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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.

Economic self-interest in German development policy: what might that look like?

Altenburg, Tilman / Babette Never / Rita Strohmaier (2025)
Policy Brief 14/2025

Calls for development policy to place greater emphasis on national self-interest are growing louder. We set out five guidelines for a development policy strategy that takes due consideration of Germany’s own interests without harming the partner countries.

Africa’s automobile sector: development opportunities in a rapidly changing industry

Altenburg, Tilman / Justin Barnes / Anthony Black / Mbongeni Ndlovu (2025)
External Publications

Wirtschaftliche Eigeninteressen in der deutschen Entwicklungspolitik: Wie kann das aussehen?

Pressemitteilung vom 07.10.2025: Für Medienkontakte stehen die Autor*innen Tilman Altenburg, Babette Never und Rita Strohmaier zur Verfügung.

An industrial policy renaissance: the challenges and opportunities of going green

Altenburg, Tilman / Rambod Behboodi / Aaron Cosbey (2025)
External Publications

2026

2026 Jump to: September 2026 August 2026 Juli 2026 Juni 2026 Mai 2026 April 2026 März 2026 Februar 2026 Januar 2026 September 2026 Agree to disagree: why the AU and the EU should engage in pragmatic partnerships The AU–EU partnership should embrace the plurality within both unions, make interests transparent, and enable pragmatic cooperation between coalitions of willing countries, helping to bring proclaimed ambitions closer to actual practice, say Benedikt Erforth…

Pressemitteilung IDOS vom 19.06.2026 Supermärkte treiben Nachhaltigkeit voran – könnten aber ambitionierter sein

„Sind Supermärkte Treiber der Nachhaltigkeitstransformation?“ Neue Forschungsergebnisse des IDOS sowie universitärer Partnerinstitutionen aus Schweden, der Türkei und den USA zeigen: Lebensmitteleinzelhändler treiben Umwelt- und Klimaschutzmaßnahmen oftmals erfolgreich voran.

Dr. Tilman Altenburg

Senior Researcher

Transformation of Economic and Social Systems