of support and protection of democracy. Coupling this with six phases of regime change, it provides first insights into the political conditions for effective democracy promotion.

14. Policy responses to COVID-19: why social cohesion and social protection matter in Africa

    

    Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat / Daniele Malerba (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 20/2022

    Social cohesion and the coverage of social protection schemes influenced governments’ decisions about the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies in 2020 in Africa. State containment policies were more stringent in less cohesive societies if they already had social protection schemes in place.

15. The effects of a private-sector driven smallholder support programme on productivity, market participation and food and nutrition security: evidence of a Nucleus-Outgrower Scheme from Zambia

    

    Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu / Raoul Herrmann / Chewe Nkonde / Mwelwa Lukonde / Michael Brüntrup (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 19/2022

    This study uses panel household survey data collected in two rounds in Zambia to analyse some agro-ecological and socio-economic impacts of the outgrower programme of one of the largest agricultural investment in Zambia, Amatheon Agri Zambia Limited (AAZ).

16. Determinants of social cohesion: cross-country evidence

    

    Walle, Yabibal M. (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 18/2022

    What are the macro-level determinants of social cohesion? New evidence based on a panel of 92 countries for the period 1990-2020 shows that education, government size, globalisation and economic development promote social cohesion, while inflation, corruption and income inequality undermine it.

17. Ten recommendations for Germany’s feminist development policy

    

    Friesen, Ina / Alma Wisskirchen (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 17/2022

    Based on the experience of feminist foreign and development policy pioneers, this paper offers ten recommendations for Germany’s feminist development policy. It highlights the need for a sound conceptual foundation and the necessary changes in the implementation of future development cooperation.

18. Inequality and social cohesion in Africa: theoretical insights and an exploratory empirical investigation

    

    Burchi, Francesco / Gabriela Zapata-Román (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 16/2022

    Is inequality bad for social cohesion? Based on theory and limited evidence from Europe and Asia, this seems the case. Also our analysis on Africa finds a negative relationship between inequality and social cohesion, but this is not strong and valid only for the horizontal aspect of social cohesion.

19. Partnerships for policy transfer: how Brazil and China engage in triangular cooperation with the United Nations

    

    Waisbich, Laura Trajber / Sebastian Haug (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 15/2022

    Brazil and China have set up partnerships with the United Nations to share their policy experiences with the world. This paper provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of these transfer partnerships.

20. How does urban rail development in China and India enable technological upgrading?

    

    Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore / Tilman Altenburg (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 14/2022

    This paper demonstrates how China and India have adopted industrial policies to upgrade local capabilities for urban rail technology.