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EU and UN Development Cooperation: what should Germany work for?

Weinlich, Silke / Sven Grimm (2009)
Briefing Paper 13/2009

Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa

Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Discussion Paper 31/2021

The paper offers a definition of social cohesion that is broad enough to cover the essentials holding societies together while keeping it lean enough to analyse the causes and consequences of social cohesion. Methodologically, we provide an application of our concept to the African context.

What Putin’s war means for international cooperation

Grävingholt, Jörn (2022)
The Current Column, 23. March 2022

24 February 2022, or “2/24”, could go down in history as a new turning point. There is a real risk of the world being divided up into a new geopolitical order.

A pledge for a European digital strategy in Africa

Erforth, Benedikt (2021)
The Current Column, 08. February 2021

Success or failure of a digital strategy will play out on the global stage, the EU’s strategy towards digital leadership must be decidedly outward-looking.

Is the EU risking another “no deal”?

Keijzer, Niels/ Benedikt Erforth (2020)
The Current Column, 17. February 2020

Three weeks after the European Parliament bid goodbye to the UK, EU Council President Charles Michel is convening EU leaders for a special EU budget summit on 20 February.

China’s dilemma: How to change a running system?

Fischer, Doris (2015)
The Current Column, 20. July 2015

If the Greek crisis was aggravated by a new government that rejected bold market-oriented reforms after coming into office in January 2015, the recent turbulences at the Chinese stock markets were in contrast triggered by too bold market-oriented reforms.

"More responsibility" in the world: the biggest challenges are not military ones

Grävingholt, Jörn (2014)
The Current Column, 10. February 2014

The German Foreign Minister, entering office for the second time, announced that there would be broad-based "internal reflection on German foreign policy’s future prospects".

Channelling special drawing rights to multilateral development banks: overcoming remaining legal and political obstacles

Berensmann, Kathrin / Yabibal Walle / Elise Dufief / Paulo Esteves / Rob Floyd / Yu Ye (2024)
Policy Brief 30/2024

The most efficient way to channel Special Drawing Rights to developing countries is through multilateral development banks. The African Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank have proposed a hybrid capital solution. This Policy Brief addresses the challenges to implementing it.

Application Deadline expired: Job Advertisment: Research Assistant (f/m/diverse) BioCAM4 Moeschl

To strengthen our project “BioCAM4 – Biodiversity Integration in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Actions for Planet, People, and Human Health”, we are looking with an immediate starting date and limited until 14.10.2027 for a research assistant

Sustainability goals – also for Germany!

Rippin, Nicole (2013)
The Current Column, 27. September 2013

Measuring the social, economic and political effects of social protection

Bonn, 15. April 2015

The organisers welcomed about 55 international participants to join the workshop on “ Measuring the social, economic and political effects of social protection: How to overcome the challenges? ” on 15-17 April 2015 at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn, Germany. The Workshop has…

Analysing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus from a polycentric governance perspective: Conceptual and methodological framework

Srigiri, Srinivasa Reddy / Ines Dombrowsky (2022)
External Publications

Disciplinary diversity in marine sciences; the urgent case for an integration of research

Markus, Till / Helmuth Hillebrand / Anna-Katharina Hornidge / Gesche Krause / Achim Schlüter (2017)
External Publications

Combining the pieces: identifying key determinants of export diversification in Africa amidst model uncertainty

Vogel, Tim (2024)
External Publications

Regional migration governance in Africa and beyond: a framework of analysis

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2018)
Discussion Paper 9/2018

In international policies, regional migration regimes in Africa and elsewhere are becoming acknowledged political players. However, little is known about their features and actual performance. Introducing a framework of analysis for regional migration governance this paper addresses this gap.

Two models, one goal: A new study compares E-Mobility policies in California and Germany

Press release of 18 November 2024. A new publication in Energy Policy reveals why California has been able to accelerate the buildup of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure more rapidly than Germany

Environmental provisions in trade agreements: promises at the trade and environment interface

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Dominique Bruhn (2017)
Briefing Paper 16/2017

This paper provides new research insights and input for policy discussions at the interface of international trade and the environment.

South-South Cooperation and the Post-2015 Agenda for Global Development

Mexico City, 16. April 2014

First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation The event covered mainly two aspects of the topic in the following two sections. 1. The first section focused on “Mutual Accountability and South-South Cooperation in the Post-2015 Agenda”. In the post-2015 debate, global accountability features…

Translating an ambitious vision into global transformation: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development

Loewe, Markus / Nicole Rippin (eds.) (2015)
Discussion Paper 7/2015

The United Nations have a new agenda for development until 2030. But the list of indicators that they will use for measuring progress towards the goals of the agenda has not been finalised yet. DIE experts have prepared comments on all goals and the indicators that are currently under discussion.

The Role of Knowledge in Creating a “Science of Delivery”

Bonn, 28. February 2013

Aniruddha Dasgupta is the Director of “Knowledge & Learning” at the World Bank. He is one of the leaders behind the current change process in the World Bank Group under the new President Jim Y. Kim. The World Bank Group is currently undertaking to become a Solutions Bank. Aniruddha Dasgupta will talk about the need to think of knowledge…