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Trump, the Middle East and Germany

Trautner, Bernhard / Mark Furness (2017)
The Current Column, 19. January 2017

Which impact does a changed US policy in the Middle East have from the point of view of the German development policy and in the broader sense of international cooperation?

A decade of G20 summitry: assessing the benefits, limitations and future of global club governance in turbulent times

Berger, Axel / Andrew F. Cooper / Sven Grimm (2019)
External Publications

"Building Harmonious World" and "Global Governance": A comparison of concepts for global politics from China and Europe

Bonn, 12. May 2011

The high-level meeting of senior scholars from both institutions is part of an ongoing collaborative research effort focused on the Chinese concept of "Building a Harmonious World" and the Western concept of "Global Governance". A first joint workshop took place on 13 November 2010 in Beijing. Please find a report of the workshop here.…

Beware the backlash: Feminist development policy at the crossroads

Götze, Jacqueline / Maryam Khalid / Tina Zintl (2025)
The Current Column, 06. March 2025

Gender issues need to be integrated into different policy fields and shielded from populist discussions

What global role for the EU?

Special “What global role for the EU?”: At times of multiple global crises, the European Union (EU) finds itself at a crossroads.

Global Transformation towards Sustainability

Bonn, 01. April 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the International Office at the University of Bonn co-organized the Alumni Spring School „Global transformation towards Sustainability – Transciplinary peer learning between Africa, Europe and Rising Powers for the 2030 Agenda”, which took place from 1…

African-European relations

Erforth, Benedikt / Niels Keijzer (2024)
External Publications

Pathways to international tax governance: has the German G20 presidency made a difference?

von Haldenwang, Christian / Jakob Schwab (2018)
External Publications

What should development policy actors do about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2015)
Briefing Paper 1/2015

TTIP is being hotly debated, but with a narrow focus. Proponents and critics are primarily concerned with the impact of TTIP on Germany and Europe. Too little attention is being paid to the implications of this mega-regional for the rest of the world.

From politics to business: how a state-led fund is investing in Africa? The case of the China-Africa

Li, Hang (2020)
External Publications

Events

We regularly organise scientific conferences and panel discussions open for the public.

49th Postgraduate Course of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik has started

49th Postgraduate Course of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik has started 49th Postgraduate Course of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik has started Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains German and European young professionals in its Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation. On 2 September, the 49th…

MGG Academy Curriculum

MGG Academy Curriculum Jump to: Setup and contents of the MGG Academy Setup and contents of the MGG Academy The MGG Academy consists of three components in the areas of knowledge, leadership and action : KNOWLEDGE The academic modules of the MGG Academy provide a space for dialogue and mutual learning. They address current global governance and sustainability challenges. They focus on the overall question of how a transformation to sustainability can be fostered in…

The future of the ODA concept: the political dimensions of a seemingly technical discussion

Klingebiel, Stephan (2014)
Briefing Paper 8/2014

There is a possibility that the development ministers of the OECD will agree on a new definition of official development assistance (ODA) at the end of 2014. The debate about a suitable new ODA definition covers the entire spectrum of development policy topics involving structural change.

Effective promotion of green innovation

Bonn, 24. October 2017

To keep global development patterns within planetary boundaries requires a re-direction of modes and content of international cooperation. More than in the past, partners in the Global South must be placed in the driver’s seat of knowledge-based development as 1) identifying sustainability-related challenges related to the specific…

“Open strategic autonomy”: an assessment and positioning for German development policy

Klingebiel, Stephan (2024)
Policy Brief 27/2024

This Policy Brief provides an overview and assessments of debates on development policy. It deals with the the need to reorient German development policy in the long term in view of international contexts and the need to initiate reforms.

Good Governance, Good Jobs, and a Good Global Compact on Migration

Martin-Shields. Charles (2017)
The Current Column, 03. July 2017

governments recognized the importance of development as a means to mitigate high-risk migration and flight, but development solutions will need to go beyond short-term job creation and bilateral labour migration programmes, and address the political and social issues that force people to leave their home countries.

The UN Climate Conference has to prove that the Paris Agreement is working

Bauer, Steffen (2021)
The Current Column, 25. October 2021

Five years after the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force and one year after the COVID-enforced hiatus, the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP26”) will convene in the Scottish city of Glasgow on 31 October. At long last!

Pursuing 1.5 degrees

Katowice, 12. December 2018

Implementing ambitious climate policies – aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees – should not be perceived as only posing challenges for countries and economies. On the contrary, ambitious climate policies can lead to new development prospects with substantial economic and social gains. The earlier action is taken, the greater…

Bureaucratic pluralism and the transformation of development cooperation

Lundsgaarde, Erik (2013)
Discussion Paper 16/2013