Events

Following a long COVID-19 closure, fieldwork in China has resumed, but researchers are wary about its viability. Based on a recent fieldtrip in Beijing, this talk will explore fieldwork dynamics, research sensitivity, foreign researcher impacts, and challenges, offering strategies and guidance for future fieldwork.

The Franco-German Observatory invites key actors from the Indo-Pacific to present their vision of the region, how they conceive of it geo-strategically and the place of China, the US, and Europe within this framework. We will debate questions of economic interdependence and independence, of trade and investment, and the expectations the countries of the Indo-Pacific might have towards the “West”.

China and India are among Germany’s most important partners when it comes to scientific and technological cooperation with Asia. This discussion outlines the similarities and differences between the two Asian countries, decisive for our assessment of the opportunities and risks regarding cooperation with them.

This event will bring together researchers from different disciplines, specialised organisations, public officials, and interested individuals from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean to learn from pandemic experiences and discuss how to develop stronger and more reliable cooperation structures and mechanisms.

This event will delve into the interchange between the Asian giant and the countries of the region, their multifaceted relations and prospects for the future considering the renewed uncertainties in the broader region.

On 29 May 2024, South Africans voted and an embattled African National Congress lost its majority for the first time since it came to power in 1994. At this cooperation event, four speakers from South Africa dissect the implications of the election for the country’s domestic politics, foreign policy, and its relationship to Europe.

The Digital Development Dialogue (3D) seminar is a monthly 45-minute online forum for policy and research exchange. Two speakers – one researcher and one practitioner – touch upon key topics in development policy with the goal of stimulating a meaningful dialogue across the theory & practice divide.

In the world’s largest democratic exercise, Indians elect a new parliament. We discuss the run-up to the elections, its likely outcomes, and potential repercussions for Indo-German relations.

This GIGA Forum explores the implications of the Gaza War for Israeli–Palestinian relations and its repercussions on neighbouring countries and the wider region. Is the Gaza War a prelude to a broader conflict, or can we envision prospects for de-escalation and lasting peace in the Middle East? Video now online.

The Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are hitting one of the global economy’s most important trade routes. Following military intervention by the US, the EU is now also deploying warships. This GIGA Talk is dedicated to a conflict whose impact on the German economy can be felt directly.

In this GIGA Forum, experts tackle the pervasive issue of gender-based violence. Across the world, women suffer discrimination, domestic abuse, and disappearances daily. We shed light on the threats faced by women in their home countries and in exile, examining what Europe can do to better ensure women’s safety.

Sanktionen bestimmen die Weltpolitik und sind gleichzeitig hochumstritten. Dieses Mittel westlicher Außenpolitik ist Gegenstand des neuen Buchs „Sanktionen: Mächtige Waffe oder hilfloses Manöver?“ von Christian von Soest. Wir möchten seine zentralen Argumente mit dem Publikum und unserem Panel diskutieren.

The publishing workshop is designed to provide African scholars with in-depth feedback on advanced research papers with the aim of facilitating their submission to Africa Spectrum, the Contemporary Journal of African Studies, or possibly another suitable journal that centres on the study of Africa, without any obligation to publish.

This GIGA Forum discusses the recent wave of military coups in Africa in light of their implications for democracy in the region and for European foreign policy.

Under the banner of countering disinformation, autocratising governments in Asia have recently stifled civil society by either exploiting existing information laws or passing new ones. This contributes to the erosion of civil rights, restriction of information flows, and the deepening of autocratic rule.

Der Vortrag will die Dichotomien in der Weltpolitik von heute aufbrechen und Perspektiven für die Zukunft eröffnen. Es werden dabei sowohl mögliche politische Lösungen für den israelisch-palästinensischen Konflikt zur Sprache kommen als auch die andauernde und sich in der Folge des Gaza-Krieges verschärfende Antisemitismus-Debatte in Deutschland.

Rising defence budgets, rapid military modernisation and application of emerging and disruptive technologies is taking place in the Indo-Pacific from the Korean Peninsula to the South China Sea, and beyond. In view of new risks and changing geopolitics, can new or adapted Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) mitigate the risks? The final report and workshop papers are now online. Have a look.

The Leibniz Environment and Development Symposium (LEADS) aims to foster interdisciplinary exchange on global societal. This year’s LEADS will be hosted by the Economic Policy Lab “Climate Change, Development and Migration” in Essen on 27–28 November 2023.

The expert panel will analyse the contributions that India’s G20 Presidency has made to the revival and reform of multilateralism and explore how these ideas can be developed further under the Indo-German partnership. This event is part of the G20-T20 outreach process, Task Force 3 LiFE, and the GIGA’s T4T project.