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Armin von Schiller

Project Lead & Senior Researcher

Transformation of political (dis-)order

E-government tools, authoritarian propaganda, and regime support: experimental evidence from Turkey

Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Armin von Schiller (2025)
Discussion Paper 35/2025

E-government tools promise citizen empowerment but may serve autocratic agendas. Our experimental evidence from Turkey shows regime propaganda through e-government platforms increases institutional support, even among regime opponents. A warning against naive digitalisation optimism.

African views on external support for democracy in times of multipolarity

Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller (2025)
External Publications

Entwicklungshilfe unter Druck: Drei Maßnahmen sollen Effizienz steigern

Janus, Heiner / Armin von Schiller (2025)
External Publications

Der Druck auf die Entwicklungspolitik ist enorm. Bei einer Reform kommt es jetzt vor allem darauf an, die Rolle des zuständigen Ministeriums neu zu definieren.

How to achieve social cohesion?

Social cohesion is a key factor for sustainable development to which the DIE contributes by doing research and providing policy advice.

Setting the course for a new German development policy

The new German Federal Government is reorganising its relations with actors in the Global South. IDOS is involved in shaping foreign policies and international cooperation for sustainable development with debates, scientific analyses and recommendations for action.

Last chance for a fundamental reform of German development policy?

Janus, Heiner / Armin von Schiller (2025)
The Current Column, 28. April 2025

A long-term viable development cooperation therefore requires a change in the BMZ towards greater tolerance of mistakes, a willingness to learn and a long-term focus.

Team

IDOS is working interdisciplinary and combines different regional knowledge.

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Paulina Wende

Paulina Wende is a Political Scientist and a former Researcher in the Research programme"Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"

Which messages motivate tax compliance in low administrative capacity settings? Experimental evidence from two Mozambican municipalities

Schiller, Armin von (2024)
External Publications

Research department "Transformation of Political (Dis)Order"

The research department "Transformation of Political (Dis)Order" investigates which normative and institutional prerequisites explain politics oriented towards the common good.

Stauber, Verena

Former Researcher, Research Programme "Normative and institutional preconditions of the common good and peace".

Bolster, Marie

Former Researcher, Research Programme "Normative and institutional preconditions of the common good and peace".

Global Tax Expenditures Database (GTED)

GTED is the first global database that brings together available data on tax expenditures. The GTED is a collaborative project of IDOS and CEP.

Research Cluster “The political economy of taxation and urban governance”

Researchers at IDOS are investigating international tax cooperation and decentralisation promotion on resource mobilisation and forms of government.

E-government and citizen-state relations: evidence from a randomized information campaign with the Botswana Unified Revenue Service

Ziaja, Sebastian / Markus Geray / David Sebudubudu / Armin von Schiller (2025)
External Publications

Regional Expertise Africa

Thematic works on Africa. Information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts with special regional expertise.

Judith Böckle

Judith Böckle was the Coordinator of the MGG Academy at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

Social Policy, Poverty, Inequality

Researchers at IDOS analyse insurance and transfer systems as well as traditional and informal forms of social security and mechanisms to support small farmers.