Events

Upcoming Events

January 2019

Conference | - | 9:00 a.m.
Africa and Europe Moving Forward ‒ Evidence-based Solutions for African Development
In Cooperation with Leuphana University
Lüneburg

Event Archive

December 2018

GIGA Lecture Series | 13.12.2018 | 12:00 p.m.
Lecture by Professor Desmond King
The Origins of De-Democratization in America: From Laffer to Trump
Hamburg
GIGA Talk |  | 6:00 p.m.
Latin America: The Military Makes a Comeback
Lecture and Discussion
Berlin
GIGA Forum |  | 6:00 p.m.
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: An Interim Assessment regarding the Global South
Lecture and Discussion
Hamburg
Conference | - | 9:30 a.m.
Forced Migration in Global Perspective
GIGA Global Transitions Conference
Hamburg

November 2018

Conference |  | 2:00 p.m.
“Leave No One Behind”: Impulses from Science and Practice for a New Africa Policy in Germany
Joint event with Welthungerhilfe
Berlin
Event |  | 5:00 p.m.
Crimilegal Orders, Governance, and Armed Conflict
Hamburg
GIGA Talk |  | 6:00 p.m.
Identifying the Role of Regions within the Global Compact for Migration
Lecture and discussion
Berlin
Panel discussion |  | 5:30 p.m.
Democratic Aspirations in Africa: What Popular Surveys Reveal
Berlin
Workshop | - | 1:30 p.m.
Natural Resources in the MENA Region – Building a Sustainable Future under Difficult Conditions
Research Platform Middle East
Hamburg
GIGA Forum |  | 6:00 p.m.
Wars for Land, Water, and Commodities: The Conflict Potential of Natural Resources
Lecture and Discussion
Hamburg
Conference | - | 10:00 a.m.
Shaping Past, Present, and Future: Political Parties and State Transformation in Myanmar
In cooperation with Initiative Austausch e.V. and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Yangon, Myanmar
GIGA Talk |  | 6:00 p.m.
Competing Connectivity Strategies: Infrastructure Politics in Asia and Beyond
Lecture and Discussion
Berlin
Seminar | - | 10:00 a.m.
Political Education Programme for Junior Politicians in Myanmar
In cooperation with Initiative Austausch e.V. and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Yangon, Myanmar

October 2018

Workshop | - | 1:30 p.m.
The Reorientation of the Chinese Economic Model under Xi Jinping: Analysis of the Institutional Framework Conditions
In cooperation with Konfuzius-Institut, FU Berlin
Berlin
Workshop | - | 9:30 a.m.
New Challenges for Migration Policies in Mexico between Emigration, Immigration, Transit and Return – An Appraisal from the Research in Mexico and Germany
In cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung and GIZ
Mexico City
Workshop |  | 9:30 a.m.
Crisis Narratives, Institutional Change, and State Transformation: Japan in the Global Context
Hamburg
GIGA Talk |  | 6:00 p.m.
Shrinking Civic Space: How It Plays Out in Asia and How We Should Deal with It
Lectures and Discussion
Berlin
Workshop | - | 10:00 a.m.
What can we learn from peace-building in Latin America?
In cooperation with the Universidad de los Andes
Bogotá, Colombia

September 2018

Panel discussion |  | 2:00 p.m.
Chinesische Touristen entdecken Europa – Geschäftspotenziale für tourismusnahe Branchen
Kooperationsveranstaltung im Rahmen der 7. CHINA TIME Hamburg
Hamburg
Event |  | 11:30 a.m.
Across the Atlantic – Trade Between the EU and Latin America
Book Presentation as Part of the Latin American and Caribbean Fall Festival
Hamburg
Workshop | - | 10:00 a.m.
New Qualitative and Quantitative Data in Peace and Conflict Research
AFK AK-Empirical Methods in Peace and Conflict Research
Hamburg
Workshop |  | 10:00 a.m.
Data Management Workshop
AFK AK-Empirical Methods in Peace and Conflict Research
Hamburg

