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Germany needs nurses from abroad but must become a more attractive destination to retain them. ➡️In this #GIGAFocus, Ariel Macaspac Hernandez explores how a Germany–Philippines partnership on labour migration could make the difference: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

🆕 How do communities organise aid during crisis? Mohamed, @naujakleist.bsky.social, and Kanyinga examine how Somali WhatsApp groups function as spaces for coordinating drought relief, extending kinship-based support into digital humanitarian action. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002... @giga-hamburg.de

Celebrating Africa Spectrum at 60 🎉 ➡️Co Editor-in-Chief @maxinerubin.com highlights an article that explores how religious symbolism can be mobilised to legitimise authoritarian rule, using the Gambian case to reveal broader political dynamics. #AFR60yrs Thread🧵

Latin American legislatures assert themselves while the US Congress rolls over To be clear presidentialism is bad compared to parliamentary democracy But by any comparative standard, the US is terrible at presidentialism @giga-hamburg.de @millanos.bsky.social @magna-inacio.bsky.social 👇 🧵

#China aims to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and reach neutrality by 2060. In her book, @weilagong.bsky.social sheds light on #climate leadership in Chinese cities. ➡️ Join us on 14 April for a talk with Weila Gong, moderated by @chusinan.bsky.social: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

Meet Lisa Sänger and Julia Gurol-Haller, #GIGA’s #EqualOpportunity Commissioners. In this interview, they share where they see the main challenges to #DEI in academia and what they hope to achieve during their term: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/spo...

Beyond the Presidency: The Power of Congress in Latin America Despite times of democratic backsliding, executive power is not on t. rise everywhere. Across #LatinAmerica, congresses have been reshaping how presidentialism operates, often utilising signif. decision-making authority. @giga-hamburg.de

➡️ Here is her editorial pick: “West African Pidgin: World Language Against the Grain”, by Kofi Yakpo. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002... CC: @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com @maxinerubin.com @miasa-ug.bsky.social

Job opportunity at the #GIGA & Osnabrück University: We jointly seek to appoint an Assistant Professor (W1) in #InternationalPolitics (m/f/d) for quantitative research in #InternationalRelations / #ComparativePolitics on Africa, Asia, Middle East or Latin America: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...

78. Kolumne Weltblick: "Der Westen muss bei der Energiewende helfen", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social @bmz.de #Energiewende #Klimaschutz #Kohleausstieg #Klimafinanzierung www.faz.net/premium/welt...

My new Focus on Latin American legislatures, co-authored with @magna-inacio.bsky.social and @milagroscampos.bsky.social

Across #LatinAmerica, congresses have been reshaping how #presidentialism operates, often utilising significant decision-making authority. ➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, @millanos.bsky.social, Milagros Campos & Magna Inácio analyse the power of congress in the region: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Celebrating Africa Spectrum at 60 🎉 ➡️ Editor-in-Chief @marthacj.bsky.social (since 2023) highlights an article that stood out for offering a fresh perspective on #Africa’s global significance and challenging #Eurocentric assumptions in the study of languages. #AFR60yrs Thread🧵

77. Kolumne Weltblick: "Was bewirken Tyrannenmorde?", im Premium-Newsletter F.A.Z. Weltwirtschaft. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung #Außenpolitik #Israel #Iran #Sicherheitspolitik #Khamenei www.faz.net/premium/welt...

Zum #Irankrieg: Heute Abend ist #GIGA-Forscherin Diba Mirzaei zu Gast bei #MarkusLanz. Mit Gästen aus Wissenschaft, Medien und Politik diskutiert sie über Trumps Drohungen, den Kriegsverlauf und die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines Regime-Wechsels im #Iran. ➡️ Ab 23:15Uhr im ZDF: www.zdf.de/talk/markus-...

