South-South and Triangular Cooperation
South-South and Triangular Cooperation
Actors in the Global South are increasingly interconnected. The MGG partner countries, in particular, actively engage in South-South and triangular cooperation. While South-South cooperation refers to collaboration between developing countries, triangular cooperation consists of support to South-South schemes provided by Northern donors, multilateral bodies or other development actors.
South-South and triangular cooperation is a central means of implementation for the 2030 Agenda, highlighting the need to invest in partnerships that go beyond traditional North-South assistance. This includes debates about financial flows and their importance for development, whether in the form of state or private funding. New national, regional and multilateral institutions – from development banks to club governance formats – have emerged that change and shape the environment in which discussions take place.
At the same time, narratives and approaches across South-South cooperation actors are diverse and constantly evolving; and a growing number of both state and non-state actors engage in triangular arrangements. By promoting collaboration across the North-South divide, these triangular arrangements often highlight their commitment to delivering both development and partnership results.
In close connection with partners at the United Nations (UN), the Network of Southern Think Tanks (NeST), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and other stakeholders, IDOS and MGG partner institutions actively participate in discussions about South-South and triangular cooperation. This engagement also creates strong linkages to the T20 Africa Standing Group.
Publications
Africa beyond ‘South-South cooperation’: a frame with limited resonance
Haug, Sebastian / Cynthia M. Kamwengo (2022)
Journal of International Development, first published 24.08.2022
Beyond mainstreaming? Past, present and future of UN support for South-South and triangular cooperation
Haug, Sebastian (2022)
Asian Journal of Peacebuilding 10 (1), 15-44.
Tying the knot: questions on voluntary sustainability standards and corporate due diligence laws
Hernandez, Ariel (2022)
in: United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) (Hrsg.), Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS), Sustainability Agenda and Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges, Geneva: UNFSS, 49-50
Managing Global Governance (MGG) und freiwillige Nachhaltigkeitsstandards (VSS) – Die Mobilisierung öffentlicher und privater Entscheidungsträger
Hernandez, Ariel / Wulf Reiners / Sven Grimm (2021)
Zweiseiter (2021)
Mainstreaming South-South and triangular cooperation: work in progress at the United Nations
Haug, Sebastian (2021)
(Discussion Paper 15/2021)
The ‘Global South’ in the study of world politics: examining a meta category
Haug, Sebastian / Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner / Günther Maihold (2021)
in Third World Quaterly 42 (9), 1923-1944
A Thirdspace approach to the ‘Global South’: insights from the margins of a popular category
Haug, Sebastian (2021)
in Third World Quaterly 42 (9), 2018-2038
Beyond the single story: ‘Global South’ polyphonies
Trajber Waisbich, Laura / Supriya Roychoudhury / Sebastian Haug (2021)
in Third World Quarterly 42 (9), 2086-2095
Development cooperation in the context of contested global governance
Chaturvedi, Sachin / Heiner Janus / Stephan Klingebiel / Li Xiaoyun / André de Mello e Souza / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos / Dorothea Wehrmann (2020)
in: Sachin Chaturvedi / Heiner Janus / Stephan Klingebiel / Xiaoyun Li / André de Mello e Souza / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos / Dorothea Wehrmann (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of development cooperation for achieving the 2030 Agenda, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 1-21, online
Diffusion, fusion, and confusion: development cooperation in a multiplex world order
Esteves, Paulo / Stephan Klingebiel (2020)
in: Sachin Chaturvedi / Heiner Janus / Stephan Klingebiel / Xiaoyun Li / André de Mello e Souza / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos / Dorothea Wehrmann (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of development cooperation for achieving the 2030 Agenda, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 185-215, online
Conceptualising ideational convergence of China and OECD donors: coalition magnets in development cooperation
Janus, Heiner / Tang Lixia (2020)
in: Sachin Chaturvedi / Heiner Janus / Stephan Klingebiel / Xiaoyun Li / André de Mello e Souza / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos / Dorothea Wehrmann (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of development cooperation for achieving the 2030 Agenda, Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 217-243, online
Is the romance of South-South cooperation coming to an end?
Fues, Thomas (2017)
The Current Column of 11 September 2017
Belt and Road Initiative: Emergence of a parallel international order?
Fues, Thomas (2017)
Report on the Forum “The Belt and Road Initiative: Risks and Responses” on 6 – 7 April 2017 in Bejing
2023 MGG Global Network Conference
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Sustainability Standards and Global Governance. Experiences of Emerging Economies
Negi, Archna / Jorge Antonio Pérez-Pineda / Johannes Blankenbach (2020)
Singapore (Open Access)