ZEF https://www.zef.de/ Latest news from ZEF.de Center for Development Research en ZEF https://www.zef.de/fileadmin/site_newDesign/img/logo_zef.png https://www.zef.de/ 144 30 Latest news from ZEF.de Center for Development Research Zef News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html © 2025 Center for Development Research (ZEF) ZEF Public Lecture on Governing Transnational Commons: How International Treaties and Multi-Stakeholder Organizations Shape Cooperation and Conflict https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5194&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5194&contact= <p>Title: Governing Transnational Commons: How International Treaties and Multi-¬ Stakeholder Organizations Shape Cooperation and Conflict<br />Speakers: Prof. Dr. David Antons &amp; Dr. Christina Dienhart</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong><br />When common pool resources such as freshwater, clean air, and fisheries span national borders, the collective action problems encountered are particularly… <p>Title: Governing Transnational Commons: How International Treaties and Multi-¬ Stakeholder Organizations Shape Cooperation and Conflict<br />Speakers: Prof. Dr. David Antons &amp; Dr. Christina Dienhart</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong><br />When common pool resources such as freshwater, clean air, and fisheries span national borders, the collective action problems encountered are particularly… News Mon, 03 Feb 2025 12:39:12 +0100 External event: Hybrid WhatsUB Network Event https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5193&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5193&contact= <p>A Hybrid WhatsUB (<strong>W</strong>omen in <strong>H</strong>igher Education <strong>A</strong>nd <strong>T</strong>op <strong>S</strong>cience – <strong>U</strong>niversity of <strong>B</strong>onn) Network Event Empowering Equality: A Workshop for Women Scientists to Address Discrimination in Academia&nbsp;</p> <p>February 20, 2025 Starting at 2 p.m. CET</p> <p>Expert Panel – Group… <p>A Hybrid WhatsUB (<strong>W</strong>omen in <strong>H</strong>igher Education <strong>A</strong>nd <strong>T</strong>op <strong>S</strong>cience – <strong>U</strong>niversity of <strong>B</strong>onn) Network Event Empowering Equality: A Workshop for Women Scientists to Address Discrimination in Academia&nbsp;</p> <p>February 20, 2025 Starting at 2 p.m. CET</p> <p>Expert Panel – Group… News Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:21:31 +0100 From Grain to Loaf: BIGS-DR Students Explore the Art of Sustainable Baking at DLS Vollkorn-Mühlenbäckerei https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5192&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5192&contact= <p class="text-justify">A group of 15 BIGS-DR students visited the <strong>DLS Vollkorn-Mühlenbäckerei in Hennef</strong>, renowned for its organic, high-quality bread. Founded in 1991 by David Lee Schlenker, DLS emphasizes sustainable agriculture and community involvement. They source local organic ingredients and mill their grains on-site, ensuring freshness and quality. The bakery's commitment… <p class="text-justify">A group of 15 BIGS-DR students visited the <strong>DLS Vollkorn-Mühlenbäckerei in Hennef</strong>, renowned for its organic, high-quality bread. Founded in 1991 by David Lee Schlenker, DLS emphasizes sustainable agriculture and community involvement. They source local organic ingredients and mill their grains on-site, ensuring freshness and quality. The bakery's commitment… News Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:34:18 +0100 External event on Enduring Exclusion: Barriers to Pension Rights for Older Haitian Sugarcane Workers in the Dominican Republic https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5191&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5191&contact= <p>Join online for a talk by Micely Díaz Espaillat on Feb 19 @ 10AM EST / 4 PM CET, followed by a Q+A discussion period. This event is co-organized by the Aging in Data project at the <a href="https://actlab.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACT Lab</a> and the <a href="https://www.concordia.ca/research/aging.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">engAGE Centre for Research&nbsp;on Aging</a>.<br… <p>Join online for a talk by Micely Díaz Espaillat on Feb 19 @ 10AM EST / 4 PM CET, followed by a Q+A discussion period. This event is co-organized by the Aging in Data project at the <a href="https://actlab.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACT Lab</a> and the <a href="https://www.concordia.ca/research/aging.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">engAGE Centre for Research&nbsp;on Aging</a>.<br… News Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:28:11 +0100 external event by University of Bonn: Information Event on Tenants’ Rights and Duties https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5190&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5190&contact= <p>In this online seminar an expert from the German tenants’ association–Deutscher Mieterbund e.V.