German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

From missionary sinology to today’s more securitized landscape, factors influencing perceptions on #China vary are often unknown. ➡️Join, 28 Oct, for a talk by Julie Yu-Wen Chen who examines what it takes to keep China studies global. Moderated by Esther Song. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

📢 Call for Papers: How are ideas debated, contested, and circulated in contemporary #China? We invite submissions of original, empirically grounded papers for the workshop “Contested Ideas: Knowledge, Publics, and Political Debate in Contemporary China" by 30 Nov: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/con...

Drawing on survey data from 38 countries, the latest flagship report of #Afrobarometer challenges Western assumptions about alignment in an increasingly multipolar world. At a #GIGATalk, experts analysed the report’s findings. ➡️ Their key takeaways: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

What drives the rise of the far right in #Brazil and the Americas? And what can Europe learn from these developments? This week, scholars came together at the #GIGA for a workshop to discuss this timely matter. Thank you for the fruitful exchange! ➡️ More: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/the...

www.iai.spk-berlin.de/veranstaltun... Tonight, I’ll be speaking at the IAI Institute in Berlin on this longstanding topic of mine—one that keeps resurfacing with renewed urgency, particularly ahead of elections in Brazil and the U.S.

➡️ Dr. @marthacj.bsky.social, Associate Professor at Northeastern University, has served as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Africa Spectrum since 2023. 💬 See the image for her reflections. 🔔 Follow our anniversary campaign for more editor reflections. @giga-hamburg.de

105. Kolumne Weltblick: "Die Ukraine braucht ein europäisches Starlink", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #Ukraine #Starlink #ElonMusk #EuropäischeSicherheit #Satellitenkommunikation www.faz.net/premium/welt...

Perceptions of #China vary regionally, and the factors influencing them are often unknown. Join us on 28 October for a talk by Julie Yu-Wen Chen, who examines what it takes to keep China studies global. Moderated by Esther Song. ➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co... #GIGAChinaSeries

#MeetTheTeam: Yada Güntepe joined the #GIGA as Assistant to the Director of the GIGA Institute for African Affairs in January 2026. 🌍 ➡️ Learn about Yada’s work in our interview: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/sp...

We have a 🆕 #firstonline & #openaccess article on #Paraguay explaining the Taiwan recognition anomaly 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Thank you for the great collaboration, @nilsweidmann.bsky.social, @alexaisa.bsky.social, @belengonzalez.bsky.social and Thomas Schincariol! @uni-konstanz.de, @giga-hamburg.de link.springer.com/article/10.1...

104. Kolumne Weltblick: Krise am Golf - gebrauchte Öltanker kosten plötzlich mehr als neue. "Kaufrausch für gebrauchte Supertanker", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #Supertanker #Schifffahrt #Ölmarkt #Nahost #Weltwirtschaft www.faz.net/premium/supe...

The push for self-governance by the #CCP is driving its deeper organisational and digital reach into society in #China. 🔍 In this GIGA Focus, Heike Holbig and @askanweidemann.bsky.social examine the silent revolution of Party-State Governance in China: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

#BigTech is no longer just shaping technology. It is shaping #geopolitics. In this #GIGAInsights video, #GIGA researcher @sangeetamahapatra.bsky.social explains how AI companies are accumulating power, by providing digital infrastructure and public services, but also by engaging in #diplomacy. 🌐

➡️ Dr. @timglawion.bsky.social, Senior Researcher at the Arnold-Bergstraesser Institute, served as Editor-in-Chief of Africa Spectrum from 2022–2024. 💬 See the image for his reflections. 🔔 Follow our anniversary campaign for more editor reflections. @giga-hamburg.de

Former Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Dr. Inka Jörs visited the #GIGA today for an exchange on the South-North Commission on Development. Discussions with our researchers focused on conflict and security, economic transformation, and climate and energy from #GlobalSouth perspectives.

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. doi.org/10.1177/1868... @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com

#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... #GIGA #Jemen #Huthis

#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 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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. #AFR60yrs Thread 🧵

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... @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @dhi-paris.fr @ziaf-frankfurt.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de

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. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...

Knapp zwei Jahre nach Assads Sturz steht #Syrien vor einer unsicheren Zukunft. ➡️ Jetzt für eine 1-on-1-Session mit GIGA-Experte André Bank im Rahmen von „Book a Scientist“ der #Leibniz-Gemeinschaft am 29.09.2026 registrieren! www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne...

Afrobarometer's survey of public opinion in 38 countries in #Africa reveals challenges to Western assumptions about alignment. ➡️️Join, 1 October, when #Afrobarometer CEO Joe Asunka discusses these findings with @geronafrica.bsky.social and Matthias Basedau. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

#US export controls on #AI chips and related #technologies accelerated a transformation in China's AI strategy. ➡️Join, 8 October, for a talk with @guangyuqiao-franco.bsky.social on how #China achieves greater technological self-reliance. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

🇨🇳 NEW: "Security provider meets security seekers: Explaining the support for China’s Global Security Initiative through role alignment" by Sebastian Biba (@goetheuni.bsky.social) & Julia Gurol (@giga-hamburg.de). 📑👉 Open access - read here: cambridge.org/core/journal...

Today is the #InternationalDayofPeace. Millions suffer under international #crises, armed conflicts, and other forms of #violence. At the GIGA, researchers study the causes of violent #conflict and the conditions that foster sustainable #peace. ➡️Learn more: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/...

The latest Afrobarometer report shows that African publics want more trade, global engagement, and influence in institutions like the UN. ➡️ Join us on 1 October in Berlin, for a discussion with Afrobarometer CEO Joe Asunka and Matthias Basedau. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

Yesterday, GIGA staff members undertook a trip to the Botschaft der Wildtiere. The exhibition is showcasing the region's wild animals and #biodiversity. Along with research on #sustainability, this issue is a priority for the entire institute. ➡️ Learn more: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/...

100. Kolumne Weltblick: Hunderterjubiläum. Wie die Huthis trotz jahrelanger Luftangriffe zum Machtfaktor am Roten Meer wurden. "Was wollen die Huthi im Jemen?", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #Jemen #Huthis #RotesMeer #Nahost #Geopolitik www.faz.net/premium/welt...

Geopolitical tensions and geoeconomic fragmentation are giving rise to "connector countries", which act as intermediaries between competing trading blocs. ➡️ Find more takeaways from our recent GIGA Talk on the implications of geoeconomic fragmentation here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

Lassen sich Nachhaltigkeits- und Entwicklungsziele in einer zunehmend fragmentierten Weltwirtschaft erreichen? ➡️Für eine 1-on-1-Session mit GIGA-Expertin Frauke Steglich im Rahmen von „Book a Scientist“ der #LeibnizGemeinschaft am 29.09.2026 registrieren: www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/ueber-uns/ne...

Within the #BRICS, #China and #India have different interests and ambitions. 💬 Join us on 17 September for a panel discussion in collaboration with @merics.bsky.social, exploring the rivalry between China and India following the 2026 #BRICSSummit. ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

Africa's opportunity in #AI lies in diffusing the technology widely, adapting it locally, and retaining enough agency to manage external dependencies. ➡️ In this GIGA Focus, Tevin Tafese analyses paths to AI adaptation in #Africa: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Come and work with us at @giga-hamburg.de in Hamburg! We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow focusing on the Middle East and North Africa. It is a 3+3 year position, offering up to six years to develop an independent research profile at GIGA. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...