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The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien conducts social-science research with real-world relevance on Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, and on global developments. The institute is committed to a global approach to scholarship, which works with perspectives, concepts, and experiences from different world regions.

News and Highlights

Kurz notiert 28/12/2020

Highlights 2020: GIGA Events

Highlights 2020: GIGA Events
Journal 01/04/2020

Special Issue Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 1/2020

This special issue of the GIGA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs is dedicated to China’s initiative to connect itself with Europe via the so-called Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Kurz notiert 18/01/2021

New editors of the Journal of Politics in Latin America

As of 1 January 2021, Mariana Llanos and Rossana Castiglioni are the new editors of the GIGA Journal of Politics in Latin America (JPLA). They succeed Jorge Gordin, who previously oversaw this journal published three times a year.
Kurz notiert 28/12/2020

New GIGA Website Online / Content Upload in Progress

We are happy and proud to present our new website, online since 18 December 2020.

Journal 03/12/2020

New Journal of Politics in Latin America 3/2020

The current issue of the Journal of Politics in Latin America shines a spotlight on the guerrilla group FARC in Colombia. The authors analyse its social and political role, also providing insights on conflicts taking place in other democratic states.
Auszeichnung 21/12/2020

GIGA researcher receives prize for her dissertation

Dr. Marika Sosnowski wins prize of the Syrian Studies Association for her work on ceasefires in Syria.

GIGA Global Transitions Conference 07/12/2020

Global Order is Dead, Long Live Global Order? Taking Stock in 2020

The GIGA Global Transitions Conference 2020 – under the lead of Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar and Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner – will seek reflection on the current state of the world and an exchange of ideas for ways forward.
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Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, D.Phil. (Oxon), Ph.D. (Cantab), President
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Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies
Kurz notiert 19/10/2020

GIGA President Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar is part of latest Foreign Affairs expert survey.

GIGA President Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar is part of latest Foreign Affairs expert survey. In their regular surveys, Foreign Affairs approaches authorities with deep specialised expertise relevant to the question at hand, together with a few leading generalists in the field.
Buch 28/09/2020

Towards Comparative Area Studies 2.0

Comparative Area Studies (CAS), the GIGA’s flagship methodological approach, keeps going strong: APSA newsletter devotes symposium to CAS and a new edited volume is under preparation.
Journal

New Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 3/2020

The current issue of the GIGA Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs focuses on topics such as the administrative reform in the Myanmar Police Force, the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and the ASEAN's limitations in addressing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

GIGA Focus Nahost 12/2020

Egypt after the Arab Spring: A Legacy of No Advancement
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Hager Ali Research Fellow
Journal 15/08/2020

New Africa Spectrum 2/2020

The current issue of the Africa Spectrum contains analyses on topics such as participatory media cultures in Kenya and the impact of COVID-19 measures on marketplaces in Ghana as well as a call to rethink African studies in general.
Cooperation Event 15/12/2020

Preserving Social Cohesion in the COVID-19 Crisis: An Agenda for the EU-LAC Partnership

At this side-event to the EU-LAC Foreign Ministers meeting, scientists and politicians discuss the following questions: How can recently created or expanded social protection measures be made sustainable, and what additional measures are needed for an inclusive recovery? What could an agenda of cooperation for social cohesion between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean look like as we move towards year two of the pandemic?
Monograph 2020

The Security Arena in Africa: Local Order-Making in the Central African Republic, Somaliland, and South Sudan
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Dr. Tim Glawion Research Fellow
Monograph 05/2020

Poverty Narratives and Power Paradoxes in International Trade Negotiations and Beyond

In her latest book, published by Cambridge University Press, Amrita Narlikar argues that contrary to common assumption, modern-day politics displays a surprising paradox: poverty – and the powerlessness with which it is associated – has emerged as a political tool and a formidable weapon in international negotiation. The success of poverty narratives, however, means that their use has not been limited to the neediest.
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Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, D.Phil. (Oxon), Ph.D. (Cantab) President
GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series 30/06/2020

Geopolitical Implications of COVID-19

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg on “Geopolitical Implications of COVID-19” at the GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture (online): insights into NATO's response in the battle against the pandemic and preparations for a possible second wave of COVID-19.

American Journal of Political Science 10/2019

Universal Love or One True Religion? Experimental Evidence of the Ambivalent Effect of Religious Ideas on Altruism and Discrimination

Religious ideas and identities affect politics in many ways. This article explores the impact of two opposing, prominent ideas: universal love and the notion of one true religion. Using a game-based approach, the authors show how these ideas influence altruistic or discriminatory behaviour.

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Lisa Hoffmann, Research Fellow
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau, Director of the GIGA Institute for African Affairs
Dr. Simone Gobien, Associate
Dr. Sebastian Prediger Associate
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President

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar is President of the GIGA. Her research focuses on international negotiations, economic statecraft, and multilateralism. She has a special interest in India, Asia, and the BRICS.

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Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, D.Phil. (Oxon), Ph.D. (Cantab) President

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GIGA Press Review
NDR Info | Quote 14/11/2020

Der Indo-Pazifik - bald Operationsgebiet der Bundeswehr?
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Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies
Stern | Quote 26/10/2020

Was sich die Menschen in Chile von der neuen Verfassung erhoffen
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Dr. Mariana Llanos Lead Research Fellow
Deutssche Welle TV | Interview 30/09/2020

Conflicts slow world pandemic response
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Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau Director of the GIGA Institute for African Affairs
Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Interview 15/09/2020

Frieden in Nahost? VAE und Bahrain unterzeichnen Vertrag mit Israel
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Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies
Spiegel Online | Interview 08/11/2020

Internationale Einschätzungen zu Bidens Sieg
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Prof. Dr. Bert Hoffmann Lead Research Fellow
faz.net | Interview 23/10/2020

"Es liegt im eigenen Interesse der Jüngeren, das Virus einzudämmen“
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Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, D.Phil. (Oxon), Ph.D. (Cantab) President