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EU development policy: ambitious agenda for change or the same old story?

Koch, Svea / Mikaela Gavas / Mark Furness (2011)
The Current Column, 24. October 2011

The Power Of Cooperation Indonesia

Jakarta, 04. February 2020

In a polarised world, amid the global rise of nationalism and populism and with global governance and internationale dialogue at risk, one purpose of the MGG network is to create and hold open spaces of dialogue and internationale cooperation. The conference „The Power of Cooperation: Shaping a Positive Narrative of Global Governance“…

Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals

Bonn, 19. September 2017

Implementation of the SDGs is being carried out in most countries, however with variable intensity. Often, interdependencies and trade-offs between SDGs are not or only insufficiently observed in research and the supporting policy process. A key role for agricultural production is given to SDG 2 on combating hunger, but agriculture has…

International cooperation after 2015: Perspectives from Europe and emerging economies

Shanghai, 12. January 2013

The Millennium Declaration and Millennium Development Goals reflect a consensus reached between developing and industrialised countries at the end of the 1990s. While the MDG agenda was strongly influenced by OECD countries, emerging economies like China, India, Brazil or South Africa now play a major role in shaping the prospects for and…

The development policy system: where do we stand? Where do we go? 发展政策体系:我们站在哪里？我们走向何方？

Gonsior, Victoria / Stephan Klingebiel (2019)
External Publications

Governing the energy-water-environment nexus related to hydro-power projects

Bonn, 23. May 2013

Hydropower projects are one type of measures in which the energy-water nexus manifests itself. On one hand hydropower is recognised as one of the “advanced, cleaner, more efficient, affordable and cost-effective energy technologies" and as one of the best-developed non-fossil forms of electricity production. On the other hand, hydropower…

Maximilian Müngersdorff

Maximilian Müngersdorff is Social Scientist and former Researcher of the Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

Pre-COP26 Knowledge-Exchange Dialogue

Online, 20. October 2021

Held shortly before the Glasgow Climate Conference COP26, this knowledge-exchange dialogue will bring researchers and practitioners together for an in-depth discussion on joint action for climate and biodiversity, aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. The purpose is to set the foundation for the co-creation of concrete…

South African Initiative on Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Pretoria, 06. November 2019

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, also referred to as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognizes international trade as an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction. Standards that uphold not just the quality of products but considers also the sustainability aspects of the production process can be the…

Gesine Schwan elected new Co-Chair of SDSN Germany

Gesine Schwan elected new Co-Chair of SDSN Germany Gesine Schwan elected new Co-Chair of SDSN Germany Press Release, 5 November 2015 Berlin/Bonn, 05/11/2015 . The newly-elected Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany ( SDSN Germany ) appointed its two Co-Chairs in a statutory meeting on 5 November: Gesine Schwan , former President of the European University Viadrina and President of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform , was…

Reconciling EU interests and values

Brussels, 10. September 2014

As the process of appointing a new EU leadership team gets underway, now is the time for new and sustained initiatives on longer-term challenges which will shape both European and global welfare in the years to come. In a rapidly changing and interdependent world, Europe’s new leaders need to adopt a global perspective in European…

Development and development policy in the Trump era

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (eds.) (2025)
Discussion Paper 23/2025

The volume offers an early assessment of how the global development (cooperation system) is being reshaped - and, in some cases, actively contested - in the wake of the United States’ normative and financial withdrawal.

Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development

Mexico City, Mexico, 09. March 2025

The Promoting Research on Digitalisation in Emerging Powers and Europe Towards Sustainable Development (PRODIGEES) project is a research project jointly led by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and Instituto Mora researching the interconnection of digitalisation with the environment, economy, governance and…

Introduction: the reordering of development policy – Trump’s changes to the development policy landscape

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Development cooperation at a tipping point: how do policy norms break?

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025)
External Publications

The global system of development cooperation is entering uncertain territory. For decades, multilateralism and global solidarity shaped the expectations of how global development policy should be organised and justified. These norms provided a degree of stability, even if practice often fell short. In a new Discussion Paper we argue that those assumptions can no longer be taken for granted.

Competing for development? The European Union and China in Ethiopia

Hackenesch, Christine (2011)
External Publications

The European Union Trust Fund for Africa: what implications for future EU development policy?

Castillejo, Clare (2017)
Briefing Paper 5/2017

The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) is a central part of the EU’s engagement in the area of migration policy. The paper reviews what the EUTF has achieved since it was established at the Valletta Summit in Malta in November 2015.

New Africa Standing Group for joint knowledge production and policy advice launched

Initiated by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), a new Africa Standing Group (T20 ASG) was launched at the G20 summit in Berlin.

International Academic Dialogue: Global Governance in flux – Arising perspectives through 'new drivers of change'

Bonn, 19. March 2007

Accountability through dialogue: the Presidencîa Aberta e Inclusiva in Mozambique

Leininger, Julia (2011)
Briefing Paper 6/2011