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Why donors of foreign aid do not coordinate: the role of competition for export markets and political support

Fuchs, Andreas / Peter Nunnenkamp / Hannes Öhler (2015)
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Overlapping governmentalities and the cosmo-politics of Mongolian water- and miningscapes

Schoderer, Mirja (2023)
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Broad support vs. deep opposition: the politics of bus rapid transit in low- and middle-income countries

Goedeking, Nicholas (2023)
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Twinning the goals: how can promoting shared prosperity help to reduce global poverty?

Lakner, Christoph / Mario Negre / Espen Beer Prydz (2014)
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Democracy in a polarized world

Researchers at IDOS investigate the role of inter- and transnational democracy promotion strategies in the formation and reform of political orders.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development needs a coherent focus on governance and peace

Fiedler, Charlotte / Mark Furness / Jörn Grävingholt / Julia Leininger (2015)
The Current Column, 12. October 2015

At the end of September the international community came together in New York City to discuss and decide upon the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development based on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). One significant change compared to the previous Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is SDG 16, which stresses the relevance of peace, good governance and inclusive institutions for sustainable development.

Strengthening coordination in river basin governance in southern Spain: cooperation, incentives and persuasion

Schütze, Nora / Andreas Thiel / Pilar Paneque / Jesús Vargas / Rodrigo Vidaurre (2020)
Briefing Paper 18/2020

The Guadalquivir basin in Spain struggles with reducing agricultural water consumption to comply with water quantity provisions of the European Water Framework Directive. Improved cross-sectoral exchange, transparency, monitoring and revision of water rights are needed to address this challenge.

Green industrial policy: managing transformation under uncertainty

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Tilman Altenburg / Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican (2014)
Discussion Paper 28/2014

This topical paper elaborates the concept of green industrial policy, framed as a normative approach of managing the green transformation under conditions of uncertainty and long time horizons. It provides illustrative policy examples seeking to stimulate learning from both success and failure.

Governance theories and digitalisation: four conjectures for the Mexican case

Porras, Francisco (2025)
Discussion Paper 27/2025

Explore how digitalisation reshapes governance in Mexico. This paper proposes four conjectures on how governments, academia, NGOs, and media can leverage digital tools for cooperation, problem-solving, and sustainable development.

Knowledge for development: a literature review and an evolving research agenda

Akude, John Emeka (2014)
Discussion Paper 18/2014

The paper reviews prevalent literature and major ideas in the relatively new field of knowledge management for development and concludes that the macro dimension of the subject matter has not been adequately treated. It then complements this lack by developing a more balanced research programme.

Partnerships for policy transfer: how Brazil and China engage in triangular cooperation with the United Nations

Waisbich, Laura Trajber / Sebastian Haug (2022)
Discussion Paper 15/2022

Brazil and China have set up partnerships with the United Nations to share their policy experiences with the world. This paper provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of these transfer partnerships.

Global Summit Prenegotiation: The Case of the Australian G20 Presidency

Bonn, 31. May 2016

Public Lecture with Larry Crump In 2017, Germany will take over the G20 presidency after China. After ‘middle powers’ such as Australia and Turkey chaired the G20 for years, global economic heavyweights are now taking over. While continuity and effectivity have become crucial for G20 to maintain its relevance, we know little about the…

Avoiding too little, too late: debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery

Volz, Ulrich (2021)
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Cultural sensitivity and ethnographic research with migrants

Jaji, Rose (2022)
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Application Deadline expired: Call for bids: Expert on “Civil Society and Civic Spaces in Uzbekistan”.

The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in Bonn plans to contract an Expert on “Civil Society and Civic Spaces in Uzbekistan”.

Application Deadline expired: Call for bids: Expert on “Civil Society and Civic Spaces in Cambodia”

The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in Bonn plans to contract an Expert on “Civil Society and Civic Spaces in Cambodia”.

Nudging with Chinese characteristics: an adapted approach from the Global North to achieve a sustainable future?

Hägele, Ramona (2019)
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How sustainable procurement can fight modern slavery

Stoffel, Tim (2020)
The Current Column, 30. November 2020

A mix of political instruments, from laws on corporate due diligence through to sustainable public procurement, is increasingly leading the assault on modern slavery.

Small islands, grand challenges?

Bauer, Steffen / Benjamin Schraven (2014)
The Current Column, 01. September 2014

Climate change and disaster risk management will be high on the agenda as small island states are particularly at risk from the impacts of climate change, especially rising sea levels. How to deal responsibly with the prospect that these countries will become virtually uninhabitable remains one of the great unresolved questions of international climate policy and international law.

When your lab is the world but the world is closed down

Ruppel, Samantha (2020)
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