GIGA Experts

Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East and North Africa

Regime Change, Regime Stability, Democratization

Authoritarian Regimes, Authoritarian Institutions

Research Methodology

Military Professionalism

Party systems and cleavages

Armed forces' reform in post-conflict societies

International sanctions

International organisations (U.N Studies)

Authoritarian regimes

Quantitative methods

Regional Explanations for Authoritarianism

Statethood and Political Domination in the Middle East (with a focus on Jordan and Syria)

The War in Syria

Regional Politics and the Relationship between Arabism and Islamism

Resources conflicts

Religion and violent conflict

Civil–military relations

Political institutions

International Political Economy

Energy Economics

India’s nuclear negotiations and Mahabharata

Indian foreign policy in neighbourhood

Gender and Policy

Latin American Politics

Comparative Politics

Families and socio-economic inequalities

Politics and policy

Regionalism in Latin America and Southeast Asia

Discourse Analysis and International Relations

Foreign Policy of Colombia

Citizenship policy

Migration and development

Gender and labour migration

Legitimacy in global governance

Science, experts, and politics

Nationalism and ethnicity in China

Global IR

Social and public policies

Poverty and welfare

Political institutions in federal and presidential systems

Legislative powers in Latin America

World Order Narratives of the Maghreb’s Leftist Movements

States and Authoritarianism

North African Politics

Sino-Russian relations

International human rights

United Nations

Foreign policy of authoritarian states

Civil War Research

Repression

Quantitative Methods

Armed conflicts

Religious discrimination

Religion and The Cyberspace (Religion Online)

Religious Authority and Knowledge Production

Moroccan Diaspora in Europe

MOTRA-Monitoring System and Transfer Platform Radicalization: Investigating international sources of domestic radicalization of right-, left-, and Islamist extremist groups

Radicalization and Terrorism

Quantitative Methods

Social Protection Systems and Labour Markets

Geoeconomics (infrastructure-security nexus)

Middle East-China Relations

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (aka “The New Silk Road”)

Cybersecurity (“Digital Silk Road”, China 2025, etc.)

Advocacy on health-related issues

Gender issues

Human Rights and advocacy

Human Mobility in the context of political and/or environmental crises

North-South divide and its role for human mobility

Resource scarcity and its role in violent conflict, esp. water conflicts

Post/decolonial and poststructuralist approaches in peace and conflict studies

Energy Policy

Climate Policy

Infrastructure Studies

Natural Resources & Resource Conflicts

(Neo)Gramscian Approaches and Hegemony Analysis

Critical Political Economy

Urban Violence and Non State Armed Actors in Latin America

Security and Defence in South America

Armed Conflict and Peace Process in Colombia

Illegal Markets and Violence in Latin America

The Political Economy of AKP's Foreign Aid: A Regional Assessment of Middle East and North Africa

Large-scale land investments

Rural development

Socioeconomic inequalities and institutions

Crime and Education

West African Traders as Translators Between Chinese and African Urban Modernities

Chinese Entrepreneurial Migrants in Urban West Africa – Sociocultural Impacts of Intercultural Interaction

Ethnic Migrant Workers in China – Perspectives of Poverty Reduction, Socioeconomic Development, Sociocultural Change and Individual Exploitation (planning stage)

The Security Paradox

The Security Arena

Local Security Studies

Restoration of State Authority

Institutional influence and leadership

Ideas and values

Foreign policy and regionalism

Conflict actors and dynamics

Social and political mobilization

Post-conflict societies

State repression

International sanctions

Persistence and change of authoritarian regimes

Legitimation of authoritarian regimes

Energy, environmental and development economics

Effects of energy price increases on welfare and the performance of micro- and small enterprises in Mexico

