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3rd biennial “Africa in the Global Economy“ Conference

Bonn, 02. Dezember 2026

Africa’s role in the global economy is being reshaped by regional ambitions and external pressures. While the AfCFTA has generated momentum, intra-African trade remains fragile, exposing gaps in infrastructure and readiness. Meanwhile, external powers continue to influence Africa’s trajectory. The expiry of AGOA preferences and the…

Social protection and the limits to climate adaptation: recognizing the risks, rising to the challenge

Bonn and online, 10. Juni 2026

Climate change is increasingly undermining agricultural livelihoods through both direct hazards and cascading impacts across interconnected biophysical and socioeconomic systems. While social protection systems can play a critical role in supporting inclusive and resilient climate adaptation, there are limits to what adaptation can…

Reality check on donor expectations: do GovTech initiatives help autocrats?

Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Armin von Schiller (2026)
Policy Brief 17/2026

International donors expect GovTech tools to strengthen democracy. Yet autocrats embrace these technologies too. New research shows how GovTech platforms can entrench authoritarian rule. Donors must reassess strategies, more precisely evaluate risks, and act to mitigate them.

Job advertisment: Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) POESIS Submerged Dependencies

The BCDSS–IDOS research group, Power, Knowledge, and Servitude at Sea (POESIS), invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse)

Job advertisment: Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) POESIS

The BCDSS–IDOS research group, Power, Knowledge, and Servitude at Sea (POESIS), invites applications for a Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse)

Green finance – beyond transparency

Hilbrich, Sören / Kathrin Berensmann (2026)
Policy Brief 16/2026

Aligning financial markets with sustainability objectives requires a comprehensive policy mix that goes much beyond current efforts to increase transparency in the financial sector.

Job advertisement: Researcher (f/m/diverse) Dialogues for Democracy

IDOS Research Department “Transformation of Political (Dis-)order“ is looking for a Researcher (f/m/diverse), Full time 100%, 39 hours/week until 31.12.2026

The (geo)politics of UN80: missed opportunities

Haug, Sebastian / Anna Novoselova / Ronny Patz (2026)
Policy Brief 15/2026

The UN80 Initiative was meant to make the UN “fit for purpose” but both the UN bureaucracy and member states have missed key opportunities to reconfigure UN multilateralism. A new Policy Brief analyses the shortfalls and outlines three scenarios of how post-UN80 dynamics might unfold.

The new flexi-lateralism: International cooperation in an era of raw power politics

Sumner, Andy / Len Ishmael / Stephan Klingebiel (2026)
Externe Publikationen

Introduction: development cooperation in the post-post–Cold War era

Furness, Mark / Niels Keijzer (2026)
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Germany’s development cooperation reform in perspective

Hailer-Röthel, Tim / Heiner Janus (2026)
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Shifting ideology or shifty tautology? The EU’s policy on international partnerships in turbulent geopolitical times

Koch, Svea / Niels Keijzer (2026)
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The UN at a crossroads: UN80 and the future of multilateralism

Haug, Sebastian / Anna Novoselova / Ronny Patz (2026)
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China and the future of international cooperation

Haug, Sebastian / Hangwei Li (2026)
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The OECD Development Assistance Committee in the New World Order: five challenges for the future of global development policy

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2026)
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Navigating trade and development cooperation in a fragmenting global order

Brandi, Clara / Zoryana Olekseyuk / Frederik Stender (2026)
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Emerging cooperation strategies in development finance amid a shifting global order

Berensmann, Kathrin (2026)
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Migration in the new global order: an opportunity to facilitate, instead of a problem to be securitised

Martin-Shields, Charles / Jana Kuhnt / Susan Ekoh / Rose Jaji (2026)
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The future of democracy promotion

Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Julia Leininger (2026)
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European cooperation with the Middle East and North Africa amid crisis and war

El-Haddad, Amirah / Niels Keijzer / Mark Furness (2026)
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