German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Institutions for Peace

To overcome war and violent conflicts, building and strengthening institutions for peace is crucial. This includes power-sharing governments, security sector reform and other processes. We investigate these and pay equal attention to institutions and processes that may obstruct peace.

India Week 2023 | 21/11/2023

India’s G20 Presidency: Reviving Multilateralism through Responsible Leadership

The expert panel will analyse the contributions that India’s G20 Presidency has made to the revival and reform of multilateralism and explore how these ideas can be developed further under the Indo-German partnership. This event is part of the G20-T20 outreach process, Task Force 3 LiFE, and the GIGA’s T4T project.

GIGA Forum | 13/09/2023

Can Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy Work in Afghanistan, Iran, and Ukraine?

This GIGA Forum investigates the newly launched German “Feminist Foreign Policy” guidelines and their implications for Germany’s foreign policy-making, with particular reference to developments in Afghanistan, Iran, and Ukraine.

Workshop | 13/04/2023 - 14/04/2023

Legal Identity under Insurgencies and Unrecognised States

Special issue workshop bringing together scholars, practitioners and policymakers working at the cutting-edge of legal identity issues in a range of different contexts to problematise, ponder and begin the process of re-envisaging what a world beyond the binaries of state and non-state could look like.

Der Spiegel | Quote | 20/02/2023

Wie viel fehlt noch zur Bombe?

Die Internationale Atomenergiebehörde hat in Iran offenbar hochangereichertes Uran gefunden. Noch ist offen, ob das Material gezielt erzeugt wurde, doch die Konzentration könnte für den Bau einer Atombombe ausreichen. Einschätzungen von GIGA-Experte Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz.

Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz

Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies / Editor GIGA Focus Middle East

GIGA Focus Asia | 2/2023

Indonesia’s Islamic Peace Diplomacy: Crafting a Role Model for Moderate Islam

Indonesian state and non-state actors are increasingly engaging in an Islamic peace diplomacy with global ambitions. By promoting moderate interpretations of the faith, they seek to weaken Arab dominance within Islamic discourse and rebrand Indonesia as a role model for the Islamic world.

Dr. Amanda tho Seeth (née Kovacs)

Research Fellow

taz - die tageszeitung | Interview | 11/02/2023

„Europa muss sehr vorsichtig sein“

Im Interview mit der taz spricht Dr. André Bank über die politische Lage in Syrien nach dem schweren Erdbeben vom 6. Februar. Er plädiert für die Öffnung weiterer Grenzübergänge an der syrisch-türkischen Grenze und warnt die EU davor, Hilfe über das brutale Regime von Präsident Bashar al-Assad zu senden.

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

In Brief | 13/02/2023

After the Earthquake: Background to the Political Situation in Syria and Turkey

Dr. André Bank and Dastan Jasim shed light on the political situation in Syria and Turkey following the massive earthquake that shook the region on 6 February. The GIGA’s Middle East researchers provide background information and recommendations regarding the provision of humanitarian aid.

Tagesspiegel | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 12/12/2022

Konflikt im Jemen: Der Blick geht nach Washington

Der UN-Sicherheitsrat ist machtlos. Aber der Demokrat Bernie Sanders will mit einer Resolution im Senat die Reduzierung der US-Militärhilfe erreichen. Ein Gastbeitrag von Jens Heibach im Tagesspiegel.

Dr. Jens Heibach

Research Fellow

Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau

Director of the GIGA Institute for African Affairs / Editor GIGA Focus Africa

T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-517 matthias.basedau@giga-hamburg.de

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

Lead Research Fellow / Co-Leader of the GIGA Institute for Latin American Studies (ad interim) Editor GIGA Focus Latin America

T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-570 sabine.kurtenbach@giga-hamburg.de

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-584 andre.bank@giga-hamburg.de

Dr. Tim Glawion

Research Fellow

tim.glawion@giga-hamburg.de

Research Project | 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023

PEACEptions

Providing a conceptual framework in which different ideas of peace can be highlighted and their differences analysed in order to be able to formulate concrete proposals for peacebuilding is at the heart of this project. The concept is based on three elements whose meaning crosses historical and cultural boundaries: physical integrity, individual and collective human rights, and constructive conflict transformation.
FES, 2021-2023