International productivity differences

Socio-economic transitions

Fiscal Federalism

Health and gender

Political representation, public policies and gender

Family economics and intra-family solidarity

Insurance

Saudi Foreign Policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa

Political Opposition in Authoritarian Regimes

Political Islam

International Relations of the Persian Gulf

Political integration of social groups

Electoral behavior

Democratic values

Social conflicts

Migration Policy of EU

Persistence of Authoritarian Regimes

Militarisation

Diasporas and sanctions

Peace and conflict studies

Transnational Migration Politics and Diaspora Policies

Executive Board member of the research network desiguALdades.net

Cuba's Transformation: Crisis, Continuity and Change in Socialist Cuba

Experimental Economics

Behavioral Economics

Corruption

Social Norms

Religion

The politics of the People‘s Republic of China

Ideology and political legitimation

State-society relations in the Chinese reform period

Protection of weak groups and interests in China and Japan

Comparative research into authoritarianism

Asia-related area studies

International sanctions

Religion and conflict

International and Regional Organisations

African Union in Global Politics

Sociological Institutionalism

Postcolonial Theory

Kurdish Studies

Democratization and Decentralization

Post-conflict reconstruction

Survey data harmonization

Authoritarian Rule in the Middle East and North Africa

Authoritarian learning

Legitimation of authoritarian regimes

Repression of protest movements

Impacts on inter-gender relations in Libya

Emerging Powers

International Climate Policy

Religion

Social Identities and Social Psychology

Moral Foundations Theory

Reconciliation

Post-Conflict Societies

Changing China Policies of Liberal Democracies

Comparative Area Studies: Methodology and Empirical Applications

Terrorism as tactical consideration of social movement organisations and collective actors in contentious politics

Religious Minorities: Discrimination, Grievances and Conflict

African Union (AU)

AU Peace and Security Council (PSC)

Multilateral Diplomacy

Regional Security in Africa

Legitimation of Regional Organisations

Migration and Refugee Studies

Critical Citizenship Studies

Border Regimes

Political Agency

Civil Society Organisations

Economic and social impacts of land-use change and global land acquisitions

Smallholder farming systems in developing countries

Development and Agricultural Economics

Civil-military relations

Democratization

Authoritarianism

Research methods

Postwar Societies

Violence and Social change

Youth

Gender and Entrepreneurship

Innovation, Technology Use and Adaptation in Micro and Small Enterprises

Informal entrepreneurship in developing countries

Structural change and its poverty and distributional implications

Natural resources, economic development and conflict

Experimental political economics: social preferences, norm-oriented behaviour, and social incentives of political decision makers

Political accountability

Corruption and abuse of power

Civic engagement and voter behaviour

Policy innovation and experimentation

Political institutions in Latin America

Presidentialism

Latin American congresses

Latin American courts

President-Congress relations; president-court relations

Land investments

Rural development

Elite Capture

Social Security

Political parties and party systems

Elections

Local politics

Voting behaviour

Electoral geography

Political trust and democracy

Justice, security and community-building

Indian foreign policy

Role of identities in international relations

Media and politics

Persian Gulf politics

Geopolitics

Security in the Persian Gulf

Foreign policy strategies

(Im)mobility in the context of conflict and war

Drivers of (forced) migration

Migration governance

Diaspora politics and transnational political participation

International Trade

International Negotiation

Multilateralism

World Trade Organisation

Geoeconomics

Economic Statecraft

International Negotiation

Indian Foreign Policy

Rising Powers

BRICS, especially India

Global Value Chains and Sustainability

Authoritarian regimes

Conceptualization and measurement of regime transformation episodes (autocratization)

Political economy of inequalities

Citizens behaviour and preferences in non-democratic regimes

Civil-military relations

Social protection mechanisms in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East during the COVID-19 pandemic

Policies on violence against women in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic

Comparative regionalism (EU, Mercosur, Andean Community)

