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Africa’s regional and global integration

Bonn, 17. November 2022

While remaining the most isolated region from the global economy, Africa has realized continuous progress towards a closer and more active integration, both from within and beyond the continent’s borders. Today, almost all African economies are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and gridlocked regional economic integration has…

Social cohesion in context

Bonn, 15. November 2022

Social cohesion (SoCo) is increasingly recognised as an important condition for the resilience of societies and the wellbeing of its members. At the same time, rising inequality, decreasing acceptance of hitherto shared societal values, as well as citizens’ growing discontent with public institutions suggest that social cohesion may be…

Implementierung eines WTO-Abkommens über Investitionserleichterungen in Laos

Vientiane, Laos, 09. November 2022

Vom 9. bis 11. November organisierte IDOS gemeinsam mit dem Sekretariat der Welthandelsorganisation (WTO) und dem International Trade Center (ITC) einen Workshop zu Investitionserleichterung in Vientiane, Laos. Ziel des Workshops war es, das Bewusstsein der Beteiligten für die Verhandlungen über ein plurilaterales Abkommen zu…

China’s expanding engagement with the UN Development Pillar

New York, 08. November 2022

China has intensified its engagement with the UN development pillar over the last decade, giving rise to competing narratives. On the one hand, China is said to assume a more active role of responsible shareholder and supporter of UN multilateralism. On the other hand, China is perceived as trying to expand control at the UN and re-shape…

How would WTO Members benefit from an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement?

Online, 08. November 2022

This was the 13th of a webinar series on investment facilitation for development, hold in the framework of a joint ITC/IDOS project on Investment Facilitation for Development. The long-term objective of strengthening investment facilitation is to foster sustainable development. An Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement,…

Das Versprechen, etwas für Natur und Klima zu tun, ist einfach, glaubwürdiges Handeln schwieriger

Chan, Sander / Idil Boran / Andrew Deneault (2022)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 07. November 2022

Die Regierungen und andere Akteure müssen über die bloße Umsetzung der bisherigen Zusagen hinausgehen und ihre Ambitionen erhöhen.

IDOS@COP27

Sharm El-Sheikh, 06. November 2022

At the Conference of the Parties to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and…

Exploring the maritime dimensions of EU-Africa migration

Online (Zoom), 04. November 2022

The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) covers 6,000 kilometers of coastline, extending from Senegal to Angola and including two island nations. The region is endowed with fisheries, mineral and hydrocarbon resources and its geography represents an important route for global sea trade. It is estimated that around 1,500 fishing vessels, tankers, and…

How to improve governance and accountability

Online, 04. November 2022

The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus recognizes the interlinkages between the these sectors and highlights the importance of integrated solutions to address climate change issues with minimal, concerted trade-offs. In recent years, the WEFE Nexus has gained political traction as an important element of the ambitious climate…

Ann-Margret Bolmer

Ann-Margret Bolmer ist Politikwissenschaftlerin und ehemalige Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Forschungsprogramm "Transformation der Wirtschafts- und Sozialsysteme",

Ein Wiederaufbau im Schatten des Krieges ist möglich

Grävingholt, Jörn / Gwendolyn Sasse / Jörg Faust / Alexander Libman / Solveig Richter / Susan Stewart (2022)
Externe Publikationen

Die Chance auf einen EU-Beitritt der Ukraine kann den Aufbau des Landes beschleunigen. Doch dafür braucht es tiefgreifende Reformen. Ein Gastbeitrag von Jörn Grävingholt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Jörg Faust, Alexander Libman, Solveig Richter und Susan Stewart. Der Beitrag basiert auf einem gemeinsamen Impulspapier der Autor*innen für Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze, das im Vorfeld der Berliner Wiederaufbaukonferenz vom 25.10.2022 entstanden ist.

The EU-CEAP impacts on developing countries – recommendations for development policy

To, Jenny (2022)
Policy Brief 10/2022

The policy brief examines major sectors addressed in the EU-CEAP: the plastic packaging, electric vehicles and batteries sectors. Within these, recommendations are made to expand present approaches of development policy that go beyond waste management and recycling.

La participation citoyenne au Maroc: Entre expériences passées et régionalisation avancée

Institut National d'Aménagement et d'Urbanisme (INAU), Rabat, 27. Oktober 2022

Edité par Aziz Iraki (professeur à l’INAU) et Annabelle Houdret (chercheuse senior au IDOS), ce volume publié en 2021 retrace différentes expériences de participation citoyenne à travers le Maroc et les analyse dans le contexte des débats actuels sur ce sujet. Depuis le début des années 2000, les scènes politiques urbaines marocaines…

UNFSS Academic Advisory Council Annual Meeting 2022

KU Leuven + online, 27. Oktober 2022

The UNFSS Academic Advisory Council (AAC) annual meeting brings together an international mix of academic and policy experts from various disciplines and backgrounds to consolidate the knowledge on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of VSS effectiveness. The UNFSS AAC Annual Meeting…

Overcoming challenges and learning lessons from local governments

Online, 25. Oktober 2022

*Version française voir ci-dessous* *Versión en Español véase abajo* Central to the joint project by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) on implementing sustainable public food procurement practices to catalyse a shift towards sustainable urban…

VSS on Crossroads

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies – House De Dorlodot – Ch. Deberiotstraat 34, Leuven, Belgium, 25. Oktober 2022

The workshop took place to bring together network members of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability’s (IDOS) ‘Managing Global Governance’ (MGG) programme. Since 2015, the collaboration between scholars and practitioners has led to the establishment of national platforms or contact groups on voluntary or private…

State of the science of “political futures”

Bonn, Germany, 24. Oktober 2022

Rationale : Enhancing the use of social science expertise is fundamental to the development of scenarios of climate and societal futures that are responsive to a wider range of challenges towards strong climate action and sustainability. In particular, there is an agreement that socio-political factors must inform scenarios and be…

Earth System Governance

Toronto, 20. Oktober 2022

Earth System Governance Project ist ein seit langem bestehendes globales Forschungsbündnis, das versucht, die Forschung an der Schnittstelle zwischen globalen Umweltveränderungen und Governance auf lokaler und globaler Ebene zu mobilisieren. Das Projekt bringt eine hochgradig interdisziplinäre Forschungsgemeinschaft zusammen, die…

The politics of urban governance in Africa

Bonn and Online, 20. Oktober 2022

Rapid urbanisation poses multiple challenges for African cities in terms of urban planning and the provision and financing of infrastructure and services. While most debates focus on technical solutions to address these challenges, the political dimension of urbanisation receives less attention. This is one explanation for the discrepancy…

Prospects for peace in times of change

Berlin, 19. Oktober 2022

The watershed moment of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is reshaping international cooperation and initiated a paradigm shift in German foreign policy. How will this affect crisis prevention and peacebuilding? In times of a raging climate crisis, a global pandemic, and a spike in world hunger and poverty, it has become…