–will give you an overview of tenants’ rights and duties in Germany. If you are renting an apartment this might help you in the dealings with your landlords and neighbors. Of course individual questions will be answered as well. If you would like to join our online event, please register via the link… <p>In this online seminar an expert from the German tenants’ association–Deutscher Mieterbund e.V.–will give you an overview of tenants’ rights and duties in Germany. If you are renting an apartment this might help you in the dealings with your landlords and neighbors. Of course individual questions will be answered as well. If you would like to join our online event, please register via the link… News Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:17:47 +0100 ZEF Public Lecture on Fighting for a New International Order – The BRICS https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5189&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5189&contact= <p><strong>ZEF Public Lecture</strong></p> <p>Topic: Fighting for a New International Order – The BRICS<br />Speaker: Prof. John P. Neelsen, Department of Sociology, Tübingen University</p> <p>Venue: Room 3.032 and online&nbsp;</p> <p>Abstract: In particular the highly populated countries of the global South benefited from the policies of neoliberal globalization. Initiated by Anglo-Saxon… <p><strong>ZEF Public Lecture</strong></p> <p>Topic: Fighting for a New International Order – The BRICS<br />Speaker: Prof. John P. Neelsen, Department of Sociology, Tübingen University</p> <p>Venue: Room 3.032 and online&nbsp;</p> <p>Abstract: In particular the highly populated countries of the global South benefited from the policies of neoliberal globalization. Initiated by Anglo-Saxon… News Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:12:12 +0100 External event: BION-Network lecture series https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5188&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5188&contact= <p><strong>Advancing Biodiversity Conservation through the Science-Policy Interface: Key Insights from Recent Global Discussions from CBD COP 16 and IPBES 11.</strong></p> <p>Speakers:&nbsp;</p> <p>Lennart Kümper-Schlake (Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN))</p> <p>Lisa Biber-Freudenberger (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Univ. Bonn)</p> <p>Venue: online</p> <p><a… <p><strong>Advancing Biodiversity Conservation through the Science-Policy Interface: Key Insights from Recent Global Discussions from CBD COP 16 and IPBES 11.</strong></p> <p>Speakers:&nbsp;</p> <p>Lennart Kümper-Schlake (Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN))</p> <p>Lisa Biber-Freudenberger (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Univ. Bonn)</p> <p>Venue: online</p> <p><a… News Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:20:58 +0100 PARI project report - Innovations for sustainable food systems in Africa https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5187&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5187&contact= News Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:55:19 +0100 Navigating Coastal Dynamics: Illegal Institutional Arrangements, Gangs’ Activities, and Knowledge Mobility in the Gulf of Guayaquil https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5186&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5186&contact= <p>New research article on Navigating Coastal Dynamics: Illegal Institutional Arrangements, Gangs’ Activities, and Knowledge Mobility in the Gulf of Guayaquil</p> <p>by Wendy Chávez‐Páez and Anna‐Katharina Hornidge</p> <p><strong>Abstract&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>This study investigates how corruption and criminal gangs affect small‐scale fisheries, driving forced displacement and reshaping… <p>New research article on Navigating Coastal Dynamics: Illegal Institutional Arrangements, Gangs’ Activities, and Knowledge Mobility in the Gulf of Guayaquil</p> <p>by Wendy Chávez‐Páez and Anna‐Katharina Hornidge</p> <p><strong>Abstract&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>This study investigates how corruption and criminal gangs affect small‐scale fisheries, driving forced displacement and reshaping… News Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:21:16 +0100 "Kinder werden manipuliert" https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5185&contact= https://www.zef.de/index.php?id=2245&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=5185&contact= <p>Interview (in German) with ZEF senior researcher Dr. Alexander Rothenberg by taz (German daily newspaper): <a href="https://taz.de/Historiker-ueber-Leistungssport/!6059516/">Historiker über Leistungssport: „Kinder werden manipuliert“ | taz.de</a></p> <p>Interview (in German) with ZEF senior researcher Dr. Alexander Rothenberg by taz (German daily newspaper): <a href="https://taz.de/Historiker-ueber-Leistungssport/!6059516/">Historiker über Leistungssport: „Kinder werden manipuliert“ | taz.de</a></p> News Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:33:42 +0100