August 2018

GIGA Talk |  | 8:30 a.m.
Cuba’s New, Old Inequalities – Results of an Empirical Survey, Explanations and Perspectives
Lectures and Discussion Accompanied by a Breakfast Buffet
Berlin
Conference |  | 9:00 a.m.
Brazil and Germany in a Multipolar World: Global and Regional Challenges
Brasilia

July 2018

Panel discussion |  | 5:00 p.m.
The Hamburg G20 Summit One Year On: Africa in German and International Politics
In cooperation with the German–African Business Association and the Afrika-Kollegium Hamburg
Hamburg
Conference | - | 9:30 a.m.
PIN 2018 Conference: New Diplomacy for New Types of Conflict
From Regional Conflicts to Regional Negotiations: Rethinking Peace Processes
Hamburg

June 2018

Conference | - | 4:00 p.m.
Asia-Pacific Diplomacy in Transition: Ideas, Issues and Institutions
53rd Otago Foreign Policy School
Dunedin, New Zealand
Conference |  | 9:00 a.m.
EU-LAC Economic Forum 2018
In cooperation with Bruegel and Elcano Royal Institute
Brussels
GIGA Forum |  | 6:00 p.m.
Actively Include Youth in Peace Processes!
Lectures and Exhibition Opening
Hamburg
GIGA Seminar in Socio-Economics |  | 2:00 p.m.
Dirty Money Coming Home: Capital Flows into and out of Tax Havens
Lecture by Lukas Menkhoff and Jakob Miethe
Hamburg
GIGA Talk |  | 12:00 p.m.
Vom Süden lernen? Flüchtlingsschutz im internationalen Vergleich
Vorträge und Diskussion
Berlin
Workshop | - | 9:00 a.m.
Convergence versus Divergence of Mass-Elite Political Cleavages
Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Innovations
Hamburg
GIGA NDR Series "Crossing Borders" |  | 6:30 p.m.
Terror against Muslims – Fleeing Myanmar
Foreign Correspondents Connecting with Scholars
Hamburg

May 2018

GIGA Talk |  | 6:00 p.m.
New Security Threats in Africa: What Responses Are Called For?
Lectures and Discussion
Berlin
GIGA Seminar in Socio-Economics |  | 2:00 p.m.
Firms and Labor in Times of Violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War
Lecture by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hale Utar
Hamburg
Conference | - | 9:00 a.m.
Concluding IDCAR Network Conference
Hamburg

April 2018

Conference | - | 9:00 a.m.
Regional Powers Revisited
Hamburg
GIGA Forum |  | 6:00 p.m.
China's Unstoppable Rise: Prospects for Economic and Political Development until 2025
In cooperation with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and the OAV – German Asia-Pacific Business Association
Hamburg
GIGA Lecture Series |  | 6:00 p.m.
Lecture by Professor Adam Przeworski
Crises of Democracy
Hamburg

March 2018

Workshop |  | 2:00 p.m.
A Renewed Vision for EU-LAC Relations
Stakeholder Meeting with Edita Hrdá, Managing Director for the Americas of the European External Action Service
Berlin

February 2018

Event |  | 3:00 p.m.
Ein Trump-Effekt in Lateinamerika? Das politische Jahr 2017
Präsentation des OPALC-Jahresberichts zu Lateinamerika
Berlin
GIGA Forum |  | 6:00 p.m.
Cuba: The Legacy of Raúl Castro and the Future of Caribbean Socialism
Lectures and Discussion
Hamburg
GIGA Lecture Series |  | 6:00 p.m.
Lecture by Professor Peter Katzenstein
Civilizations in World Politics: Beyond East and West
Hamburg

January 2018

Conference | - | 10:00 a.m.
LEADS – Leibniz Environment & Development Symposium 2018
Berlin
GIGA Talk |  | 6:00 p.m.
Democracy in Africa: Stuck in the Grey Zone
Lecture and Discussion
Berlin