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'Capital grabs back': towards a global research agenda on the land grabbing-land reform/restitution nexus

Sommerville Melanie / Enrique C. Ballivián / George T. Mudimu / Mnqobi Ngubane (2025)
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Foreign aid, power, and geopolitics: reflections on development cooperaton in a more fragmented world

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025)
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Recent development debates have largely centered on the steep reduction in financial resources triggered by the Trump administration. However, what remains insufficiently acknowledged is the extent to which these disruptions have undermined the conceptual foundations of international cooperation—particularly in terms of legitimacy, norms, and the evolving strategic positioning of the Global South.

Querschnittsvorhaben – Nachhaltige Zukünfte (Sustainable Futures)

Wir verstehen nachhaltige Zukünfte als Zukünfte, die ein menschenwürdiges Leben unter Einhaltung planetarer Belastbarkeitsgrenzen sichern.

Policy Brief

Policy Brief Direkt zu: Publikationensuche Der Policy Brief ist ein neues Format, das die bisherige Reihe „Briefing Paper“ und deren deutsche Version „Analysen und Stellungnahmen“ ersetzt. Policy Briefs behandeln Themen der Entwicklungspolitik und der internationalen Beziehungen. Eine auf prägnante Empfehlungen und Positionierung angelegte Argumentationsstruktur machen das Format vor allem für politische Entscheidungsträger*innen, Praktiker*innen und Vertreter*innen…

UN80 Initiative

UN80 Initiative Direkt zu: Team Publikationen Projekte Veranstaltungen What we read In ihrem 80. Jahr sind die Vereinten Nationen (VN) in eine große Krise geraten. Drastische Einbrüche bei der Finanzierung zwingen die VN zum Sparen – und viel grundsätzlicher noch zum Nachdenken darüber, ob ihre Strukturen und Ansätze, ja überhaupt ihre politische Relevanz dem heutigen Bedarf noch gerecht werden. Der VN-Entwicklungsbereich wird schon lange für eine hohe…

Navigating the tides of conservation and conflict: The political ecology of Mangrove Ecosystem Sustainable Use and Custody Agreements in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Chávez-Páez, Wendy / Jean Carlo Rodríguez-de-Francisco / Federico Koelle / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2025)
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Stellenausschreibung: Zwei Tutor*innen Managing Global Governance (MGG) (w/m/divers)

Das Team Wissenskooperation des Programms „Inter- und Transnationale Zusammenarbeit“ sucht für den Zeitraum 23. August - 24. November 2024 zwei Tutor*innen zur Unterstützung der Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy.

In search of a Plan B: like-minded internationalism and the future of Global development

Ishmael, Len / Stephan Klingebiel / Andy Sumner (2025)
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Economic self-interest in German development policy: what might that look like?

Altenburg, Tilman / Babette Never / Rita Strohmaier (2025)
Policy Brief 14/2025

Calls for development policy to place greater emphasis on national self-interest are growing louder. We set out five guidelines for a development policy strategy that takes due consideration of Germany’s own interests without harming the partner countries.

Russia's role in UN development work: influence without investment?

Novoselova, Anna (2025)
Policy Brief 15/2025

Global balance of power is shifting, and UN development work faces significant strains. How is Russia positioning itself? The policy brief explores Moscow’s approach to development, the narratives it advances, and the influence it projects in the UN development pillar.

Measuring sustainable development progress in Peru using multivariate latent Markov models

Roscioli, Federico / Daniele Malerba / Alessio Farcomeni (2025)
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Governance theories and digitalisation: four conjectures for the Mexican case

Porras, Francisco (2025)
Discussion Paper 27/2025

Explore how digitalisation reshapes governance in Mexico. This paper proposes four conjectures on how governments, academia, NGOs, and media can leverage digital tools for cooperation, problem-solving, and sustainable development.

Civil Society at a Narrative Crossroads

Online, 04. September 2025

Civic space is narrowing and civil society actors are facing growing pressure from repression to narratives that challenge their legitimacy. At the same time, initiatives like the Global Gateway reflect a shifting landscape in international cooperation, where strategic interests and democratic values increasingly intersect. This webinar…

Job Announcement: Research Assistant (f/m/diverse), Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems”

To support research staff with different tasks, the Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” at IDOS is looking for a research assistant.

Understanding Africa-EU Relations from a Decolonial Perspective

Pretoria, South Africa, 11. September 2025

Background This year marks 25 years since the inaugural EU-Africa Summit was held in Cairo. Some weeks ago, on the 21 st of May, EU and AU foreign ministers convened in Brussels for the first time in several years, and the next AU-EU summit of heads of state and government will take place in Angola on 24 and 25 November. New initiatives…

Future prospects – Agenda 2030 and municipal partnerships

Gießen, 11. September 2025

This panel featured a researcher and three members (alumni) from the Shaping Futures Network who reflected on local governance issues from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Shaping Futures stands for the African–European Network on Development and Sustainability and is run by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability…

Leitung (w/m/divers) der Forschungsabteilung „Transformation der Wirtschafts- und Sozialsysteme“ / Professur in Göttingen

An der Universität Göttingen IDOS ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt folgende Stelle zu besetzen Leiter*in der Forschungsabteilung „Transformation der Wirtschafts- und Sozialsysteme“ des IDOS in Bonn verbunden mit einer Professur für Entwicklungsökonomik und Nachhaltigkeitspolitik (w/m/d)

Internship in the MGG Academy Team: International Cooperation and Event Management

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.

Global inequality and Global governance

Barrientos, Armando / Daniele Malerba (2025)
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Towards a Global architecture for sustainable finance?

Berensmann, Kathrin / Ulrich Volz (2025)
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