Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau

While the study of interreligious conflict is a growing field of research, interreligious peace lacks conceptualisation and empirical investigation. This article proposes a concept of interreligious peace that distinguishes between positive and negative elements as well as attitudinal and behavioural aspects.

Democracy will remain strained in Africa, with crucial elections in 2024. Conflict risks may arise alongside the further waning of Western influence. Economic growth will continue, but also structural socio-economic challenges too. Western policymakers should address migration and decarbonisation.

Military coups in Africa are on the rise again. The trend is being driven by acute political crises, traditionally politicized militaries and self-reinforcing regional dynamics. German and European policy should address the root causes, and the West should avoid short-sighted geopolitics and revise its Africa policy.

Recent military coups underscore that democratisation is under pressure in Africa. While long-term trends paint a positive picture, current threats to democratisation beyond the coups include socio-economic challenges, violent conflict, power-hungry elites, and external support for autocrats.

Nach dem Staatsstreich in Niger wird hinter den Kulissen um eine Lösung gerungen. Im Interview erklärt Politikwissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau, worum es in dem Konflikt geht und welche Rolle Russland und der Westen spielen.

Vor Donnerstag wird es keine Entscheidung über eine Militärintervention in Niger geben. Die ECOWAS setzt sich aber selbst unter Druck, sagt der Afrika-Experte Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau im Interview. Kann es in dieser Lage noch einen Kompromiss geben?

Workshop Berlin: Religion for Peace? Identifying Conditions and Mechanisms of Interfaith Peace, GIGA Office Berlin, Berlin Dr. Lisa Hoffmann (Panelist, Organiser), Dr. Amanda tho Seeth (née Kovacs) (Panelist, Organiser), Julia Köbrich (Panelist, Organiser), Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau (Organiser)

This workshop discussed facets of interreligious relations, focusing on the role religion can play for peace. It aimed to identify the conditions and mechanisms that facilitate interfaith peace and looked at the actors and approaches involved in strengthening peaceful relationships across religious communities.

The War in Ukraine and the Global South: Perceptions, Reactions, and Implications, Online Event Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Prof. Dr. Eckart Woertz (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Heike Holbig (Speaker), Dr. Johannes Plagemann (Speaker), Prof. Dr. Victor Mijares (Speaker), Dr. David Kuehn (Moderator)

While most United Nations members quickly condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a few actors in the Global South adopted a “neutral” stance. This GIGA Forum discusses how countries in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa perceive the war, are reacting to it, and what its consequences are for these states.

GIGA expert Prof. Dr. Matthias Basedau gave the course "COVID-19 and Violent Conflict in the Global South" as a Seminar Institute of Political Science at the Department for Political Science, Universität Hamburg in 2021.

Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany

Reading course on key texts in the study of resources and conflict