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Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion: avoiding blueprint traps and incomplete democratic transitions

Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja (2014)
Briefing Paper 11/2014

Democracy is a highly valued policy goal for the West, but democracy support is feared to undermine another important goal, namely political stability. Our findings suggest that a gradualist approach that builds institutions while encouraging mobilization is more viable than sequencing.

Post 2015: enter the UN General Assembly: harnessing Sustainable Development Goals for an ambitious global development agenda

Bauer, Steffen / Ines Dombrowsky / Imme Scholz (2014)
Briefing Paper 12/2014

The international process towards universal sustainable development goals has entered its decisive phase. This briefing paper critically appraises the proposal that was recently tabled by an Open Working Group and identifies priorities for the forthcoming negotiations of the UN General Assembly.

50 Jahre DIE

Bonn, 04. September 2014

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) celebrated its 50th anniversary from 4-5 September 2014 in Bonn. In the presence of 300 guests, the Parliamentary State Secretary Hans-Joachim Fuchtel from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development concluded that the significance of the…

Reconciling EU interests and values

Brussels, 10. September 2014

As the process of appointing a new EU leadership team gets underway, now is the time for new and sustained initiatives on longer-term challenges which will shape both European and global welfare in the years to come. In a rapidly changing and interdependent world, Europe’s new leaders need to adopt a global perspective in European…

Führende Europäische Think Tanks warnen: wenn die EU den Blick nicht nach außen richtet, riskiert sie weitere Instabilität

Führende Europäische Think Tanks warnen: wenn die EU den Blick nicht nach außen richtet, riskiert sie weitere Instabilität Führende Europäische Think Tanks warnen: wenn die EU den Blick nicht nach außen richtet, riskiert sie weitere Instabilität Pressemitteilung vom 01.09.2014 Mit Arbeitsaufnahme des neu gewählten Europäischen Parlaments fordert die European Think Tanks Group ( ETTG ) eine deutliche Abkehr vom derzeitigen Mandat der Kommission zu einem Mandat, das…

Inclusive and sustainable industrial policy in developing countries

Bonn, 15. September 2014

In order to catch up with more advanced countries, low- and lower-middle income countries need to diversify their economies and accelerate structural change. In view of multiple market failures and huge capability gaps between local companies and their foreign competitors, few experts question the need for industrial policies. But two…

Enhancing international technology cooperation for climate change mitigation: lessons from an electromobility case study

Bhasin, Shikha (2014)
Discussion Paper 26/2014

As international negotiations face a deadlock of ambition to curb climate change, this paper addresses the scope of bilateral and multilateral technology cooperation in aiding climate change mitigation through a case-study on electromobility as an emerging low-carbon technology sector.

United Nations Post-2015 Agenda for global development: perspectives from China and Europe

Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye (eds.) (2014)
Studies 84

The book reflects current thinking among scholars in China and Germany on the post-2015 global development agenda. The contributions from the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies and the German Development Institute reflect differences, but also surprising convergence of perspectives.

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in Peru: a challenge to social inclusion and multi-level governance

Zelli, Fariborz / Daniela Erler / Sina Frank / Jonas Hein / Hannes Hotz / Anna-Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo (2014)
Studies 85

The emerging patchwork of REDD processes in Peru implies challenges to social inclusion and coordination. The study analyzes these challenges and discusses policy options, in particular the need for a clear legal and institutional framework that encompasses push and pull factors of deforestation.

Brazil in focus: the mighty South-American country decides on its coming future

Saravia, Enrique (2014)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 07. Oktober 2014

In two weeks, on 26 October 2014, almost 143 million Brazilian voters will decide who will rule the country’s Executive power for the next four years. The reason is that in the first round, held last Sunday, no candidate reached 50 % of the preferences.

Green industrial policy: managing transformation under uncertainty

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Tilman Altenburg / Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican (2014)
Discussion Paper 28/2014

This topical paper elaborates the concept of green industrial policy, framed as a normative approach of managing the green transformation under conditions of uncertainty and long time horizons. It provides illustrative policy examples seeking to stimulate learning from both success and failure.

From combustion engines to electric vehicles: a study of technological path creation and disruption in Germany

Altenburg, Tilman (2014)
Discussion Paper 29/2014

When shifting from high-carbon cars to electromobility, countries adopt different policies; also, industry characteristics and demand conditions differ, giving rise to country-specific technological pathways. This study on Germany is part of a comparative project also including France, China, India.

What prospects for a joint Africa-EU effort towards formulating a Post-2015 framework for global development?

Messner, Dirk / Niels Keijzer / Svea Koch / Julia Leininger (2014)
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Rent management capabilities for the green transformation

Johnson, Oliver / Tilman Altenburg / Hubert Schmitz (2014)
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Rent management and policy learning in green technology development: the case of solar energy in India

Altenburg, Tilman / Oliver Johnson / Tobias Engelmeier (2014)
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Kick-starting industrial transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Altenburg, Tilman / Elvis Melia (2014)
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Annual Report 2013-2014: 50 years of building bridges between research and practice

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (ed.) (2014)
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Fit for the purpose? Juxtaposing global development discussions on knowledge sharing with African realities

Akude, John Emeka / Niels Keijzer (2014)
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The great transformation: climate - can we beat the heat?

Messner, Dirk / John Schellnhuber / Claus Leggewie / Reinhold Leinfelder / Stefan Rahmstorf / Jürgen Schmid / Nebosja Nakicenovic / Renate Schubert / Sabine Schlacke (2014)
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Minder ambitie, meer pretentie? Een terugblik op twee decennia van Nederlandse inzet op beleidscoherentie voor ontwikkeling

Keijzer, Niels (2014)
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