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New rules, same practice? Analysing UN Development System reform effects at the country level

Weinlich, Silke / Max-Otto Baumann / Maria Cassens-Sasse / Rebecca Hadank-Rauch / Franziska Leibbrandt / Marie Pardey / Manuel Simon / Anina Strey (2022)
Discussion Paper 3/2022

Has the recent reform of the UN development system led to a better collective offer to developing countries, in line with the 2030 Agenda and its requirements? The paper presents the main findings, conclusions, and recommendations from research on reform implementation.

Area studies at the crossroads: knowledge production after the mobility turn

Mielke, Katja / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (eds.) (2017)
Books

EU-Africa-China: Building Partnerships

Bonn, 29. September 2008

The EU has announced a “strategic partnership” with China, including issues of global development. Within the EU, Germany is particularly interested in global cooperation with China. The Heiligendamm process determines joint responsibilities for development, especially for Africa, both for G8 and important emerging countries as China. The…

Topic modelling exposes disciplinary divergence in research on the nexus between human mobility and the environment

Zander, Kerstin / Stephen T. Garnett / Harald Sterly et al. (2022)
External Publications

Partnership in the field of global knowledge cooperation is not a one-way street

Grimm, Sven / Regine Mehl (2020)
The Current Column, 03. February 2020

Partnership skills are required in the global South (not least in the education and research sectors) and the global North alike.

Sustainability through public procurement: the way forward

Stoffel, Tim (2020)
External Publications

Two models, one goal: A new study compares E-Mobility policies in California and Germany

Press release of 18 November 2024. A new publication in Energy Policy reveals why California has been able to accelerate the buildup of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure more rapidly than Germany

Development Policy for a Just Globalisation

Hilbrich, Sören (2018)
The Current Column, 17. September 2018

That justice also plays a role in the global area is increasingly recognized. But what does justice demand in relation to the global political and economic system?

A multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development: issues concerning implementation

Webinar, 30. April 2020

Negotiations on a multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development will start in the World Trade Organization (WTO) among 101 WTO members as soon as circumstances permit. The main objective of the negotiations is to increase the flow of sustainable foreign direct investment with a view towards advancing sustainable…

How groundwater overexploitation relates to social contracts

Houdret, Annabelle / Birgit Kemmerling / Ines Dombrowsky (2022)
The Current Column, 21. March 2022

The overexploitation of groundwater in the MENA region is closely related to social contracts. There is thus a need for a societal debate about water allocation.

NDC Explorer

Special "NDC Explorer": The NDC Explorer is an interactive tool, which made NDCs information accessible and usable online.

Measuring the social, economic and political effects of social protection

Bonn, 15. April 2015

The organisers welcomed about 55 international participants to join the workshop on “ Measuring the social, economic and political effects of social protection: How to overcome the challenges? ” on 15-17 April 2015 at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn, Germany. The Workshop has…

The effectiveness of Morocco’s industrial policy in promoting a national automotive industry

Hahn, Tina / Georgeta Vidican-Auktor (2017)
Discussion Paper 27/2017

We analyze the effectiveness of industrial policy in the Moroccan automotive industry. While low-value activities predominate, decision-makers take currently a more systemic approach, focused on fostering synergies, strengthening weak parts in the value chain and enhancing capabilities.

Press release: Prosperous but not healthy? Healthy living on a healthy planet

Healthy living on a healthy planet’ – this is the title and vision of the WBGU’s new flagship report, which will be presented today to Steffi Lemke, Germany’s Federal Environment Minister, and Judith Pirscher, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Who cares about aid? Voters do!

Leininger, Julia / Martin-Shields, Charles (2025)
The Current Column, 18. February 2025

Right now, voters’ positive feelings about aid are abstract. However, when voters understand that an investment in development cooperation is an investment in their community as well, they will continue to support it.

Accelerate the Scaling up of effective peer-to-peer partnerships between Water Operators Worldwide

Online, 19. October 2021

The 4th Global WOPs Congress is around the corner! From 18 to 29 October, the #WOPsCongress will feature more than 30 sessions and spaces to spur exchange, learning, and collaboration on topics relevant to water and sanitation operators across the globe and inspire actions on pressing matters such as climate adaptation in the water and…

Latecomer development in a “greening” world: introduction to the special issue

Pegels, Anna / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
External Publications

The ‘Global South’ in the study of world politics

Online, 07. September 2021

The Special Issue The ‘Global South’ in the study of world politics is published by Third World Quarterly in September 2021. Edited by Sebastian Haug, Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner and Günther Maihold, it focuses on the increasing popularity of the ‘Global South’ as a meta category and asks whether and how it can be put to analytical use for…

Governability of regional challenges: the Arctic development paradox

Łuszczuk, Michał / Jacqueline Götze / Katarzyna Radzik‐Maruszak / Arne Riedel / Dorothea Wehrmann (2022)
External Publications

Capacity Building for the 2030 Agenda

Brasilia, 26. February 2018

The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become universal guideposts for transformative change at the domestic and global level. While responsibility for the design of SDG policies lies with legitimate actors, such as parliaments and political leaders, public administration plays an indispensable role for…