The early 1960s can be regarded as the "Big Bang" for international cooperation and development policy. The US was pushing an international system to support developing countries, and in 1961, it established the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The same year saw the Organisation...

The international development debate is increasingly referring to the notion of the "social contract" - often, however, without a clear definition of the term and its implications. We therefore make a suggestion for measuring at least some elements of social contracts in order to make it easier...

Cities are increasingly affected by the changing climate and a corresponding mobility and immobility of people. Hence, localising global and national frameworks and policies on climate im/mobility at the city level is increasingly important. This discussion paper examines how urban governance in...

This Discussion Paper makes the case for universality in United Nations (UN) development work. So far, the UN development pillar has largely remained wedded to a 20th-century approach to development cooperation that centres on two groups of states and a one-way relationship between them: rich...

Wie bedingen sich Rechenschaftslegung und organisationales Lernen im weltweit zweitgrößten bilateralen System der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ)? Wir analysieren Interviewdaten von Mitarbeitenden der beiden deutschen größten EZ-Durchführungsorganisationen: der Deutschen Gesellschaft für...

The study investigates the governance and understanding of digitalisation for sustainability among Brazilian civil servants, emphasizing their pivotal role in leveraging digital tools to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focusing on Brazil, a global leader in digital public...

Limited access to financing is a major barrier to the development of the agricultural and food sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study, commissioned by the German Financial Cooperation (KfW Development Bank) in partnership with the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)...

Limited access to financing is a major barrier to the development of the agricultural and food sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study, commissioned by the German Financial Cooperation (KfW Development Bank) in partnership with the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)...