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Is world trade facing a spiral into isolationism?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2017)
The Current Column, 19. January 2017

Today will see Donald Trump sworn in as the 45th president of the USA, a move that could see the system of world trade plunge into a spiral of isolationism.

Conflicts of preferences and domestic constraints: understanding reform failure in liberal statebuilding and democracy promotion

Groß, Lisa / Sonja Grimm (2016)
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New approaches to development cooperation in middle income countries: brokering collective action for global sustainable development

Klingebiel, Stephan / Sebastian Paulo (2016)
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Mobilising private adaptation finance: developed country perspectives

Pauw, Pieter (2017)
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Towards “greening” trade? Tracking environmental provisions in the preferential trade agreements of emerging markets

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Dominique Bruhn / Manjiao Chi (2017)
Discussion Paper 2/2017

Are trade agreements becoming ‘greener’? We analyse environmental provisions in trade agreements signed by emerging markets. Our findings indicate a trend towards more environmental content and suggest that these developments may have been partly triggered by OECD countries’ policy-making.

The concept of SDG-sensitive development cooperation: implications for OECD-DAC members

Rudolph, Alexandra (2017)
Discussion Paper 1/2017

The paper analyses the 2030 Agenda’s basic principles (universality and indivisibility to leave no one behind) and operationalizes SDG-sensitive development cooperation which is the adjustment of development cooperation to support the implementation of 2030 Agenda in partner countries.

How do smallholders cope with food price changes? Insights from a qualitative case study in North-Western Bangladesh

Molitor, Katharina / Boris Braun (2016)
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Communicating stability: managing the regulatory process to maximize communication infrastructure for peacebuilding

Martin-Shields, Charles (2016)
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Justice and conservation: the need to incorporate recognition

Martin, Adrian / Brendan Coolsaet / Esteve Corbera / Neil M. Dawson / James A. Fraser / Ina Lehmann / Iokiñe Rodríguez (2016)
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Reconsidering counter-hegemonic dam projects: the case of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Tawfik, Rawia (2016)
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Agricultural credit provision: what really determines farmers’ participation and credit rationing?

Asante-Addo, Collins / Jonathan Mockshell / Manfred Zeller / Khalid Siddig / Irene Egyir (2016)
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At the wooden cross-road

Hoffmann, Harry / Michael Brüntrup / Klas Sander (2016)
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A critical review of the follow-the-innovation approach: stakeholder collaboration and agricultural innovation development

Amankwa, Kwadwo / Anastasiya Shtaltovna / Girma Kelboro / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2016)
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Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development in the Gambia: A Window of Opportunity for Transformative Processes?

Lauer, Hannes / Irit Eguavoen (2016)
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Soft energy paths revisited: politics and practice in energy technology transitions

Schelly, Chelsea / Aparajita Banerjee (2016)
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Studying general purpose technologies in a multi-sector framework: the case of ICT in Denmark

Strohmaier, Rita / Andreas Rainer (2016)
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Comparing structure and organisation of development bureaucracies in Europe: a pilot study of European aid administrations

Henökl, Thomas (2016)
Discussion Paper 27/2016

Efforts of achieving "policy coherence" and adopting "whole of government" responses to global crises increasingly involve both the national and EU levels in the joint performance of tasks. The DP studies these emerging "administrative spaces" entrusted with desing and implementation of such policies.

Private-sector finance for climate–resilient investments

Kigali, 13. December 2016

Rwanda is often recognized as a model for how to attract and reap the benefits of international development cooperation. Its economy grew by more than 8% per year between 2001 and 2015; corruption is low; and it has one of the best “ease of doing business” rankings in Africa. At the same time, achieving Rwanda’s sustainable development…

Results-based approaches in agriculture: what is the potential?

Janus, Heiner / Sarah Holzapfel (2016)
Discussion Paper 25/2016

Increased and more effective investments in the agricultural sector are needed to address the challenge of ending hunger and achieving food security until 2030. The paper analyses the opportunities and challenges of applying results-based approaches in the agricultural sector.

Out of Africa: The 2016 Nairobi Conference on Earth System Governance leads by example

Bauer, Steffen / Fariborz Zelli (2016)
The Current Column, 12. December 2016

The 2016 Conference on Earth System Governance (ESG) was a premiere. It was the first to convene in Africa. It was about time!