Results-based aid aims to identify outputs or outcomes that can be measured and quantified – that is, results that can be directly linked to development activities. A contract between the donor and partner country stipulates that for every incremental success a set amount ('reward') will be...

German Abstract: Die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) ist Teil eines Systems der internationalen Kooperation, das durch Fragmentierung und Defizite in der Bearbeitung globaler Probleme geprägt ist. Auf der Grundlage des Beyond Aid-Begriffs entwickelt dieser Artikel einen konzeptionellen Rahmen...

The United Nations financing for development process, including the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville in 2025, is an important building block to foster global cooperation amid the current geopolitical tensions and multiple crises that have led to...

The ongoing data revolution, a significantly changed global context through the 2030 agenda and the necessity to use evidence more effectively in development co-operation have led to a clear momentum in international support of data and statistics. The UN World Data Forum in Cape Town represents...

German Abstract: Die Notwendigkeit einer besseren Koordinierung der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) der Europäischen Union (EU) wird von den meisten Akteuren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis nicht in Frage gestellt. Sie ergibt sich aus der Frag­mentierung und Proliferation der öffentlichen EZ, die...

Die Unterscheidung zwischen bi- und multilateraler EZ ist oftmals nicht eindeutig möglich, vielmehr gibt es verschiedene Zwischen- und Sonderformen. Grundsätzlich gibt es zwei Sichtweisen auf das multilaterale EZ-System: 1) Die Perspektive eines funktionsfähigen "Patchwork-Ansatzes" für...

There is broad agreement among academics and practitioners that the benefits of increased EU coordination in the area of development cooperation would clearly outweigh the costs. The EU is indeed a coordination pioneer, having taken up a number of internal and external commitments. This...

The significance of gender equality needs to be spotlighted since women and LGBTQIA* communities are prone to become victims of violence and have limited participation in political and decision-making processes. The approaches of feminist development policies and feminist foreign policies have...

The United States of America has long been a leading force in international development cooperation, both politically and financially. However, the first weeks of the second Trump administration have called the traditional role of US foreign aid fundamentally into question. From a 90-day funding...