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MGG Alumni meeting Brazil

Brasilia, 24. February 2016

Since 2007 the programme Managing Global Governance as part of the German Development Institute organizes a platform for young professionals from rising powers. Hereby they discuss problems of global relevancy and search for possible solutions. However, not only the German Development Institute fosters the global exchange of knowledge, at…

Nachhaltigkeit kein Thema – die EFI legt ihr Jahresgutachten vor

Messner, Dirk / Uwe Schneidewind (2016)
The Current Column, 26. February 2016

Letzte Woche präsentierte die Expertenkommission für Forschung und Innovation (EFI) ihr Jahresgutachten zur „Forschung, Innovation und technologischer Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands". Einen besonderen Schwerpunkt legt die EFI darin auf „Soziale Innovationen“ und damit auf ein zentrales Thema gesellschaftlicher Entwicklung. Das klingt viel-versprechend – doch der Report enttäuscht.

Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam

Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Postgraduates of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Press release, 15 February 2016 As part of the training of young professionals in international development cooperation, the participants of the Postgraduate Training Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

The future of EU External Action

Berlin, 01. March 2016

The Juncker Commission together with the High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini have launched various strategy processes to reform both EU external and internal policies. These include the Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, the Review of the Neighbourhood Policy, the Trade Review, and a Review of Europe 2020. A…

MGG Alumni Meeting Indonesia

Jakarta, 02. March 2016

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a comprehensive response to pressing global challenges: 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a universal framework for developing, emerging and industrialised countries, systematically integrating the environmental, social and economic dimensions of global development. Public…

Wasser als Waffe des IS

Bonn, 02. March 2016

Der Islamische Staat (IS) hat strategisch bedeutsame Wasserressourcen und weite Teile der Wasserinfrastruktur in Syrien und im Irak unter seine Kontrolle gebracht. An den Flüssen Euphrat, Tigris und Orontes haben die Eroberung von Staudämmen, das gezielte Überfluten von Städten und nicht zuletzt die Zerstörung und die mangelnde Wartung…

Peaceland: Effectiveness of peace missions

Bonn, 02. March 2016

Why do international interventions often fail to reach their full potential? Severine Autesserre offers a new explanation and shows how everyday practices, habits and narratives of peacebuilders have counterproductive effects. These everyday elements shape the intervention from the bottom up and reproduce ways of working that have been…

MGG Alumni meeting Mexico

Mexico City, 02. March 2016

Since 2007 the programme Managing Global Governance as part of the German Development Institute organizes a platform for young professionals from rising powers. Hereby they discuss problems of global relevancy and search for possible solutions. However, not only the German Development Institute fosters the global exchange of knowledge, at…

CETA and investment protection reform: winds of change or gentle breeze?

Berger, Axel / Henning Klodt (2016)
The Current Column, 07. March 2016

Last week, the European Union (EU) and Canada agreed on fundamental reforms to investor dispute settlement mechanism as part of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Whether or not the changes introduced to CETA will spark reforms in the international investment system as a whole is now primarily dependent on Washington’s response in the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Rudolph, Alexandra

Rudolph, Alexandra Jump to: Vita Dr. Alexandra Rudolph Department Inter- and Transnational Cooperation Function Former Researcher Specialization Economist Work areas Political economy of aid allocation, pattern and future challenges Causes and consequences of human trafficking Labor market services in Sub-Saharan Africa Social welfare and social pension Vita since 3/2016 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher…

An Italian researcher is tortured to death in Cairo – sombre cause to reconsider the way we work with Egypt

Loewe, Markus / Tilman Altenburg / Bernhard Trautner / Georgeta Vidican (2016)
The Current Column, 17. March 2016

In January Giulio Regeni, who spent last summer as a visiting researcher at our institute, was killed in Cairo. His gruesome death leaves us worried about future cooperation with Egypt.

Die WTO-Ministerkonferenz in Nairobi: das Ende der Welthandelsorganisation oder der Aufbruch in eine neue Ära?

Dieter, Heribert / Rolf J. Langhammer / Marc Bungenberg / Andreas Freytag / Catherine Grant Makokera / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi (2016)
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Das Pariser Klimaabkommen und die globale Energiepolitik

Bauer, Steffen / Anna Pegels (2016)
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Wer vertritt die Armen? Entwicklungsländer müssen mit an den Tisch

Schmitz, Birgit (2015)
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Knowledge Platform: Agricultural Finance in Practice

Bonn, 23. March 2016

Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), in Verbindung mit der GIZ und dem Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) (SEWOH), lud zur Auftaktveranstaltung der Knowledge Platform „Agricultural Finance in Practice (AgriFiP)“ am 23. März 2016 ein. Ziel der AgriFiP war es, sich gemeinsam mit…

Think 20-Prozess

Berlin, 30. March 2016

Das Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) und das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) sind seit der türkischen G20-Präsidentschaft intensiv im Prozess der Think 20 (T20) engagiert. Auch im Rahmen der aktuellen chinesischen G20-Präsidentschaft nehmen die beiden Institute aktiv am T20-Prozess teil. Die T20 hat sich seit etwa fünf…

MGG Alumni Meeting India

New Delhi, 04. April 2016

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. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda…

Sustainability Standards in Global Value Chains

New Delhi, 05. April 2016

The CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in the context of its Managing Global Governance (MGG) Knowledge Cooperation hosted an authors' workshop and policy dialogue on social and environmental ("sustainability") standards in…

World Development Report 2016

Bonn, 06. April 2016

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institute für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) organised a presentation of and public discussion on the World Development Report 2016, welcoming The World Bank’s Co-Director on the World Development Report 2016 Deepak Mishra. The World Development Report 2016 deals with the role of digital…

Nachhaltig investieren: die Krise der globalen Wirtschaft bietet Chancen

Keil, Jonas (2016)
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