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German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the leading Think Tanks for development policy world-wide. DIE builds bridges between theory and practice and works within international research networks. The key to DIE’s success is its institutional independence, which is guaranteed by the Institute’s founding statute.

Since its founding in 1964, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has based its work on the interplay between Research, Consulting and Training. These three areas complement each other and are the factors responsible for the Institute’s distinctive profile. DIE draws together the knowledge of development research available worldwide, dedicating its work to key issues facing the future of development policy. DIE’s research is theory-based, empirically backed, and application-oriented. The Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme is concentrated on courses dedicated to development-related themes and issues bound up with shaping the process of globalisation as well as with improving trainee communicative and social skills. The cornerstone of the Postgraduate Training Programme – field research carried out by small interdisciplinary groups in a developing country – serves to provide trainees with an opportunity to gain practical experience with what they have learned by participating in concrete consulting-oriented research projects.

In addition to the Postgraduate Training Programme, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) offers Young Professionals from selected partner countries of Germany’s international cooperation the participation in the Global Governance School. The highly qualified participants from Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa work in governments, Ministries, Universities, policy-orientated Think Tanks or research institutions. This unique exchange and learning opportunity supports the creation of a sustainable, equitable and effective global governance architecture. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik is headed by Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner (Director). At present, the Institute has a staff of 100, two-thirds of whom are researchers.

Latest Publications

Blog: The New Franco-German Alliance for Multilateralism
2019/09 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); blog post; Author(s): Lennart kaplan, Niels Kejzer
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Integrated Policymaking: Choosing an Institutional Design for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
2019/09 – research paper; Author(s): Anita Breuer et al
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An Agenda for Europe in the World - ETTG
2019/09 – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM); German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI); Overseas Development Institute (ODI); research paper; Author(s): Luca Barana et al
ECDPM DIE
Digitalisation in the Lives of Urban Migrants: Evidence From Bogota
2019/09 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); research paper; Author(s): Charles P. Martin-Shields et al
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Blog: Why We Need to Talk More About “Climate Migration” in Latin America
2019/09 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); blog post; Author(s): Diogo Serraglio, Benjamin Schraven
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How to Increase the Uptake of Development Interventions? Considering the Theory of Planned Behaviour
2019/08 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); research paper; Author(s): Lennart C. Kaplan et al
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The Social Contract: An Analytical Tool for Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Beyond
2019/08 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); briefing paper; Author(s): Markus Loewe, Bernhard Trautner, Tina Zintl
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Social Cohesion and Economic Development: Unpacking the Relationship
2019/07 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Briefing Paper 16/2019; Author(s): Christoph Sommer
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How Can an International Framework for Investment Facilitation Contribute to Sustainable Development?
2019/07 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Briefing Paper 15/2019; Author(s): Axel Berger, Sebastian Gsell
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The Digital Revolution and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges
2019/07 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); research paper; Author(s): The World in 2050 Initiative
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Courses

Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy brings together participants from rising powers of the South and from Europe to participate in a dialogue and advanced training programme. Its overarching purpose is to support the development of future ‘change-makers’ who can address global challenges and dedicate themselves to transformational change.

During the 3 ½ month course, the young professionals from government bodies, policy-oriented think tanks, research institutions and NGOs discuss pressing global challenges, explore options for global governance, and design solutions for the future.

The Academy is based on the premise that future change makers need profound knowledge of content and the ability to analyse complex interdependencies as well as personal and social skills. The course thus blends knowledge components on global governance challenges with the development of the participants’ leadership competencies. In an action-oriented component, participants apply the knowledge and competencies they have acquired and develop a collective change project.

The working methods include academic discussions, visits to institutions and field trips, exchange with professionals working in the field of global governance, practical experience and participatory approaches as well as self-guided project work. Since diversity is one of the key assets of the programme, ample space is given for learning from each others’ experiences and perspectives.

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Postgraduate Programme of the German Development Institute
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)The Postgraduate Programme of the German Development Institute starts every year at the 1st of September and covers a period of nine months. The first eleven weeks of the Postgraduate Programme take place in Bonn. The seminar topics range from specific development issues and global challenges up to methodological workshops for professional writing and improving your communicative and soft skills. The Institute relies on classical teaching and self-study but also group working and simulation games.

The main focus of the training is an empirical and counselling-orientated research project in a developing or emerging country within a Research Team (RT). The projects are prepared and organised in three teams under the instruction and direction of scientists from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).

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Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)Development cooperation is changing: Long gone is the practice of transferring knowledge, financial resources and skilled people from the global North to the South in a one-way fashion. Today, we are in need of mutual learning and common strategies. Junior and experienced professionals have to meet these requirements. Each year, the nine-month Postgraduate Training Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) prepares up to 18 German and European university graduates for the challenging tasks and responsibilities of international development cooperation. Participants learn to deal with the practical challenges of sustainable development in a globalised world. Core part of the training programme is a research project in a developing or transition country: within small and interdisciplinary groups, participants design and conduct a study for eleven weeks and later evaluate and conclude the results once they are back in Bonn.

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Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy, Bonn, 15 August-11 December 2019, Application Deadline 15 February
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Call: Opportunities for Refugees With Academic/Scientific Background (PDF)
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is offering those refugees in the Bonn area with academic reference to DIE’s topics the possibility to get involved with the Institute’s activities. The Institute could integrate interested refugees with according qualifications into its activities on different levels.

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Managing Global Governance
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy brings together participants from rising powers of the South and from Europe to participate in a dialogue and advanced training programme. Its overarching purpose is to support the development of future ‘change-makers’ who can address global challenges and dedicate themselves to transformational change.
During the 3 ½ month course, the young professionals from government bodies, policy-oriented think tanks, research institutions and NGOs discuss pressing global challenges, explore options for global governance, and design solutions for the future.

The Academy is based on the premise that future change makers need profound knowledge of content and the ability to analyse complex interdependencies as well as personal and social skills. The course thus blends knowledge components on global governance challenges with the development of the participants’ leadership competencies. In an action-oriented component, participants apply the knowledge and competencies they have acquired and develop a collective change project.
The working methods include academic discussions, visits to institutions and field trips, exchange with professionals working in the field of global governance, practical experience and participatory approaches as well as self-guided project work. Since diversity is one of the key assets of the programme, ample space is given for learning from each others’ experiences and perspectives.

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Vocational Training: Office Communication Managers (Kaufleute für Büromanagement)
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)Since 2003, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young people to become Office Communication Managers (Kaufleute für Büromanagement). The tasks of the Service Facilities at our research institute are manifold. During the three years of training, our apprentices learn to use modern communication technology as well as general word processing. Furthermore, they get to know secretarial responsibilities, financial accounting, human resource management and the internal travel department. In addition, they learn about other general administrative tasks. After having completed their training at DIE, our apprentices are able to work in any private enterprise or business, public administration, association or with our employers. DIE offers a total of three apprenticeship training positions.

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