German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

Kurzer Lebenslauf

10/2018 - 09/2019: Komm. Direktor des GIGA Instituts für Nahost-Studien
Seit 03/2010: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am GIGA Institut für Nahost-Studien
2008 - 2009: Werkverträge für Forschungsberichte zu "Stabilitätsfaktoren autoritärer Regime" (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Institut für Politikwissenschaft) sowie zu "Gewalt und Individuierung" (Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Institut für Soziologie); Elternzeit
2007 - 2008: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Arbeitsbereich Politik des Vorderen Orients des Otto-Suhr-Instituts für Politikwissenschaft der Freien Universität Berlin
2005 - 2007: Promotionsstipendiat der Deutschen Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF) am Zentrum für Konfliktforschung der Philipps-Universität Marburg
Studium: Politikwissenschaft, Islamkunde und Soziologie an der Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen und der University of Washington in Seattle/USA,; Dissertation „Regionale Kriege und lokale Ordnungen im Nahen Osten: Irak, Palästina und neue Herrschaftsformen in Jordanien“ (Dissertationspreis 2011 der Deutschen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient) an der Philipps-Universität Marburg

Aktuelle Forschung

Regionale Erklärungsfaktoren für Autoritarismus
Staatlichkeit und politische Herrschaft im Nahen Osten (v.a. Jordanien und Syrien)
Krieg in Syrien
Regionalpolitik und das Verhältnis von Arabismus und Islamismus

Länder und Regionen

Jordanien
Syrien
Palästina/Israel
Türkei (Nahostpolitik)

Forschungsschwerpunkte

Mitgliedschaften

Digest of Middle East Studies, Editorial Board Member of Digest of Mddle East Studies, seit 2020

Auszeichnungen

Nils Petter Gleditsch JPR Article of the Year Award 2015, Sage publishing , 2016

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

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Middle East Policy | 09.2024

Forward to the Past?: Regional Repercussions of the Gaza War

What are the repercussions of the Gaza war in the Middle East? The article argues that the war has taken the region “forward to the past,” e.g. by revitalizing “Palestine” as a central issue and by increasing the regimes-people divide. At the same time, “Palestine” today has broader global resonance than previous Arab and Islamic framings.

Dr. André Bank

Prof. Dr. Morten Valbjørn

Dr. May Darwich

GIGA Focus Nahost | 5/2024

Syria Is Not Safe: A Look to Its Regions

Die Gewalteskalation in weiten Teil Syriens seit dem Jahr 2023 und das Fortbestehen der Assad-Diktatur zeigen, dass das Land nicht sicher ist – nirgendwo. Jedwede Pläne, syrische Geflüchtete aus nahöstlichen und europäischen Ländern nach Syrien abzuschieben, sollten deshalb klar ablehnt werden.

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

Ronja Herrschner

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Video | 07.2023

COVID-19 and Violent Actors in the Global South: An Inter- and Cross-Regional Comparison

This trend analysis examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and non-state violent actors in the Global South. We provide an ACLED-based interregional mapping of trends in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Yannick Deepen

Dr. André Bank

Dr. Julia Grauvogel

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

International Migration Review | 06.2023

Disentangling Forced Migration Governance: Actors and Drivers along the Displacement Continuum

In this paper, we study the question of who and what drives forced migration governance in origin, host, and transit states, drawing on empirical material from the contemporary Syrian and Libyan, and the historical Algerian displacement situations.

Dr. Lea Müller-Funk

Dr. Christiane Fröhlich

Dr. André Bank

Web Publication | 11.2022

Narrative map on "COVID-19 and Dynamics of (Post)War Violence"

The pandemic altered the opportunity structures of state and non-state armed actors, exacerbated grievances, prompted new investments in services provision, and created new spaces for cooperation, thereby affecting the dynamics of violence across different dimensions and time horizons.

Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach

Dr. Viviana García Pinzón

Dr. André Bank

Forschungsprojekt | 01.04.2023 - 31.03.2029

Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM): Imagining Futures - Dealing with Disparity, Phase II

The Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) based in Tunis is the first and only Institute for Advanced Studies in North Africa. MECAM’s ambition is to become an intellectual hub that contributes to the emergence of cutting-edge, internationally relevant and visible research in the humanities and social sciences on, from and in the Maghreb and in particular with scholars from the Maghreb. The GIGA coordinates MECAM's publications as well as outreach and transfer activities.
BMBF, 2023-2029

Forschungsprojekt | 01.03.2021 - 31.08.2022

COVID-19 and the Dynamics of (Post-)War Violence: Lessons from Colombia and Syria

What are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dynamics of violence during and after civil wars? The project analyses the pandemic-related reconfiguration of social and political orders in a comparative study of Syria and Colombia at subnational levels. In this way, it will provide new knowledge on violence dynamics in two of the most complex conflicts today and be able to suggest crucial lessons for similar (post-)war contexts in other parts of the world.
Volkswagen Foundation, 2021-2022

Forschungsprojekt | 01.04.2020 - 31.03.2023

Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM): Imagining Futures - Dealing with Disparity, Phase I

