Parkinson, T, Zoubir, T, Abdullateef, S., Abedtalas, M., Alyamani, G., Al Ibrahim, Z., Al Husni, M., Alhaj Omar, F., Iboor, F., Allito, H., Jenkins, M., Rashwani, A., Sennou, A, and Shaban, F (2018) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 27. September 2016
Rapprochement or Rejection? Sanctions or Dialogue? Since the recent events in Turkey and the global stagnation of democratization, the question how European and German foreign and development policy should respond to and engage with states with different political orders has received renewed attention. With the adoption of the 2030…
Bonn, 25. Januar 2017
On 25 January 2016, the Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution, Giulio Regeni, PhD Student at Cambridge University and Guest Researcher at German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), disappeared in Cairo. Ten days later he was found dead, with signs of cruel torture. This event, as well as the…
Hackenesch, Christine / Heiner Janus (2014) Mitarbeiter sonstige
Bonn, 11. September 2008
The World Commission on Dams' recommendations all the way down to implementation The more than 45,000 large dams that exist worldwide, not to count those of smaller size, are important infrastructural means for realizing a country’s social and economic development objectives: they are built to provide water for agricultural, domestic and…
Online, 23. November 2021
Inclusive plurilaterals are important to revitalize multilateral trade cooperation at the WTO. Yet they are largely pursued by advanced economies and developing countries often do not participate in them. In a recent Think20 Policy Brief the steering committee members of the Trade and Investment Research Network (TIRN) propose that…
Sinanoglu, Semuhi (2025) Policy Brief 16/2025
Can strategic transparency counter authoritarian spin? New experimental evidence from Turkey suggests yes - but only if donors carefully balance realpolitik with humanitarian values.
Bonn, 16. März 2015
In the last three decades, the number of democracies held steady or expanded every year from 1975 until 2007. Nothing like this continuous growth in democracy ever had been seen before in the history of the world. But then, around 2006, the expansion of freedom and democracy in the world came to a prolonged halt. Since then, there has…
Online, 08. November 2021
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies in conversation In August 2021, the rapid breakdown of the Afghan government and the subsequent takeover by the Taliban surprised many people in Germany, in the USA, and in allied countries. In the preceding months and after the government collapse, the situation of forced migrants in Afghanistan and…
Bonn, 05. Dezember 2016
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) hosted the third IPR-MENA social policy conference "A new social contract for MENA countries: Experiences from Development and Social Policies" on 5 and 6 December, in partnership with the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research . Participants…
Ottawa, 15. Oktober 2013
1. Justification and Objectives The principal goal of the conference was to examine what role emerging powers, particularly emerging democracies such as Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, India or Indonesia can play in promoting democracy beyond their own borders. This topic is of particular relevance, for at least two reasons: First,…
Online, 08. September 2021
G20-TIRN is a cross-country, independent, network of trade and investment policy researchers whose shared goal is to provide substantive, research-backed analysis to support G20 leaders’ deliberations. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is a founding member of TIRN. The webinar discusses…
Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025) Policy Brief 36/2025
As geopolitical disruption deepens and multilateral norms erode, global development enters 2026 in flux—shaped by Trump’s return, rising multi-alignment and shrinking aid. We highlight four forces set to redefine cooperation in the year ahead.
Loewe, Markus / Bernhard Trautner / Tina Zintl (2019) Briefing Paper 17/2019
The social contract is a key term in social science literature focusing on state-society relations but has rarely been well. Our briefing paper suggests a concept where social contracts are sets of agreements between societal groups and the government on rights and obligations towards each other.
Hackenesch, Christine / Heiner Janus (2013) Briefing Paper 14/2013
Schraven, Benjamin / Bernhard Trautner / Julia Leininger / Markus Loewe / Jörn Grävingholt (2016) Briefing Paper 2/2016
Refugee crises are caused by wars, political repression, terrorism, food shortages and natural disasters. What can development policy, including humanitarian aid, do in order to combat these root causes?
Online, 09. Oktober 2024
Online launch of the special issue ‘ Drivers of change in social contracts in the Middle East and North Africa region ’ In many countries, political, economic and socio-political reforms at best take place piecemeal over long periods of time. This also applies to most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Many governments…
Bauer, Steffen / Axel Berger / Gabriela Iacobuta (2020) Externe Publikationen
Bauer, Steffen / Axel Berger / Gabriela Iacobuta (2019) Briefing Paper 10/2019
G20 represents 80% of global carbon emissions and 80% of global wealth. This briefing paper argues how the club's economic and political weight may be harnessed for ambitious action towards implementing the Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda in spite of domestic agendas and geopolitical odds.
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