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'We are still here': The stories of Syrian academics in exile

Parkinson, T, Zoubir, T, Abdullateef, S., Abedtalas, M., Alyamani, G., Al Ibrahim, Z., Al Husni, M., Alhaj Omar, F., Iboor, F., Allito, H., Jenkins, M., Rashwani, A., Sennou, A, and Shaban, F (2018)
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First peace, then democracy? Evaluating strategies of international support at critical junctures after civil war

Mross, Karina (2019)
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Developing Countries Navigating Global Banking Standards

Bonn, 18. December 2018

In today’s world of globalised finance, regulators even in the world’s smallest developing countries have to weigh up the international ramifications of their decisions. In this seminar, Dr. Florence Dafe (London School of Economics and Political Science) presented the results of a three-year research project titled " Developing countries…

Making sense of COP24

Bauer, Steffen / Gabriela Iacobuta (2018)
The Current Column, 17. December 2018

It is done! The COP24 finally delivered the rulebook that will guide the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Seeking balanced ownership in changing development cooperation relationships

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel / Charlotte Örnemark / Fabian Scholtes (2018)
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Supporting peace after civil war: what kind of international engagement can make a difference?

Fiedler, Charlotte / Jörn Grävingholt / Karina Mross (2018)
Briefing Paper 23/2018

How can international actors effectively support peace after civil war? A disaggregated analysis of external engagement finds that international peacebuilding can clearly make a difference. Yet country contexts condition what types of support can be provided, and whether they are effective.

Supply-chain trade and labor market outcomes: the case of the 2004 European Union enlargement

Kaplan, Lennart C. / Tristan Kohl / Inmaculada Martínez‐Zarzoso (2018)
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How unsolved problems are driving development countries into debt

Berensmann, Kathrin (2018)
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Addressing food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of cash transfers

Burchi, Francesco / Margherita Scarlato / Giorgio D'Agostino (2018)
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Civil society engagement in regional governance: a network analysis in Southern Africa

Hulse, Merran / Lisa Gürth / Helena Kavsek / Verena Stauber / Daniel Wegner / Jan Weinreich (2018)
Discussion Paper 30/2018

What kinds of transnational networks are beneficial for civil society engagement in regional governance? Using social network analysis, we investigate civil society’s role in ending early marriage and improving worker’s rights in southern Africa.

Minilateralism revisited: MIKTA as slender diplomacy in a multiplex world

Kim, Sung-Mi / Sebastian Haug / Susan Harris Rimmer (2018)
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What still needs to be said about the migration pact

Schraven, Benjamin / Eva Dick (2018)
The Current Column, 10. December 2018

The UN migration pact has been at the heart of an intense political debate in Germany in recent weeks. What could the pact achieve in practice?

From information to action – communication for change

Katowice, Poland, 09. December 2018

Public awareness and participation are fundamental for enhancing actions under the Paris Agreement. Communication should play a vital role in providing the public with access to information in a form that is both easily understandable and motivates people to act for climate. However, climate communications faces various challenges: from…

Can climate insurance address climate risks while adhering to fair and pro-poor principles?

Katowice, Poland, 08. December 2018

Approaches to managing disasters in the last century typically focused almost exclusively on response, and were detached in theory and practice from activities that influenced societal vulnerability and exposure. More recently these approaches have been replaced by integrated disaster and climate risk management. Integrated approaches…

Development and Climate Days 2018

Katowice, 08. December 2018

This year’s D&C days aimed to influence the ‘Ambition Mechanism’ processes under the UNFCCC – particularly the Talanoa Dialogue and Global Stocktake – and to inform climate action on all levels, looking ahead to 2020. Klimalog was (co-)organising the following sessions: 8 December 11.30h Can climate insurance address climate risks while…

MGG Alumni Conference Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, 06. December 2018

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

Making climate action more transparent and ambitious: lessons learned from the NDCs

Katowice, 04. December 2018

The first round of NDCs lacked sufficient ambition and clarity to provide a pathway for reaching the Paris Agreement' long term goals. Learning from past experience, the side event presents strategies for improving countries' next NDCs based on research from several upcoming academic publications. Presentations by: Niklas Hoehne (New…

The G20 summit and the future of the World Trade Organization

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2018)
The Current Column, 03. December 2018

As important as a common commitment is at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, it remains unclear how it will continue.

MGG Alumni Conference China

Beijing, 03. December 2018

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

Critical geopolitics of the polar regions: an inter-american perspective

Wehrmann, Dorothea (2018)
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