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Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam

Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Postgraduates of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Press release, 15 February 2016 As part of the training of young professionals in international development cooperation, the participants of the Postgraduate Training Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

The land-water nexus

Online, 22. March 2024

On the occasion of World Water Day 2024, the Bonn Water Network and its members including the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the German Institute for Development and Sustainability (IDOS), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Global Water Operators' Partnerships Alliance…

Why democracy needs a narrative on political liberalism

Nowack, Daniel (2025)
The Current Column, 05. May 2025

“For the protection and continued existence of democracy in general and throughout the world, it is important to revive a narrative on what constitutes a liberal democracy.

The post-2015 agenda – keep your eye on the global economy!

Berensmann, Kathrin / Clara Brandi / Matthias Schöneberger (2014)
The Current Column, 22. September 2014

Trade and the international financial architecture need to form forward-looking cornerstones of the post-2015 agenda. Insufficient thought has been paid to this thus far.

Press release: DIE again third best development policy think tank worldwide

DIE again third world's most renowned development policy research institute in Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. Also recognised for one of the best works on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

African development trends: lessons learnt from the global financial crisis

Berensmann, Kathrin (2011)
Briefing Paper 10/2011

Trump, Brexit, populism – wither multilateralism and liberal world order?

Thomas Henökl (2017)
The Current Column, 19. January 2017

Never before has the change of administration in the United States caused this much concern globally, and never before has an US-President incited so much tension ahead of taking office.

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Legal Notice The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is registered with the District Court in Bonn under HRB 8741. Legal jurisdiction is Bonn. Legal responsibility Anna-Katharina Hornidge , Director Contact German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Tulpenfeld 6 D-53133 Bonn, Germany Telephone: +49 (0)228 94927-0 Fax: +49 (0)228 94927-130 E-mail: idos@idos-research.de Copyright The content of this Website is copyright of the…

Polycrisis as an opportunity for development cooperation? Building a better global architecture for international development cooperation after the COVID-19 pandemic

Klingebiel, Stephan / Artemy Izmestiev (2020)
External Publications

Political scientist Dr Axel Berger new Deputy Director at DIE

Press Release of 31 March 2022. On 1 April 2022, Dr Axel Berger will take over the position of the Deputy Director at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).

Factory Asia – another mega-regional trade agreement?

Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn / Max Büge (2014)
The Current Column, 19. May 2014

The ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) plan to promote a free trade agreement. What does that mean for the region and for world trade?

And now another zero hour: reconstruction and recovery in Haiti

Leininger, Julia (2010)
The Current Column, 12. April 2010

Split into North and South: a Sahel war in the offing

Leininger, Julia (2012)
The Current Column, 16. July 2012

Navigating through an external agenda and internal preferences: Ghana’s national migration policy

Segadlo, Nadine (2021)
Discussion Paper 8/2021

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of Ghana’s National Migration Policy (NMP). A major finding is that the NMP does not primarily respond to a perceived problem related to migration in Ghana but it rather pursues the migration related interests of the European Union (EU).

French-German development collaboration in MENA: options for humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) and triple nexus cooperation in Libya and Iraq

Mühlberger, Wolfgang (2025)
Discussion Paper 30/2025

How do French-German relations affect international cooperation across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace spectrum? This paper gauges the merits of and potential for bilateral collaborative action in the Middle East and North Africa to counter fragility, safeguard interests and support development.

The ability of political science to predict future developments

Faust, Jörg (2011)
The Current Column, 04. July 2011

Mass-violence and struggle for recognition in identity conflicts: negotiating memories and justice in the Philippines

Penetrante, Ariel Macaspac (2011)
External Publications

Tax expenditures country report: Morocco

Mourji, Fouzi (2025)
Books

Modern Islam and the modern West

Bonn, 12. December 2012

On 12 December 2012, Abdolkarim Soroush , one of the best-known philosophers of the Islamic world, gave a public lecture at the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn. In his talk “Modern Islam and the modern West” Soroush discussed different worldviews and interpretations of modernity,…

The future of climate and development finance: balancing separate accounting with integrated policy responses

Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2023)
Policy Brief 19/2023

This paper discusses the blurring of development and climate finance and argues that the NCQG process and the integration of loss and damage into the climate finance system must go hand in hand with a separation of ODA and climate finance whilst ensuring integrated policy responses.