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Discussion Paper are short research papers which are directed at different research target groups. These papers deal in general with concrete and stringently collected topics. They often discuss interim findings on research projects, theses, evaluation and political reports. Discussion Paper can be downloaded for free on the website of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) or ordered at a price of € 6.00. Please contact our publication department by mail or e-mail.

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Contextualising social cohesion I: an overview of concepts in Africa

Wortmann-Kolundžija, Eli (2023)
Discussion Paper 20/2023

Explore the rich tapestry of social cohesion in African societies in our paper. Merging traditional wisdom with modern theories, we offer fresh insights into African understandings of social cohesion. Join us to redefine the narrative and deepen the study of social dynamics.

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) and the “greening” of high-emitting industry sectors in Brazil: mapping the sustainability efforts of the private sector

Thorstensen, Vera / Ariel Macaspac Hernandez / Rogerio de Oliveira Corrêa / Dolores Teixeira de Brito / Mauro Kiithi Arima Junior / Catherine Rebouças Mota / Tiago Matsuoka Megale / Amanda Mitsue Zuchieri / Fabio Jorge Thomazella (2024)
Discussion Paper 1/2024

Brazil seeks a global leadership that is compatible with its national identity. Its “pragmatism” is evident both in its multilateral efforts and its approach towards sustainability, particularly in the greening of its high emitting industry sectors – aluminium, chemical, steel, cement and oil & gas.

The role of the consumer and systemic policy mixes for circular business models in the EU

Fuhrmann-Riebel, Hanna (2024)
Discussion Paper 3/2024

What role do consumers play for the transition to a circular economy (CE) and the development of circular business models (CBMs) in particular? Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel zooms in on potential consumer barriers to CBM demand and discusses different options for policy making to address those barriers.

On the edge: delays in election results and electoral violence in Sub-Sahara Africa

Saibu, Ghadafi (2023)
Discussion Paper 19/2023

In the complex process that unfolds across the stages of elections management, the length of time elapsing between elections and results announcement is often tensed. But, does the length of time passing between elections and announcement of elections results increase the risk of electoral violence?

Green hydrogen: implications for international cooperation: with special reference to South Africa

Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Rita Strohmaier / Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2023)
Discussion Paper 9/2023

We explore the potential economic co-benefits of green hydrogen for exporting countries in the Global South and recommend policies for governments and international cooperation to enhance local value creation, employment and other forms of benefit-sharing. A case study on South Africa is included.

The role of social protection in environmental fiscal reforms

Malerba, Daniele (2023)
Discussion Paper 10/2023

Environmental fiscal reforms can be used to both address climate change and social goals, with high potential also for development cooperation efforts. In particular, using carbon pricing revenues for social protection needs to consider design principles to best address distributional concerns.

Tax expenditures in OECD countries: findings from the Global Tax Expenditures Database

Beznoska, Martin / Christian von Haldenwang / Ruth Maria Schüler (2023)
Discussion Paper 7/2023

We look at the development of tax benefits for households and firms for a set of 16 OECD countries. Though reporting on tax expenditures is often incomplete, even in countries with high GDP and comprehensive tax coverage, we can show that data availability improves over time.

Circular business models: policy enablers for plastic packaging alternatives in India

To, Jenny (2023)
Discussion Paper 8/2023

This study focuses on circular business models in packaging (CBMPs) that offer alternatives to plastic packaging as a major lever of the circular economy (CE). The study introduces CBMPs and their policy enablers in the context of India, followed by policy recommendations on further fostering CBMPs.

Political participation patterns of the emerging middle classes in Peru and the Philippines

Never, Babette / Chiara Anselmetti (2023)
Discussion Paper 11/2023

The growing middle classes in middle-income countries may play a key role in current trends of democratic backsliding, online activism and lifestyle politics. This contribution uncovers which modes of political participation are prevalent among the middle classes in Peru and the Philippines.

