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

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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
Welcome to the #GIGA, former Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Dr. Inka Jörs!
We look forward to exchanging observations on the work of the new South-North Commission on Development and presenting our research on global developments and the #GlobalSouth. 🌍
📢 Mehr Zeit für Abstracts: Wir verlängern den Call for Papers für die motra-k #27! Beiträge können noch bis zum 20. Oktober 2026 eingereicht werden: www.motra.info/wp-content/u...
Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Ideen, Forschungsergebnisse und Perspektiven!
🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Sadia Rahman examines the CCP's ideological and institutional mechanisms driving the elimination of the Uyghur language and diaspora-led resistance.
#Israel heads towards critical elections with neither Yashar! nor Likud projected to secure a majority, raising the prospect of another political deadlock.
➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, Elianne Shewring analyses the #Israel2026elections: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
103. Kolumne Weltblick: "Ein Milliardär startet den größten Börsengang Afrikas", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social. #Afrika #Nigeria #Industrialisierung #Dangote #Rohstoffe www.faz.net/premium/welt...
Jemens Regierungstruppen gehen gegen die Huthis in die Offensive. Doch die Erfolge am Bab al-Mandab sind umstritten. GIGA-Forscher Jens Heibach ordnet die jüngste Eskalation für die Deutsche Welle ein.
➡️ Zum Artikel: amp.dw.com/de/offensive...
#US export controls on #AI chips and related #technologies accelerated a transformation in China's AI strategy.
➡️ Join us online on 8 Oct for Guangyu Qiao-Franco's lecture on how #China adapts to technology controls to achieve greater technological self-reliance: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
The new issue of @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social is out! It explores the Communist Party's involvement in private business in #China, the state's influence on educational migration, and populist content on social media in #Taiwan, among other topics.
➡️ Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
Check out our just published article ! 👉 This study of women’s and men’s trajectories (2003–2023) finds that #genderparity can boost women’s #legislative committee leadership—but doesn’t dismantle vertical or horizontal segregation. #Argentina 👇
102. Kolumne Weltblick: "Europa lässt die Klimavorreiter im Stich", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #Emissionshandel #Klimapolitik #Industriepolitik #Wettbewerbsfähigkeit #EuropäischeUnion www.faz.net/premium/welt...
While #Lula highlights the achievements of his third term in office, Flávio #Bolsonaro seeks to carry on his father’s legacy while also making his own mark. What is at stake for #Brazil’s political future?
➡️ GIGA expert @millanos.bsky.social provides answers: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/lul...
Celebrating Africa Spectrum at 60 🎉
➡️ As part of our 60th anniversary campaign, we asked former Editors-in-Chief of Africa Spectrum to reflect on what makes the journal distinctive and important within African Studies.
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⚖️ The South China Sea Arbitration Award remains one of the most consequential judicial rulings in the law of the sea.
➡️Join, 13 Oct in Berlin, when experts examine the ruling’s implications on international law:
3 more weeks left to apply for an Individual Fellowship (3-6 months) at MIASA at the Univ. of Ghana
Application deadline: 15 October
More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
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In response to #US export controls on #AI chips and related #technologies, #China is pursuing strategies to achieve greater technological self-reliance.
➡️Join, 8 October, for a talk with Guangyu Qiao-Franco who examines China’s response to US technology controls www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
Over the past two days, the GIGA welcomed international scholars from various disciplines to discuss populist world order narratives.
The workshop is part of the World Order Narratives of the Global South #WONAGO project, and was organised by @hakkitas.bsky.social.
101. Kolumne Weltblick: Beim Trump-Xi-Gipfel sind sich beide einig: Möglichst keine KI-Regulierung. "Das Rennen um KI", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #KünstlicheIntelligenz #KI #Trump #KIRegulierung #Weltpolitik #TechPolitik www.faz.net/premium/welt...
We’re ready! Looking forward to welcoming our colleagues to @giga-hamburg.de Hamburg tomorrow for our workshop on Populist World Order Narratives. See you soon!
#WONAGO #workshop #populism #foreignpolicy #worldorder
Die #BRICS können ihren Emissionsanteil nicht signifikant senken, ohne ihr Wachstumsmodell grundlegend zu ändern.
💬 Am 7. Oktober analysieren @fraumuellerbln.bsky.social und @janwilkens.bsky.social die Strategien der BRICS zwischen Wachstum und #Klimaschutz.