Norm diffusion

Multipolarity, rising powers, and International Politics

Legitimacy and International Institutions

Populism and Foreign Policy

Poverty and Inequality

Education and teacher performance pay

Social consequences of disabilities

Discrimination in labor markets

Discrimination in access to schooling

Regional and emerging powers

Global and regional environmental politics

Global climate regime

Security Sector Reforms

State Repression

Violent Democracies

Social Protest

Discursive Politics

Structural Adjustment and Sectoral Transformation

Institutional and Material Determinants of Authoritarian Rule

Executive Personalization

Shrinking Civic Spaces

Large-scale land acquisitions

Rural Development

Land conflicts

Land policy in Colombia

Social protection mechanisms in Latin America, Asia and the Middle East during the COVID-19 pandemic

Democratisation Studies

Comparative Politics

Political Party Development

State Transformation

Religious Conflict

Internationale Migration

Migrationspolitik

Entwicklung und Rücküberweisungen

Deportation und Securitisation von Grenzen

Inclusion of smallholder farmers in more modern and high-value markets, and the resulting effects on e.g. household welfare and productivity

Socioeconomic- and ecological trade-offs of small- and large-scale producers in Indonesia

Regional Organisations

League of Arab States & African Union

Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies

Critical Security Studies

WMD Disarmament and non-proliferation.

Anatomy of autocratic regimes

Dynamics of state repression

Inner workings of coercive organizations

Civil war actors and dynamics

Regional Organisation

Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies

Human Rights

Legitimacy and legitimation of international organizations

Politicization of international institutions

Change and Empowerment of International Organiztions

Foreign direct investments

Training and job creation

Comparing innovation systems and policies in China, India and Southeast Asia

Research Cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia

Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investments

High-Skilled Labour Migration: Brain Ciruculation between Asia and Europe

China’s Economic Transition

International Security

Securitization Theory

Discourse Analysis and Speech Act Theory

Collective action and Contentious Politics

Political Psychology and Identity

War-to-peace transitions

Ceasefires

Political order

Local rebel governance

Legal systems

Legitimacy of state and non-state actors

Politics and religion

(Limited) statehood

Local security perceptions

Terrorism

Legitimation and stability of authoritarian regimes

Foreign policy of authoritarian states

Chinese foreign and security policy

Natural resources and religion in intra-state conflicts

Structural Change

Globalisation and Development

Political psychology in peace processes

Political leadership and decision-making

Emotions in Peace and Conflict Studies

Democratization

Civil-Military Relations

Political Islam

Identity Politics in the Middle East

Power and Resistance

The role of courts in the political system

Judicial legitimacy

Courts and the public

Judicial independence in new democracies, especially Latin America

Development of democracy in Paraguay

Democratization

Islamization

Political parties

Weak states and political violence

Regional integration

Political Institutions in Latin America

Social Movements

Afro-Descendant Politics in Latin America

International sanctions and interventions

Authoritarian regimes

Foreign policy and development policy

Informal institutions / corruption and their effects on political regimes

Statehood

Narratives and local order in counterinsurgency/ceasefires

Armed Order-Making in Northeast India

Comparing Order and Knowledge across Counterinsurgencies

Rebel Ordering and Governance

The politics of the People‘s Republic of China

E-government & e-participation

Ideology and political legitimation

Central-local relations

Innovation processes and networks in Japanese economy, science and society in international comparison

Traditional and Non-traditional (Critical) Security in East Asia and the Pacific

Maritime Security Politics and Ocean Governance in East Asia

Social and Political Change / Politics of Identity and Legitimacy in Northeast Asia

Political Geography, Historical Sociology

Contemporary history of Iraq (1979-2003)

Geo-economics of the Middle East

Energy and food security

Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation

Ecuadorian Foreign Policy

Emerging Powers: China and Brazil

International Cooperation

South-South Cooperation, Integration and Regionalism in Latin America

Security

Development

Ecological change

Post-conflict transformation and institutional reform

Security sector reform

Peacekeeping

Peacebuilding

Regional dynamics of conflict and violence

Conflict analysis

Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

Weapons of Mass Destruction (particularly Nuclear Weapons)

International Institutions

International Regimes and Treaties

International Security and Peace Studies

International and regional Oil Politics

Arab Spring

Regional Politics and Regional Powers in the Middle East

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Political parties in India

Regional Powers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Social policies of Indian states

