Sorry!
You're surprised? Amazed? An editorial that opens with an apology? Yes, you read right. We would like to apologize to all of those among our willing readers who, upon closer inspection of our title topic, have noted with some confusion that we have not strictly stuck to the political science definition of the term "transition". We have chosen instead to use the word in its original meaning.
We take particular note of political processes of transition in those countries more familiar to us for negative news – and mostly because they go from "bad" systems to democracy. But do political transitions really always have a positive influence?
Media play a decisive role in development policy – the world changes with and through media channels. In this issue we explore how revolutions can enliven the media landscape and how media support affects economic development.
A large percentage of the world’s population lives in cities – and every day increasing numbers of people flock to megacities around the globe. The challenges facing the city of the future are huge: they have to ensure a good and healthy life...
Even the greatest transitions start small and grow over time. Society also plays a large role in such processes because it can serve as a catalyst. Change from above is often hard to implement, as the people have to cooperate.
The High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness has just ended, and the question has already arisen: did it actually produce anything other than bubbles? Was there really a “turning point in development cooperation”?
This year DDD has been asked to be a partner at two of the largest media conferences in Germany: The re:publica in Berlin in May and the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in June...
