An attempt to reintroduce a water charge in Ireland failed 18 months after its implementation in 2015. Election results were decisive in the abolition of previously implemented water charges by voting for anti-water charge parties. We conducted a systematic archive study to analyse how a lack of legitimacy and subsequent public resistance were embedded in a history of organised public demonstrations and boycotts. We show how a historic lack of legitimacy has exacerbated failures in policy programme, process, and activities. We argue that this historic context may also explain why the water charges stood out as the most contested policy in a period when many austerity measures were taken. This case serves as an example of policy failure resulting from a lack of legitimacy and a subsequent policy resistance. It serves as a warning that if public resistance can be expected, a policy without broad political support and a clear contingency strategy to mitigate public resistance is likely to fail. In particular, when there is a historic lack of legitimacy, greater effort is required to avoid policy failure and achieve successful implementation.
An attempt to reintroduce a water charge in Ireland failed 18 months after its implementation in 2015. Election results were decisive in the abolition of previously implemented water charges by voting for anti-water charge parties. We conducted a systematic archive study to analyse how a lack of legitimacy and subsequent public resistance were embedded in a history of organised public demonstrations and boycotts. We show how a historic lack of legitimacy has exacerbated failures in policy programme, process, and activities. We argue that this historic context may also explain why the water charges stood out as the most contested policy in a period when many austerity measures were taken. This case serves as an example of policy failure resulting from a lack of legitimacy and a subsequent policy resistance. It serves as a warning that if public resistance can be expected, a policy without broad political support and a clear contingency strategy to mitigate public resistance is likely to fail. In particular, when there is a historic lack of legitimacy, greater effort is required to avoid policy failure and achieve successful implementation.
An attempt to reintroduce a water charge in Ireland failed 18 months after its implementation in 2015. Election results were decisive in the abolition of previously implemented water charges by voting for anti-water charge parties. We conducted a systematic archive study to analyse how a lack of legitimacy and subsequent public resistance were embedded in a history of organised public demonstrations and boycotts. We show how a historic lack of legitimacy has exacerbated failures in policy programme, process, and activities. We argue that this historic context may also explain why the water charges stood out as the most contested policy in a period when many austerity measures were taken. This case serves as an example of policy failure resulting from a lack of legitimacy and a subsequent policy resistance. It serves as a warning that if public resistance can be expected, a policy without broad political support and a clear contingency strategy to mitigate public resistance is likely to fail. In particular, when there is a historic lack of legitimacy, greater effort is required to avoid policy failure and achieve successful implementation.
Ein Jahrzehnt nach dem Pariser Abkommen stagnieren die Fortschritte im Klimaschutz. Geopolitische Spaltungen und ein weltweit erstarkender Nationalismus beeinträchtigen die globale Zusammenarbeit. Besonders deutlich zeigt sich dies im Rückzug der USA aus der internationalen Klimadiplomatie. Doch auch in anderen OECD-Ländern stehen sowohl Klima- als auch Entwicklungsfinanzierung vor einem enormen Rechtfertigungsdruck. Das auf der Weltklimakonferenz in Baku 2024 vereinbarte neue globale Klimafinanzierungsziel (NCQG) offenbart die weitreichenden Differenzen zwischen den Verhandlungsblöcken – Differenzen, die auch bei der UN-Konferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung in Sevilla im Juli 2025 nicht überwunden werden konnten. Zentrale Fragen wie die notwendige Aufstockung der Mittel, die Verbesserung ihrer Qualität und eine wirksamere Verzahnung von Klima- und Entwicklungsfinanzierung bleiben somit ungelöst.
Ein Jahrzehnt nach dem Pariser Abkommen stagnieren die Fortschritte im Klimaschutz. Geopolitische Spaltungen und ein weltweit erstarkender Nationalismus beeinträchtigen die globale Zusammenarbeit. Besonders deutlich zeigt sich dies im Rückzug der USA aus der internationalen Klimadiplomatie. Doch auch in anderen OECD-Ländern stehen sowohl Klima- als auch Entwicklungsfinanzierung vor einem enormen Rechtfertigungsdruck. Das auf der Weltklimakonferenz in Baku 2024 vereinbarte neue globale Klimafinanzierungsziel (NCQG) offenbart die weitreichenden Differenzen zwischen den Verhandlungsblöcken – Differenzen, die auch bei der UN-Konferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung in Sevilla im Juli 2025 nicht überwunden werden konnten. Zentrale Fragen wie die notwendige Aufstockung der Mittel, die Verbesserung ihrer Qualität und eine wirksamere Verzahnung von Klima- und Entwicklungsfinanzierung bleiben somit ungelöst.
