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
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
Middle East
North Africa
International sanctions
International organisations (U.N Studies)
Authoritarian regimes
Quantitative methods
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Regionalism in Latin America and Southeast Asia
Discourse Analysis and International Relations
Foreign Policy of Colombia
Latin America
Colombia
Citizenship policy
Migration and development
Gender and labour migration
Asia
Sino-Russian relations
International human rights
United Nations
Foreign policy of authoritarian states
China
Russia
East Asia
Central Asia
Advocacy on health-related issues
Gender issues
Human Rights and advocacy
Mexico
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
The 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
Crime and Education
Africa
Asia
Energy, environmental and development economics
Effects of energy price increases on welfare and the performance of micro- and small enterprises in Mexico
Ghana
Political integration of social groups
Electoral behavior
Democratic values
Social conflicts
Latin America
Caribbean
Bolivia
Guyana
Suriname
Kurdish Studies
Democratization and Decentralization
Post-conflict reconstruction
Survey data harmonization
Kurdistan
Iraq
Turkey
Syria
Iran
Asma Khalifa
Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers
T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-523asma.khalifa@giga-hamburg.deImpacts 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
Terrorism as tactical consideration of social movement organisations and collective actors in contentious politics
Religious Minorities: Discrimination, Grievances and Conflict
Africa
Middle East
African Union (AU)
AU Peace and Security Council (PSC)
Multilateral Diplomacy
Regional Security in Africa
Legitimation of Regional Organisations
Africa
Indi-Carolina Kryg
Office of the President / Doctoral Researcher
T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-501indi-carolina.kryg@giga-hamburg.deMigration and Refugee Studies
Critical Citizenship Studies
Border Regimes
Political Agency
Civil Society Organisations
Latin America
Central America
Mexico
Gender and Entrepreneurship
Innovation, Technology Use and Adaptation in Micro and Small Enterprises
Africa
Uganda
Nils Lukacs
Doctoral Researcher
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
Foreign policy strategies
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
Comparative regionalism (EU, Mercosur, Andean Community)
Norm diffusion
Latin America
Security Sector Reforms
State Repression
Violent Democracies
Social Protest
Discursive Politics
Central America
Latin America
Jorge A. Rincón Barajas
Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers
T. +49 (0)40 - 42825-736jorge.rincon@giga-hamburg.deLarge-scale land acquisitions
Rural Development
Land conflicts
Land policy in Colombia
Colombia
Democratisation Studies
Comparative Politics
Political Party Development
State Transformation
Religious Conflict
Myanmar
Southeast Asia
South Africa
Regional Organisations
League of Arab States & African Union
Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies
Critical Security Studies
WMD Disarmament and non-proliferation.
Middle East
North Africa
Regional Organisation
Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies
Human Rights
Tunisia
Lebanon
League of Arab States
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
Structural Change
Globalisation and Development
Africa
Uganda
Electoral and Voting Behaviour
Populism (attitudes and discourse)
Far-right politics
Political psychology in peace processes
Political leadership and decision-making
Emotions in Peace and Conflict Studies
Africa (mainly South Africa)
Latin America (mainly Colombia)
Siri Völker
Doctoral Researcher / Research Data Management
T. +49 (0)40 - 428 25-526siri.voelker@giga-hamburg.dePolitical Institutions in Latin America
Social Movements
Latin America
Brazil
Askan Weidemann
Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers
T. +49 (40) 42825-796askan.weidemann@giga-hamburg.deThe 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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