Contact	Competence	Länder und Regionen
So Young Chang Research Fellow / Doctoral Student soyoung.chang@giga-hamburg.de	Citizenship policy Migration and development Gender and labour migration	Asia
Kim Groneweg Coordinator GIGA Berlin Office & GIGA Talks Berlin +49 (0)30 - 250 40 985 kim.groneweg@giga-hamburg.de	Coordinator GIGA Berlin Office and GIGA Talks
Aline-Sophia Hirseland Research Fellow / Doctoral Student +49 (0)40 - 428 25-755 +49 (0)30 - 531 67 574 aline.hirseland@giga-hamburg.de	Political integration of social groups Electoral behavior Indigenous rights Social conflicts	Latin America, especially Bolivia
Prof. Dr. Bert Hoffmann Head GIGA Berlin Office Senior Research Fellow Editor GIGA Focus Latin America +49 (0)30 - 250 40 987 bert.hoffmann@giga-hamburg.de	Head of the GIGA Berlin Office Transnational migration and diaspora policies EU-Latin America Relations Cuba's Transformation: Crisis, Continuity and Change in Socialist Cuba	Latin America Cuba
Dr. Jasmin Lorch Research Fellow +49 (0)30 - 531 67 573 jasmin.lorch@giga-hamburg.de	Salafism in the Maghreb (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco) Civil Society in Autocracies Authoritarianism and Civil Society Development in Algeria State Failure and Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia (esp. Burma/Myanmar and the Philippines) Political Change in Burma/Myanmar Islam und Islamism in Bangladesh und Southeast Asia	Burma/Myanmar Bangladesch Philippinen Maghreb
Max Montgomery Research Fellow / Doctoral Student max.montgomery@giga-hamburg.de	State-building and Statehood Long-term Consequences of Colonialism Gender Inequality and Development Policy Anti-Corruption Policy	Sub-Saharan Africa, especially Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone
Pau Palop García Research Fellow / Doctoral Student +49 (0)30 - 250 40 985 pau.palop@giga-hamburg.de	Political Sytems	Latin America
Dr. Luicy Pedroza Research Fellow Speaker Research Team +49 (0)30 - 526 68 541 luicy.pedroza@giga-hamburg.de	Comparative migration and citizenship policies in Latin America, Asia and Europe Representation and participation of migrants across democracies in the world Diaspora politics and policies Political transnationalism North-South relations with regard to migration policies Mexican politics	Latin America Mexico
Dr. Christian von Soest Lead Research Fellow Head of RP 2 +49 (0)40 - 428 25-590 +49 (0)30 - 250 40 986 christian.vonsoest@giga-hamburg.de	Comparative research on international sanctions Authoritarian regimes Democratization Foreign policy and development policy Neopatrimonialism / corruption and their effects on political regimes State and public administration	Southern Africa and East Africa South Africa Botswana Zambia Zimbabwe Kenya