Ein Jahrzehnt nach dem Pariser Abkommen stagnieren die Fortschritte im Klimaschutz. Geopolitische Spaltungen und ein weltweit erstarkender Nationalismus beeinträchtigen die globale Zusammenarbeit. Besonders deutlich zeigt sich dies im Rückzug der USA aus der internationalen Klimadiplomatie. Doch auch in anderen OECD-Ländern stehen sowohl Klima- als auch Entwicklungsfinanzierung vor einem enormen Rechtfertigungsdruck. Das auf der Weltklimakonferenz in Baku 2024 vereinbarte neue globale Klimafinanzierungsziel (NCQG) offenbart die weitreichenden Differenzen zwischen den Verhandlungsblöcken – Differenzen, die auch bei der UN-Konferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung in Sevilla im Juli 2025 nicht überwunden werden konnten. Zentrale Fragen wie die notwendige Aufstockung der Mittel, die Verbesserung ihrer Qualität und eine wirksamere Verzahnung von Klima- und Entwicklungsfinanzierung bleiben somit ungelöst.
Despite citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) being a well conceived, sector-specific policy concept, it often struggles due to the linear mindset of development agencies. Based on various research methods, this study examined challenges in the operationalization of CWIS in Nakuru County, Kenya. The findings suggest that CWIS faces challenges from different service regimes that have multiple providers, different institutional arrangements, and diverse technologies. This study calls for a shift in the mindset of development agencies from linear to spherical thinking in sanitation governance.
Despite citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) being a well conceived, sector-specific policy concept, it often struggles due to the linear mindset of development agencies. Based on various research methods, this study examined challenges in the operationalization of CWIS in Nakuru County, Kenya. The findings suggest that CWIS faces challenges from different service regimes that have multiple providers, different institutional arrangements, and diverse technologies. This study calls for a shift in the mindset of development agencies from linear to spherical thinking in sanitation governance.
Despite citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS) being a well conceived, sector-specific policy concept, it often struggles due to the linear mindset of development agencies. Based on various research methods, this study examined challenges in the operationalization of CWIS in Nakuru County, Kenya. The findings suggest that CWIS faces challenges from different service regimes that have multiple providers, different institutional arrangements, and diverse technologies. This study calls for a shift in the mindset of development agencies from linear to spherical thinking in sanitation governance.
A strategic Drift in the Atlantic Order The wider Atlantic has historically been central to the architecture of official development assistance (ODA). The consensus, however, is fragmenting. What does that mean for the wider Atlantic? The paper argues that the Atlantic space is a critical arena where normative shifts are being tested, institutional roles renegotiated, and coalitions reassemled.
A strategic Drift in the Atlantic Order The wider Atlantic has historically been central to the architecture of official development assistance (ODA). The consensus, however, is fragmenting. What does that mean for the wider Atlantic? The paper argues that the Atlantic space is a critical arena where normative shifts are being tested, institutional roles renegotiated, and coalitions reassemled.
A strategic Drift in the Atlantic Order The wider Atlantic has historically been central to the architecture of official development assistance (ODA). The consensus, however, is fragmenting. What does that mean for the wider Atlantic? The paper argues that the Atlantic space is a critical arena where normative shifts are being tested, institutional roles renegotiated, and coalitions reassemled.
Die Geoökonomisierung der Weltwirtschaft kann fatale Folgen haben, vor allem für rohstoffabhängige oder politisch instabile Entwicklungsländer.
Die Geoökonomisierung der Weltwirtschaft kann fatale Folgen haben, vor allem für rohstoffabhängige oder politisch instabile Entwicklungsländer.
Die Geoökonomisierung der Weltwirtschaft kann fatale Folgen haben, vor allem für rohstoffabhängige oder politisch instabile Entwicklungsländer.