GIGA looks back on an eventful and successful year 2019. The picture gallery shows some selected highlights.
Under the lead of Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Dr. Christian von Soest, and Julia Kramer convened the GIGA Global Transitions Conference 2019 on "Economic Statecraft". A group of high-profile international guests followed their invitation to the GIGA to discuss this timely issue of global importance. Find selected expert statements at our Website.
For the second time since 2017, a young researcher from the GIGA received the Leibniz Dissertation Award: Dr. Felix Haaß for his doctoral thesis on the influence of development aid on democratisation processes in post-conflict societies.
The German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies has recognised Dr. Elisabeth Bunselmeyer, Graduate of the GIGA Doctoral Programme, for her dissertation on the reconciliation process following the Peruvian civil war.
Christine Berg, member of the GIGA Publications Department, was one of three winners of the IIAS Photo Contest 2019.
Latin America researcher Dr. Saskia Ruth-Lovell has been awarded the Political Studies Association’s 2018 Harrison Prize for her article on populism and institutional change.
GIGA President Amrita Narlikar was part of the delegation of Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his trip to the United States and Canada in support of the Alliance for Multilateralism, international trade, and climate protection.
New space for the GIGA Information Centre: The GIGA’s specialised libraries moved to new rooms within the GIGA building.
Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar has been won over for a second term as GIGA President. We continue on our course set for a successful future.
In October, Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz took up his position as new Director of GIGA`s Institute of Middle East Studies.
SAGE Publishing, one of the world’s leading independent and academic publishers, and the GIGA have partnered to publish GIGA's open access Journal Family.
In 2019, the GIGA celebrated 10 years of Open Access online publishing for its four journals and all its in-house publications series. The contents have thereby been accessible free of charge worldwide.
GIGA President Amrita Narlikar shares her thoughts on the state of the world – and all things global – in the new column, “Globale Gedanken,” in the national newspaper Tagesspiegel.
Current hotspots were analysed by GIGA experts in numerous media contributions and television appearances, such as the NDR/Körber panel discussion "Dialogue with China" with Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, or interviews on Korea and Venezuela by Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner and Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau, Director of GIGA`s Institute of African Affairs, with moderator Julia-Niharika Sen at the panel discussion "In God's Name: Religion and Violence in Africa." In the collaborative event series of NDR and the GIGA “Crossing Borders" (“Grenzgänger – Auslandskorrespondenten treffen Wissenschaftler”) – foreign correspondents connect with scholars to discuss current events across the world, including the question on how Germany and Hamburg are affected by these developments.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Drezner (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University) at his GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture on "The Strange State of the Liberal International Order". This series brings the best and brightest minds in academia and policy from all over the world to Hamburg to stimulate public exchange on key global developments.
Our research at Hamburg’s Summer of Knowledge 2019 at the Town Hall square: With lectures and games, the GIGA presented a selection of its current research on the topics of climate change and migration, youth as actors for peace, the Syrian war, public investment in developing countries, and open-access publishing.
Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach, Acting Director of GIGA`s Institute of Latin American Studies, opens the panel discussion "Brazil Moves to the Right" as part of the GIGA Forum event series.
Together with the Senate Chancellery Hamburg the GIGA organised the moderated panel discussion “India and Germany: Shared Values, Different Perspectives?” at Hamburg City Hall, where Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, State Minister Niels Annen, and Chief Editor Andreas Cichowicz had a vivid exchange on this important partnership. The event was part of the “India Week Hamburg 2019”, to which we contributed on politics, economy, and culture.
GIGA President Amrita Narlikar was invited to share her research expertise with various national and international committees and to discuss the implications for practical politics with them.
For example, Prof. Dr. Narlikar was a guest at the WTO in Geneva and of different working groups of FDP and CDU in the German Bundestag. GIGA experts from other research areas of the GIGA were also invited to consult with international organisations e.g. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay at EuropeAid, Dr. André Bank at OECD, Dr. Malte Lierl and Dr. Jan Priebe at the World Bank.
