Autoritärer Wandel

Autoritäre Praktiken kommen nicht nur in nicht-demokratischen Regimen zum Einsatz, sondern finden sich zunehmend auch in formal demokratischen Staaten, wie die Beispiele von shrinking civic space, Populismus und demokratischem Rückschritt zeigen. Erfahren Sie mehr über die Forschungs- und Transferaktivitäten des GIGA zu diesem Thema.

Autoritärer Wandel

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    Forschungsprojekt | 01.06.2025 - 31.12.2027

    Digital Authoritarianism through Lawfare: Mapping and Strengthening Civil Society Responses in Asia

    This project investigates the most potent weapon of digital authoritarianism - lawfare in the digital realm - in South and Southeast Asia. Building on previous research, it creates the first database in the world on the range of laws used for digital repression of civil society by autocratic/autocratising states, its impact on democracies and civil liberties, and countermeasures for democratic resistance and resilience.
    2025-2027

    Forschungsprojekt | 01.03.2025 - 28.02.2027

    Leftist Politics in Democratising Indonesia

    My project addresses the question of why the leftist element of civil society in Indonesia remains marginalised despite over two decades of democratisation that have ostensibly created a more open political landscape. It investigates the factors that hinder their consolidation, both related to organisational capacity and the socio-political structures. Specifically, it analyses the extent to which Indonesia’s recent democratic decline correlates with the continued absence of an organised left.
    AvH, 2025-2027

    Forschungsprojekt | 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2029

    Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM): Imagining Futures - Dealing with Disparity, Phase II

    The Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) based in Tunis is the first and only Institute for Advanced Studies in North Africa. MECAM’s ambition is to become an intellectual hub that contributes to the emergence of cutting-edge, internationally relevant and visible research in the humanities and social sciences on, from and in the Maghreb and in particular with scholars from the Maghreb. The GIGA coordinates MECAM's publications as well as outreach and transfer activities.
    BMBF, 2023-2029


    Democratization | 09.2025

    Personnel Management, Institutional Engineering, and Coercion: Mechanisms of the Personalization of Executive Power

    How do chief executives personalize power? In this paper we conceptualize the personalization of executive power based on observable processes initiated by the chief executive looking at personnel management, institutional engineering, and coercion.

    Workshop | 30.10.2025 - 31.10.2025

    Taking domestic and international audiences seriously: Justifications of repression in the Arab uprisings

    Authoritarian Convergence: Mechanisms, Strategies and Consequences of Policy Transfer in Post-Soviet States, Södertörn University, Stockholm Dr. Maria Josua (Vortragende:r)

    At the workshop bringing together scholars working on authoritarian diffusion in the post-Soviet space, Maria Josua contributed findings from her research within the IDCAR network next to presenting results of her DFG-funded project.

    Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) | 09.10.2025

    From Personalization to Autocratization? Executive Power Dynamics Across Political Regimes

    Organisation: Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Vortragende:r), Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r), Dr. Martin Acheampong (Vortragende:r), Emilia Arellano (Vortragende:r)

    Mariana Llanos and Thomas Richter presented results from the DFG-funded project "COVID-19 and Executive Personalization in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the MENA Region" at the 1st Annual Interdisciplinary WZB Conference.

    Sonstiges | 08.10.2025

    Stimmen der Freiheit: Widerstand in Simbabwe

    KörberForum, Körber-Stiftung, Hamburg Organisation: Körber-Stiftung Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Berater:in)

    Trotz Überwachung und Gewalt setzt sich die Aktivistin Karen Mukwasi in Simbabwe für politische Teilhabe und Frauenrechte ein. Mit Christian von Soest spricht sie über die Menschenrechtslage und den digitalen Widerstand gegen die Repressionen in ihrem Land. Es moderiert Wolfgang Krach, Süddeutsche Zeitung.

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    Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach leitet das GIGA als Präsidentin (ad interim).

    Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

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    Afrika|Asien|Lateinamerika|Nahost

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