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Should the European neighbourhood instrument be included in the proposed ‘single instrument’?

Furness, Mark / Niels Keijzer (2018)
External Publications

The proposed single instrument: can it be all things to all people?

Keijzer, Niels / Clare Castillejo / Mariella Di Ciommo (2018)
External Publications

Assessing the impact of governance programmes: GIZ support to citizen participation in local governance in Benin

Groß, Lisa (2018)
Discussion Paper 16/2018

How can we assess impact in governance programmes? This publication provides an exemplary impact assessment of a decentralisation programme in Benin. It analyses whether and how support to citizen participation contributes to the quality of public services and local governance at local level.

Moving the G20’s investment agenda forward

Berger, Axel / Karl P. Sauvant / Silvia Karina Fiezzoni / Rodrigo Polanco / Matthew Stephenson / Akihiko Tamura / Pavel Trunin (2018)
External Publications

Introduction: The EU as international mediator: theoretical and empirical perspectives

Bergmann, Julian / Toni Haastrup / Arne Niemann / Richard Whitman (2018)
External Publications

Same table, different menus? A comparison of UN and EU mediation practice in the Kosovo-Serbia conflict

Bergmann, Julian (2018)
External Publications

Motives, roles, effectiveness, and the future of the EU as an international mediator

Niemann, Arne / Toni Haastrup / Julian Bergmann (2018)
External Publications

Forced Migration Processes: Trends, Concepts and Patterns

Bonn, 25. June 2018

2nd International Research and Policy Workshop on Migration and Development hosted by the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). As European, African and Middle Eastern countries struggle to manage rapid increases in forced displacement, the policy community is increasingly recognizing the role that…

IOM on the brink?

Schraven, Benjamin (2018)
The Current Column, 25. June 2018

At the end of June, a new Director-General for the International Organization for Migration will be elected. Probably the most promising candidate is a "Trumpian".

„A Digital Agenda for Sustainable Development – Perspectives from South Africa”

Pretoria, 27. June 2018

Addressing global challenges by joint knowledge production are at the core of the dialogue, research and training programme Managing Global Governance (MGG) that is implemented by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with partners from emerging economies. The Sustainable Development Goals…

Is the sectoral aid allocation within countries need-oriented?

Eger, Jens / Hannes Öhler / Alexandra Rudolph (2018)
Discussion Paper 17/2018

The paper focuses on an important dimension of donors' aid allocations that has largely been neglected in the empirical literature: the need orientation of donors when deciding on the sectoral composition of their recipient country portfolios.

Mobilising capital for sustainable infrastructure: the cases of AIIB and NDB

Griffith-Jones, Stephany / Samuel Leistner (2018)
Discussion Paper 18/2018

This discussion paper examines how private capital can be mobilised for sustainable infrastructure, with particular reference to the newly created Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank.

Art, culture and the 2030 Agenda

Sturm, Janina / Ronja Fitz (2018)
The Current Column, 02. July 2018

What role can art and culture play in the transformation to sustainable development? Creating a livelihood for all and maintaining this sustainably is the key concern of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Future of Euro-Mediterranean Trade Cooperation

Berlin, 03. July 2018

Trade cooperation has long been a key mechanism for Europe to support prosperity and good governance in countries to the south of the Mediterranean. The key objective of the Euro-Mediterranean trade partnership is the creation of a deep Free Trade Area, which aims at removing barriers to trade and investment between the EU and Southern…

The Informalization of the Egyptian economy (1998-2012): a factor in growing wage inequality?

El-Haddad, Amirah / May Gadallah (2018)
External Publications

Escaping the fragility trap

Bonn, 06. July 2018

In April 2018 the LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development has published its report “ Escaping the fragility trap " codirected by Sir Paul Collier. The report sets out characteristics of fragility and looks at the wider consequences. The Commission was launched in March 2017 to guide policy to address state…

Social Cohesion in Africa

, 09. July 2018

Social cohesion is an indispensable precondition for sustainable development everywhere. At the same time, it is associated with some of the key development challenges our societies are facing, such as inequality, poverty, migration, and conflicts. In Africa, these problems may be exacerbated by the increased demographic pressure and…

Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda: The Role of Civil Servants in a Multi-Stakeholder Environment

New York, 11. July 2018

With a particular focus on SDG 17 and its target 9, the side event during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2018 in New York explored new approaches to building the capacity of civil servants to act in collaborative partnership with diverse stakeholders in the context of the 2030 Agenda. Based on good practices and…

Scope and structure of German official development assistance: trends and implications for the BMZ and other ministries

Bohnet, Michael / Stephan Klingebiel / Paul Marschall (2018)
Briefing Paper 16/2018

The structure of German Official Development Assistance (ODA) is in a state of transition. Significant changes can be seen with regard to amount, scope and pattern. This article outlines the trends, provides critical reflections, offers strategic interpretations and puts forth recommendations.

Supporting a place to call home?

Martin-Shields, Charles (2018)
The Current Column, 11. July 2018

The EU policy faces serious hurdles in finding a way to manage migration in the Mediterranean. The problem is that policy makers are asking the wrong questions.