Brussels, 02. Oktober 2017
Many trade agreements devote an entire chapter to environmental protection. Some of their environmental clauses are even more specific and restrictive than those of multilateral environmental agreements. At the same time, trade agreements are often criticized for their harmful effects on the environment. While the interplay between trade…
Bonn, 19. Mai 2016
J. Timmons Roberts, currently a guest researcher at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), and co-author Guy Edwards, summarized and updated their new book A Fragmented Continent: Latin America and the global politics of climate change (MIT Press, 2015). They argued that Latin American…
Porras, Francisco (2025) Discussion Paper 27/2025
Explore how digitalisation reshapes governance in Mexico. This paper proposes four conjectures on how governments, academia, NGOs, and media can leverage digital tools for cooperation, problem-solving, and sustainable development.
Fiselier, Evelien / James W. S. Longhurst (2018) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 16. Juni 2008
South Africa and Germany have converging interests and share common goals that may constitute the basis for a significantly increased cooperation in research and technological innovation in years to come. While South Africa has decided to embark on the transition towards a knowledge-based economy during the next ten years, Germany has…
Scholz, Imme / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (2020) Externe Publikationen
Online and Bonn, 25. Mai 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically shown that global challenges require global responses, which most often seem impossible to agree upon given our world’s heterogeneities and the significant discrepancies in the understanding of human values that once more, the tragic war in Ukraine revealed. Also in pandemic times and in times of…
Martin-Shields, Charles P. / Nicholas Bodanac (2017) Externe Publikationen
, 07. September 2015
After more than two years of negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations, the international community has agreed on a new agenda for sustainable development to succeed the Millennium Development Goals. It features 17 new Sustainable Development Goals that aim to end poverty, promote prosperity and people’s well-being while…
Hackenesch, Christine (2016) Externe Publikationen
Ashoff, Guido (2009) Briefing Paper 8/2009
Houdret, Annabelle (2021) Externe Publikationen
Stamm, Andreas / Rita Strohmaier (2023) Externe Publikationen
Brandi, Clara / Matthias Helble (2011) Discussion Paper 13/2011
Bonn and Online, 06. März 2024
Un- and underemployment is one of the most pressing issues in low and middle income countries. At the same time, many of the available jobs are precarious and lack proper working conditions. The MENA region is particularly affected by un- and underemployment, caused by a structural shortage of job creation as well as labour market…
Berlin, 19. März 2013
In August 2012 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon announced the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The Solutions Network will mobilise scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector to promote transformational solutions initiatives in support of sustainable…
Castillejo, Clare / Eva Dick / Benjamin Schraven (2019) Briefing Paper 18/2019
Since 2015, the EU has significantly increased its efforts on preventing irregular migration from Africa. The paper examines the impact of this shift on free movement policies in two African sub-regions and indicates the reasons for significant differences in outcome.
Die völkerrechtswidrige Invasion Russlands bildet eine Zäsur in der globalen Politik. Das IDOS beleuchtet die weitreichenden Folgen, u.a. für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit sowie für die deutsche Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik.
Special: Geschlechtergerechtigkeit und Entwicklung: Die deutsche Regierung hat kürzlich angekündigt, eine feministische Entwicklungspolitik zu betreiben - aber was bedeutet das? Die geschlechterbezogene Forschung am IDOS greift dies mithilfe einer Vielzahl von Disziplinen und Konzepten auf.
Stamm, Andreas / Aurelia Figueroa (2016) Externe Publikationen