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

Kristina Birke Daniels

Katharina Wegner

Nina Netzer

SWP Comment | 05/2023

Stopping the War in Sudan: Civilian Actors, not Just the Parties to the Conflict, Should Lead the Peace Negotiations

In this policy paper, GIGA researcher Hager Ali and SWP researcher Gerrit Kurtz, argue that civilian actors formed a broad anti-war coalition that should set the tone for peace talks from the very beginning.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Dr. Gerrit Kurtz

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

SWP Aktuell | 05/2023

Den Krieg in Sudan stoppen. Zivile Akteure, nicht allein die Konfliktparteien, sollten die Friedensverhandlungen führen

In Sudan kämpfen die wichtigsten Sicherheitskräfte des Landes gegeneinander. Eine
schnelle militärische Entscheidung ist angesichts des relativ ausgeglichenen Kräfteverhältnisses zwischen den Sudanesischen Streitkräften (SAF) und den Rapid Support Forces (RSF) nicht zu erwarten. Durch dieses strategische Patt sind die Chancen auf eine erfolgreiche Vermittlung nicht ausweglos.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Dr. Gerrit Kurtz

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

GIGA Focus Asia | 2/2023

Indonesia’s Islamic Peace Diplomacy: Crafting a Role Model for Moderate Islam

Dr. Amanda tho Seeth (née Kovacs)

Research Fellow

Blog Article | 01/2023

Why the Military Promised to Withdraw from Power in Sudan

Dissolving former ruling parties and purging institutions breaks with old regimes. But, Hager Ali, building strong political parties to govern after ousting long-time rulers takes far more time than new incumbents have, especially when they face severe crises.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Small Wars and Insurgencies | 2023

Rebel Governance or Governance in Rebel Territory? Extraction and Services in Ndélé, Central African Republic

Rebel governance assumes a symbiotic relationship between coercion and public goods provision. However, in the rebel-held town of Ndélé, Central African Republic, we find that governance happens in rebel-held territory, but rarely by rebels.

Dr. Tim Glawion

Research Fellow

Anne-Clémence Le Noan

Online Cooperation Event | 06/09/2021

After Afghanistan: What Is the Way Forward for German Participation in Peace Missions and State-Building?

In the face of the failed Bundeswehr engagement in Afghanistan, peace missions are in need of re-evaluation. Experts from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg and from the GIGA discussed the future of German deployments abroad.

GIGA Global Transitions Conference | 07/12/2017 - 08/12/2017

Envisioning Peace | Transforming Conflict

Scholars and practitioners will address questions such as: What is our understanding of peace and conflict transformation? What are the advantages and disadvantages of narrow and broad concepts? Is peace a utopia, a continuum, or an incremental process? Is there an overlap between peace and other concepts such as harmony, justice, equality, development?

India Week 2023 | 21/11/2023

India’s G20 Presidency: Reviving Multilateralism through Responsible Leadership

Panel Discussion | 04/10/2023

Strategische Partner Deutschland und Mongolei? Anspruch, Realität und Initiativen

Im Jahr 2024 feiern die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Mongolei das 50-jährige Jubiläum der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen. Wir nehmen dies zum Anlass, hochrangige offizielle Vertreter:innen sowie ausgewiesene Expert:innen nach Stand und Perspektiven dieser strategischen Partnerschaft zu fragen.

GIGA Forum | 13/09/2023

Can Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy Work in Afghanistan, Iran, and Ukraine?

Conference | 06/07/2023 - 07/07/2023

Radical Lefts of the South: Cross-Regional Dialogues and Research Trends in the MENA and Latin America

Focused on Latin American and MENA radical leftist movements post World War II, this conference encourages a cross-regional, interdisciplinary perspective. It explores shared worldviews, unique trajectories, and their interplay with their respective contexts, while addressing the methodological challenges in studying these movements.

