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Will investors trust the new African Credit Rating Agency (#AfCRA)? Benedikt Erforth (IDOS) examines whether it can reduce reliance on the “Big Three” & counter perceived bias. Credibility, investor recognition & reforms by African governments will be key.
🔎Read his Spotlight, here: t1p.de/bdmbe
The Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) & IDOS held a roundtable discussion today in New Delhi to deliberate on the geopolitical, geoeconomic, and #sustainability dimensions of the recently concluded #IndiaEUFTA.
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In a new article for @globalpolicy.bsky.social, @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social lay out the contours of the new ‘nationalist conditionality regime’. www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/03/2...
05.03.2026 10:09 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Under the annual IDOS theme of #DisruptionAndReform, we had the privilege of welcoming the IDOS International Scientific Advisory Board for its fourth annual meeting here at IDOS over the past two days.
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New! This chapter in 'Advances in Transport Policy and Planning' traces the evolution of #BusRapidTransit (BRT) & examines its implications for #UrbanMobility policymaking, particularly in cities in the #GlobalSouth.
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📷 Hamburg Sustainability Conference
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Newly published #PolicyBrief, which builds on a round table on “Mobilising and Scaling Up Local #ClimateAction”- jointly organised with Southern Voice & IPEA, in collaboration with the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.
Read and download the paper here:
📲 doi.org/10.23661/ipb...
"The questioning of the political neutrality of certain #CSOs is increasingly being instrumentalised to delegitimise unwanted criticism."
- Lena Gutheil & Jasmin Lorch in #TheCurrentColumn.
This development must be opposed with determination. Read here how:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre...
📣Call for Applications
We’re offering 3 funded #fellowships for a 3-month research stay (fall 2026) in Germany.
For #post-docs from African countries working on security, democracy, economic transformation, global order and science diplomacy.
📅 Deadline: 25 March 2026
Apply now: t1p.de/3tt3s
🔓️ What #justtransition approaches do individuals shaping global #climatepolicy favour? Alexia Faus Onbargi & @malerbadaniele.bsky.social @idos-research.bsky.social identify key priorities⬇️
➡️ Addressing broader sustainable development issues
➡️ Policy coherence
➡️ Accountability for #climatechange
The African Growth and Opportunity Act #AGOA was designed to grant eligible countries duty-free access to the US market. Yet the programme’s core benefit has already been effectively eliminated. @timvogel.bsky.social & Zoryana Olekseyuk via @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/trumps-tarif...
02.03.2026 12:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"The questioning of the political neutrality of certain #CSOs is increasingly being instrumentalised to delegitimise unwanted criticism."
- Lena Gutheil & Jasmin Lorch in #TheCurrentColumn.
This development must be opposed with determination. Read here how:
📲 www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre...
I defended my PhD on knowledge production in marine sciences! My work shed light on the usually unseen in science-making: emotions, senses, intersectionality & micropolitics. I‘m more than thankful for the humans & more-than-humans I met along the way @idos-research.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social
01.03.2026 16:39 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🌱 Paper out in *Ecological Economics*: green jobs in Rwanda’s construction sector. 🇷🇼
🔨 Now on the ground again working on: SME upgrading pathways + green skills gaps.
🤝 With University of Rwanda & GIZ Rwanda–Burundi.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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In her new blog article for the LSE, IDOS expert Jasmin Lorch argues that while #GenZ movements can be successful in ousting autocratic and corrupt governments, the establishment of strong democratic state institutions also rests on several additional factors.
📲 blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...
#Baden-Württemberg: Bei den #Landtagswahlen vor fünf Jahren war der #Klimaschutz eines der bestimmenden Themen. 2026 sieht es anders aus. Warum ist das so?
IDOS-Direktorin @akhornidge.bsky.social im Gespräch mit der ARD-Klimaredaktion: www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
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This edition features an interview with Tim Hailer-Röthel & @heinerjanus.bsky.social.
Click here to learn more about how foreign aid cuts reshape #GlobalDevelopment assistance:
blogs.idos-research.de/2026/02/26/i...
Jetzt online: Interview mit IDOS-Direktorin @akhornidge.bsky.social zum Reformplan "Zukunft zusammen global gestalten" @bmz.de
- „In Zeiten, in denen andere sich zurückziehen, setzt die Agenda ein wichtiges Signal.“
Zum Interview:
📲 www.bmz.de/de/ministeri...
The project is jointly led by Francesco Burchi and Christoph Strupat. The project team includes:
Tekalign Gutu Sakketa, Paula von Haaren, Stefanie Roost, Srinivasa Reddy Srigiri
More information:
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Project Launch! Promoting Global Health and Social Protection for a Life in Dignity
Building on our previous work on resilience in times of multiple crises, this project provides strategic research & policy advice to strengthen German #DevelopmentCooperation in #GlobalHealth & #SocialProtection.
Diese erste Session der Gesprächsreihe " #Beyond2030 – ein neues Momentum für die globale #NachhaltigkeitsAgenda“ diskutiert Ursachen der unzureichenden Umsetzung der #Agenda2030 aus struktureller Perspektive.
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🐬 🌊 Who are the most famous marine mammals & what can they tell us about public attitudes towards the oceans?
Find out in my new article in the journal of Ocean and Society: doi.org/10.17645/oas...
🎥 Video abstract: youtu.be/tUHFyKgjnPw?...
#AcademicSky #SciComm #Ocean @cogitatiooas.bsky.social
Mit der #Zeitenwende ist die geopolitische Bedeutung (Süd-)Osteuropas gestiegen. #Entwicklungspolitik strategischer auszurichten bedeutet auch, die Zusammenarbeit mit der Region zu stärken.
Eine Analyse von @julianbergmann.bsky.social in #DieAktuelleKolumne: www.idos-research.de/die-aktuelle...
#Klima- und #Umweltkrisen werden zum größten globalen Risiko. Gleichzeitig sinkt in vielen Ländern die Wahrnehmung dieser Gefahr. Ein gefährlicher Fokus aufs Kurzfristige, sagt IDOS-Direktorin @akhornidge.bsky.social bei ZDF heute: www.zdfheute.de/politik/klim... @zdfde.bsky.social @wbgu.bsky.social
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Read also: Evolving land value effects of BRT and MRT: evidence from Jakarta’s mobility transition
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1016/j.cs...
Over the last 30 years, more than 190 cities have implemented #BusRapidTransit. Now, many low- & middle-income cities add urban rail. 💡 What happens to existing #BRT networks?
Check out the new 'Meet Our PhDs' episode w/ Franco Jauregui Fung: youtu.be/ChKNoPRIJMc
More information & registration: www.idos-research.de/en/events/de...
20.02.2026 12:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The panel offers a unique opportunity for exchange between experts from the NRW research and international hub with leading international experts on how to navigate the shifting tides in geoeconomics.
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At the event of the 2026 annual meeting of the IDOS International Scientific Advisory Board held under the IDOS annual theme #DisruptionAndReform, IDOS hosts a public evening panel and reception to which we cordially invite you.
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