Mit diesem Policy Brief beleuchten wir den geopolitischen Einfluss auf die Entwicklungspolitik im indopazifischen Raum. Zunächst geht es um die Entstehung von Strategien zum Umgang mit dem Indopazifik und deren Überschneidungen mit geo- und entwicklungspolitischen Ansätzen traditioneller...

This policy brief addresses the tensions between international and domestic interests on issues relating to partnerships on migration governance. It specifically discusses the Senegal-EU partnership on migration, highlighting the unequal relationship between the two partners and the implications...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of health systems and highlights the need for renewed efforts to finance pandemic preparedness, prevention and response (PPR) mechanisms, and universal health coverage (UHC). Two lessons emerge from this global health challenge. First, it has shown...

Responsible consumption and production are key to sustainable development, and are therefore a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 12) in their own right. Consumption and production patterns also need to be socially responsible and economically viable. Private-sector requirements and state supply...

More than 110 Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), many of them developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs), are negotiating a plurilateral Agreement on Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD). In contract to existing bilateral investment treaties that establish...

This Policy Brief examines the geopoliticisation of development cooperation within the Indo-Pacific region. First, we discuss the emergence of Indo-Pacific strategies and how these intersect with geopolitics and development cooperation amongst traditional develop-ment actors such as the United...

This policy brief outlines how feminist development policy can be locally enacted by taking an intersectional approach to the provision of assistance to refugees and displaced persons. Refugee-led organisations (RLOs) play a key role in providing collective services, particularly in contexts...

In einem gesellschaftspolitischen Kontext, in dem Rolle und Funktionen des Staates sowie Umfang und Form der Ausübung der staatlichen Gewalten zunehmend infrage gestellt werden, entwickeln sich neue Formen politischer und gesellschaftlicher Organisation. Diese werden auch von den aktuellen...

While polluting industries are still flourishing, the green economy is on the rise. In low- and middle-income countries, the resulting opportunities are mostly underexplored. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)’s new strategy for “Sustainable economic...

“Social cohesion” and the “social contract” are two related analytical concepts, which have become increasingly popular among researchers and practitioners. Both concepts help to understand and characterise societies and countries by shedding light on the relationships between members...