Saravanan V. Subramanian, Pireh Hezekiah, Moses Onyango, Simon Okoth (2026) External Publications
2026 Jump to: April 2026 März 2026 Februar 2026 Januar 2026 April 2026 Don’t Draw the Wrong Lessons from the Hungarian Election Dr. Semuhi Sinanoglu argues that existing explanations for the opposition’s success in Hungary are after the fact and secondary. Without Magyar’s legal immunity and financial mobilization, this victory would be impossible. Global Policy Journal 22 April 2026 UN unter doppeltem Druck – Kahlschlag in Kriegszeiten Laut UN-Generalsekretär…
Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2026) External Publications
Klingebiel, Stephan (2026) External Publications
Washingtons Umgang mit der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ist ein Sinnbild für das Vorgehen der USA auf der Weltbühne. Es zählen nur noch knallharte Eigeninteressen. Europa und Deutschland versuchen, trotz leerer Kassen eine Antwort zu finden.
Toto, Priscilla / Lena Gutheil (2026) The Current Column, 26. January 2026
GenZ protests are not always disruptive. Yet, in Madagascar, in an empowering moment for the youth, they toppled the regime. Whether it sparks lasting democratic change is uncertain.
Allen, Cameron et al. (2025) External Publications
Ditebogo Modiegi Morare is a Political Scientist and former Researcher in the Research department "Inter- and transnational cooperation".
Sinanoglu, Semuhi (2026) External Publications
In order for civil society groups to successfully leverage the private sector’s potential in uplifting democratic principles, they must learn to speak the sector’s language.
Gunitsky, Seva / Semuhi Sinanoglu (2026) External Publications
The emerging global system is one in which three nuclear-armed leaders, insulated from dissent, pursue risky gambits. The result will not be the relatively stable if tense competition that characterized the Cold War. It will be something more volatile: a world in which the most consequential decisions rest on the whims of men who have systematically discarded anyone willing to tell them no.
von Haaren, Paula / Axel Berger (2026) Discussion Paper 1/2026
Woo, Hyeyoung (2026) Discussion Paper 2/2026
As the geopolitical landscape in Central Asia shifts, middle powers gain strategic relevance. This paper examines how middle-power ODA is reshaping engagement patterns and draws policy lessons from Soith Korea and Türkiye.
Gasior, Kathrin / Gemma Wright / H. Xavier Jara / Daniele Malerba (2026) External Publications
Keijzer, Niels (2026) External Publications
IDOS Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems is looking for a Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) - Position No. 2026-B-01, Part time 65%, 25,4 hours/week
El-Haddad, Amirah (2026) The Current Column, 02. February 2026
Revolutions are measured not by slogans or moments of collective euphoria, but by whether they give birth to radical change in institutions that outlives the street.
Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo is a Development Economist and Former Researcher in the Research department "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation".
Former Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).
Jacqueline Wingens is a Political Scientist and former Researcher in the Research Department "Inter- and transnational Cooperation".
Bonn, 04. February 2026
The third joint workshop of IDOS’ Research Department “ Transformation of Economic and Social Systems ”, ECONtribute and the University of Bonn’s Economics Department consisted of a number of presentations as well as plenty of opportunity for networking.