Blackouts, Versorgungsengpässe, Hunger: Das von den USA verhängte Ölembargo lastet schwer auf Kuba. Ist das Ende Kubas, wie wir es kennen, in Sicht? GIGA-Experte @berthoffmann.bsky.social spricht im ZEIT-Podcast über die Krise des Landes. ➡️ Zum Beitrag: www.zeit.de/politik/2026... #GIGA #Kuba

Since the start of the war, GIGA experts have been providing in-depth analyses of the ever-changing situation in the Persian Gulf. ➡️ These GIGA Insights compile their analyses on the war in Iran: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/war... #GIGA #Iran #Israel #USA

#China aims to reach carbon neutrality before 2060. In her book, @weilagong.bsky.social highlights how climate policy is shaped by mid‑level officials on the ground. Join us on 14 April for a discussion with Weila Gong, moderated by @chusinan.bsky.social ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

Erstmals Kriegseintritt der #Huthis im #IranKrieg: Sollten sie ihre Angriffe auf Israel ausweiten, könnte das fatale Konsequenzen haben, warnt #GIGA-Forscher @housseinalmalla.bsky.social im Tagesspiegel. ➡️ Zum Beitrag: www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...

#AlScharaa zu Besuch in Berlin: Diskutiert werden die Stabilität Syriens und Unterstützung für den Wiederaufbau. Über die Sicherheit des Landes diskutierten vergangene Woche Expert:innen beim #GIGATalk. ➡️ Unsere Analysen zu #Syrien sind hier zusammengefasst: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/forschung...

Meet @thiesnie.bsky.social, who joined the #GIGA as a Research Fellow in September 2025! In this interview, he shares his research focus, the impact he hopes to make, and whether he’s more of a theory or practice person. ➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/spo...

🚀 Excellent Career Opportunity at the #GIGA! In cooperation with @uni-hamburg.de, we are seeking a new President (m/f/d). This position is combined with a W3 Professorship in #PoliticalScience, focusing on the #GlobalSouth. Apply by 9 April! ➡️ More details: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/pr...

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Gaziza Shakhanova finds that the #Russian #invasion of #Ukraine has intensified #China–Kazakhstan cooperation and improved public perceptions of China. @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com doi.org/10.1177/1868...

Europe’s Quest for Critical Raw Materials in #LatinAmerica @giga-hamburg.de For Europe…diversifying imports of #CRM has become a strategic imperative to safeguard the energy transition, mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities, & reduce struct. dependencies in the digital, defence, & aerospace sectors.

The crisis in #Cuba is worsening by the day. What does the situation look like for the people and what do #Trump and the US aim to achieve with the oil blockade? ➡️ #GIGA expert @berthoffmann.bsky.social answers these questions in this #GIGAInsights interview: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/us-...

New issue of @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social out! It explores the various forms of Chinese capital in Africa, digital mourning and civic engagement, economic risks and mental health in #China during the COVD-19 outbreak, and more. ➡️Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

76. Kolumne Weltblick: "Der Irankrieg lähmt die BRICS", im F.A.Z. Premium-Newsletter Weltwirtschaft. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung #BRICS #Irankrieg #Außenpolitik #Weltordnung #Geopolitik www.faz.net/premium/welt...

#GenZ: Digital-native activists show how to mobilise under pervasive #surveillance and #repression. At this #WONAGO lecture, Ismail El Mouttaki explores how the GenZ 212 case is a rehearsal for futures beyond systemic constraint. ➡️ 26 March at the GIGA: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

For #Europe, diversifying imports of Critical Raw Materials has become a strategic imperative. ➡️ In our latest GIGA Focus, Detlef Nolte (@djn22.bsky.social) examines the strategic importance and complex reality of Europe’s quest for #CRM in #LatinAmerica: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

Mit @tilojung.bsky.social spricht #GIGA-Forscherin Diba Mirzaei über den Krieg gegen den #Iran und die Geschichte des Landes. In dem dreieinhalbstündigen Gespräch erzählt sie zudem von ihrem Werdegang und persönlichen Diskriminierungserfahrungen.  ➡️ Zur kompletten Jung & Naiv-Folge 👇

Wie geht es in #Syrien weiter? Geladene Expert:innen analysieren die Sicherheitslage im Land beim #GIGATalk im GIGA Berlin Büro am Donnerstag, den 23. März, um 17 Uhr. ➡️ Jetzt anmelden, um dabei zu sein und mitzudiskutieren! 👇

