CefES Research Center
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High-standard research center at the University of Milano-Bicocca advancing the empirical and theoretical knowledge of the European economy.
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Call for two Stephan Klasen Fellowships at the University of Göttingen,
for postdoctoral researchers in development economics from low- and middle-income countries.
Applications close 16th November 2025.
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/632637.html
for postdoctoral researchers in development economics from low- and middle-income countries.
Applications close 16th November 2025.
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/632637.html
October 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Call for two Stephan Klasen Fellowships at the University of Göttingen,
for postdoctoral researchers in development economics from low- and middle-income countries.
Applications close 16th November 2025.
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/632637.html
for postdoctoral researchers in development economics from low- and middle-income countries.
Applications close 16th November 2025.
www.uni-goettingen.de/en/632637.html
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Disasters are rising, while poor households remain least insured.
On 10 Dec 2025 we discuss how to protect them through better insurance and anticipatory action at Wyss Academy Bern with World Bank experts.
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On 10 Dec 2025 we discuss how to protect them through better insurance and anticipatory action at Wyss Academy Bern with World Bank experts.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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We're increasingly using data on donor funding trends & combining it with strategic foresight to understand what the state of multilateralism could plausibly be in the coming years. This analysis from
@the-peio.bsky.social on government donor funding is very interesting: bit.ly/4mkkUqB
@the-peio.bsky.social on government donor funding is very interesting: bit.ly/4mkkUqB
The far right and international organizations: How the far right in government affects foreign aid funding - The Review of International Organizations
The far right is on the rise, winning elections, entering governments globally, and politicizing international cooperation. Existing research finds only very limited effects of far-right governments o...
bit.ly
September 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We're increasingly using data on donor funding trends & combining it with strategic foresight to understand what the state of multilateralism could plausibly be in the coming years. This analysis from
@the-peio.bsky.social on government donor funding is very interesting: bit.ly/4mkkUqB
@the-peio.bsky.social on government donor funding is very interesting: bit.ly/4mkkUqB
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As the US steps back from leading in global governance institutions, China has increasingly stepped into leadership roles, serving as head of WHO, FAO, and other important UN agencies in recent years. In new (open access!) work with
@rhulvey.bsky.social in @the-peio.bsky.social we ask: why? 1/5
@rhulvey.bsky.social in @the-peio.bsky.social we ask: why? 1/5
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As the US steps back from leading in global governance institutions, China has increasingly stepped into leadership roles, serving as head of WHO, FAO, and other important UN agencies in recent years. In new (open access!) work with
@rhulvey.bsky.social in @the-peio.bsky.social we ask: why? 1/5
@rhulvey.bsky.social in @the-peio.bsky.social we ask: why? 1/5
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🙌 Recommended reading: rising powers can use international organisations to improve their image among foreign publics. These efforts may have negative effects on the perceived legitimacy of international organisations. Based on novel survey #Brazil #China #polisky @the-peio.bsky.social 👇
October 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
🙌 Recommended reading: rising powers can use international organisations to improve their image among foreign publics. These efforts may have negative effects on the perceived legitimacy of international organisations. Based on novel survey #Brazil #China #polisky @the-peio.bsky.social 👇
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Happy to share that our paper on the ideological biases of international organizations is now out in the current issue of the AJPS (@ajpseditor.bsky.social):
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
@the-peio.bsky.social @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social @akentikelenis.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
@the-peio.bsky.social @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social @akentikelenis.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Happy to share that our paper on the ideological biases of international organizations is now out in the current issue of the AJPS (@ajpseditor.bsky.social):
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
@the-peio.bsky.social @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social @akentikelenis.bsky.social
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
@the-peio.bsky.social @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social @akentikelenis.bsky.social
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Another call for better aid reporting. Axel Dreher says we should distinguish & report separately on:
1. Humanitarian aid
2. Global public goods
3. Development aid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1. Humanitarian aid
2. Global public goods
3. Development aid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Another call for better aid reporting. Axel Dreher says we should distinguish & report separately on:
1. Humanitarian aid
2. Global public goods
3. Development aid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1. Humanitarian aid
2. Global public goods
3. Development aid
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Deadline for PEIO 2026: September 30.
Join us for the Political Economy of International Organization Conference (@the-peio.bsky.social) at IE University in Segovia, Spain, January 29-31, 2026. Submission is now open at peio.me. Thanks to Nikitas Konstantinidis for hosting!
September 15, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Deadline for PEIO 2026: September 30.
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Some of my thoughts on how to reform foreign aid in China Daily: global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/13/... (uncensored version here: axel-dreher.de/wp-content/u...)
