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Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz

Director of the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies

Short CV

  • Since 10/2019: Director of GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies, Hamburg

  • Since 10/2019: Professor for contemporary history and politics of the Middle East at the University of Hamburg

  • 2012 - 2019: Senior Research Fellow, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)

  • Since 2013: Adjunct Lecturer, Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI)

  • 2016 - 2018: Scientific Advisor to the Kuwait Chair at Sciences Po, Paris

  • Spring 2014: KSP Visiting Professor, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), Sciences Po

  • 2009 - 2012: Visiting Research Fellow, Princeton University

  • 2006 - 2010: Director of Economic Studies, Gulf Research Center (GRC), Dubai

  • 2000 - 2006: Work for banks in Frankfurt, Mainz and Dubai in equity and fixed income trading

  • Education: PhD in Economics (Political Science and Islamic Studies as minors) Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (1999); Free University of Berlin (1995-1996); M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies (Political Science, Economics, Islamic Studies), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (1995); Institut Français d'Études Arabes de Damas and University of Damascus (1993-1994)

Current Research

  • Contemporary history of Iraq (1979-2003)

  • Geo-economics of the Middle East

  • Energy and food security

  • Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation

Countries and Regions

  • Gulf region

  • Iraq

  • Egypt

  • Syria

Research Programme

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Projects

Research Project | 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2024

World Order Narratives of the Global South

The decades since the late twentieth century are marked by the end of the bipolar world order and the rise of countries of the Global South. Most explanations focus on political and economic power shifts and do not pay much attention to ideas of order, especially those prevalent in the Global South. To provide a more inclusive perspective, this project researches world order narratives in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia. It is funded by the Federal Ministry...
Research Project | 01/06/2020 - 28/02/2021

Population Growth and Security in Africa

As recent projections estimate, population growth will remain a challenge throughout Africa, although growth rates have slowed over recent decades. Africa’s population will continue to grow strongly over the next few decades, especially in sub-regions such as the Sahel. Many observers and practitioners have started to warn that population growth may escalate distributional conflicts and could increase related challenges such as uncontrolled migration. FFO, 2020-2021

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