The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies is an independent social-science research institute based in Hamburg. It analyses political, social, and economic developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and compares issues of accountability and participation, peace and security, growth and development, and power and ideas across world regions. The GIGA is committed to scholarship that is global in content, structure, and reach, combining in-depth area expertise and interdisciplinary comparison. Its unique approach provides for impactful new insights and allows the Institute to bring original value-added to the field. Research-based policy advice and knowledge transfer to the wider public are essential elements of its mandate.
The GIGA operates the largest non-university information centre for area and comparative area studies in Germany and maintains a liaison office in Berlin. The institute has 160 staff members and belongs to the Leibniz Association. It is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, the Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research, and Equalities and the other federal states. It also acquires a substantial amount of competitive third-party funding.
Dirk Kohnert, German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Le gouvernement devra s'adapter à la dure réalité des inégalités économiques. Il doit tenir ses promesses électorales en matière économique et de création d'emplois..
Tim Glawion, German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Ce n’est qu’en accordant la priorité aux aspects civils de la gouvernance, tels que l'éducation et la santé, que l'État sera protégé des rébellions susceptibles de remettre en cause son pouvoir.
Tim Glawion, German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Only an emphasis on civilian aspects of rule, such as education and health, can shield the state from rebellions that challenge state power in the future.
As long as the EU strikes deals with dictators and pushes trade agreements that worsen the economic situation in many African countries, attempts to reduce migratory pressure will fail.
El Salvador stands at the centre of the current refugee crisis in Central America. But gang violence is not the only reason why its people are fleeing their country.
The UK plays a crucial role in how the European Union engages with African nations. Post referendum, political and diplomatic norms will have to be re-imagined.