German Institute for Global and Area Studies

It analyses political, economic, and social developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, as well as the Middle East.It combines its analysis with comparative research on international relations, development and globalisation, violence and security, and political systems.It is represented on the boards of various academic networks, particularly those related to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.Together with the president, the GIGA executive board comprises Asia researcher Patrick Köllner (GIGA vice president), Middle East academic Eckart Woertz, Africa academic Matthias Basedau, and Managing Director Peter Peetz.As of July 2014[update], the GIGA is coordinating the International Diffusion and Cooperation of Authoritarian Regimes (IDCAR) network.
The GIGA in Hamburg
Foundation under civil lawHamburgGermanresearch instituteFederal Foreign OfficeBerlinLeibniz Associationarea studiesUniversity of OxfordSciences PoAfrica SpectrumJournal of Current Chinese AffairsJournal of Current Southeast Asian AffairsMatthias BasedauPatrick KöllnerAmrita NarlikarWayback MachineThe Conversation (website)Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und ZellkulturenGerman Maritime MuseumGerman Mining MuseumMuseum für NaturkundeMuseum KoenigRömisch-Germanisches ZentralmuseumSenckenberg Nature Research SocietyCentre for Contemporary HistoryCentre for Tropical Marine EcologyDagstuhlFerdinand-Braun-InstitutGerman Institute for Economic ResearchGerman Research Institute for Public AdministrationGESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social SciencesIfo Institute for Economic ResearchInnovations for High Performance MicroelectronicsInstitut für KristallzüchtungKiel Institute for the World EconomyLeibniz Institute for Astrophysics PotsdamLeibniz Institute for Baltic Sea ResearchLeibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert InstituteLeibniz Institute for NeurobiologyLeibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of KielLeibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern EuropeLeibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und WerkstoffforschungLeibniz-Institut für Molekulare PharmakologieMathematical Research Institute of OberwolfachGerman National Library of EconomicsResearch Center BorstelRWI EssenSocio-Economic PanelWZB Berlin Social Science Center