Under the lead of Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Dr. Christian von Soest, and Julia Kramer convened the GIGA Global Transitions Conference 2019 on "Economic Statecraft". A group of high-profile international guests followed their invitation to the GIGA to discuss this timely issue of global importance. Find selected expert statements at our Website.
For the second time since 2017, a young researcher from the GIGA received the Leibniz Dissertation Award: Dr. Felix Haaß for his doctoral thesis on the influence of development aid on democratisation processes in post-conflict societies.
The German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies has recognised Dr. Elisabeth Bunselmeyer, Graduate of the GIGA Doctoral Programme, for her dissertation on the reconciliation process following the Peruvian civil war.
Christine Berg, member of the GIGA Publications Department, was one of three winners of the IIAS Photo Contest 2019.
Latin America researcher Dr. Saskia Ruth-Lovell has been awarded the Political Studies Association’s 2018 Harrison Prize for her article on populism and institutional change.
GIGA President Amrita Narlikar was part of the delegation of Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on his trip to the United States and Canada in support of the Alliance for Multilateralism, international trade, and climate protection.
New space for the GIGA Information Centre: The GIGA’s specialised libraries moved to new rooms within the GIGA building.
Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar has been won over for a second term as GIGA President. We continue on our course set for a successful future.
In October, Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz took up his position as new Director of GIGA`s Institute of Middle East Studies.
SAGE Publishing, one of the world’s leading independent and academic publishers, and the GIGA have partnered to publish GIGA's open access Journal Family.
In 2019, the GIGA celebrated 10 years of Open Access online publishing for its four journals and all its in-house publications series. The contents have thereby been accessible free of charge worldwide.
GIGA President Amrita Narlikar shares her thoughts on the state of the world – and all things global – in the new column, “Globale Gedanken,” in the national newspaper Tagesspiegel.
Current hotspots were analysed by GIGA experts in numerous media contributions and television appearances, such as the NDR/Körber panel discussion "Dialogue with China" with Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, or interviews on Korea and Venezuela by Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner and Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau, Director of GIGA`s Institute of African Affairs, with moderator Julia-Niharika Sen at the panel discussion "In God's Name: Religion and Violence in Africa." In the collaborative event series of NDR and the GIGA “Crossing Borders" (“Grenzgänger – Auslandskorrespondenten treffen Wissenschaftler”) – foreign correspondents connect with scholars to discuss current events across the world, including the question on how Germany and Hamburg are affected by these developments.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Drezner (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University) at his GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture on "The Strange State of the Liberal International Order". This series brings the best and brightest minds in academia and policy from all over the world to Hamburg to stimulate public exchange on key global developments.
Our research at Hamburg’s Summer of Knowledge 2019 at the Town Hall square: With lectures and games, the GIGA presented a selection of its current research on the topics of climate change and migration, youth as actors for peace, the Syrian war, public investment in developing countries, and open-access publishing.
Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach, Acting Director of GIGA`s Institute of Latin American Studies, opens the panel discussion "Brazil Moves to the Right" as part of the GIGA Forum event series.
Together with the Senate Chancellery Hamburg the GIGA organised the moderated panel discussion “India and Germany: Shared Values, Different Perspectives?” at Hamburg City Hall, where Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, State Minister Niels Annen, and Chief Editor Andreas Cichowicz had a vivid exchange on this important partnership. The event was part of the “India Week Hamburg 2019”, to which we contributed on politics, economy, and culture.
GIGA President Amrita Narlikar was invited to share her research expertise with various national and international committees and to discuss the implications for practical politics with them.
For example, Prof. Dr. Narlikar was a guest at the WTO in Geneva and of different working groups of FDP and CDU in the German Bundestag. GIGA experts from other research areas of the GIGA were also invited to consult with international organisations e.g. Prof. Dr. Jann Lay at EuropeAid, Dr. André Bank at OECD, Dr. Malte Lierl and Dr. Jan Priebe at the World Bank.
Under the lead of Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar, Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Dr. Christian von Soest, and Julia Kramer convened the GIGA Global Transitions Conference 2019 on "Economic Statecraft". A group of high-profile international guests followed their invitation to the GIGA to discuss this timely issue of global importance. Find selected expert statements at our Website.