The "Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb" (MECAM), founded in 2020, is a platform for regional and international scientific exchange in Tunisia based on the central theme "Imagining Futures - Dealing with Disparity". The centre is located at the renowned Université de Tunis in the Tunisian capital. Its research work focuses on the effects of multidimensional disparity on models, visions and ideas about political, social, economic, and cultural futures.
BMBF, 2020-2023

Forschungsprojekt | 01.11.2018 - 30.04.2023

Migration Governance and Asylum Crises, Work Package "Comparing Crises" (MAGYC)

This project explores how European migration policies are influenced by political crises triggered by (forced) migration. At a time when such policies are heavily contested across European member-states, and when asylum seems more threatened than ever, this project is critically important to improve our understanding of how migration policies are formulated and shaped by a context of crisis. The project gathers 13 partners from diverse European countries, as well as from Lebanon and Turkey, and GIGA leads the Work Package “Comparing Crises”.
EC, Horizon 2020, 2018-2023

Deutsche Welle "Geofaktor" | Interview | 12.12.2024

Пощёчина Путину: Режим Асада в Сирии пал – что дальше? "Геофактор"

Nach dem Ende Assads, wer sind die neuen Herrscher HTS und was sind die geopolitischen Interessen externer Akteure? Dr. André Bank vom GIGA im Interview.

CNN - News 18 | Interview | 11.12.2024

Syria War | Mohammad al-Bashir becomes caretaker PM of Syria

Why did the Assad regime fell so quickly? According to Dr. André Bank, it is a combination of the strength and cohesion of the rebels and the weakness of both the Assad regime and his regional and international allies.

Reuters | Interview | 10.12.2024

How did Syria's rebels manage to topple Assad?

While the speed of the toppling of Assad in only ten days was surprising, the structural weakness of the regime and the increasing strength of the rebel forces were not, says Dr. André Bank from the GIGA Institute for Middle East Studies.

German Institute for Global and Area Studies | 18.09.2024

The Situation in Syria's Regions: Implications for Jordan and Europe

Organisation: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Dr. André Bank (Berater:in)

How is the situation in Syria's regions under different territorial control? And what does this mean for Jordanian and European policy. Together with experts from the Politics and Society Institute in Amman/Jordan, André Bank discusses these timely issues.

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

GIGA Forum | 07.09.2022

Fußball-WM in Katar: Sport und politische Macht im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika

Fußball-WM in Katar: Sport und politische Macht im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika, Online Event Organisation: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Dr. André Bank (Moderator:in), Dr. Jan Busse (Vortragende:r), Ivesa Lübben (Vortragende:r), Dr. Jens Heibach (Vortragende:r), Alina Schwermer (Andere)

Erstmals in der Geschichte der FIFA findet die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren in einem arabischen Land statt. Dabei hat der Fußball im Nahen Osten und in Nordafrika eine lange Geschichte. Dieses GIGA Forum thematisiert den gesellschaftlichen und politischen Stellenwert des Fußballs.

Dr. André Bank

Dr. Jan Busse

Ivesa Lübben

Dr. Jens Heibach

Alina Schwermer

Workshop | 17.06.2021

BMZ-Ländergespräch Jordanien

BMZ-Ländergespräch Jordanien, Online Event, Online Organisation: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung Dr. André Bank (Berater:in), Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz (Berater:in)

Austausch zwischen Ministerien (BMZ, AA, BMVg, BMWi), politische Stiftungen (FES, Böll, Seidel), NGOs und akademische Institutionen zur aktuellen Lage in Jordanien

Dr. André Bank

Senior Research Fellow

Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz

Direktor des GIGA Instituts für Nahost-Studien / Redaktion GIGA Focus Nahost

Lehre | GIGA Institut für Nahost-Studien | Politische Verantwortlichkeit und Partizipation | GIGA Doktorandenprogramm | 2022

Interdisciplinarity in Practice: The Venture of MECAM

GIGA Doktorandenprogramm

Lehre | Universität Hamburg | 2014

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Universität Hamburg Hamburg Deutschland

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Dr. André Bank

Kurzer Lebenslauf

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Auszeichnungen

Dr. André Bank

Publikationen

Forward to the Past?: Regional Repercussions of the Gaza War

Syria Is Not Safe: A Look to Its Regions

COVID-19 and Violent Actors in the Global South: An Inter- and Cross-Regional Comparison

Disentangling Forced Migration Governance: Actors and Drivers along the Displacement Continuum

Narrative map on "COVID-19 and Dynamics of (Post)War Violence"

Forschungsprojekte

Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM): Imagining Futures - Dealing with Disparity, Phase II

COVID-19 and the Dynamics of (Post-)War Violence: Lessons from Colombia and Syria

Merian Center for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM): Imagining Futures - Dealing with Disparity, Phase I

Migration Governance and Asylum Crises, Work Package "Comparing Crises" (MAGYC)

Medienbeiträge

Пощёчина Путину: Режим Асада в Сирии пал – что дальше? "Геофактор"

Syria War | Mohammad al-Bashir becomes caretaker PM of Syria

How did Syria's rebels manage to topple Assad?

Vorträge

The Situation in Syria's Regions: Implications for Jordan and Europe

Fußball-WM in Katar: Sport und politische Macht im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika

BMZ-Ländergespräch Jordanien

Lehre

Interdisciplinarity in Practice: The Venture of MECAM

Neue Staaten im internationalen System

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Soziale Medien