Aid program must return to its roots
Foreign aid isn't dying; it's in deep trouble. Just look at Seville, where the United States — the world's largest development donor not long ago — didn't even bother to send a delegation to the globa...
global.chinadaily.com.cn
September 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Some of my thoughts on how to reform foreign aid in China Daily: global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/13/... (uncensored version here: axel-dreher.de/wp-content/u...)
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@adreher.bsky.social, Jingke Pan, & @cjschneider.bsky.social find that in regions receiving foreign aid, targeted killings of politicians are 15-20% higher in the years with aid inflows. Direct cash transfers should be considered in fragile contexts.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
September 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
@adreher.bsky.social, Jingke Pan, & @cjschneider.bsky.social find that in regions receiving foreign aid, targeted killings of politicians are 15-20% higher in the years with aid inflows. Direct cash transfers should be considered in fragile contexts.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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New Paper Alert!📢
"Foreign Aid and Targeted Political Violence" by @adreher.bsky.social Jingke Pan @cjschneider.bsky.social
To understand how foreign aid can unintentionally fuel political violence in fragile democracies, read the full study here:
🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
"Foreign Aid and Targeted Political Violence" by @adreher.bsky.social Jingke Pan @cjschneider.bsky.social
To understand how foreign aid can unintentionally fuel political violence in fragile democracies, read the full study here:
🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
July 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
New Paper Alert!📢
"Foreign Aid and Targeted Political Violence" by @adreher.bsky.social Jingke Pan @cjschneider.bsky.social
To understand how foreign aid can unintentionally fuel political violence in fragile democracies, read the full study here:
🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
"Foreign Aid and Targeted Political Violence" by @adreher.bsky.social Jingke Pan @cjschneider.bsky.social
To understand how foreign aid can unintentionally fuel political violence in fragile democracies, read the full study here:
🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
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Many thanks to Michael Breen @dublincityuni.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, in The Review of International Organizations @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Richard Clark. 2025. Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) - The Review of International Organizations
The Review of International Organizations -
link.springer.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Many thanks to Michael Breen @dublincityuni.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of my book, Cooperative Complexity: The Next Level of Global Economic Governance, in The Review of International Organizations @the-peio.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
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📌The special issue "Illiberal Regimes and International Organizations" is now published as Vol. 20 Issue 2 in RIO! @the-peio.bsky.social
link.springer.com/journal/1155...
Summary thread with each piece-- 🧵
link.springer.com/journal/1155...
Summary thread with each piece-- 🧵
The Review of International Organizations
The Review of International Organizations publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of international political economy, with a focus on ...
link.springer.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📌The special issue "Illiberal Regimes and International Organizations" is now published as Vol. 20 Issue 2 in RIO! @the-peio.bsky.social
link.springer.com/journal/1155...
Summary thread with each piece-- 🧵
link.springer.com/journal/1155...
Summary thread with each piece-- 🧵
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I look forward to this week's dialogue on a (sadly) timely topic: Sudden aid cuts @langlotzsarah.bsky.social @isdcberlin.bsky.social @adreher.bsky.social @kiel.institute @uni-goettingen.de @fuchsa.bsky.social
On June 26, the 3D Seminar will continue with Angelika Budjan (University of Stuttgart) and Md Abu Bakar Siddiq (Tetra Tech), who will discuss the implications of sudden cuts in international aid for development cooperation and affected communities.
Register at:
listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/list...
Register at:
listserv.gwdg.de/mailman/list...
June 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I look forward to this week's dialogue on a (sadly) timely topic: Sudden aid cuts @langlotzsarah.bsky.social @isdcberlin.bsky.social @adreher.bsky.social @kiel.institute @uni-goettingen.de @fuchsa.bsky.social
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The Review of International Organizations invites papers using geocoded data on foreign aid for a special issue “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD).” See godad.me, godad.uni-goettingen.de/uploads/RIO_...
March 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The Review of International Organizations invites papers using geocoded data on foreign aid for a special issue “Analyzing Global Development with the Geocoded Official Development Assistance Dataset (GODAD).” See godad.me, godad.uni-goettingen.de/uploads/RIO_...
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The RIO allows manuscripts rejected at APSR, IO, ISQ to be transferred to the RIO (and v.v.). Interested in discussing the draft of RIO’s transfer policy? Share your thoughts and suggstions for improvement: shorturl.at/9jbQb,
@the-peio.bsky.social, @iojournal.bsky.social, @apsrjournal.bsky.social
@the-peio.bsky.social, @iojournal.bsky.social, @apsrjournal.bsky.social
www.wp.peio.me
February 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The RIO allows manuscripts rejected at APSR, IO, ISQ to be transferred to the RIO (and v.v.). Interested in discussing the draft of RIO’s transfer policy? Share your thoughts and suggstions for improvement: shorturl.at/9jbQb,
@the-peio.bsky.social, @iojournal.bsky.social, @apsrjournal.bsky.social
@the-peio.bsky.social, @iojournal.bsky.social, @apsrjournal.bsky.social
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Some thoughts on the suspension of USAID in an interview with @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social: wiwo.de/politik/ausl... (in German)
WirtschaftsWoche
wiwo.de
February 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Some thoughts on the suspension of USAID in an interview with @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social: wiwo.de/politik/ausl... (in German)
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Who benefits from today’s illegal elimination of all US aid workers worldwide?
