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Shaping Globalization!
As part of the international work of the Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung, Dialogue on Globalization contributes worldwide to the debate on globalization and global governance. It is based on the premise that – through an inclusive and responsive global policy approach – globalization can be shaped into a direction that promotes peace, democracy and social justice.
The program draws intensely on the international network of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung – a German non-profit institution committed to the principles of social democracy with offices, programs and partners in more than 100 countries.
Dialogue on Globalization addresses ”movers and shakers“ both in developing countries and in the industrialized parts of the world. The program is coordinated by the head office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin and by the FES offices in New York and Geneva.
Publications
Different publication series form part of our activities to enhance understanding of the global policy agenda and support public debate on future policy directions. The “Occasional Papers” series offers in-depth analyses on evolving trends and key questions of global governance. “Briefing papers” provide policymakers, journalists and the general public with concise and competent background commentaries on issues of topical interest.
Dialogue on Globalization also presents “Voices of the South” – a monthly newsletter with articles by renowned journalists from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
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News and Highlights
Publications
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Trade and Labor Migration: GATS Mode 4 and Migration Agreements
Marion Panizzon
Marion Panizzon, a distinct expert on trade law, looks into the reality and potential of GATS Mode 4 to unleash and manage global labor mobility. From the recently evolving bilateral migration treaties she derives the ingredients that Mode 4 would need to incorporate to maximize the dividends associated with labor migration for the individual migrants and their countries of origin and destination alike.
DoG Occasional Paper No. 47, FES Geneva, January 2010
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Why Should the Global Reserve System Be Reformed?
José Antonio Ocampo
The UN Stiglitz Commission, appointed in late 2008 to study the global economic and financial crisis, had among its chief recommendations reforms to the global reserve system. This briefing paper by Commission member José Antonio Ocampo, former Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, argues that – in the long run, a national currency cannot provide the basis for a stable, international monetary system. Ocampo’s briefing outlines fundamental flaws in the current dollar reserve standard – that places undue burdens upon developing countries and creates an unstable international reserve system – while exploring the history, alternative forms and regional strategies toward a new world reserve system.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 1, FES New York, January 2010
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New Approaches to Democracy Support
Marc Saxer
This briefing paper is based on the findings of two workshops on “New Challenges of Democracy Promotion,” in Berlin and Brussels where FES invited German and European experts and practitioners to discuss the theoretical foundations of democracy support and a new orientation of approaches and strategies. Popular theses like the "authoritarian reverse wave" and the "democratic performance gap" are critically reviewed. Marc Saxer then presents three strategic suggestions to use dwindling resources more effective: focus on the comparative advantages of individual democracy supporters; develop sub-strategies for Cluster groupings and steer the discourse to support democratic models of development.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 16, FES Berlin, November 2009
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International Trade
in Agriculture and the
Right to Food
Olivier De Schutter
Deriving from the Right to Live, the Right to Food guarantees every human being to be free from hunger. Agricultural trade policy can help fulfilling this right, but may also become a hindrance, if conceived in neglect of human rights. States need to respect human rights obligations they have committed to by ratifying the respective Covenants when entering trade agreements. Based on the report of his mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter calls for a strengthening of the special role of agriculture in trade agreements to ensure their compatibility with the states obligation to fulfill their populations' Right to Food. In conclusion, he shows actual possibilities to reconcile trade policy with human rights requirements.
DoG Occasional Paper No. 46, FES Geneva, November 2009
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Towards A Socially Responsible and Democratic Global Economic System:
Transparency, Accountability and Governance
Christopher Rude and Sara Burke
Beginning in the fall of 2008 under the aegis of the first G20 leaders meeting, national governments, central banks and international financial institutions organized themselves with blinding speed to rescue the global financial system. Unfortunately, reforms to increase transparency and accountability in the governance of these same financial institutions has not proceeded at a similarly urgent pace. This paper proposes principles for strengthening these reform efforts in order to move towards a more socially responsible and democratic global economic system.
DoG Briefing Paper No. 15, FES New York, November 2009
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