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57th Course Jump to: 57th Course 57th Course The Research Teams Implementation of a future WTO investment facilitation agreement: Identification of reform needs and development policy measures Head: Dr. Axel Berger and Dr. Zoryana Olekseyuk Expert group: tba Team-Flyer Members: Ann-Margret Bolmer (Political science) Marius Manke-Reimers (Economics) Guillaume Robardet (Multilevel Governance and International relations (MUGIR)) Julia Schäfer (Development Economics)…

How Germany’s 2022 G7 Presidency could shape change

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2021)
The Current Column, 15. November 2021

The German G7 Presidency should coordinate closely with France, Italy and the EU to place the focus on assuming responsibility for the global common good and strengthening cooperation within the UN and G20 frameworks.

Towards sustainable ocean governance: a call for blue climate action in international development

Lehmann, Ina / Michael Siebert / Nicola Hanke / Maximilian Högl / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2021)
Briefing Paper 22/2021

Sustainable ocean governance is of vital importance for human development. And yet life in the ocean is strongly threatened by human economic activities. This Briefing Paper outlines the way forward for a sustainable blue economy that is inclusive of local stakeholders.

What is social finance? Definitions by market participants, the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities, and implications for development policy

Hilbrich, Sören (2021)
Discussion Paper 29/2021

Against the backdrop of the great plurality of existing definitions of social investment, this paper provides an overview on definitions followed by market participants, describes the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities as potential standard, and discusses implications for development policy.

Why the next German government needs a long-term approach to Tunisia and Morocco

Furness, Mark / Annabelle Houdret (2021)
The Current Column, 22. November 2021

The new German government can play a positive role in support of transition in Tunisia and Morocco without compromising on core principles like social justice, human rights and open economic exchange.

Plurilateral Initiatives in the WTO

Online, 23. November 2021

Inclusive plurilaterals are important to revitalize multilateral trade cooperation at the WTO. Yet they are largely pursued by advanced economies and developing countries often do not participate in them. In a recent Think20 Policy Brief the steering committee members of the Trade and Investment Research Network (TIRN) propose that…

SDG-aligned futures and the governance of transformation to sustainability: reconsidering governance perspectives on the futures we aspire to

Hernandez, Ariel (2021)
Discussion Paper 30/2021

This paper draws concepts from economics, sociology and political science and identifies the four different types of resources represented in three different scenarios of a sustainable future – the SDG-aligned scenarios - that can help governance be conducive to transformation to sustainability.

The EU and global green transformation(s)

Online, 29. November 2021

When the EU published the European Green Deal with the beginning of the von der Leyen Commission in 2019, it aspired to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Over the past years and in light of the Covid-19 pandemic the Green Deal has become a central strategy within the EU for economic recovery as well as sustainable…

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.

Institutions and institutional changes: aquatic food production in Central Luzon, Philippines

Manlosa, Aisa O. / Anna-Katharina Hornidge / Achim Schlüter (2021)
External Publications

Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?

Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
Discussion Paper 32/2021

We explore to what extent COVID-19 affects the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation. While short-term impacts have been severe, structural effects will be small. The pandemic may, however, accelerate some pre-COVID trends, e.g. towards platform economies.

Contributions of marine area-based management tools to the UN sustainable development goals

Gissi, Elena / Frank Maes / Zacharoula Kyriazi [...]/ Anna-Katharina Hornidge et al. (2021)
External Publications

How the new German government could shape European development policy

Koch, Svea / Aline Burni (2021)
The Current Column, 06. December 2021

As the largest contributing member state to the EU's development budget, Germany needs to use its weight to push strategic debates and rally member states behind common European initiatives.

Social Cohesion In Situations Of Fragility, Conflict And Violence

Online, 07. December 2021

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice will present its ongoing work to develop a framework connecting social cohesion to community resilience in contexts of fragility, conflict and violence (FCV). In this second seminar, World Bank will present and welcome feedback on preliminary insights from a framing paper which draws…

Zukunft der deutschen Entwicklungspolitik

Online, 08. December 2021

Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) lädt am 8.12.2021 von 8:00 bis 9:00 Uhr zu einem virtuellen Pressebriefing zur Zukunft der deutschen Entwicklungspolitik ein. In der nächsten Bundesregierung wird Svenja Schulze die Leitung des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) übernehmen. Welche…

Reform of the UN development system cries out for higher goals

Baumann, Max-Otto (2021)
External Publications

Bold changes were planned to reposition the United Nations development system to meet the needs of the 2030 Agenda. With most reforms carried out by now, and six years into the 2030 Agenda, it is a good time to review progress and remaining challenges.

60 years of German development cooperation – where to go from here?

Scholz, Imme / Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul / Vera Songwe / Andrea Ordóñez / Sébastian Treyer / Ariane Hildebrandt / Anna-Katharina Horndige (2021)
External Publications

Die Digitalisierungsstrategie der Europäischen Union – Meilensteine und Handlungsfelder zwischen digitaler Souveränität und grüner Transformation

Reiners, Wulf (2021)
External Publications

Megatrends Africa

Berlin / Online, 14. December 2021

Climate change, digitalisation, urbanisation, demographic transition - profound changes like these pose new challenges for German and European cooperation with African partners. How do so-called megatrends influence peace and security? Do they strengthen or weaken democracy and the rule of law? How do they affect economic development,…

A critique on the increasing role of finance in social policy

Balasubramanian, Pooja (2021)
The Current Column, 15. December 2021

One gap that is rarely discussed in research is the increasing penetration of finance within social policy that is further pushing individuals and households into a debt-poverty trap.