China. China will fill the gaping void.
Chinese aid greatly raises pro-China attitudes & influence across the world:
@adreher.bsky.social et al.—> doi.org/10.1086/729539
Ungated—> www.aiddata.org/publications...
China. China will fill the gaping void.
Chinese aid greatly raises pro-China attitudes & influence across the world:
@adreher.bsky.social et al.—> doi.org/10.1086/729539
Ungated—> www.aiddata.org/publications...
February 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Who benefits from today’s illegal elimination of all US aid workers worldwide?
China. China will fill the gaping void.
Chinese aid greatly raises pro-China attitudes & influence across the world:
@adreher.bsky.social et al.—> doi.org/10.1086/729539
Ungated—> www.aiddata.org/publications...
China. China will fill the gaping void.
Chinese aid greatly raises pro-China attitudes & influence across the world:
@adreher.bsky.social et al.—> doi.org/10.1086/729539
Ungated—> www.aiddata.org/publications...
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New publication alert @the-peio.bsky.social
Under what conditions are new democracies more committed to human rights? More specifically, what role do former autocratic elites play in shaping ratification of international human rights treaties?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Under what conditions are new democracies more committed to human rights? More specifically, what role do former autocratic elites play in shaping ratification of international human rights treaties?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Locking in democracy? Transitions, returning autocratic elites, and human rights treaty commitment - The Review of International Organizations
Under what conditions are new democracies more committed to human rights? Existing explanations focus on the logic of the democratic lock-in as elites in new democracies commit their countries to inte...
link.springer.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New publication alert @the-peio.bsky.social
Under what conditions are new democracies more committed to human rights? More specifically, what role do former autocratic elites play in shaping ratification of international human rights treaties?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Under what conditions are new democracies more committed to human rights? More specifically, what role do former autocratic elites play in shaping ratification of international human rights treaties?
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Some IOs - like the IMF, UNSC, and the WHO - group small states together in 'proxy' systems, while powerful states speak for themselves. In new (open access!) work with @rickyclark.bsky.social and Ayse Kaya in @the-peio.bsky.social, we focus on the case of climate change in the IMF. 1/3
Power by Proxy: Participation as a Resource in Global Governance - The Review of International Organizations
Member state participation is essential in global governance, affording international organizations (IOs) legitimacy and translating member state preferences into institutional attention. We contend t...
link.springer.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Some IOs - like the IMF, UNSC, and the WHO - group small states together in 'proxy' systems, while powerful states speak for themselves. In new (open access!) work with @rickyclark.bsky.social and Ayse Kaya in @the-peio.bsky.social, we focus on the case of climate change in the IMF. 1/3
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Join us for the Political Economy of International Organization Conference (@the-peio.bsky.social) at IE University in Segovia, Spain, January 29-31, 2026. Submission is now open at peio.me. Thanks to Nikitas Konstantinidis for hosting!
February 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Join us for the Political Economy of International Organization Conference (@the-peio.bsky.social) at IE University in Segovia, Spain, January 29-31, 2026. Submission is now open at peio.me. Thanks to Nikitas Konstantinidis for hosting!
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*Extremely* timely EDCC article #econtwitter #econsky about effectiveness of foreign aid in building soft power. . .for China! Completion of Chinese foreign aid projects ⬆️ support for Chinese gov in recipient countries @elwellner @DreherAxel @fuchs_andreas @AustinMStrange
February 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
*Extremely* timely EDCC article #econtwitter #econsky about effectiveness of foreign aid in building soft power. . .for China! Completion of Chinese foreign aid projects ⬆️ support for Chinese gov in recipient countries @elwellner @DreherAxel @fuchs_andreas @AustinMStrange
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Check out the papers of the 17th PEIO (@the-peio.bsky.social, Harvard University, Jan 23-25) at www.peio.me. Please save the date for our next PEIO, hosted by IE University in Segovia, Spain, on January 29-31, 2026. Thanks to Nikitas Konstantinidis for hosting us!
January 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Check out the papers of the 17th PEIO (@the-peio.bsky.social, Harvard University, Jan 23-25) at www.peio.me. Please save the date for our next PEIO, hosted by IE University in Segovia, Spain, on January 29-31, 2026. Thanks to Nikitas Konstantinidis for hosting us!