Bonn, 29. April 2015
The ‘ Asian Development Outlook 2015 ’ (ADO) is the flagship economic publication by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Shang-Jin Wei , the Chief Economist of the ADB will present the ADO and its major findings. The ADO provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, including growth projections by country and…
Bonn, 16. April 2015
2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. Both the world and the UN have changed since its 51 founding members signed the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 to prevent the doom of another World War. Today, the UN totals 193 member states while the nature and scope of the United Nations' activities have greatly expanded. Moreover,…
Bonn, 09. April 2015
A year ago on 16th March 2014 the Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a highly controversial referendum on its legal status. A translation of the referendum questions from Ukrainian and Russian to English indicated a choice between autonomy within Ukraine as per the 1992 constitution or joining the Russian Federation. Maintaining the…
Scholz, Imme (2014) Externe Publikationen
Holzapfel, Sarah / Heiner Janus (2015) Discussion Paper 2/2015
Development actors have started implementing results-based approaches, but little attention has been paid to the potential advantages and disadvantages of the specific indicators that are used. The paper analyses the indicators of five pilots programmes in education.
Bracho, Gerardo (2015) Discussion Paper 1/2015
Bonn, 25. März 2015
Among both practitioners and scholars of democracy promotion, there is broad consensus that democracy is not simply a good that can be exported from one country to another. External democracy promotion, by definition, involves a complex sort of interaction between external and local actors that can hardly be grasped by the notion of a…
Bonn, 19. März 2015
A new global order is in the making. Basic global principles such as the Westphalian order are eroding and seem to lose support globally. Equally, democracy has been on decline since 2006. Freedom House’s report Freedom in the World 2015 highlights new and disturbing global trends, including a more explicit rejection of democratic…
Tokyo, 19. März 2015
The world is now witnessing a rising prominence of so-called “emerging economies” such as China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa in the international political and economic sphere. The emerging economies’ role in the discussions over the post 2015 development agenda as well as their prospect for ever active engagement in the future…
Bonn, 05. März 2015
The European Network for Conflict Research (ENCoRe) meets biannually to discuss developments in conflict data and analysis. ENCoRe brings together scholars from renowned universities across Europe and is funded as a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) action. The Bonn meeting 2015 drawed on the research conducted over…
Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2014) Externe Publikationen
Brandi, Clara (2014) Externe Publikationen
Furness, Mark / Christine Hackenesch / Niels Keijzer (2014) Mitarbeiter sonstige
Bonn, 11. Februar 2015
Cities present a crucial challenge and opportunity in the coming decades, as more than 2.5 billion people are expected to be added to the world’s urban areas by 2050. There is strong evidence that improved economic productivity and resource efficiency that accompany urbanization can be achieved while simultaneously addressing the…
Furness, Mark (2014) Externe Publikationen
Dirk Messner (2015) Mitarbeiter sonstige
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2015) Briefing Paper 1/2015
TTIP is being hotly debated, but with a narrow focus. Proponents and critics are primarily concerned with the impact of TTIP on Germany and Europe. Too little attention is being paid to the implications of this mega-regional for the rest of the world.
Pérez Pineda, Jorge A. (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 04. Februar 2015
Even if there is “One World”, there is not a “one size fits all” solution for its problems. This means, how does Germany include the “common but differentiated responsibilities” statement in the Charter for the Future?
Scheumann, Waltina / Sahnaz Tigrek (2015) Externe Publikationen
Scheumann, Waltina / Ines Dombrowsky / Oliver Hensengerth (2014) Externe Publikationen
