Briefing paper

Briefing Paper (in German: Analysen und Stellungnahmen) are always four pages long and discuss ongoing and controversial issues in international relations. By including recommendations, the series primarily aims at policy makers, practitioners, and representatives of the (professional) media industry. Besides, the series is also open to everyone interested in developmental issues.

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  1. Human mobility in the context of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and basic recommendations for development cooperation
    Human mobility in the context of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and basic recommendations for development cooperation

    Schraven, Benjamin / Stephen Adaawen / Christina Rademacher-Schulz / Nadine Segadlo (2019)

    Human (im-)mobility in the context of climate change is major challenge for the African continent. This paper identifies some key trends in "climate migration" in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that, three basic policy recommendations are formulated.

  2. Why writing a new constitution after conflict can contribute to peace
    Why writing a new constitution after conflict can contribute to peace

    Fiedler, Charlotte (2019)

    Countries coming out of conflict often adopt new constitutions, but the question how this affects their chances of sustaining peace remains unanswered. This paper summarises new research showing that post-conflict constitution-making processes and especially longer ones can contribute to peace.

  3. With or without you: how the G20 could advance global action towards climate-friendly sustainable development
    With or without you: how the G20 could advance global action towards climate-friendly sustainable development

    Bauer, Steffen / Axel Berger / Gabriela Iacobuta (2019)

    G20 represents 80% of global carbon emissions and 80% of global wealth. This briefing paper argues how the club's economic and political weight may be harnessed for ambitious action towards implementing the Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda in spite of domestic agendas and geopolitical odds.

  4. Dismantling the myth of the growth-inequality trade-off
    Dismantling the myth of the growth-inequality trade-off

    Negre, Mario / José Cuesta / Ana Revenga / Prescott J. Morley (2019)

    Conventional economic wisdom has long maintained that there is a necessary trade-off between pursuit of the efficiency of a system and any attempts to improve equity between participants within that system. Evidence from recent decades suggests,, however, that the trade-off itself is, in many cases,

  5. Populism: consequences for global sustainable development
    Populism: consequences for global sustainable development

    Marschall, Paul / Stephan Klingebiel (2019)

    Populist trends carry significant threats when it comes to dealing with cross-border challeng-es. States with strong populist outlooks can slow down global sustainable development. Conse-quently, countries less affected by such outlooks should take on key roles.

  6. Democracy support and peaceful democratisation after civil war
    Democracy support and peaceful democratisation after civil war

    Mross, Karina (2019)

    External democracy support accompanying democratisation after civil war can help to mitigate destabilising effects and make an important contribution to foster peace. Importantly, post-conflict democracy support does not trigger renewed violence.

  7. Governing digital trade – a new role for the WTO
    Governing digital trade – a new role for the WTO

    Cheng, Wallace / Clara Brandi (2019)

    Digitalisation is transforming the economy and redefining trade. Using the ongoing debate on the e-commerce moratorium, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) should make sure that the organisation plays an important role in addressing the future of trade in a digitalised economy.

  8. Investment facilitation for development: a new route to global investment governance
    Investment facilitation for development: a new route to global investment governance

    Berger, Axel / Sebastian Gsell / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2019)

    This policy brief provides an overview of the emerging policy debate about investment facilitation. We highlight that four key challenges need to be tackled in order to negotiate an Investment Facilitation Framework (IFF) in the WTO that supports sustainable development

  9. Potential of blockchain technology for trade integration of developing countries
    Potential of blockchain technology for trade integration of developing countries

    Schwab, Jakob / Jan Ohnesorge (2019)

    Blockchain technology offers great potential for the sustainable trade integration of developing countries, through its tamper-proof storage of data. However, its implementation also poses challenges.

  10. What do we know about post-conflict transitional justice from academic research: key insights for practitioners
    What do we know about post-conflict transitional justice from academic research: key insights for practitioners

    Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2019)

    Can transitional justice (TJ) strengthen peace in post-conflict contexts? This Briefing Paper summarises the policy-relevant insights of systematic analyses of TJ instruments that have emerged in the last years. They suggest that TJ can contribute to peace, but some instruments more so than others.