Development Dialogue

Development Dialogue is addressed to individuals and organizations in both the South and the North, including policy makers, international institutions, member of civil society, the media and the research community.

Development dialogue is intended to provide a free forum for critical discussion of international development priorities for the 21st century. The Journal reflects the outcomes of the Foundation’s seminars, but is also a forum for contributions to the ongoing debate.

Below the issues are listed in chronological order.
A more compact list of the issues can be found here.

Climate, Development and Equity

Development dialogue no. 61, September 2012
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How will humanity fairly divide the rapidly diminishing global carbon budget, while allowing billions of people in the global South (and North) the means for economic, social and environmental well-being? How can United Nations negotiations move forward, and what are the real and false solutions? This Volume presents voices from across the North and South, addressing the combined challenges of climate, development and equity. It highlights the urgency of taking action, but also shows why any attempt to tackle climate change must be grounded in equity.

50 Years Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

Development dialogue no. 60, August 2012
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… how the handful of staff members operating from the 1960s into the 1980s at The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation came to support and closely collaborate...
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No future without justice

Development dialogue no. 59, June 2012
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This report of the Civil Society Reflection Group describes the root causes of the multiple crises, reconsiders development goals and indicators, and draws conclusions for the post-2015 development agenda.This report is the main outcome of the joint deliberations. It seeks to stimulate debates about alternative development paths, participatory and inclusive governance structures, and the transformation in politics and societies that future justice for all will require.

The End of the Development-Security Nexus? The Rise of Global Disaster Management

Development dialogue no. 58, April 2012
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Thinking and policy on ‘development’ and ‘security’ have undergone paradigmatic shifts in recent decades. The well-known merger of development and security into a ‘development-security nexus’ is now shifting towards an...
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The United Nations and Regional Challenges in Africa – 50 Years After Dag Hammarskjöld

Development dialogue no. 57, December 2011
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