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Germany’s next federal government and the United Nations

Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug / Silke Weinlich (2021)
The Current Column, 15. September 2021

Germany’s next federal government should ensure that intended contributions for UN organisations and processes are stably anchored in the federal budget.

When will we see the emancipation of Arab trade unions?

Zintl, Tina (2018)
The Current Column, 30. April 2018

There is not much cause for celebration on the labour markets in North Africa and the Middle East. A key reason for this is the lack of effective trade unions able to carry out their role in shaping labour-market policy.

Dirk Messner departs the DIE in Bonn after 15 years as Institute Director

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and partners from the field of development co-operation paid tribute to the work of departing DIE-Director Dirk Messner.

Germany's global ambition must have a European dimension

Furness, Mark / Svea Koch (2014)
The Current Column, 12. February 2014

Germany's leaders are right that their country needs a more active foreign policy. But what does this mean?

The social contract: a lens to design socially just climate policies in Germany

Böhl Gutierrez, Mauricio / Daniele Malerba / Markus Loewe (2025)
The Current Column, 04. March 2025

Ending harmful subsidies could free billions to cut emissions, improve public health, and strengthen social services. To ensure fair compensation for all affected groups by subsidy cuts, the new government should approach the reform as a renegotiation of the existing social contract.

Dealing with autocracies: do sustainable development goals help?

Striebinger, Kai / Julia Leininger (2016)
The Current Column, 19. September 2016

Transformation through rapprochement or rejection? Sanctions or dialogue? The recent events in Turkey and the general stagnation of democratisation processes worldwide raise a highly-charged question: how should European and German foreign, development and security policy react to autocratically-governed states?

Investment Facilitation for Development

Theme Special: Investment Facilitation for Development, Investment Facilitation is a unique tool for developing countries to increase investment flows, boost economic growth and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Knowledge Cooperation

Researchers at IDOS investigate the role of transnational knowledge actors and knowledge communities in exploring and shaping global change.

Job Advertisement: Senior Researcher (f/m/diverse) “Transformation of political (dis-)order”

IDOS Research Department “Transformation of political (dis-)order” is looking for a Senior Researcher (f/m/diverse)

Donors, implementing agencies and DFI/PDB cooperation – The case of Germany: BMZ, GIZ, KfW and DEG

Erforth, Benedikt / Niels Keijzer (2022)
External Publications

Christoph Antons

Christoph Antons is a legal scholar and was an associate Researcher at IDOS (former DIE).

Transforming Egypt: innovation and diversification as drivers of growth

Loewe, Markus (2015)
External Publications

The role of the G20 in fostering multilateralism

Berger, Axel (2017)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The G20 should play a prominent role in strengthening multilateral institutions. This view was recently echoed at a joint high-level panel discussion between policy-makers and Think20 experts. The panel discussion took place on the occasion of the second ever G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting on 16 February 2017, in the United Nations City of Bonn, Germany.

Revamping the „Rural Worlds“ model

Brüntrup, Michael (2016)
External Publications

How to streamline Sámi rights into Policy-Making in the European Union?

Nystø Keskitalo, Anja Márjá / Jacqueline Götze (2023)
External Publications

Policies for the sustainable development of biofuels in the Pan American Region: a review and synthesis of five countries

Solomon, Barry D. / Aparajita Banerjee / Alberto Acevedo / Kathleen E. Halvorsen / Amarella Eastmond (2015)
External Publications

Green finance in Asia: challenges, policies and avenues for research

Diaz-Rainey, Ivan / Jan Corfee-Morlot / Ulrich Volz / Ben Caldecott (2023)
External Publications

Sustainability and International Training for Civil Servants

Mexico City/Online, 10. May 2022

What does it need for local leaders to become agents of sustainability? What kind of competences do they need for transformative policy making? And how can training programmes strengthen such competences for local leadership? In this workshop, you will Learn what enables local leaders to become agents of sustainability Understand the…

Renewable energy consumption in Africa: evidence from a bias corrected dynamic panel

Baye, Richmond / Allesandro Olper / Albert Ahenkan /Issa Justice Musah-Surugu /Samuel Weniga Anuga / Samuel Darkwah (2021)
External Publications

Investment dispute prevention and management at the national level

Online, 25. February 2021

This is the 7th of a virtual event series on investment facilitation for development, held in the framework of a joint ITC/DIE project on Investment Facilitation for Development. The online event will focus on investment dispute prevention and management at the national level. During the event, the following issues will be addressed: The…