German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) |
Area and comparative area studies on Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Global Affairs
We are looking forward to continuing our cooperation with
@leuphana
and warmly welcome junior professor
@BelenGonzalez_S
to the GIGA! Best wishes for a good start.
After 9 successful & extraordinarily demanding years at
#GIGA
, Prof.
@AmritaNarlikar
has announced her plans to step down from the
#Presidency
. We are happy that she will continue to pursue her cutting-edge research agenda at the institute
#WatchThisSpace
:
“Is Africa's democracy dying?” On the contrary: "Africans want democracy & they are prepared to push for it”, said
@gyimahboadi
at a GIGA event last week. Read a synopsis of the panel discussion with GIGA experts,
@afrobarometer
&
@BaerbelKofler
@dwnews
:
Twice the honour: GIGA researcher
@felixhaass
receives two different awards for his excellent dissertation examining how development aid shapes democracy after civil conflict. Congratulations!
@wissen_lockt
@KfW
We are pleased to inform you that our long-time colleague
@SabineKurtenba1
has been appointed President (ad interim) of the
#GIGA
. GIGA remains a place of excellent research for global & comparative area studies & a place where everybody will enjoy working
Happy to announce: Merike Blofield is new Director of the GIGA`s Institute of Latin American Studies. GIGA President
@AmritaNarlikar
& Executive Board welcome her to the team and thank
@SabineKurtenba1
for her commitment & collegiality as Acting Director.
Celebrating 10 years of
#OpenAccess
at the GIGA – a decade of free access to
#information
and
#knowledge
! All our publication series are available online without charge. Learn more about why & how GIGA supports open access:
Excellent kick-off event for the Observatory of the Indo-Pacific. Real tour de force (to cite
@AmritaNarlikar
!) & overview of points of interactions between Europe & Indo-Pacific (& the potential for more!) from
@MohanCRaja
. Interesting discussion, TBC in the coming sessions!
#Coronavirus
– GIGA opts for social distancing: Events are cancelled until further notice. Access our expertise via website, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram: , email us, or subscribe to our newsletter: Stay safe!
#FlattenTheCurve
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
#GIGA
-Expertin
@MarianaLlanosHa
als Professorin an die Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät der
@unierfurt
berufen. Mehr über Mariana und ihre Arbeit bei uns und im Forschungsblog der Uni
1/ Delighted to learn:
@AmritaNarlikar
&
@dandrezner
special issue
@IAJournal_CH
received over 65,000 views & an overall Altmetric score of 579! This makes it International Affairs’s most read issue in 2022🎉
Congrats Amrita, Dan & contributors💐
Our President
@AmritaNarlikar
& Team
#GIGA
look back on a successful and eventful 2022!
Thank you also to all our great partners for fruitful collaborations – We look forward to exploring new horizons together in 2023 💐🎉
#HappyNewYear
#YearInReview
#Jahresr
ückblick
We have experienced a cyber attack on a part of the GIGA's IT systems. We are taking this very seriously and are analysing the data together with external specialists. The authorities are also being duly informed.
Umzugspläne: Das GIGA zieht voraussichtlich 2023 in die Schlüterstraße. Das ehemalige Fernmeldeamt hat viel Potenzial und wir sehen der Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Partnern entgegen.
@unihh
@ZBW_news
@hh_bwfg
@fegebanks
@AmritaNarlikar
Im ehemaligen Fernmeldeamt in der Schlüterstraße entsteht ein modernes Zentrum für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Heute wurden mit den künftigen Mietern Humanities Research Center (
@unihh
),
@GIGA_Institute
&
@ZBW_news
Nutzungskonzept+Pläne für den Umbau vorgestellt.
Conference on
#Iraq20YearsOn
: We’re happy to have international experts at the GIGA, taking stock of the scholarship on
#Iraq
’s 🇮🇶 modern history,
#governance
,
#protest
movements & the politics of memory.
➡️For more:
Graduation at the GIGA Doctoral Programme: 14 up-and-coming researchers were honoured for successfully completing their doctorate in a festive ceremony last Friday. Congratulations!
Die Philipps-Universität Marburg verleiht GIGA-Lateinamerika-Expertin
@SabineKurtenba1
den Professorentitel. Wir gratulieren und freuen uns sehr über eine Vertiefung unserer Zusammenarbeit mit dem Zentrum für
#Konfliktforschung
@Uni_MR
!
und herzlichen Glückwunsch an
@timglawion
für die Auszeichnung seiner Doktorarbeit „The Security Arena in Africa: local order-making in the Central African Republic, Somaliland, and South Sudan“
“Dialogue on Indian Foreign Policy and Business Leadership Ideals. Does Culture Matter?” See pictures of an inspiring event w/ GIGA President
@AmritaNarlikar
, Anke Turner
@HS_Fresenius
,
@RamBhatt_
& Consul General Madan Lal Raigar
@IndiainHamburg
:
The GIGA welcomes all participants of the
#conference
„Regional Powers Revisited“! Participants are discussing ten years of
#research
on the topic and the potential to take it further productively.
FIIA’s Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) 2021-2023 appointed!
🔍SAC offers advice on FIIA’s research policy guidelines, assesses quality and relevance of research & supports international activities.
Read more➡️
Congratulations, Elisabeth Bunselmeyer! GIGA doctoral student wins award from the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies for outstanding dissertation on the reconciliation process following the Peruvian civil war!
@JournalZefko
In
#UNSC
, State Minister
@NielsAnnen
made clear that
#COVID19
is a MULTIDIMENSIONAL challenge that calls for more multilateralism, not less.
Integrated, coordinated peacebuilding efforts are essential - and funding must be a top priority.
Thank you,
@AmbLindnerIndia
for your support. It was a real pleasure to have you here. We all greatly enjoyed your talk on
#India
and German foreign policy and look forward to welcoming you back to the GIGA before long.
@AmritaNarlikar
@ACichowicz
Great to be back at one of Germanys most prestigious Foreign Policy Think Tanks, Hamburg-based German Institute of Global & Area Studies and guess what, President of GIGA is a phenomenal, Indian-born Professor, Dr. Amrita Narlikar! Thanks for having me over again Amrita!
Young African Scholar Award 2018/2019 –
#CallForProposals
: We invite doctoral students and early-career researchers based at institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa to submit proposals by latest 30 September 2018. Please spread the word!
@UFSweb
#AfricanStudies