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Conferences and Workshops

With its events, the GIGA presents research results and discusses both global trends and developments in the regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Browse through our conferences and workshops.

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Online Conference | 07/12/2021

Sustainability in Global Value Chains

This event offers the opportunity to rethink established practices, embrace resilience and sustainability as a core value creator, and link long-term recovery strategies to the guiding principles and objectives of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Lecture Series | 18/11/2021

Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific

The Franco-German Observatory invites key actors from the Indo-Pacific to discuss questions of economic interdependence and independence, of trade and investment, and the expectations the countries of the Indo-Pacific might have towards the "West". Video of the events available, upcoming talk by Nilanthi Samaranyake.

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Workshop Series | 29/10/2021

Towards Comparative Area Studies 2.0

A new series of web-based seminars on Advances in Comparative Area Studies (CAS 2.0) will start in March. Numerous renowned scholars from Europe, North America and beyond are participating in this event and publication initiative.

Online Workshop | 21/10/2021

MIASA Publishing Workshop

The MIASA Publication Workshop aims to foster research by African scholars to facilitate their publication in renowned African Studies journals. In doing so, it seeks to address asymmetries in knowledge production, which is the overarching goal of the Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA).

Online Workshop | 07/10/2021

Post-Olympics Japan: Renewal or Failure?

With our online workshop, taking place from 7–8 October 2021, we would like to start discussions about the impact of the Tokyo Olympics and the gap between original aspirations and concrete results. In cooperation with the University of Zurich and the German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF).

Events

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