The group of doctoral researchers at the GIGA is composed of talented junior researchers from all over the world and from different disciplinary backgrounds. Our doctoral researchers are either self-funded (e.g. scholarship) or work in third party-funded projects at the GIGA while simultaneously pursuing their doctoral degrees.
Exchange and cooperation with scholars from around the world is a decades-long tradition at the GIGA. To promote cooperation and exchange amongst doctoral researchers, we offer stays for visiting doctoral researchers at the GIGA.
The professors and senior researchers at the GIGA and its partner universities and institutes have extensive experience supervising and mentoring doctoral researchers. Their participation in the selection process, the research colloquium, and on the doctoral board ensures the high quality of the GIGA Doctoral Programme.
Doctoral Researchers
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Current Research
Countries and Regions
Houssein Al Malla
Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers
houssein.almalla@giga-hamburg.de- International Sanctions
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Political Psychology
- Leadership Trait Analysis
- International Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
- Lebanon
- Iran
Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East and North Africa Military Coups and Civilian Control of Armies Authoritarian Regimes, Authoritarian Institutions Regime Stability and Destabilization Party Systems and Cleavages in the Middle East and North Africa German Military Deployments in the MENA-Region and Sahel
Middle East North Africa Sudan Afghanistan
Social Protection Systems and Labour Markets
Latin America Mexico Brazil
Energy Policy Climate Policy Infrastructure Studies Natural Resources & Resource Conflicts (Neo)Gramscian Approaches and Hegemony Analysis Critical Political Economy
Indonesia / Southeast Asia Brazil / South America
Ardahan Özkan Gedikli
Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers
T. +49 (40) 42825-796ardahan.gedikli@giga-hamburg.deThe Political Economy of AKP's Foreign Aid: A Regional Assessment of Middle East and North Africa
Middle East North Africa
Large-scale land investments Rural development Socioeconomic inequalities and institutions
Liberia, Sub-Saharan Africa Indonesia, South-East Asia
- Conflict transformation
- Intrastate conflict
- Social cohesion and trust
- Local understandings of peace and conflict transformation
Latin America
Political integration of social groups Electoral behavior Democratic values Social conflicts
Latin America Caribbean Bolivia Guyana Suriname
Kurdish Studies Democratization & Decentralization Security policy in & around Kurdistan Survey data harmonization
Kurdistan
Impacts on inter-gender relations in Libya
Libya MENA regions
Cyber-Mediation / Digital Mediation / E-Mediation in international conflicts International conflict resolution Mediation in inter-state and intra-state conflicts Regional patterns and variations of mediation Regional security architecture of the Middle East Peace and conflict research
Middle East
Emerging Powers International Climate Policy
Brazil India China
Religion Social Identities and Social Psychology Moral Foundations Theory Reconciliation Post-Conflict Societies
Africa
- Political violence, in particular terrorism
- Dynamics of escalation
- Non-state actors
- Resource mobilisation
- Religious minorities
- Freedom of religion and belief
Africa
African Union (AU) AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) Multilateral Diplomacy Regional Security in Africa Legitimation of Regional Organisations
Africa
Indi-Carolina Kryg
Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers
indi-carolina.kryg@giga-hamburg.deMigration and Refugee Studies Critical Citizenship Studies Border Regimes Political Agency Civil Society Organisations
Latin America Central America Mexico
- Employment in African Economies
- Rigorous Impact Evaluations
- Firms and Investment
Africa Uganda
Political parties and party systems Elections Local politics Voting behaviour Electoral geography Political trust and democracy
Latin America, particularly Brazil and Argentina
Indian foreign policy Role of identities in international relations Media and politics
India South Asia
Persian Gulf politics Geopolitics Security in the Persian Gulf Feminist Foreign Policy
Persian Gulf Iran and Saudi Arabia
The Politics of COVID-19 Vaccination in Central America
Latin America
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 Policy efforts to eliminate child labor in Latin America
Latin America
Security Sector Reforms State Repression Violent Democracies Social Protest Discursive Politics
Central America Latin America
Large-scale land acquisitions Rural Development Land conflicts Land policy in Colombia
Colombia
- Civil Society, Autocratization, International & Human Rights Law
- Nicaragua
- Central America
Regional Organisations League of Arab States & African Union Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies Critical Security Studies WMD Disarmament and non-proliferation.
Middle East North Africa
Foreign direct investments Training and job creation
Africa
International Security Securitization Theory Discourse Analysis and Speech Act Theory Collective action and Contentious Politics Political Psychology and Identity
Latin America
Structural Change Globalisation and Development
Africa Uganda
- Iran's foreign policy towards Africa
- Transnational Shia politics and networks
- Iran
- West Africa
- Political and Electoral Behaviour
- Populism (attitudes and discourse)
- Far-right politics
- Democratic Backsliding
- Attitudes
- Latin America
- Brazil
- United States
Political Institutions in Latin America Social Movements
Latin America Brazil
The politics of the People‘s Republic of China E-government & e-participation Ideology and political legitimation Central-local relations
PR China
Ecuadorian Foreign Policy Emerging Powers: China and Brazil International Cooperation South-South Cooperation, Integration and Regionalism in Latin America
Ecuador
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