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Politische Prioritäten drücken sich in großen Teilen durch die vorgesehenen Budgets aus. Dies gilt für die Entwicklungspolitik und gleichermaßen für die internationale Klimafinanzierung. Zwischen beiden internationalen Kooperationsbeziehungen besteht zunehmend eine Überlappung, die international und auch in Deutschland erstaunlich wenig diskutiert wird.

Die Chance auf einen EU-Beitritt der Ukraine kann den Aufbau des Landes beschleunigen. Doch dafür braucht es tiefgreifende Reformen. Ein Gastbeitrag von Jörn Grävingholt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Jörg Faust, Alexander Libman, Solveig Richter und Susan Stewart. Der Beitrag basiert auf einem gemeinsamen Impulspapier der Autor*innen für Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze, das im Vorfeld der Berliner Wiederaufbaukonferenz vom 25.10.2022 entstanden ist. Jörn Grävingholt forscht am German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Gwendolyn Sasse ist wissenschaftliche Direktorin am Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien, Jörg Faust ist Direktor des Deutschen Evaluierungsinstituts der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Alexander Libman forscht am Osteuropa-Institut der FU Berlin, Solveig Richter an der Universität Leipzig und Susan Stewart arbeitet für die Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik.

Die Chance auf einen EU-Beitritt der Ukraine kann den Aufbau des Landes beschleunigen. Doch dafür braucht es tiefgreifende Reformen. Ein Gastbeitrag von Jörn Grävingholt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Jörg Faust, Alexander Libman, Solveig Richter und Susan Stewart. Der Beitrag basiert auf einem gemeinsamen Impulspapier der Autor*innen für Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze, das im Vorfeld der Berliner Wiederaufbaukonferenz vom 25.10.2022 entstanden ist. Jörn Grävingholt forscht am German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Gwendolyn Sasse ist wissenschaftliche Direktorin am Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien, Jörg Faust ist Direktor des Deutschen Evaluierungsinstituts der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Alexander Libman forscht am Osteuropa-Institut der FU Berlin, Solveig Richter an der Universität Leipzig und Susan Stewart arbeitet für die Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik.

Die Chance auf einen EU-Beitritt der Ukraine kann den Aufbau des Landes beschleunigen. Doch dafür braucht es tiefgreifende Reformen. Ein Gastbeitrag von Jörn Grävingholt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Jörg Faust, Alexander Libman, Solveig Richter und Susan Stewart. Der Beitrag basiert auf einem gemeinsamen Impulspapier der Autor*innen für Entwicklungsministerin Svenja Schulze, das im Vorfeld der Berliner Wiederaufbaukonferenz vom 25.10.2022 entstanden ist. Jörn Grävingholt forscht am German Institute of Development and Sustainability, Gwendolyn Sasse ist wissenschaftliche Direktorin am Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien, Jörg Faust ist Direktor des Deutschen Evaluierungsinstituts der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Alexander Libman forscht am Osteuropa-Institut der FU Berlin, Solveig Richter an der Universität Leipzig und Susan Stewart arbeitet für die Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik.

Partner country (PC) selection lies in the centre of development policy decision-making of donor countries and institutions, and plays a significant role in shaping aid patterns. This paper proposes a comprehensive analysis contrasting donor intentions in PC selection with actual aid flows. Having analysed selected members of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, namely, the European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, we suggest that (1) donors might not only be either altruistic or self-interested but also motivated by an intention to contribute to the provision of global public goods; (2) self-interest in aid provision can be an explicitly-stated strategy, contrary to what has been argued in the majority of the literature, which often treats self-interest as a non-stated donor intention; and (3) donors' self-interested intentions do not always lead to a less development-oriented donor approach.

Partner country (PC) selection lies in the centre of development policy decision-making of donor countries and institutions, and plays a significant role in shaping aid patterns. This paper proposes a comprehensive analysis contrasting donor intentions in PC selection with actual aid flows. Having analysed selected members of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, namely, the European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, we suggest that (1) donors might not only be either altruistic or self-interested but also motivated by an intention to contribute to the provision of global public goods; (2) self-interest in aid provision can be an explicitly-stated strategy, contrary to what has been argued in the majority of the literature, which often treats self-interest as a non-stated donor intention; and (3) donors' self-interested intentions do not always lead to a less development-oriented donor approach.

Partner country (PC) selection lies in the centre of development policy decision-making of donor countries and institutions, and plays a significant role in shaping aid patterns. This paper proposes a comprehensive analysis contrasting donor intentions in PC selection with actual aid flows. Having analysed selected members of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, namely, the European Union, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, we suggest that (1) donors might not only be either altruistic or self-interested but also motivated by an intention to contribute to the provision of global public goods; (2) self-interest in aid provision can be an explicitly-stated strategy, contrary to what has been argued in the majority of the literature, which often treats self-interest as a non-stated donor intention; and (3) donors' self-interested intentions do not always lead to a less development-oriented donor approach.