GIGA Event | 01/06/2023

Criminal Governance and Questioned Legitimacy: Territorial Orders and Armed Actors in Caracas?

Verónica Zubillaga, PhD, will give a lecture based on the analysis of ethnographic data. She will discuss the concepts of collaborative governance and criminal governance to understand how social control functions locally in an authoritarian context where a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis has restricted the resources and scope of government.

Online Cooperation Event | 06/09/2021

After Afghanistan: What Is the Way Forward for German Participation in Peace Missions and State-Building?

GIGA Global Transitions Conference | 07/12/2017 - 08/12/2017

Envisioning Peace | Transforming Conflict

India Week 2023 | 21/11/2023

India’s G20 Presidency: Reviving Multilateralism through Responsible Leadership

Panel Discussion | 04/10/2023

Strategische Partner Deutschland und Mongolei? Anspruch, Realität und Initiativen

Conference | 06/07/2023 - 07/07/2023

Radical Lefts of the South: Cross-Regional Dialogues and Research Trends in the MENA and Latin America

GIGA Event | 01/06/2023

Criminal Governance and Questioned Legitimacy: Territorial Orders and Armed Actors in Caracas?

Online Cooperation Event | 06/09/2021

After Afghanistan: What Is the Way Forward for German Participation in Peace Missions and State-Building?

GIGA Global Transitions Conference | 07/12/2017 - 08/12/2017

Envisioning Peace | Transforming Conflict

MSN News | Interview | 14/09/2023

Libya flood: Civil society unites in ramping up aid

"Years of not having a reliable government or any system that distributes needed resources fairly and efficiently through the country has left the civil society with a deep mistrust towards the administration," Hager Ali, a researcher at the GIGA, told DW.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Deutsche Welle | Interview | 14/09/2023

Libya flood: Civil society unites in ramping up aid

Despite solidarity among Libyans across the political divide, civil society is weak after years of crackdown. Their efforts to provide aid remain curbed by logistical and structural problems caused by rival governments

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

WDR Cosmo | Interview | 14/09/2023

Live-Interview zur politischen Lage in Libyen nach der Flut in Derna

Nach den schweren Überschwemmungen in Libyen macht sich neben der Verzweiflung auch Wut breit. Der Vorwurf: Korruption, Machtkämpfe und Nachlässigkeit hätten das Unglück erst möglich gemacht. GIGA-Forscherin Hager Ali spricht über die politische Lage in Libyen nach der Flut in Derna.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Conference | 15/05/2023 - 19/05/2023

The Sudan Crisis Explained: Al-Burhan versus Dagalo

IAPSS World Congress 2023, Concordia University, Montréal, Montréal Organisers: International Association for Political Science Students Hager Ali (Speaker)

In this presentation, GIGA Researcher Hager Ali, breaks down the origins of the 2023 Sudan Crisis, and discusses how institutional development after the 2021 compounds conflict resolution.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Folke Bernadotte Academy - Swedish Government Agency for Peace, Security, and Development | 03/05/2023

Al-Burhan Versus Dagalo: The Structural Origins of the Sudan Crisis

Organiser: Folke Bernadotte Academy - Swedish Government Agency for Peace, Security, and Development Hager Ali (Consultant)

In this guest presentation on the Sudan Crisis, GIGA Researcher Hager Ali unpacks the structural origins of the power struggle between Abdelfattah Al-Burhan and Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo.

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

Universität Hamburg | 26/04/2023

Media, Journalism, and Foreign Policy: Covering the Sudan Crisis

Organiser: Universität Hamburg Hager Ali (Speaker)

Guest Lecture by Hager Ali for the seminar "Foreign Policy Analysis" on the role of media coverage in political decision-making and the recent coverage of the Sudan Crisis

Hager Ali

Doctoral Researcher

President

Prof. Dr. Amrita Narlikar is President of the GIGA. Her research focuses on international negotiations, economic statecraft, and multilateralism. She has a special interest in India, Asia, and the BRICS.

Office of the President