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221. Electromobility in India: attempts at leadership by businesses in a scant policy space

     

     Chaudhary, Ankur (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 15/2014

     As the global transportation sector moves towards developing & deploying electromobility technologies, Indian automakers have also embarked on transition. This paper highlights the charecteristics of this emerging technology trajectory focusing on the trends as well as the underlying determinants.

222. Turkey as a donor country and potential partner in triangular cooperation

     

     Hausmann, Jeannine (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 14/2014

     Turkey has developed into a significant provider of development assistance and is now an attractive partner in triangular cooperation for DAC donors. This paper examines the main characteristics of Turkey’s development policy and analyses the potential of joint German-Turkish triangular cooperation.

223. International cooperation and development: a conceptual overview

     

     Paulo, Sebastian (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 13/2014

     The implementation of an agenda for global development needs to integrate the broader framework of international cooperation. This paper provides a conceptual overview of the relationship between international cooperation and development that outlines the general contours of this challenge.

224. The formation of a new technological trajectory of electric propulsion in the French automobile industry

     

     Schamp, Eike W. (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 12/2014

     Low carbon policies have initiated a new race for hybrid and battery electric propulsion technologies for vehicles. Forming a new technological trajectory that will become sustainable is a societal process. What can we learn from France, Europe’s current leader in electromobility?

225. Making energy efficiency pro-poor: insights from behavioural economics for policy design

     

     Never, Babette (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 11/2014

     This paper reviews the current state of the art in behavioural economics and its applications to energy efficiency in developing countries. Taking energy efficient lighting in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda as examples, it develops hypotheses on how behavioural factors can improve energy policy design.

226. Understanding regime support in new and old democracies: the role of performance and democratic experience

     

     Camacho, Luis A. (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 10/2014

     To what extent does performance shape public support for democracy? This paper shows that economic performance is more important in new than in old democracies. In contrast, political performance is equally important in both contexts.

227. Transformation of a policy area: development policy is in a systemic crisis and faces the challenge of a more complex system environment

     

     Ashoff, Guido / Stephan Klingebiel (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 9/2014

     Since the early 2000s, the development policy community has come to acknowledge two issues. (1) The aid system is in crisis; attempts are being made to reform the system. (2) The system environment in which development policy is being pursued has undergone considerable change.

228. When do disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programmes succeed?

     

     Banholzer, Lilli (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 8/2014

     Determining how to effectively demobilize and reintegrate combatants is essential for the peace process. This paper provides a synthesis of what current research can tell us about the factors maximizing chances for the successful implementation of demobilization and reintegration programs.

229. The governance of scientific assessment in the context of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: lessons for international cooperation in science, technology and innovation

     

     Yamineva, Yulia (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 7/2014

     Is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change an effective science-policy institution? How is it governed? Have recent reforms after error-finding improved the workings of the Panel? What are strengths and weaknesses of the IPCC model? This discussion paper sheds light on these questions.

230. Different perspectives on differentiated responsibilities: a state-of-the-art review of the notion of common but differentiated responsibilities in international negotiations

     

     Pauw, Pieter / Steffen Bauer / Carmen Richerzhagen / Clara Brandi / Hanna Schmole (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 6/2014

     This paper discusses options on how the international climate regime under the UNFCCC can move forward with one of its fundamental yet often disputed principles: Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR).