Recent Publications
Robert Marten, Jan Martin Witte (2008)
GPPi Research Paper No. 10
Julia Steets (2008)
World Intellectual Property Organization, April 2008
Andrea Binder, Markus Palenberg, Jan Martin Witte (2007)
GPPi Research Paper No. 8
Jan Martin Witte, Thorsten Benner (2006)
D+C Magazine for Development and Cooperation 10/2006, pp. 375-377
Jan Martin Witte, Thorsten Benner (2006)
E+Z Zeitschrift für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit 10/2006, pp. 375-377
Julia Steets (2006)
Berlin: Seed Initiative and the Global Public Policy Institute
Wolfgang H. Reinicke, Jan Martin Witte (2005)
New York: United Nations Publications
Thorsten Benner, Charlotte Streck, Jan Martin Witte (2003)
Berlin/Washington D.C.: Global Public Policy Institute
Thorsten Benner, Francis Deng, Wolfgang Reinicke, Jan Martin Witte (2000)
Ottawa: IDRC Publishers. In French: Choix Cruciaux. Les Nations Unies, les réseaux et l’avenir de la gouvernance mondiale.
Wolfgang H. Reinicke (1998)
Global Public Policy: Governing Without Government?
Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press
Networks & Partnerships
Networks and partnerships bringing together governments, international organizations, NGOs and business to address pressing challenges in fields as diverse as health, security and finance have become an increasingly important phenomenon in global governance and development. GPPi pioneered research and consulting work on public private partnerships and global public policy networks, and continues to develop and evaluate strategies for improving the effectiveness and accountability of networks and partnerships.
Current projects
Networking United Nations Private Sector Focal Points
A wide range of programs, funds, and specialized agencies across the entire UN family closely work with the private sector...
UNICEF Global Strategy for Collaborative Relationships and Partnerships
Partnerships contribute to UNICEF’s work through a wide range of activities, focusing on the implementation of programs, the mobilization of resources, as well as...
Completed Projects
"Towards Global Partnerships": Development of the Secretary-General's Report
Developing the UN Secretary-General’s Report "Towards Global Partnerships", which will be presented at the 62nd session of the General Assembly.
Principles for a "Best Practice" Strategy in the Use of Public-Private Partnerships in German Development Assistance
Public-private partnerships (PPP) represent a new and promising instrument in German development assistance, with over two thousand PPP projects ...
Review of the Global Reporting Initiative
During the past decade, reporting on non-financial indicators ("sustainability reporting") has seen tremendous growth...
Partnering for Youth
Towards a Partnership Strategy for the ILO
The U.N. and Partnerships
Taking Stock and Sketching a Way Forward
The MMSD History Project
Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) was an independent two-year process of research and consultation in the mining and minerals ...
SEED Initiative Research & Learning Channel
The Seed Initiative aimed to inspire, support and build the capacity of locally-driven entrepreneurial partnerships...
Exploring and Analyzing Accountability in Global Governance
In recent years, the concept of accountability has emerged as one of the key approaches in the search for new modes of democratic governance ...
Teaching Case: World Commission on Dams
Developed by GPPi for the Hertie School of Governance, a new public policy school located in Berlin.
Teaching Case: The Kimberley Process
The Kimberley Process brought together the diamond industry, advocacy groups, and governments to negotiate a solution to the problem of "conflict diamonds".
Teaching Case: Financial Action Task Force
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is a "government network" to combat money laundering...
The Partnership Principle
New Forms of Governance in the 21st Century