Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
Current and past issues can be downloaded for free from the IDOS website.
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Dick, Eva / Paul Marschall / Christopher Wingens (2020)
The Current Column, 07 December 2020
A growing number of municipalities are contributing directly to the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. Leading the way on climate action, supporting fair trade and facilitating societal participation by migrants
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.
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.
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.
Marschall, Paul / Christoph Strupat (2021)
The Current Column, 01 February 2021
To get a large proportion of the global population vaccinated against COVID-19, global solidarity between states in the global North and global South and between societal actors worldwide is necessary.
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.
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.
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.
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.