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Where privacy meets politics: EU–Kenya cooperation in data protection

Erforth, Benedikt / Charles Martin-Shields (2022)
External Publications

Africa–Europe cooperation and digital transformation

Daniels, Chux / Benedikt Erforth / Chloe Teevan (eds.) (2022)
Books

Call for Applications: FFVT-Fellowships

The joint project Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer (FFVT) fellowship programme and offers stays of two to six months.

15 Years Managing Global Governance

Online, 23. November 2022

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme turned 15 in 2022. In the three-day online conference “Celebrating 15 years of MGG” from 23 to 25 November, we looked back on past achievements, position ourselves in the multiple global challenges we are facing today, and envision the network and its impact in the future. On the first day of…

Implementing an investment facilitation for development agreement: how to self-assess implementation gaps and technical assistance needs

Berger, Axel / Ann-Margret Bolmer / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2022)
External Publications

50 Jahre „Limits to Growth"

German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn, 21. November 2022

Unter der Schirmherrschaft von Oliver Krischer, Minister für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Verkehr des Landes NRW , fand am Montag, 21. November 2022, die Veranstaltung „50 Jahre Limits to Growth“ in Kooperation mit drei JRF-Instituten statt. Das Besondere: Wir binden Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen ein und möchten damit eine Brücke zwischen den…

Zeitenwende – Investing in competencies for transnational cooperation

Grimm, Sven / Tatjana Reiber (2022)
External Publications

Learning from each other: the multifaceted potential for partnership between the Republic of Korea and Germany

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel / Min Jee Oh (2022)
Policy Brief 13/2022

This policy brief analyses current development policy trends in Germany and Korea. It explores prospects for further changes in policy and for intensifying cooperation between the two countries.

Call for applications: Short-Term Visiting Researcher (f/m/diverse)

The Research Programme “Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace” at (IDOS) offers a possibility for two short-term visiting scholar positions of 4-6 weeks from April to December 2023.

Africa’s regional and global integration

Bonn, 17. November 2022

While remaining the most isolated region from the global economy, Africa has realized continuous progress towards a closer and more active integration, both from within and beyond the continent’s borders. Today, almost all African economies are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and gridlocked regional economic integration has…

Social cohesion in context

Bonn, 15. November 2022

Social cohesion (SoCo) is increasingly recognised as an important condition for the resilience of societies and the wellbeing of its members. At the same time, rising inequality, decreasing acceptance of hitherto shared societal values, as well as citizens’ growing discontent with public institutions suggest that social cohesion may be…

“Morals have to be affordable!”

Klingebiel, Stephan (2022)
The Current Column, 14. November 2022

Close relations with autocracies and agreements to supply more fossil fuels are not part of a deliberate policy.

WTO Investment Facilitation for Development in Lao

Vientiane, Laos, 09. November 2022

On November 9-11 IDOS jointly with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat and the International Trade Center (ITC) organized a capacity building workshop on investment facilitation in Vientiane, Lao. The objective of the workshop was to increase awareness of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) negotiations among the…

China’s expanding engagement with the UN Development Pillar

New York, 08. November 2022

China has intensified its engagement with the UN development pillar over the last decade, giving rise to competing narratives. On the one hand, China is said to assume a more active role of responsible shareholder and supporter of UN multilateralism. On the other hand, China is perceived as trying to expand control at the UN and re-shape…

How would WTO Members benefit from an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement?

Online, 08. November 2022

This was the 13th of a webinar series on investment facilitation for development, hold in the framework of a joint ITC/IDOS project on Investment Facilitation for Development. The long-term objective of strengthening investment facilitation is to foster sustainable development. An Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement,…

Promising action for nature and climate is easy, credible action a whole different matter

Chan, Sander / Idil Boran / Andrew Deneault (2022)
The Current Column, 07. November 2022

Governments and other actors must go beyond mere implementation and take bold steps to raise ambition.

China's expanding engagement with the United Nations development pillar: the selective long-term approach of a programme country superpower

Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug/ Silke Weinlich (2022)
External Publications

IDOS@COP27

Sharm El-Sheikh, 06. November 2022

At the Conference of the Parties to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and…

Exploring the maritime dimensions of EU-Africa migration

Online (Zoom), 04. November 2022

The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) covers 6,000 kilometers of coastline, extending from Senegal to Angola and including two island nations. The region is endowed with fisheries, mineral and hydrocarbon resources and its geography represents an important route for global sea trade. It is estimated that around 1,500 fishing vessels, tankers, and…

How to improve governance and accountability

Online, 04. November 2022

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus recognizes the interlinkages between the these sectors and highlights the importance of integrated solutions to address climate change issues with minimal, concerted trade-offs. In recent years, the WEFE Nexus has gained political traction as an important element of the ambitious climate…