Development finance at a turning point: effects and policy recommendations

Berensmann, Kathrin / Sabine Laudage Teles / Christoph Sommer / Yabibal M. Walle (2023)
Discussion Paper 21/2023

The COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the debt crisis, the climate emergency, and other newly emerging crises have adversely affected the macroeconomic environment. This paper dissects the implications for development finance and proposes respective short-term and long-term policy responses.

Universality in action: why and how United Nations development work should engage with high-income countries

Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug (2024)
Discussion Paper 5/2024

The paper makes the case for universality in United Nations development work. It argues that the UN has an important role to play in promoting sustainable development across all member states, including in high-income countries. Ideas are proposed how that role could look like practically.

Bureaucratic pluralism in global development: challenges for Germany and the United States

Lundsgaarde, Erik (2014)
Discussion Paper 16/2014

Taking the role of sector-specific bureaucracies as aid providers in Germany and the United States as a point of departure, this paper reviews funding trends across bureaucracies, examines intragovernmental coordination mechanisms, and reviews organizational reform proposals in the two systems.

The European Fund for Sustainable Development: changing the game?

Lundsgaarde, Erik (2017)
Discussion Paper 29/2017

As the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) enters the implementation phase, this paper reviews the features of this blended finance facility, outlines debates surrounding its establishment, and explores the fund’s prospects at country level with illustrations from Ghana and Senegal.

Global imbalances: a job for the G20?

Fischer, Roger A. (2019)
Discussion Paper 18/2019

Excessive current account imbalances accumulate because the global economy cannot effectively transform funds into consumption and productive investment. The G20 is well placed to foster international coordination to reduce global imbalances. To do so its current procedures need to be reformed.

Transnational cooperation – an explorative collection

Grimm, Sven / Stephan Klingebiel (Eds.) (2024)
Discussion Paper 4/2024

This collection pursues the questions of where and how transnational cooperation proves to be effective for transformational policy-making towards the global common good. It exploratively builds on examples from IDOS research and knowledge cooperation.

The implementation of sustainability taxonomies: the case of South Africa

Hilbrich, Sören / Kathrin Berensmann / Giovanna Artmann / Sam Ashman / Theresa Herbold / Steffen Lötters-Viehof / Agnese Monti / Felix Paffhausen Stephanie Roigk / Lee-Ann Steenkamp (2023)
Discussion Paper 15/2023

Our case study on South Africa’s Green Finance Taxonomy (GFT) investigates challenges associated with the implementation of sustainability taxonomies as they are currently developed in many jurisdictions with the aim to increase transparency and redirect capital flows to sustainable investments.

Learning from KfW’s ex-post evaluations? How conflicting objectives can limit their usefulness

Dörrbecker, Nicola M. (2023)
Discussion Paper 14/2023

How can German development cooperation learn from evaluations that are primarily used to monitor success and are also rarely read? Nicola Dörrbecker analyses such conflicts of interest with a focus on ex-post evaluations (EPE) by the development bank of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

Urbanisation and social cohesion: theory and empirical evidence from Africa

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu (2023)
Discussion Paper 16/2023

Combining a national panel data set on social cohesion from Afrobarometer with urbanisation and other socioeconomic data from world development indicators, the study shows that urbanisation is negatively correlated with the social cohesion.

Lernen aus Ex-post-Evaluierungen der KfW? Wie Zielkonflikte den Nutzen einschränken können

Dörrbecker, Nicola M. (2023)
Discussion Paper 12/2023

Wie kann die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit aus Evaluierungen lernen, die primär der Erfolgskontrolle dienen und zudem kaum gelesen werden? Nicola Dörrbecker untersucht solche Zielkonflikte mit Fokus auf Ex-post-Evaluierungen (EPE) der Entwicklungsbank der Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).

Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa

Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Discussion Paper 31/2021

The paper offers a definition of social cohesion that is broad enough to cover the essentials holding societies together while keeping it lean enough to analyse the causes and consequences of social cohesion. Methodologically, we provide an application of our concept to the African context.

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