Comparative Regional Democratization

Institutional Design in Divided Societies

Peacekeeping in Africa

International organizations and regime complexity

Comparative research on democracy and political regimes

Authoritarianism and civil society development in Mozambique

Governance, decentralisation, civil society participation, participatory budgeting

Local government development and local economic development in South Africa and Mozambique

Main regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa

Politics in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar

Violence

Decentralization

Military strategy and modernization

Insurgency and asymmetric warfare

Diffusion of regional organizations

Comparative social policy

Democratic representation

Latin American politics

National, regional, and sectoral systems of innovation

Large scientific infrastructures and innovation platforms

Technology transfer

Foreign Policy Analysis of Middle Eastern States

The Interplay Identity and Power in Middle East International Relations

Identity politics

Alliances and Threat Perception

Regime-society relations

Authoritarianism in the Middle East

State-building in everyday practice

Borders and borderlands

state-society relations in (post-) conflict settings

Corruption and Political Authority

Protest Movements and Historical Action

Anthropology of the State

Politics of Care

Secularism and Religion

Conflict analyses

Civilian crisis prevention

Development theory / progress research

Comprehensive measures of societal development levels

The “good live” in the “good Society”

Strategies for fostering sustainable and egalitarian societies

Foreign Policy Analysis

BRICS and International Order

State fragility and transformation

Cyber foreign policy

Political Parties and Party Systems

Democratisation

Hybrid Regimes

Power-sharing, democratic transitions and post-conflict political designs

Migration and refugee governance

The European Union’s external refugee and migration policy

Arab immigrant communities in the West

Migrants and protest movements

Effects of global land acquisitions on economic development and the environment

Globalising agricultural markets and private governance structures

Globalisation and natural resources

Identity and foreign policy

Role theory

International politics of the environment Polar politics

Regional Powers in the Middle East

Political Islam

Financial and insurance markets (microfinance, microinsurance)

Informal employment and entrepreneurship

Empowerment and Sen's capability approach

Micro-level poverty traps

Economic development

Impact Evaluation

Experimental Economics

Economics of Well-being

Land allocation and resettlement

Economics of Religion

Comparative politics

Latin American politics

Gender and politics

First Lady

Presidencialism

Global Health Governance; Schwerpunkt: WTO/TRIPS und der Zugang zu Medikamenten

Akteure, Koordination und Contestation in Global Governance

Global Environmental/ Climate Governance

Globale Normbildungsnetzwerke

Democratization

Political Institutions

Constitutional Courts

Elections

Conflict and Security

South Asian Politics

Rohingya Crisis

Ethnic Violence

International Relations Theory

Researching Violence

Energy choices for transport and cooking

Entrepreneurship, formalization and enterprise development

Financial linkages, MFIs sustainability and poverty reduction

Gender and agribusiness

The future of alliances in a changing world order

The rise and resurgence of regional powers in international relations

Status-seeking in world politics

Transnational student mobility

Migration infrastructures

Social media

Indian middle classes

Social mobility

Shrinking civic spaces and covid-19

Authoritarianism and democratic backsliding

Civil and political rights

Business and human rights

Accountability and transparency

Political Anthropology

Civil Society

Transnationalism

Audiovisual Anthropology

Security

Intervention norms

Responsibility to protect

Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa

Power and Norms in Islamist Organizations

Muslim Brotherhood in the MENA-Region and the Gulf

Hezbollah, Hamas

Regionalism and its role in security management in Latin America

European Union politics and its current crisis

International and regional governmental organizations in comparative perspective

EU in global regionalism

International institutional complexity

Institutional design and evolution

Legitimacy and legitimation

Diffusion theories

Intergeneration Social Mobility

Equality of Opportunity

Education economics

Inequality

Public Economics

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 (esp. Philippines)

