Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025) Externe Publikationen
The Trump administration’s vision for development cooperation is becoming clearer. We identify 5 principles seemingly guiding actions.
Berger, Axel / Mashayekhi, Mina / Smeets, Maarten (2025) Externe Publikationen
Brandi, Clara / Katrin Kamin / Rainer Thiele (2025) Externe Publikationen
Berger, Axel / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2025) Externe Publikationen
Kuhn, Annegret / Dorothea Wehrmann (eds.) (2025) Externe Publikationen
Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2025) Externe Publikationen
Tamasiga, Phemelo / Onyeaka, Helen / Bakwena, Malebogo / Kayembe, Benita / Dzingai, Valentine / Kgengwenyane, Nancy / Babugura, Agnes / Ouassou, El houssin (2025) Externe Publikationen
Online, 16. April 2025
The coalition agreement for a new German government is now in place. How does a future CDU/CSU and SPD government wants to rethink and organise its relations with actors in the Global South and German development policy? IDOS experts provided first assessments with regard to Germany's foreign policies in a virtual press briefing on…
Forscher*innen am IDOS untersuchen die Rolle von transnationalen Wissensakteuren und Wissensgemeinschaften bei der Erforschung und der Gestaltung des globalen Wandels.
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2025) Externe Publikationen
The Trump administration’s actions related to development policy are rooted in the “America First” doctrine. Their approach is not in line with internationally agreed objectives but narrowly aligned with perceived national interests.
Busse, Matthias / Nina Kupzig / Tim Vogel (2025) Externe Publikationen
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy that aims to empower previously disadvantaged individuals and decrease racial economic inequality in South Africa. As the program puts reformation pressure on firms, it might strongly influence firm performance.
IDOS Research Department “Transformation of political (dis-)order” is looking for a Senior Researcher (f/m/diverse)
To support our team, we are looking for an intern (f/m/diverse) to assist in the preparation and implementation of the MGG Academy for a period of three months, starting 18 August 2025.
Online, 08. Mai 2025
The second Trump administration is shaking up the international order. Within little more than three months, the US has withdrawn from international UN entities, has frozen international aid, has imposed tariffs and escalated trade wars. How are the current changes in the international order perceived in different countries? What are the…
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2025) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 09. Mai 2025
This workshop mainly consisted of three panels: What is good green economic policy? Our economies must become greener: decarbonised, less material-intensive, circular. However, green alternatives often lack cost-competitiveness where environmental costs are externalised. Willingness to pay for the environment is declining, as people…
Goedeking, Nicholas (2025) Externe Publikationen
Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner / Len Ishmael (2025) Externe Publikationen
Tamasiga, Phemelo / Youba Sokona (2025) Externe Publikationen
South Africa’s shift from coal to clean energy is not just about megawatts but also about people. With coal jobs at stake—many in Mpumalanga’s mining communities—the transition must put affected workers and communities first, so no one is left behind.
The Research Department “Transformation of Political (Dis-)order” at IDOS offers two (2) short-term visiting scholar positions of 3-6 weeks between August and December 2025.
