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Title page

Contents

Acknowledgements 3

Acronyms 6

1. Introduction 7

1.1. Background to the case study 7

1.2. Understanding narratives 8

1.3. Objectives and methodology 10

1.4. Case study structure 11

2. Evolution of the German humanitarian aid budget 12

3. The German context: an enabling environment 14

3.1. Humanitarianism in Germany 14

3.2. Germany's governmental structures for official international assistance 15

3.3. Key events in the humanitarian sector influencing Germany's trajectory 17

3.4. Public opinion and media coverage of humanitarian aid 18

4. Global-facing narratives on Germany's foreign policy role 20

4.1. The narrative of humanity and solidarity with victims of disasters 20

4.2. The narrative of Germany's global responsibility 22

4.3. The narrative of being the second-largest donor and a 'payer and player' 24

5. The narrative of aid preventing flight and stemming migration 26

5.1. The genesis of the narrative 26

5.2. Understanding the success of this narrative 27

5.3. Countering the 'stemming migration' narrative 31

5.4. The success and legacy of the stemming migration narrative on decision-making 32

6. Conclusions 33

6.1. Does the end justify the means? 33

6.2. Lessons learned from Germany for other countries 35

7. Recommendations and ways forward 36

7.1. Maximising the use of success factors that humanitarian actors can control 37

7.2. Managing success factors beyond humanitarian actors' control 38

References 39

Figures

Figure 1. Using evidence to create political will for change 7

Figure 2. Framework for analysing the success of policy narratives 9

Figure 3. German humanitarian aid budget, 2011-2021 12

Figure 4. Official development assistance from Germany, 2011-2021 13

Figure 5. Gross domestic product of the four largest countries in the Eurozone, 2020 23

Boxes

Box 1. The success of policy narratives 9