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141. How sustainable procurement can fight modern slavery

     

     Stoffel, Tim (2020)
     The Current Column, 30 November 2020

     A mix of political instruments, from laws on corporate due diligence through to sustainable public procurement, is increasingly leading the assault on modern slavery.

142. How the EU and AU should strengthen their cooperation

     

     Bergmann, Julian (2020)
     The Current Column, 23 November 2020

     Peace and security remain a key challenge on the African continent and therefore an important issue in EU-AU relations.

143. The SDGs on the threshold of Germany’s election year 2021

     

     Kranholdt, Dominic (2020)
     The Current Column, 19 November 2020

     The Bundestag debate on sustainability could serve as momentum to bring the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals into focus in the 2021 election year.

144. How can development cooperation be more sensitive to power relations?

     

     Kornprobst, Tim / Anna Schwachula (2020)
     The Current Column, 16 November 2020

     While ownership has been a priority of development cooperation since the 2005 Paris agenda if not before, in practice the goals of development projects are often defined by experts from the global North, even though these goals are geared to strategies of the partner governments.

145. Academic conferences need a thorough overhaul!

     

     Reiber, Tatjana / Anna Schwachula (2020)
     The Current Column, 09 November 2020

     The actual objective of academic get-togethers is to exchange knowledge, generate new ideas and forge networks. When conferences fail to serve these purposes, they become a waste of time.

146. The U.S. Elections and Development Policy

     

     Martin-Shields, Charles (2020)
     The Current Column, 02 November 2020

     On November 3, Americans will vote on two radically different agendas for the future for American development policy: Using aid coercively or a return to a technocratic, cooperative approach to development cooperation. The U.S. Presidential elections will shape global health, climate policy, and governance not only in the next presidency, but through the rest of the decade.

147. What does a more assertive European Parliament mean for EU development policy?

     

     Burni, Aline / Niels Keijzer / Benedikt Erforth (2020)
     The Current Column, 26 October 2020

     While in the past there was a perception that the European Parliament merely rubber-stamped the Council’s agreements, the current legislature is more imposing and confrontational.

148. Why sustainable water governance for mining needs to acknowledge complexity

     

     Schoderer, Mirja/ Ines Dombrowsky (2020)
     The Current Column, 18 October 2020

     Mining companies are increasingly aware that they need to manage their water risks better and to increase dialogue at eye-level with communities. Research that starts from the insight that companies, communities and state agencies are themselves a set of social relations might help identify entry points for dialogue and areas of connection across actors more effectively.

149. New insights into microloans

     

     Sommer, Christoph (2020)
     The Current Column, 12 October 2020

     Microcredits came in for increased criticism following the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus. They need to be re-evaluated in light of what we now know.

150. Strengthening the EU’s Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding Capabilities

     

     Bergmann, Julian / Mark Furness (2020)
     The Current Column, 05 October 2020

     In previous crisis contexts, the EU has a role to play in support the movements. In doing so, the EU needs to ensure that it is not stuck in crisis mode.