Never, Babette / Alexander Stöcker / Aimé Tsinda / Erick Mujanama / Roger Mugisha (2025) Discussion Paper 24/2025
Green, circular buildings are crucial for climate change mitigation and resource efficiency, yet their employment impact in Sub-Saharan Africa remains unclear. This paper explores green job potential in Kigali, Rwanda - an urbanizing city with strong policy commitments and urgent housing needs.
Sumner, Andy / Stephan Klingebiel (2025) Externe Publikationen
The return of Donald Trump to the White House has reignited deep uncertainty about the trajectory of global development cooperation. Long before 2025, the multilateral system was already under pressure. But Trump’s second term marks a normative rupture: the retreat of the United States not just from global leadership, but from the very principles of internationalism, multilateralism, and development solidarity it once helped to construct.
Die neue deutsche Bundesregierung richtet ihre Beziehungen zu Akteuren im Globalen Süden neu aus. IDOS beteiligt sich mit Debatten, wissenschaftlichen Analysen und Handlungsempfehlungen an dieser Gestaltung auswärtiger Politiken und internationaler Kooperation für nachhaltige Entwicklung.
Mit vielfältigen Aktivitäten, leistet das DIE einen Beitrag zu Forschung und Politikberatung über Integriertes Wasserressourcen-Management.
Arbeiten zu (Wissens-)Kooperation bedeutet Arbeiten in Kooperation Direkt zu: Arbeiten zu (Wissens-)Kooperation bedeutet Arbeiten in Kooperation Die Autor*innen Arbeiten zu (Wissens-)Kooperation bedeutet Arbeiten in Kooperation Transnationale Wissenskooperation wird immer wichtiger – im Kontext der Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung und bei der Bewältigung globaler Krisen wie der aktuellen Pandemie. Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) mit…
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) seeks with immediate effect for a Research assistant (f/m/diverse) for the project “Protecting Democracy in times of Autocratization and Polarization.”
The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is now looking for a Student / Research Assistant (f/m/diverse) for the project “”Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in an incoherent world: Aligning climate action and reduced inequalities” (ClimEQ).
Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025) Externe Publikationen
Recent development debates have largely centered on the steep reduction in financial resources triggered by the Trump administration. However, what remains insufficiently acknowledged is the extent to which these disruptions have undermined the conceptual foundations of international cooperation—particularly in terms of legitimacy, norms, and the evolving strategic positioning of the Global South.
Gutheil, Lena / Dennis Mbugua Muthama (2025) Externe Publikationen
Policy Brief Direkt zu: Publikationensuche Der Policy Brief ist ein neues Format, das die bisherige Reihe „Briefing Paper“ und deren deutsche Version „Analysen und Stellungnahmen“ ersetzt. Policy Briefs behandeln Themen der Entwicklungspolitik und der internationalen Beziehungen. Eine auf prägnante Empfehlungen und Positionierung angelegte Argumentationsstruktur machen das Format vor allem für politische Entscheidungsträger*innen, Praktiker*innen und Vertreter*innen…
UN80 Initiative Direkt zu: Team Publikationen Projekte Veranstaltungen What we read In ihrem 80. Jahr sind die Vereinten Nationen (VN) in eine große Krise geraten. Drastische Einbrüche bei der Finanzierung zwingen die VN zum Sparen – und viel grundsätzlicher noch zum Nachdenken darüber, ob ihre Strukturen und Ansätze, ja überhaupt ihre politische Relevanz dem heutigen Bedarf noch gerecht werden. Der VN-Entwicklungsbereich wird schon lange für eine hohe…
Janus, Heiner / Tim Röthel (2025) Externe Publikationen
In view of massive funding cuts, donor countries should not overload development cooperation with secondary objectives, but focus on improving people’s living conditions.
Altenburg, Tilman / Babette Never / Rita Strohmaier (2025) Policy Brief 14/2025
Calls for development policy to place greater emphasis on national self-interest are growing louder. We set out five guidelines for a development policy strategy that takes due consideration of Germany’s own interests without harming the partner countries.
Roscioli, Federico / Daniele Malerba / Alessio Farcomeni (2025) Externe Publikationen
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.
Online, 04. September 2025
Civic space is narrowing and civil society actors are facing growing pressure from repression to narratives that challenge their legitimacy. At the same time, initiatives like the Global Gateway reflect a shifting landscape in international cooperation, where strategic interests and democratic values increasingly intersect. This webinar…
To support research staff with different tasks, the Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” at IDOS is looking for a research assistant.
Pretoria, South Africa, 11. September 2025
Background This year marks 25 years since the inaugural EU-Africa Summit was held in Cairo. Some weeks ago, on the 21 st of May, EU and AU foreign ministers convened in Brussels for the first time in several years, and the next AU-EU summit of heads of state and government will take place in Angola on 24 and 25 November. New initiatives…
To support our team, we are looking for an intern (f/m/diverse) to assist in the preparation and implementation of the MGG Academy for a period of three months, starting 18 August 2025.
