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The EU's response to the "refugees crisis": one year after the Valletta Summit

Castillejo, Clare (2016)
The Current Column, 14. November 2016

The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) demonstrates concerning trends in Europe’s response to migration and the future direction of its development policy. It also offers an interesting opportunity to do things differently.

Central Asia and Eastern Europe

Regional expertise on Central Asia and Eastern Europe: This page brings together thematic work of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) for Central Asia and Eastern Europe. You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts to the Institute’s researchers with specific regional expertise.

Rio+20 and the future of the UN sustainability architecture: what can we expect?

Bauer, Steffen / Silke Weinlich (2012)
Briefing Paper 6/2012

Taxation of non-renewable natural resources: what are the key issues?

von Haldenwang, Christian (2011)
Briefing Paper 5/2011

Rebooting Italy's Africa policy: making the Mattei Plan work

Carbone, Giovanni / Lucia Ragazzi / Alain Antil / Benedikt Erforth / Alberto Magnani (2024)
External Publications

Role of the BRICS in global governance

Bonn, 26. August 2013

The third “ Managing Global Governance ” (MGG) Public Lecture this year featured Amb. H. H. S. Viswanathan , who as a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi represents India in the BRICS Think Tank Council. Before joining the Foundation in 2010, Amb. Viswanathan served in the Indian Foreign Service for 34 years:…

No Sellout of Democracy

Leininger, Julia (2023)
The Current Column, 12. September 2023

The G20 summit showcased that democracies and autocracies need to cooperate with each other. "Standing up for democracy and cooperating with autocrats - is that possible?" asks Julia Leininger in the Current Column.

Africa–Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation virtual book launch

Online, 14. March 2023

On Tuesday 14 March 2023, ECDPM are hosting a virtual book launch of Africa-Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation , edited by Chux Daniels (University of Sussex), Benedikt Erforth (German Institute of Development and Sustainability) and Chloe Teevan (ECDPM) and published with Routledge. Digital transformation concerns every aspect…

The BEPS Project: achievements and remaining challenges

Laudage Teles, Sabine (2023)
Policy Brief 22/2023

The OECD/G20’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project aims to reduce harmful tax avoidance. This policy brief evaluates the achievements and remaining challenges of the BEPS project to mobilise more domestic revenues, in particular in low- and middle-income countries.

Renewing the mission of EU development policy in times of global polycrisis

Brussels, 16. April 2024

Context and objectives This year, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) celebrated its 60th birthday and six decades of development research, policy advice and training. IDOS has played a key role in German development cooperation, providing evidence-based policy advice on development and sustainability. When it…

European Think Tanks Group

Special "The European Think Tanks Group": The European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) brings together four leading European international development think tanks, among them the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). Welcoming a new generation of European leaders, ETTG and this special call attention to the importance of a global perspective in European policy-making.

Agenda for an AU-EU partnership for investment

Online, 13. July 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented socio-economic consequences. In Africa , economic growth is expected to decline from 2.4% in 2019 to -2.1 to -5.1% in 2020, household welfare losses will range from 7% to 10% on average, about 19 to 22 million jobs could be lost. Already before the Corona pandemic a huge knowledge gap existed…

Third European Report on Development (ERD)

Third European Report on Development (ERD) Third European Report on Development (ERD) on its way Press Release of 18 April 2011 Effective natural resources management for sustainable and inclusive growth – the development dimension By 2030 demand for food, water and energy is expected to rise by 30-40%. Population growth, together with a growing middle class in emerging and developing nations, will put worldwide food production and security under extreme pressure. In…

Socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) in multi-level regulatory frameworks: assessment report on policy space for SRPP regulation and implementation in Germany and Kenya

Stoffel, Tim (2020)
Discussion Paper 9/2020

What leeway is there for Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP) in Germany and Kenya? In both countries public procurement is influenced by a multi-level regulatory framework. Analysing it generates insights and policy considerations on how to overcome the implementation gap for SRPP.

East Asia

Regional expertise on East Asia: This page brings together thematic work of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) for the East Asian region. You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects as well as contact information to the Institute’s researchers with specific regional expertise.

Scenarios for increased EU donor coordination: what is the right level of aid coordination?

Klingebiel, Stephan / Pedro Morazán / Mario Negre (2014)
Briefing Paper 7/2014

EU commitments on coordination in development cooperation and current mechanisms offer a mixed picture on benefits and costs of EU coordination. The EU’s efforts related to aid coordination are not always accompanied with similar improvements at the national level of member states.

Disaggregating democracy aid to explain peaceful democratisation after civil wars

Mross, Karina (2021)
External Publications

Lessons learnt from impact-oriented accompanying research: potentials and limitations to rigorously assessing the impact of governance programmes

Funk, Evelyn / Lisa Groß / Julia Leininger / Armin von Schiller (2018)
Discussion Paper 28/2018

How can we assess impact in governance programs? This publication presents lessons learnt on how to conduct impact-oriented accompanying research succesfully. The focus is on governance interventions but the lessons can also be applied to other development interventions.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and labour rights in the People's Republic of China

Chahoud, Tatjana (2008)
Briefing Paper 3/2008

Cultural values, popular attitudes and democracy promotion: how values mediate the effectiveness of donor support for term limits and LGBT+ rights in Uganda

Hulse, Merran (2018)
Discussion Paper 26/2018

What role do cultural values play in democracy support? Western donors promote liberal values in recipient countries as part of their governance programmes, but these may clash with local values and attitudes. We explore how (mis)matching values mediate the effectiveness of democracy support.