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Germany’s new responsibility in the EU’s Africa policy post Brexit

Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 25. February 2019

The EU will need to realign its cooperation with Africa following Brexit. Germany will have multiple opportunities in the near future to proactively shape this new orientation

The politics of US aid to Pakistan: aid allocation and delivery from Truman to Trump

Ali, Murad (2019)
Books

What the Munich Security Conference tells us about the international order in early 2019

Grävingholt, Jörn (2019)
The Current Column, 18. February 2019

“The old is dying and the new cannot be born”: Ever since last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), this quote from Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci has been on everyone's lips. It was chosen to describe the crisis in which the international order finds itself in early 2019.

Migration: solid nations and liquid transnationalism? The EU's struggle to find a shared course on African migration 1999-2019

Schöfberger, Irene (2019)
Discussion Paper 1/2019

This paper investigates how European policymakers have negotiated the relation between EU borders and African mobility 1999-2019. It focuses on how negotiations on migration policies and narrative frames have been interlinked. It does so based on policy analysis and interviews with policymakers.

Beyond contestation: conceptualizing negotiation in democracy promotion

Poppe, Annika Elena / Julia Leininger / Jonas Wolff (2019)
External Publications

Why developing countries are facing a renewed debt crisis

Berensmann, Kathrin (2019)
The Current Column, 11. February 2019

The current debt crisis in low-income countries differs from previous crises. Kathrin Berensmann explains which measures can be taken.

2019

2019 Jump to: Dezember 2019 November 2019 Oktober 2019 September 2019 August 2019 Juli 2019 Juni 2019 Mai 2019 April 2019 März 2019 Februar 2019 Januar 2019 Dezember 2019 „Verkehrssysteme umbauen” Die kommissarische Direktorin des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Imme Scholz , wünscht sich für 2020 ein verbessertes Klimapaket. Außerdem müssten die Verkehrssysteme umgebaut werden, sagte Scholz im SWR Tagesgespräch. Emissionen müssten viel schneller…

2008

2008 Jump to: Archive 2008 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2008 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. December Article Weathering the American Contagion DIE-economist Ulrich Volz analyses the impact of the world-wide financial and economic crisis on China and discusses what China might add to solve the international crisis. Far Eastern Economic Review 28 December 2008 Climate…

Where are the African voices?

Adaawen, Stephen / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
The Current Column, 04. February 2019

The African perspective remains underrepresented in science, culture or politics. What about the dialogue at eye level?

Democracy promotion in Africa

Leininger, Julia (2018)
External Publications

The neglected role of cities in the Global Compact on Refugees

Dick, Eva / Jana Kuhnt (2019)
The Current Column, 22. January 2019

If a sustainable policy on refugees is to be implemented, the potential of cities and municipalities has to be given greater acknowledgement and support.

Jump-Starting Developing Countries

Bonn, 22. January 2019

Justin Yifu Lin, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, presented his new books: In his book Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries , Lin argues that developing countries can achieve rapid economic growth even when they lack good infrastructure and institutions. Poor countries should leap directly into the global…

Taking refuge in Leadership? Facilitators and constraints of Germany's influence in EU migration policy and EU-Turkey affairs during the refugee crisis (2015–2016)

Reiners, Wulf / Funda Tekin (2020)
External Publications

Ownership for sustainable development cooperation

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2019)
The Current Column, 21. January 2019

Development cooperation is now increasingly taking place under the auspices of donor interests - with far-reaching consequences.

Footprint methodologies and their role in policy development and communication

Bonn, 21. January 2019

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a holistic view of sustainable development, including targets on all its three dimensions: environmental, economic and social. Moreover, these goals are universal and apply to all countries, high- and low- income ones. This means that it is crucial to implement the SDGs in an integrated…

Governing the water-energy-food nexus related to hydropower on shared rivers: the role of regional organizations

Dombrowsky, Ines / Oliver Hensengerth (2018)
External Publications

The impact of Brexit for developing countries

Olekseyuk, Zoryana / Clara Brandi (2019)
The Current Column, 15. January 2019

The economic and political consequences of the different Brexit scenarios have been the subject of much discussion as of late. Yet we also need to pay closer attention to the global effects of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU.

Pathways for policy coherence in implementation of NDC and SDGs in Viet Nam and the role of civil society

Nguyen, Quynh / Hannah Janetscheck / Gabriela Iacobuta / Adis Dzebo (2018)
External Publications

What is at stake in international policy-making in 2019

Scholz, Imme (2019)
The Current Column, 14. January 2019

2019 will not be an easy year for international cooperation, the improvement of human welfare and sustainable development. Disconcerting trends within our own society, in the European Union (EU) and in international relations make it more difficult to take action, and yet, without a global perspective, there is no conceivable way of improving national welfare in today’s world.

Experts argue for Sustainable Digitalisation Goals

Experts argue for Sustainable Digitalisation Goals Experts argue for Sustainable Digitalisation Goals Press release of 10 January 2019 The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the German Academic Exchange Service / Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) have released joint expert conclusions on “Digital Transformation: Higher Education and research for Sustainable Development”. They imply the need to deal better…