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Financing South Africa's energy transition: making the just aspects count more

Tamasiga, Phemelo / Youba Sokona (2025)
External Publications

South Africa’s shift from coal to clean energy is not just about megawatts but also about people. With coal jobs at stake—many in Mpumalanga’s mining communities—the transition must put affected workers and communities first, so no one is left behind.

Social cohesion in the context of the Venezuelan displacement to Colombia

López Villamil, Stephanie (2025)
Discussion Paper 14/2025

The Colombian government’s response to the Venezuelan crisis has largely been lauded for its efforts to support displaced people through granting legal residency. This Discussion Paper provides context-specific findings that deepen understanding of social cohesion in displacement contexts.

In search of a Plan B: like-minded internationalism and the future of global development

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner / Len Ishmael (2025)
External Publications

Why United Nations Peacekeeping Matters

Dworschak, Christoph / Karina Mross (2025)
The Current Column, 12. May 2025

In an increasingly fragmented world, we cannot afford to abandon one of the most reliable instruments for building and preserving peace.

Green economic policy and development research: lessons for the future

Bonn, 09. May 2025

This workshop mainly consisted of three panels: What is good green economic policy? Our economies must become greener: decarbonised, less material-intensive, circular. However, green alternatives often lack cost-competitiveness where environmental costs are externalised. Willingness to pay for the environment is declining, as people…

Towards a stronger shared climate and development finance agenda: what role for the FfD4?

Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025)
External Publications

Working and Family Life

IDOS is pursuing a family-conscious policy for reconciling career and family.

Sustainability as a Guiding Principle of Our Work

Our vision is to contribute to co-shaping a collaborative, multipolar world for sustainable futures. We do so by conducting high-quality research, independent policy advice, and transregional knowledge cooperation and training.

Global China and African journalistic agency: a relational perspective

Li, Hangwei (2025)
External Publications

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.

Internship in the MGG Academy Team: International Cooperation and Event Management

To support our team, we are looking for an intern (f/m/diverse) to assist in the preparation and implementation of the MGG Academy for a period of three months, starting 18 August 2025.

Last chance for a fundamental reform of German development policy?

Janus, Heiner / Armin von Schiller (2025)
The Current Column, 28. April 2025

A long-term viable development cooperation therefore requires a change in the BMZ towards greater tolerance of mistakes, a willingness to learn and a long-term focus.

Job Advertisement: Senior Researcher (f/m/diverse) “Transformation of political (dis-)order”

IDOS Research Department “Transformation of political (dis-)order” is looking for a Senior Researcher (f/m/diverse)

A strong science-policy interface now for climate and biodiversity

Faus Onbargi, Alexia / Alicia Perez-Porro / Anna de las Heras Carles (2025)
The Current Column, 22. April 2025

Addressing these interconnected crises requires evidence-informed policymaking at all levels, which demands strengthening the science-policy interface for climate and biodiversity.

Library and Documentation

Library and Documentation Jump to: Staff Library and Documentation Staff Library and Documentation Behrens, Marcel Head of Department Library & Publications Ackermann, Heike Librarian/ Documentalist Beck, Tanja Research Data Management Fante, Alexandra Librarian / Open Access Coordinator Großer, Heike Librarian/ Documentalist Hornschild, Cornelia Publication Coordinator Rogmann, Antonio Research Data Manager Ueding, Andrea Librarian Wisnagrotzky, Luca Cataloguing and…

Knowledge Cooperation

Researchers at IDOS investigate the role of transnational knowledge actors and knowledge communities in exploring and shaping global change.

Research Networks

We generate multi-perspective research across different world regions by collaborating with a wide range of transregional partnership networks and platforms.

Germany's new government

Online, 16. April 2025

The coalition agreement for a new German government is now in place. How does a future CDU/CSU and SPD government wants to rethink and organise its relations with actors in the Global South and German development policy? IDOS experts provided first assessments with regard to Germany's foreign policies in a virtual press briefing on…

Sustainable futures: aligning climate actions and socio-economic justice through the just energy transition

Tamasiga, Phemelo / Onyeaka, Helen / Bakwena, Malebogo / Kayembe, Benita / Dzingai, Valentine / Kgengwenyane, Nancy / Babugura, Agnes / Ouassou, El houssin (2025)
External Publications

Application Deadline expired: Job advertisment: Full professorship for Global Policy for Sustainable Development / Deputy Director of IDOS (m/f/d)

We are looking for a strategically minded and integrative leader with excellent research experience in the field of global sustainable development.