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This research examines the complex interplay between exposure to right-wing populist messages targeting aid and political ideology at the mass level in Germany, the United States (U.S.), and the United Kingdom (UK) with data from original survey experiments. First, the experiments indicate that populist rhetoric reduces public support for foreign aid across all countries albeit to varying degrees. Second, the moderating role of political ideology is variable and complex across the different countries. In Germany, populist anti-aid messages reduce support among voters on the center of the ideological spectrum and among those without clear ideological preferences.

• Bayram A. B., S. Schneider, J. Faust, C. Thomson (2024), Manipulating the masses? Right-wing populistmessages, political ideology, and public support for multilateral development aid in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom, Journal of International Development.

Globale Herausforderungen, die Zunahme grenzüberschreitender Konflikte und komplexer werdende Rahmenbedingungen stellen das Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche
Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) bei der Steuerung und Ausgestaltung seiner bilateralen staatlichen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) vor große Herausforderungen.
Das Umfeld, in dem sich EZ bewegt, hat sich in den letzten zwanzig Jahren stark verändert. Vor dem Hintergrund komplexer werdender Rahmenbedingungen ist EZ ein wesentlicher Hebel für den Aufbau globaler Kooperationen zur Bearbeitung grenzüberschreitender Probleme und von grundlegender Bedeutung für die Ausgestaltung internationaler Beziehungen mit Partnerländern im globalen Süden. 

• Deutsche Zusammenfassung (PDF, 533 KB)
• Executive Summary (PDF, 644 KB)
• Onlineanhang (PDF, 3.50 MB)
• Stellungnahme des BMZ

• Vorwerk, K. und M. Köder (2024), Die strategische Portfoliosteuerung in der bilateralen deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn.

Development cooperation in fragile states entails major challenges. To make effective use of the resources made available in the policy field, demanding strategic and operational measures are required, and special efforts on impact measurement and evidence-based policy design are equally necessary. Against this backdrop, a focus of DEval’s work in recent years has been the evaluation and analysis of German development cooperation measures in fragile states.

• Faust, J., A. Kocks, T. Wencker (eds) (2023), Under Challenging Conditions. Development Cooperation in Fragile States, Focus Report, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

Given the large number of crises and conficts worldwide, it is important to learn from past and current engagements in fragile contexts in order to make positive results replicable and avoid mistakes. The fndings of the joint ministerial evaluation of the German government's civil engagement in Afghanistan demonstrate what can be learned from this engagement, which was unprecedented both fnancially and in terms of human resources. These lessons can be applied in future operations in highly fragile contexts affected by violent confict. This policy brief presents key findings and recommendations of this joint ministerial evaluation.

• Hartmann, C., M. Weeger, A. Lange and K. Mielke (2024), Learning from Germany´s Civil Engagement in Afghanistan, DEval Policy Brief 3/2024, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn and German Police University (DHPol), Münster.

Angesichts der großen Zahl von Krisen und Konfikten weltweit ist es wichtig, aus vergangenen und laufenden Engagements in fragilen Kontexten zu lernen, um Erfolge wiederholbar zu machen und Fehler zu vermeiden. Die Erkenntnisse der ressortgemeinsamen Evaluierung des zivilen Engagements der Bundesregierung in Afghanistan zeigen, was aus dem bis dato finanziell wie personell beispiellosen deutschen Engagement für zukünftige Einsätze in hochfragilen und von Gewaltkonflikten geprägten Kontexten gelernt werden kann. In diesem Policy Brief werden die zentralen Ergebnisse und Empfehlungen der Evaluierung vorgestellt.

• Hartmann, C., M. Weeger, A. Lange und K. Mielke (2024), Lernen aus dem zivilen Engagement in Afghanistan, DEval Policy Brief 3/2024, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn und Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei (DHPol), Münster.

Development cooperation is one of the few policy fields where evaluation is deeply institutionalised as an important component in the policy cycle. Independence, utility and credibility are overarching principles that guide both evaluation criteria as well as processes. Still, a challenge exists in how to adequately strengthen the role of partner countries in the evaluation of development cooperation. This policy brief suggests a framework for analysis, consisting of four interdependent dimensions which should be carefully considered: a partner dimension, a process dimension, an intensity dimension and a capacity dimension. Using such a framework allows to develop tailor-made reforms for diferent types of evaluations as well as organisations instead of proclaiming one overarching normative blueprint.

• Faust, J. (2024), Strengthening the Role of Partner Countries in Evaluating Development Cooperation: A Framework for Analysis, DEval Policy Brief 2/2024, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.