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A delegation of IPI staff traveled to Geneva to contribute to the Geneva Peace Week, which focused on the overarching theme of “Peace is Possible.”

On Monday, October 31, 2022, IPI President Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein participated in the high-level panel on “What’s ‘New’ on the New Agenda for Peace?” alongside the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Elizabeth Spehar; the Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Ambassador Thomas Greminger; Jodie-Ruth Morand from the Sub-Saharan Africa Division of the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF); and Adam Day, Director of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) in Geneva. During the panel, IPI’s president called for the UN Secretariat to continuously act with moral consistency, reignite its commitments to the UN Charter, and make peacemaking a cornerstone of the New Agenda for Peace.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, IPI, GCSP, and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) organized an in-person, expert-level roundtable on the margins of the 2022 Geneva Peace Week. The event focused on “Health Emergencies and the Humanitarian Sector: Lessons for Sustaining Peace in a Pandemic.” Participants included representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), other UN entities, humanitarian organizations, and civil society organizations. Participants were asked to share some lessons learned and good practices on the role of humanitarian and health actors in sustaining peace in health emergency contexts. The discussion was moderated by Adam Lupel, Vice President and COO of IPI.

Participants representing the health, humanitarian, and peacebuilding sectors discussed lessons from pandemic responses, including the 2018–2020 Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and began developing a common understanding of how health and humanitarian providers can contribute to peace while adhering to humanitarian principles.

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority on international health matters. This includes health crises in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. To better develop a conflict-sensitive approach, WHO launched its “Global Health for Peace Initiative” in 2019 to deliver healthcare while contributing to sustaining peace. Following a decision by the WHO Executive Board, the 75th World Health Assembly requested that the director-general consult with member states and observers on a roadmap for the implementation of the Global Health for Peace Initiative to be put forward for consideration at the World Health Assembly in 2023. This discussion and its resulting issue brief serve as an informal contribution to this process.

Die Abteilung Energie, Verkehr, Umwelt untersucht energie-, verkehrs- und umweltpolitische Strategien einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei die Transformation der Energiewirtschaft und die Frage, wie sich die Energie- und Klimapolitik auf die Ressourcen- und Umweltmärkte auswirkt.

Dafür sucht die Abteilung zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine*n Teamassistent*in (m/w/d) in Vollzeit.

Die im DIW Berlin angesiedelte forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP) sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/div) für 10 Wochenstunden.

Obwohl noch Krieg herrscht, sei es richtig, jetzt schon den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine zu planen, sagt der Politikwissenschaftler Jörn Grävingholt im Kontext der internationale Expertenkonferenz über den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine am 25.10.2022 in Berlin.

Obwohl noch Krieg herrscht, sei es richtig, jetzt schon den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine zu planen, sagt der Politikwissenschaftler Jörn Grävingholt im Kontext der internationale Expertenkonferenz über den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine am 25.10.2022 in Berlin.

Obwohl noch Krieg herrscht, sei es richtig, jetzt schon den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine zu planen, sagt der Politikwissenschaftler Jörn Grävingholt im Kontext der internationale Expertenkonferenz über den Wiederaufbau der Ukraine am 25.10.2022 in Berlin.

The interlinkages between issues, and policy instruments and impacts drive the emerging debate on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Because of these interlinkages, the implementation of a policy in one country can affect the implementation of policy and market instruments in other countries. For example, the new due diligence laws in several European countries are expected to have impacts on other instruments such as Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS), but they will also affect developing countries. Meanwhile, questions raised by developing countries on how the new due diligence laws in developed countries could affect them need to be addressed in both academic and policy debates. At the same time, questions have been raised about how social and environmental due diligence legislation will interact with other voluntary instruments such as VSS, particularly given developing countries’ existing concerns relating to these instruments.

The interlinkages between issues, and policy instruments and impacts drive the emerging debate on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Because of these interlinkages, the implementation of a policy in one country can affect the implementation of policy and market instruments in other countries. For example, the new due diligence laws in several European countries are expected to have impacts on other instruments such as Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS), but they will also affect developing countries. Meanwhile, questions raised by developing countries on how the new due diligence laws in developed countries could affect them need to be addressed in both academic and policy debates. At the same time, questions have been raised about how social and environmental due diligence legislation will interact with other voluntary instruments such as VSS, particularly given developing countries’ existing concerns relating to these instruments.

The interlinkages between issues, and policy instruments and impacts drive the emerging debate on environmental, social and economic sustainability. Because of these interlinkages, the implementation of a policy in one country can affect the implementation of policy and market instruments in other countries. For example, the new due diligence laws in several European countries are expected to have impacts on other instruments such as Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS), but they will also affect developing countries. Meanwhile, questions raised by developing countries on how the new due diligence laws in developed countries could affect them need to be addressed in both academic and policy debates. At the same time, questions have been raised about how social and environmental due diligence legislation will interact with other voluntary instruments such as VSS, particularly given developing countries’ existing concerns relating to these instruments.