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Application phase for the 62nd PGP

Online, 05. February 2026

Until March 31, we welcome applications from postgraduate students for our 62 nd postgraduate programme. Are you looking for an exciting and research-intensive preparation for your work in international cooperation for development and sustainability? In our postgraduate programme, we enhance the competences of participants aspiring a…

The Investment Facilitation Index (IFI): quantifying domestic investment facilitation frameworks

Berger, Axel / Ali Dadkhah / Florian Gitt / Zoryana Olekseyuk / Jakob Schwab (2026)
External Publications

Spillovers from foreign land-based investments in agriculture: evidence from a nucleus-outgrower scheme in Zambia

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu / Raoul Herrmann / Chewe Nkonde / Mwelwa Lukonde / Michael Brüntrup (2026)
External Publications

Economic Research for Development & Sustainability

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.

Jacqueline Wingens

Jacqueline Wingens is a Political Scientist and former Researcher in the Research Department "Inter- and transnational Cooperation".

Jan Ohnesorge

Former Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo

Emmanuel Nshakira Rukundo is a Development Economist and Former Researcher in the Research department "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation".

In Memory of Egypt’s Failed Revolution

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.

Job Advertisment: Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) Science Futures

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

Climate policy as development policy: leveraging carbon revenues for social protection in low- and middle-income countries

Gasior, Kathrin / Gemma Wright / H. Xavier Jara / Daniele Malerba (2026)
External Publications

Geopolitics and development in Central Asia: exploring opportunities for middle powers

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.

What do the 2015 SDG negotiations teach us for a beyond-2030 framework?

von Haaren, Paula / Axel Berger (2026)
Discussion Paper 1/2026

Can the private sector help safeguard democracy? The answer is yes

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.

A theory of change approach to enhance the post-2030 sustainable development agenda

Allen, Cameron et al. (2025)
External Publications

Are youth protests pathways to democracy? Lessons from Madagascar

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.

Are youth protests pathways to democracy? Lessons from Madagascar

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.

Ein Wettbewerb, der keiner sein sollte

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Svea Koch (2026)
External Publications

2026

2026 Jump to: April 2026 März 2026 Februar 2026 Januar 2026 April 2026 Gespräch über Krieg und Frieden zwischen Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Adis Ahmetovic und Johannes Varwick Dirk Meyer spricht kontrovers und facettenreich mit Anna-Katharina Hornidge , Adis Ahmetovic und Johannes Varwick über die Bedingungen von Krieg und Frieden. spw - Zeitschrift für sozialistische Politik und Wirtschaft Heft 266 01/2026 Europa, emanzipiere Dich! – Vom Bündnispartner zur…

A change in thinking: new pathways for citywide inclusive sanitation in Nakuru County, Kenya

Saravanan V. Subramanian, Pireh Hezekiah, Moses Onyango, Simon Okoth (2026)
External Publications

Fragmenting development cooperation and the wider Atlantic: geopolitical drift, normative contestation, and the emerging coalitions

Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2025)
External Publications