Area studies and comparative area studies on Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Global Affairs from Hamburg, Germany.
Website: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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The FIFA Men’s #WorldCup2026 has implications for nationalism, sportswashing, and social protests in #MiddleEast & #NorthAfrica. In our latest #GIGAFocus, André Bank, Idriss Jebari, Hamid Talebian & @eckartwoertz.bsky.social analyse the politics of #football: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
🆕 How does Islamic ethical thought shape socio-political life in Northern Nigeria?
Fahm and Ibrahim show how Islamic ethical frameworks shape ideas of leadership, community resilience, and social repair amid governance, insecurity, and inequality.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/00020397261452691
Ist der Export von Demokratie & Sicherheit eine gescheiterte Mission? Gemeinsam mit Dr. Malte Lierl (@giga-hamburg.de) diskutierten wir die Chancen und Grenzen des Demokratieexports. Anhand der Beispiele Afghanistan, Irak und Sahelzone haben wir gefragt: Was können wir für die Zukunft lernen?
What comes after the liberal international order? 🌍
Join us for a WONAGO Lecture with Nora Fisher-Onar (University of San Francisco), introducing "multiplexity 2.0".
🗓️ 16 June, 16:00 CET
📍 @giga-hamburg.de Hamburg + online
Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a640d0...
#Flüchtlingspolitik: Weltweit sind mehr Menschen auf Schutz angewiesen; gleichzeitig werden #Grenzsicherung und #Migrationspolitik restriktiver. Beim ersten Humanitären Salon spricht Katharina Thote @unhcr.org über diese Entwicklungen.
➡️ Jetzt anmelden, 18. Juni: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...
Caught in the Middle? Our third roundtable explored how states are navigating an increasingly fragmented international order through strategies of #multialignment, drawing on perspectives from Europe, Brazil, India, Southeast Asia, and beyond. 🌐
#ComparativeAreaStudies in the Making: Day 2 of our Research meets Policy-Event started with a roundtable on #TransnationalRepression – how authoritarian states extend repression beyond their borders and target diaspora communities abroad. 🌍
#Research Meets Policy: We are happy that over the next two days, the #GIGA is bringing together policy-makers, researchers, and practitioners in Berlin to discuss "Policy Realignment amid #Multipolarisation: Leveraging Area Expertise." We look forward to in-depth discussions and exchanges. ⚖️🌎
#Peace in Pieces? Our second roundtable explored the patterns and pitfalls of #peacebuilding in an increasingly fragile international order, drawing on experiences from the Middle East and North Africa, West Africa and the Sahel, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. 🕊️
From the importance of #AreaExpertise to the challenges facing liberal democracies and the future of #multilateralism: GIGA President @skurtenbach.bsky.social kicked off the event, followed by keynotes by MdB @rodki.bsky.social and Louise Fawcett @ox.ac.uk. 🗨️🌐
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
