Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
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Kornprobst, Tim / Anna Schwachula (2020)
The Current Column, 16 November 2020
While ownership has been a priority of development cooperation since the 2005 Paris agenda if not before, in practice the goals of development projects are often defined by experts from the global North, even though these goals are geared to strategies of the partner governments.
Reiber, Tatjana / Anna Schwachula (2020)
The Current Column, 09 November 2020
The actual objective of academic get-togethers is to exchange knowledge, generate new ideas and forge networks. When conferences fail to serve these purposes, they become a waste of time.
Martin-Shields, Charles (2020)
The Current Column, 02 November 2020
On November 3, Americans will vote on two radically different agendas for the future for American development policy: Using aid coercively or a return to a technocratic, cooperative approach to development cooperation. The U.S. Presidential elections will shape global health, climate policy, and governance not only in the next presidency, but through the rest of the decade.
Burni, Aline / Niels Keijzer / Benedikt Erforth (2020)
The Current Column, 26 October 2020
While in the past there was a perception that the European Parliament merely rubber-stamped the Council’s agreements, the current legislature is more imposing and confrontational.
Schoderer, Mirja/ Ines Dombrowsky (2020)
The Current Column, 18 October 2020
Mining companies are increasingly aware that they need to manage their water risks better and to increase dialogue at eye-level with communities. Research that starts from the insight that companies, communities and state agencies are themselves a set of social relations might help identify entry points for dialogue and areas of connection across actors more effectively.
Sommer, Christoph (2020)
The Current Column, 12 October 2020
Microcredits came in for increased criticism following the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus. They need to be re-evaluated in light of what we now know.
Bergmann, Julian / Mark Furness (2020)
The Current Column, 05 October 2020
In previous crisis contexts, the EU has a role to play in support the movements. In doing so, the EU needs to ensure that it is not stuck in crisis mode.
Högl, Maximilian / Christine Hackenesch / Gabriela Iacobuta (2020)
The Current Column, 28 September 2020
Ursula von der Leyen reiterated the European Green Deal’s importance as the flagship of the new EU Commission. The partnership with Africa is particularly important in this regard.
Hendra, John / Silke Weinlich (2020)
The Current Column, 21 September 2020
On the occasion of their 75th anniversary, the United Nations will today adopt a political declaration including the telling sentence “We are not here to celebrate. We are here to take action.” 3d
Mross, Karina / Daniel Nowack / Julia Leininger (2020)
The Current Column, 11 September 2020
On 15 September, the world celebrates one of humanity’s greatest success models: democracy. Yet today, democracy finds itself under pressure from both internal and external forces, and there are now more autocracies than democracies in the world for the first time in almost 20 years. The international community must act now and engage in democracy protection.