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Strategic policymaking and the German aid programme in the MENA region since the Arab uprisings

Furness, Mark (2018)
Discussion Paper 5/2018

Germany’s annual aid to MENA countries more than doubled since 2011, but without a public strategy setting out objectives and the role of aid and other policy tools in achieving them. A whole of government strategy based on the 2030 Agenda could balance German interests with the MENA’s development priorities.

A bridge over troubled water? The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and the security-development nexus in EU external policy

Bergmann, Julian (2018)
Discussion Paper 6/2018

The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) is the EU’s main thematic instrument to fund assistance in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the IcSP and discusses its relevance for the EU’s approach to the security-development nexus.

Mission impossible? Country-level coordination in the UN development system

Baumann, Max-Otto (2018)
Discussion Paper 7/2018

The paper analyzes coordination in the United Nation’s development system: How well do the UN’s on average 18 entities per country work together? What impedes a better coordination? The paper concludes that the UN’s weaknesses are also attributable to how member states chose to deal with the UN.

Evidence-oriented approaches in development cooperation: experiences, potential and key issues

Marschall, Paul (2018)
Discussion Paper 8/2018

The use of more evidence as an instrument for achieving higher impact in international development cooperation is a major topic in current discussions. In this discussion paper, Paul Marschall analyses how evidence is provided by different actors and used in policymaking in this field, including an assessment of its role in future and potential.

Regional migration governance in Africa and beyond: a framework of analysis

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2018)
Discussion Paper 9/2018

In international policies, regional migration regimes in Africa and elsewhere are becoming acknowledged political players. However, little is known about their features and actual performance. Introducing a framework of analysis for regional migration governance this paper addresses this gap.

River basin management and fiscal decentralisation: mutually supportive or counterproductive? A case study of Mongolia

Dombrowsky, Ines / Ariunaa Lkhagvadorj / Mirja Schoderer (2018)
Discussion Paper 10/2018

Does decentralization benefit river basin management or does it create competition among subnational administrations and river basin organizations in Mongolia? An assessment of the responsibilities and the financial resources available to entities charged with river basin management provides answers.

Creating wealth without labour? Emerging contours of a new techno-economic landscape

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried (2018)
Discussion Paper 11/2018

The paper addresses key technological trends in the digitalization of industrial production and their impact on employment, equality, productivity, global value chains and resource efficiency. It also reviews the implications for industrial policy and the measures taken in several countries.

Investing in the behavioural dimensions of transnational cooperation: a personal assessment of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme

Fues, Thomas (2018)
Discussion Paper 12/2018

The text sums up the author’s insights as former staff member responsible for the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme, which is implemented by DIE. MGG has enhanced transnational knowledge cooperation for global sustainable development through capacity building, research and policy dialogue.

Towards a more accountable G20? Accountability mechanisms of the G20 and the new challenges posed to them by the 2030 Agenda

Hilbrich, Sören / Jakob Schwab (2018)
Discussion Paper 13/2018

The G20 as an important institution of global governance faces a legitimacy deficit, that can partially be addressed by increasing its accountability. In this paper, we analyse the accountability mechanisms that are employed by the G20 and discuss the challenges that the 2030 Agenda poses to them.

Enabling factors for cooperation in the climate negotiations: a comparative analysis of Copenhagen 2009 and Paris 2015

Högl, Maximilian (2018)
Discussion Paper 14/2018

Humans are able to solve common pool resource problems according to interdisciplinary research. But does this apply to international relations also? This paper paper examines this question by comparing two major climate summits, thereby providing insights into how the Paris Agreement was negotiated.

Die Struktur der deutschen öffentlichen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Hintergründe, Trends und Implikationen für das BMZ und andere Bundesressorts

Bohnet, Michael / Stephan Klingebiel / Paul Marschall (2018)
Discussion Paper 15/2018

Die Struktur der deutschen öffentlichen Entwicklungsleistungen (ODA) ist im Umbruch. Es sind deutliche Veränderungen mit Blick auf Höhe, Umfang und Muster erkennbar. Dieser Beitrag skizziert die Trends im Detail, liefert kritische Reflexionen und gibt dazu mögliche strategische Interpretationen.

Assessing the impact of governance programmes: GIZ support to citizen participation in local governance in Benin

Groß, Lisa (2018)
Discussion Paper 16/2018

How can we assess impact in governance programmes? This publication provides an exemplary impact assessment of a decentralisation programme in Benin. It analyses whether and how support to citizen participation contributes to the quality of public services and local governance at local level.

Is the sectoral aid allocation within countries need-oriented?

Eger, Jens / Hannes Öhler / Alexandra Rudolph (2018)
Discussion Paper 17/2018

The paper focuses on an important dimension of donors' aid allocations that has largely been neglected in the empirical literature: the need orientation of donors when deciding on the sectoral composition of their recipient country portfolios.

Mobilising capital for sustainable infrastructure: the cases of AIIB and NDB

Griffith-Jones, Stephany / Samuel Leistner (2018)
Discussion Paper 18/2018

This discussion paper examines how private capital can be mobilised for sustainable infrastructure, with particular reference to the newly created Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank.

The interface between research and policy-making in South Africa: exploring the institutional framework and practice of an uneasy relationship

Grimm, Sven / Mareike Magdalena Gensch / Johanna Hauf / Julia Prenzel / Nitja Rehani / Sarah Senz / Olivier Vogel (2018)
Discussion Paper 19/2018

The interface between research and policy-making is gaining relevance, as complexities in global challenges increase. This paper explores the science-policy-interface in South Africa, based on more than 100 interviews. It examines the incentives and provides recommendations for academia and policy-makers.

Coordination: the key to governing the water-land-food nexus in Zambia?

Scheumann, Waltina / George Phiri (2018)
Discussion Paper 20/2018

The study analyses coordination issues. It argues that cross-sectoral coordination is not the only governance issue to be solved to harmonise land and water-intensive development plans. Key are land tenure changes and the water allocation regime vis-a-vis traditional governance institutions.

Incentivising and regulating multi-actor partnerships and private-sector engagement in development cooperation

Wehrmann, Dorothea (2018)
Discussion Paper 21/2018

The inclusion of actors from the private sector is a central challenge in development co-operation. This study investigates how multi-actor partnerships and multi-stakeholder networks can provide a supporting structure in this regard.

Shaping the patterns of aid allocation: a comparative analysis of seven bilateral donors and the European Union

Baydag, Rena Melis / Stephan Klingebiel / Paul Marschall (2018)
Discussion Paper 22/2018

Partner country selection is one of the key elements of development policy. Here, approaches of selected OECD member countries during the last years, their principles in development policy making and how their approach is reflected in the formula applied, are analysed.

Capital flows to emerging market and developing economies: global liquidity and uncertainty versus country-specific pull factors

Belke, Ansgar / Ulrich Volz (2018)
Discussion Paper 23/2018

This study empirically analyses the push- and pull factors of different types of capital flows to emerging market and developing economies, with a particular focus on the role of economic policy uncertainty and global liquidity.

The engagement of Visegrad countries in EU-Africa relations

Chmiel, Oskar (2018)
Discussion Paper 24/2018

This paper analyses the engagement of the Visegrad countries in EU-Africa relations, with a key focus on four main issues: the post-Cotonou mandate negotiations, the southern dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy, the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the European Development Fund.

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