Zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen: Recent submissions
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White Revolution in India: What smallholders can do given the right ecosystem
(2023-09)The key objective of this paper is to demonstrate what smallholders can do in the dairy sector given the right ecosystem. India’s story of the “white revolution” is a story that can inspire millions in smallholder economies. ... -
Keep calm and join NATO: Finland’s and Sweden’s road to the military-political alliance
(2023)Wie ist Finnland (und Schweden) der NATO beigetreten? Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, einen allgemeinen Überblick über den Prozess zu geben, der zur finnischen Mitgliedschaft in der NATO geführt hat. Das Discussion Paper ... -
A geopolitical gem: How Greenland can be a test case for a more ambitious EU
(2023)Mit der Eröffnung eines diplomatischen Büros in Grönland unternimmt die EU Schritte, um ihre Arktis-Strategie in die Praxis umzusetzen. Der Inselstaat wird ein Akteur des 21. Jahrhunderts in den Bereichen Nordpol-Logistik, ... -
Report on the Expert Workshop 'Revisiting Sustainability: Challenges for science and policy'
(2021-09-20)Sustainability and sustainable development will accompany us in the years to come, challenging us intellectually in dealing with their scientific basis as well as related implementation. Particularly, this involves ... -
Do African livestock policies address sustainability trade-offs? Evidence from Kenya, Zambia, and Burkina Faso
(2022-04)The livestock revolution has the potential to reduce poverty and (hidden) hunger but can also be associated with a “long shadow”, that are potential sustainability trade-offs, including regarding environmental and human ... -
Animal traction, two-wheel tractors, or four-wheel tractors? A best-fit approach to guide farm mechanization in Africa
(2022-04)There are heavy - at times dogmatic - debates on which technological pathway toward farm mechanization - animal traction, two-wheel tractors, four-wheel tractors - should be supported by African governments and development ... -
“In the spirit of Oscar Romero”?!: The Oscar Romero House/Bonn as a Negotiated Space of Social Activism
(2023-08)As the sociologist Thomas F. Gieryn argues, buildings give structure to social networks and persistence to behavioural patterns. This essay focuses on the Oscar Romero House (ORH) in Bonn/Germany as a dynamic and historically ... -
Comprehensive Livestock Driven Typology for Food and Nutrition Security in Mali
(2022-02)To guide the selection and design of appropriate interventions for increasing the production and consumption of animal-sourced foods, in this paper we propose a spatial typology based on a comprehensive food and nutrition ... -
Comunidades y naturaleza como sujetos políticos de derecho a los cuidados
(2023)En este artículo abordo la centralidad de los cuidados, entendiéndolos como un derecho, no sólo para la comunidad sino para la naturaleza, desde el marco conceptual de la ecología política feminista latinoamericana. Propongo ... -
Formas del deseo en los movimientos feministas recientes en América Latina
(2023)El presente artículo analiza los movimientos feministas recientes en América Latina a partir del modo en que operan los afectos, especialmente las modalidades y producciones del deseo en la configuración de sus prácticas ... -
La construcción de una Constitución en Chile y el avance en el proceso de democratización del Estado Postcolonial: Perspectivas y visiones para América Latina
(2023-08-22)El artículo trata desde una visión histórico-sociológica la formación del Estado chileno, cuestionando los procesos de asimilación y generación de democracia y ciudadanía diferenciada desde el proceso de independencia ... -
Scaling aquaculture for food security and employment in Africa: Insights from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria
(2023-08)Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world and now accounts for more than half of the fish consumed globally. However, the sector in Africa remains in its infancy, with the notable exception of Egypt, one ... -
Made in Africa – How to make local agricultural machinery manufacturing thrive
(2022-11)Manufacturing can play a key role in sustained economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction in Africa. Agricultural machinery manufacturing can contribute to driving overall manufacturing, given the large number ... -
ZEI Future of Europe Observer, Vol. 11 No. 2 June 2023: Conflicting Goals and Challenges of EU Economic Policy
(2023-06)„Eine Wirtschaft im Dienste der Menschen“ nannte die Europäische Kommission in ihrem Arbeitsprogramm ihre dritte Priorität. Sie verfolgt mit diesem Bereich das Ziel, die soziale Marktwirtschaft der EU weiterzuentwickeln ... -
Is there Unrecognized Potential in Neglected Livestock Species?
(2021-12)Population growth and changing consumption patterns have resulted in an increasing demand for animal protein, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In meeting this demand, efforts have been geared towards intensifying ... -
Mechanization, digitalization, rural youth: Stakeholder perceptions on mega-topics for African agricultural transformation
(2021-12)Agricultural mechanization, digital agriculture, and rural youth engagement are three megatrends occupying policymakers focused on agricultural transformation across Africa. Each of these topics is associated with debates ... -
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia
(2021-07)With agriculture considered key to generate jobs for Africa’s growing population, several studies have explored youth aspirations towards farming. While many factors explaining aspirations have been well studied, little ... -
Connected cows and cyber chickens?: Stocktaking and case studies of digital livestock tools in Kenya and India
(2021-07)There are high hopes that digital tools can help to reduce constraints to livestock development, which in turn promises to alleviate poverty and ensure food and nutrition security. Yet, little systematic evidence exists ... -
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution: A case study from Zambia
(2021-01)Herbicides are on the rise across the developing world. Herbicides may come with several advantages, for example, they may help to improve yields, thereby contributing to food and nutrition security. However, they may ... -
Between pandemics and famines: Towards nutrition-sensitive lockdowns during Covid-19 and beyond
(2020-12)In a moment of global unity, many governments across the world chose the same policy to address Covid-19: lockdowns. Lockdowns helped to “flatten the curve” but often undermined food and nutrition security. Taking a ...
