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Shaping global policy-making through think tank cooperation

Brussels, 24. Januar 2018

Since its foundation in 1999, the Group of 20 (G20) has developed from informal meetings of finance ministers and heads of central banks into the arguably most powerful forum addressing a wide range of global challenges. But currently, global cooperation itself is under threat, challenged by nationalism, populism, and post-factual…

Empirical Research on Peace and Conflict

Bonn, 26. September 2019

Annual workshop of the working group on empirical methods of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung – AFK) This year’s workshop of the AFK-working group Empirical Methods in Peace and Conflict Research was held at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut…

The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2015 Special Chapter

Bonn, 26. Oktober 2015

Dr Juzhong Zhuang , Deputy Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank, presented the report "The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2015 Special Chapter: A Smarter Future: Skills, Education, and Growth in Asia" followed by a comment by Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa of the German Development Institut / Deutsches Institut für…

The Future of African Development: Exploring Key Drivers of Long-Term Change

BMZ, 17. September 2009

As part of the research project “Development Policy: Questions for the Future”, the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) held a workshop on “The Future of African Development” on September 17 on the premises of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Bonn. The purpose…

Africa’s employment perspectives towards 2040

Bonn, 17. Februar 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the only world region where the number of poor people is still rising. The vast majority of the workforce is employed informally, often under precarious conditions. While many Asian countries have shown that such conditions can be overcome, it is unclear what could drive such structural transformation in SSA.…

Let's plant forests for the future

Bonn, 17. Juni 2019

The 17th of June reminds us that the combat of desertification and drought is a global challenge. This is never more true than today, when it is increasingly becoming evident that loss of biodiversity, climate change, soil degradation, drought and water stress as well as poverty and food insecurity in rural areas are not only local…

Transcultural understandings of legitimacy

Bonn, 01. Juli 2014

Why are institutions of global governance accused of lacking legitimacy? Is global governance a Western concept? Which role does transcultural dialogue play for creating common values and finding common solutions of global problems? A panel of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), organised…

Workshop on Political Institutions and Inclusive Development

Berlin, 10. November 2014

The Department "Governance, Statehood, Security" at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Hertie School of Governance organised a workshop on political institutions and inclusive development. The workshop featured innovative empirical and analytic papers on the effects of political…

Beyond reconstruction

Berlin, 16. September 2019

In the wake of the Arabellion and the ‘Arab winter’, a new, peaceful order in Europe's neighbouring region is not yet apparent. With the exception of Tunisia, the social, economic and political conflicts that erupted in 2011 have either been suppressed or partially addressed through superficial reforms to bring about ‘stability’ and to…

Global ambition, local action: climate resilience for all

Bonn, 30. April 2018

Launch of the 15th Development & Climate Days report and discussion of key messages on climate resilience through empowerment and access, value of lived experience and local knowledge, transparency and downward accountability in climate finance, and resilience through private sector involvement. Confirmed speakers Sönke Kreft , Executive…

Social cohesion and transitional development assistance

Online, 22. September 2022

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) cordially invites you to the fourth session of the Social Cohesion Online Seminar series. Henriette Sachse (Deputy Head of Division at the Department of Transitional…

Climate clubs: alternative approaches in theory and practice

Online, 20. Juni 2022

The objective of the webinar is to discuss the climate club idea proposed by the German government in the G7 context while also harvesting lessons learnt and collecting ideas on different possible club designs from complementary angles. What different kinds of clubs possible, and what options or combinations are desirable or feasible?…

IDOS researcher Dr Gabriela Iacobuţă has received the dissertation prize of the Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft

Iacobuta, Gabriela (2023)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Maximilian Müngersdorff

Maximilian Müngersdorff ist Sozialwissenschaftler und ehemaliger Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter des Forschungsprogramms "Transformation der Wirtschafts- und Sozialsysteme".

MGG National Alumni Conference Mexico

Mexico City, 24. Juli 2018

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…

T20 Africa Standing Group

Addis Abeba, 14. April 2018

Initiated by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Managing Global Governance (MGG )-Partner SAIIA, and the IfW Kiel, a new Africa Standing Group (T20 Africa) was launched in May 2017. The T20 Africa Standing Group is engaging in cross-regional joint knowledge production and provide…

Do Think Tanks think?

Bonn, 07. August 2012

Linking Research and Global Policy. A Critical Dialogue with Inputs and Comments Panels: Critical Dialogue on the Role of Think Tanks in Global Governance Effectiveness of Policy-consulting vs. Policy-making in Global Governance Processes Challenges for Think Tanks in diverse global Settings: A Chance for new and unorthodox…

European development policy at the crossfire

Bonn, 30. Oktober 2019

For a long time, EU external action has been considered a field of technocratic, rational-bureaucratic decision-making and closed-door negotiations. In the past few years, however, the characteristics and intensity of political conflict over EU external action have changed, sparking a first wave of studies analyzing the politicization of…

Governing water sustainably in mining and post-mining landscapes

Online, 08. Oktober 2020

Mining has the potential to offer rare employment opportunities in rural areas and, arguably, boosts national economies. However, it also carries vast social and environmental risks, many of them related to water contamination and worsening water scarcity. How risks and benefits of mining and mining-related water use are allocated touches…

Launch of the Social Cohesion Seminar Series

Online, 28. September 2021

This is the first event of the Social Cohesion Online Event Series, organized by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice Team at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The purpose of this seminar series is bringing together leading…