Fiscal/public policy and state budgets

Resilience of authoritarian rule

Political and non-political violence

Economic development , modernization and transformation theory

Power-sharing after peace agreements

Violent conflicts and conflict prevention

State and statehood

democratization processes

German and French Africa policy

Transnational Diffusion of Policing Doctrines (Europe – Maghreb Region)

New Forms of Authoritarian Practices in the MENA region

Security Studies

Foreign Policy Analysis

Regionalism

Micro and Small Enterprises in Developing Countries

Innovation and Capital Accumulation

Exposure to International Trade

Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

Accountability and Participation

Global Orders and Foreign Policies

Extent, processes and effects of large-scale land acquisitions

Rural development

Agricultural transformations

Critical development studies

Comparative area studies

Gender and queer theory

Qualitative methodologies

The Politics of Middle East

Religion and International Relations

Government and Politics

Introduction to International Relations

Migration policies

Diaspora engagement

Political representation

Migration data

Violence-prone groups, gangs

Violence and security

Youth

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

The ‘victor’s peace’ and post-conflict reconstruction in comparative perspective

Regionalism and conflict transformation in West Africa

Voter registration, democracy and statebuilding in West Africa

Military, arms, security and defence policy in Latin America

Political Islam (in particular Salafism)

Social movements

Gramscian theory

Environmental and development economics

Poverty reduction and low carbon economic development

Business behavior in contexts of armed conflict and peacebuilding

Relationship between legal resources

Armed conflict and crime

Dynamics of transitional justice and reconciliation

Clientelism and Social Policy in Mexico

Causes and Consequences of Populism in Comparative Perspective

Quality of Representative Democracy and the Measurement of Democracy

Environmental politics

Business and human rights

Regulation and governance of global supply chains

Indigenous peoples

Internationalization Strategies of Chinese Enterprises

Chinese Outward Direct Investment in Europe

EU-China Investment Agreement

Sino-German Economic Relations

Fiscal Federalism: Theory and Practice

Distributive Fiscal Politics

Multi-level Politics and Party System Change

Foreign Relations of Subnational Units

Federalism and Disaster Management

Mass-elite representation gap in old and new democracies, with specific focus on causes, measurement strategies, and normative implications

Comparative welfare states of OECD countries, with special focus on East Asian countries

Gender Politics of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, with special focus on legislative politics

Multi-methods, with special focus on social network analysis and media content analysis

Activities of UN peace operations

UN peacebuilding at the local level

Restrictions against civil society organizations, shrinking civic space

Quantitative methods and quantitative text analysis

Civic activism, social movements, digital activism

Authoritarian civil society and rightwing mobilisation

Civil society space

Digital repression in autocracies

Post-conflict transitional governments

Institutional reform in post-conflict societies

Security Sector Reform (SSR)

Quantitative and qualitative methods

Political attitudes and behaviour in autocracies

Contentious politics in the Middle East and North Africa

Authoritarian regimes and international cooperation

Empirical research methods

Democracy in Latin America

Digital activism

Protest

Social movement organizations

Elections and digital strategies

Populism

GCC Narratives of World Order

Comparative Democratization: Latin American Politics and Mexican Politics

Researcher in the Europe-Cuba Forum Network

Civil society action in Southeast Asia

Comparison of authoritarian regimes

Environmental Politics

Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief in Asia

Southeast Asian Regionalism

Non-State Actors and Governance

Asian Think Tanks

Citizenship studies

Migration studies

Nation-building

International Migration

Migration Policies

Gender

Online Surveillance of Marginalized Communities in Digitalizing Democracies

Information Disorder (Disinformation, Misinformation, and Mal-information) and Online Radicalization in Digitalizing Democracies

Use of Digital Platforms for Political Communications and Participation in Digitalizing Democracies

Occupational Health

Health Statistics

China’s foreign policy

Authoritarian regimes

Methods for text analysis

Social movements and protest

Legislative studies

Political economy

Relational analysis

Elections

Political Campaigns

Electoral behavior

Public Opinion