The concept and mainstream approaches of development cooperation (DC) have been criticised since the early beginning of their existence. Post-development (PD) scholars have been criticising international DC since 1990 for both its Western perspective and the lack of reflection on asymmetrical...

State fragility, which describes how different components of a state do (or do not) function, is a central concept for understanding how development activities and policies in complex political, humanitarian and conflict-affected contexts will (or will not) work in practice. Using fragility as a...

Successful programmes and policies require supportive behaviour from their targeted populations. Understanding what drives human reactions is crucial for the design and implementation of development programmes. Research has shown that people are not rational agents and that providing them with...

Für die Gestaltung und Umsetzung von Politikmaßnahmen ist es wichtig zu verstehen, was menschliches Verhalten bestimmt. Nur wenn die jeweilige Zielgruppe ein positives Verhalten gegenüber der Maßnahme einnimmt, kann dieses auch erfolgreich umgesetzt werden. Untersuchungen haben gezeigt, dass...