President (ad interim)

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach is President (ad interim) of the GIGA.

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

Regional Institutes

Africa|Asia|Latin America|Middle East

Mediterranean Politics | 2021

The Arab Uprisings and the Return of Repression

This widely cited and currently most-read article in Mediterranean Politics provides a concise overview of how the Arab uprisings changed repression in Arab states on the one hand. On the other hand, it points to lacunae in existing repression research and lines out several approaches and themes that are becoming relevant in researching repression in the MENA and beyond.

Dr. Mirjam Edel

University of Tübingen

Blog Article | 03/2025

Finding Answers to Societal Division in Togo and Sierra Leone

People tend to seek out others who are like them. This preference for similarity can result in divided societies as people burrow deeper into like-minded groups. So, in the interest of social cohesion and peace, what would encourage people to engage with others across social divides?

Yawo Seyram Adiakpo

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