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How do transnational knowledge networks create impact?

Vogel, Johanna / Wulf Reiners (2022)
The Current Column, 28. November 2022

Networks can bring together countries, political levels, and disciplines, overcome boundaries and implement change with “the right people at the right time”.

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

How does urban rail development in China and India enable technological upgrading?

Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore / Tilman Altenburg (2022)
Discussion Paper 14/2022

This paper demonstrates how China and India have adopted industrial policies to upgrade local capabilities for urban rail technology.

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.

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

While South-South cooperation refers to collaboration between developing countries, triangular cooperation consists of support to South-South schemes provided by Northern donors, multilateral bodies or other development actors.

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…

Comercio Solidario en Costa Rica: la preferencia de productos de la agricultura familiar

Quesada, Yuliana / David Gómez / Andreas Stamm (2022)
External Publications

How to develop inclusive, sustainable urban spaces in the European Arctic and beyond: insights from Kiruna

Mattsson, Moa / Jacqueline Götze (2022)
External Publications

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

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.

Research Stays

IDOS offers researchers the opportunity to do research as a visiting researcher in Bonn.

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…

Economic effects of FDI: how important is rising market concentration?

Vrolijk, Kasper (2022)
Policy Brief 12/2022

Many governments adopt policies to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). What are implications of rising market concentration for FDI impacts? This Brief documents that concentration likely reduces positive spillovers and increases negative competition effects, and discusses policy implications.

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.

The impact of carbon taxation and revenue redistribution on poverty and inequality

Malerba, Daniele / Xiangjie Chen / Kuishuang Feng / Klaus Hubacek / Yannick Oswald (2022)
Policy Brief 11/2022

A carbon tax of US$50/tCO2 with redistribution of the raised revenue to households could substantially reduce global poverty by between 16% and 27% (110 to 190 million people), and lower inequality. The impact depends on the policy design and the targeting mechanisms used for revenue redistribution.

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…