Dafe, Florence / Renate Hartwig / Heiner Janus (2013) Briefing Paper 22/2013
The implementation of a future global development agenda replacing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015 will require greater and more efficient financing. The failure to establish a sound financial foundation risks jeopardizing the success of any new development agenda.
Wennubst, Pio / Timo Casjen Mahn (2013) Briefing Paper 13/2013
Breuer, Anita (2011) Briefing Paper 12/2011
Furness, Mark / Mario Negre (2012) Briefing Paper 14/2012
Berger, Axel (2015) Briefing Paper 9/2015
Developing countries signed international investment agreements to attract foreign investments. The empirical evidence suggests they are no panacea in this respect. A debate is needed about how these agreements can be reformed to promote foreign investments while preserving policy space.
Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2019) Briefing Paper 1/2019
For decades, work has been ongoing at pan-African level to realise the vision of the free movement of persons as an integral part of a united Africa. This concept is to be implemented at the level of the African regions and yet it is there that it faces a range of internal and external challenges.
Bergmann, Julian (2017) Briefing Paper 24/2017
Under the umbrella of Capacity Building in Support of Security and Development (CBSD), the EU seeks to enable the financing of training, equipment and infrastructure to military actors through EU budgetary resources. This paper discusses the risk of CBSD securitising EU development policy.
Houdret, Annabelle / Irene Pasqua / Saâd Filali Meknassi (2018) Briefing Paper 10/2018
In North Africa, environmental problems increasingly lead to political protest. Governments and development partners should support access to environmental information and thereby accountable governance to avoid further discontent and destabilization.
Sommer, Christoph (2019) Briefing Paper 16/2019
The drifting-apart of societies has become a major concern in many regions. Economic factors such as income inequality are often assumed to aggravate these trends. This brief depicts what we actually know about the relation between economic factors and social cohesion and outlines policy implications.
Altenburg, Tilman / Brahima Coulibaly (2018) Briefing Paper 18/2018
Where should the millions of jobs come from that Africa urgently needs? We analyse global megatrends, i.e. related to digitisation, China’s changing role in the world, decarbonisation and African urbanisation, and derive growth opportunities.
Mross, Karina (2017) Discussion Paper 19/2017
This paper analyses international engagement in Timor-Leste, focusing on the 2007 elections, the crisis of internal displacement, and the Security Sector Reform. It analyzes the impact of international support and sheds light upon key factors influencing its effectiveness.
Mwale, Evaristo (2025) Buchveröffentlichungen
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Online, 29. September 2021
Since its foundation in 1961, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – nerve centre of the aid effort of the “rich” countries (some $160 billion in 2020) – has played a central role in the Post-War aid system. This book traces the history of the institution and reflects on its future. How intense diplomacy by US Deputy Secretary…
Bonn, 05. Juni 2023
This book launch event on “ Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World ” presents a landmark publication in Palgrave Macmillan’s Contemporary African Political Economy series. A timely contribution to African agency in international relations, it spells out the bold perspective of a group of African scholars on how to…
Janus, Heiner / Daniel Esser (2022) Policy Brief 7/2022
The previous German government demanded "numbers at the push of a button" for German development cooperation. This call was answered in 2022 in the form of 43 newly introduced standard indicators. Heiner Janus and Daniel Esser assess the potential of this reform and call for greater transparency.
Lucatello, Simone (2022) Discussion Paper 11/2022
Are Mexico’s trade agreements suitable to tackle climate change? This paper looks at the interplay of treaties with the US/Canada and the EU, and the potential impact of the EU Green Deal. Caught between trade arrangements with giant partners, Mexico may be trapped in a “catch-22” situation.
Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2019) Briefing Paper 3/2019
Can transitional justice (TJ) strengthen peace in post-conflict contexts? This Briefing Paper summarises the policy-relevant insights of systematic analyses of TJ instruments that have emerged in the last years. They suggest that TJ can contribute to peace, but some instruments more so than others.
Koch, Svea / Mariya Aleksandrova (2023) Policy Brief 19/2023
This paper discusses the blurring of development and climate finance and argues that the NCQG process and the integration of loss and damage into the climate finance system must go hand in hand with a separation of ODA and climate finance whilst ensuring integrated policy responses.
Zattler, Jürgen K. (2024) Discussion Paper 14/2024
Achieving the SDGs will necessitate unprecedented levels of private investment, particularly in developing countries. This paper builds on existing proposals and outlines how shareholders can take these forward in the boardrooms of national and, in particular, international development banks.
