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.
Steps Out of the Global Development Crisis: Towards an Agenda for Change ?
Jens Martens
The financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009 only reached the developing world
with a time lag. At least in parts of the Global South the crisis is having a huge social
and economic impact. As a result, the prospects of achieving the internationally
agreed developing goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), by
2015 are receding ever more into distance. Therefore, the author argues, there is a need for a comprehensive global action
agenda for change in order to combat what he sees as a global development crisis.
FES International Policy Analysis, Berlin, June 2010
The G-20:
A »Global Economic Government«
in the Making?
Christoph Pohlmann, Stephan Reichert and Hubert René Schillinger (eds)
With the next G20 summit coming up in Toronto on June 26-27, the heads of states and governments of the biggest 20 industrialized and emerging countries face the challenge to sustainably reform the global financial and economic system. But can the G20 fulfill these expectations and adapt the role of a "Global Economic Government"? Policy economists Andrew F. Cooper and Eric Helleiner analyze possibilities and limits of the G20 and develop concrete policy options how to further evolve this forum. The second part of the publication gathers short country fact sheets with the role of the G20 being analyzed from G20 member states' point of views.
FES International Policy Analysis, Berlin, June 2010
An Investment that Pays Off:
Promoting Gender Equality as a Means to Finance Development
Stephanie Seguino, Günseli Berik and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
Awareness for gender issues is crucial for designing successful development policies - this has by now become common sense in the international development community. However, the fact that an increase in gender equality is actually beneficial - in both social and economic terms - to the overall development of a society is not yet rooted in the public consciousness. In their paper, Stephanie Seguino, Günseli Berik and Yana van der Meulen Rodgers explore the many factors through which gender equitable policies can boost the economy, even with constrained financial resources.
on the Bretton Woods Institutions and lessons from the financial crisis
Amar Bhattacharya, the director of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four G-24 from Washington D.C., speaks about the need for reforming the World Bank and IMF and the lessons from the financial crisis with regard to development finance. He also calls for the establishment of international mechanisms to prevent the built-up of unsustainable sovereign debt as well as for workout mechanisms to resolve debt crises that still might occur.
The interview was recorded on the occasion of the Networking Conference on
Orderly and Fair Debt Workout Mechanisms that took place on April 12-13th at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin. The interview lasts 10min13 and is posted here as an mp3-file.
Amar Bhattacharya, the director of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four G-24 from Washington D.C., speaks about the need for reforming the World Bank and IMF and the lessons from the financial crisis with regard to development finance. He also calls for the establishment of international mechanisms to prevent the built-up of unsustainable sovereign debt as well as for workout mechanisms to resolve debt crises that still might occur.