Office of the President

Office of the President


  • Welcome to the Office of the GIGA President.

    Professor Amrita Narlikar heads our Institute since October 2014. Her research focuses on international negotiations, economic statecraft, and multilateralism. She has a special interest in India, Asia, and the BRICS.

    At the President’s office, Amrita works closely with Julia Kramer (Manager of Institutional Development) and Sonja Bartsch (Research Manager). If you have any questions, please contact us at: president@giga-hamburg.de.

    Together with all our colleagues at the GIGA, we conduct research with real-world relevance that strives for academic excellence. The exchange with policy practitioners and the media complements this mandate. As part of our outreach, we offer open access publications, a comprehensive library collection, and a broad range of events for specialists and the interested public.

    We are happy to present to you our work here at the centre and of the entire Institute.



    GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series | 12/09/2023 - 12/12/2023

    Global Digital Transformation

    The GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series brings leading minds in academia and policy from all over the world to the Institute to stimulate public exchange on key global developments. In 2023, we tackle the global digital transformation from diverse angles and offer innovative perspectives on this societal re-alignment. Upcoming next, 12 December: Prof. Dr. Olubukola S. Adesina will speak on "Digital Diplomacy and African Countries: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects ".

    Blog Article | 08/2023

    A Rose By Any Other Name?: In Defence of the “Global South”

    Nora Kürzdörfer and Amrita Narlikar discuss the utility of the term "Global South" and call for a recognition of the Global South’s umbrella identity, along with key differentiations within it.


    Event Series

    Amrita curates the GIGA’s two flagship events: the GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series and the Global Transitions Conference. Both sets of events bring together leading scholars, practitioners, and the interested public to engage on some of the most pressing challenges of our times. She and her team take the lead on multiple other collaborative formats, including 1.5 dialogues. Recent examples of this engagement and outreach include the Körber Multilateralism Lab, sessions co-organised with the Federal Foreign Office with respect to the White Paper on Multilateralism, the Indo-German Roundtable co-organized with the Observer Research Foundation and KAS, and the annual conference of PIN Processes of International Negotiation.

    GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series | 12/09/2023 - 12/12/2023

    Global Digital Transformation

    The GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series brings leading minds in academia and policy from all over the world to the Institute to stimulate public exchange on key global developments. In 2023, we tackle the global digital transformation from diverse angles and offer innovative perspectives on this societal re-alignment. Upcoming next, 12 December: Prof. Dr. Olubukola S. Adesina will speak on "Digital Diplomacy and African Countries: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Prospects ".

    GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series

    The GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series brings leading minds in academia and policy from all over the world to Hamburg to stimulate public exchange on key global developments. The GIGA is grateful to the Federal Foreign Office for funding the series and to the Hamburg Senate for hosting the inaugural lecture.

    GIGA Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series

    GIGA Global Transitions Conference

    The GIGA launched the Global Transitions Conference Series in 2015 to promote analysis and debate on key problems the world faces today from diverse academic and practitioners’ perspectives, and to propose innovative and feasible solutions. Once a year, leading thinkers from around the globe are invited to join GIGA scholars for this dynamic interaction at the GIGA in Hamburg, Germany.

    GIGA Global Transitions Conference

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