1️⃣ Yusuf Serunkuma's “Decolonial Dilemmas: The Deception of a ‘Global Knowledge Commonwealth’ and the Tragedian Entrapment of an African Scholar”. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002... #AFR60Yrs 🔔Do consider following us here. We’ll be sharing more such reflections in the coming weeks. CC: @giga-hamburg.de

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Igor Sevenard's study reveals a persistent tension between China's rhetoric of “ #AI democratization” and concerns regarding digital #authoritarianism. doi.org/10.1177/1868... @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com

Wann sprechen wir von einem #RegimeChange und warum scheitern solche Interventionen so häufig? Darüber habe ich im Podcast „Der Rest ist Geschichte“ gesprochen. Im Fokus stehen historische Beispiele, Fragen der Legitimität, Schutzverantwortung, Rolle militärischer Strategien und externer Akteure.

Seit 2023 versinkt der Sudan in einem verheerenden Krieg: Millionen auf der Flucht, Gewalt, Hunger, Staatszerfall. Warum scheitern Friedensinitiativen & Sanktionen? @hagerali.bsky.social vom @giga-hamburg.de spricht im Interview mit uns über Hintergründe, Akteure & blinde Flecken 👇.

🆕Can social media defend constitutionalism? Zvaita and Muringa explore how Zimbabwean citizens use X to contest presidential term extensions, revealing “performative constitutionalism” and fractures within ruling power. #OpenAccess 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/00020397261430358 CC: @giga-hamburg.de

Benefits of #AI automation are distributed unequally. Without broad access to capital and income stability, automation risks deepening #inequality. ➡️ In this #GIGAFocus, Tetiana Schipper explores the emergence and increase of global inequalities in the age of AI: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Dockendorff et al. analyze speeches of legislators & interventions of interest groups during the ratification procedures of the #FTAs signed by #Chile, #CostaRica, and #Ecuador with #China. doi.org/10.1177/1868...

75. Kolumne Weltblick: In Ungarn entscheidet sich mehr als nur eine nationale Wahl. "Ungarns Wahl kann Europas Kurs wenden", im Newsletter F.A.Z. PRO Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #Ungarn #EUPolitik #Orbán #Außenpolitik #Europa www.faz.net/pro/weltwirt...

🆕Zoubere Dialla examines the digitisation of cadastral procedures in #BurkinaFaso. The author demonstrates how technological solutions alone cannot address underlying structural issues or resolve conflicts arising from stakeholder strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002... @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com

New issue of the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs out! It examines oligarchic politics and constitutional change in the #Philippines, hunger strikes and collective memory in #Myanmar, haze governance in Southeast Asia, and more. ➡️Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

Check out the first issue of the journal of current Southeast Asian Affairs in 2026 #openaccess . New Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 1/2026 www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

One of the deadliest conflicts in Africa is between nomadic pastoralists & sedentary farmers competing over land and water. #ACLED records over 11,400 incidents across Africa since 1997, with #Nigeria accounting for 25% of these events. 🔗Full @giga-hamburg.de: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Meet Francisco Ahumada Lobos, who joined the #GIGA as a #DoctoralResearcher in October 2025. In this interview, Francisco talks about his motivation, research interests, and what drives his #PhD journey: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/spo...

New issue of the Journal of Politics in #LatinAmerica out! It examines how political trust shapes citizen behaviour in unequal contexts, models of constitution-making in #Brazil and #Chile, how people relate to the police, and more. ➡️Read: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

Wie eng wir auf dieser Welt wirtschaftlich verflochten sind, zeigt der #IranKrieg erneut deutlich. Riccardo Mastrocola spricht darüber und über die Entwicklung des Kriegs im ARD-Podcast "Der Tag", unter anderem mit #GIGA-Experte @eckartwoertz.bsky.social.  ➡️Hier anhören: www.hr2.de/podcasts/der...

74. Kolumne Weltblick: "Deutschland will in den Weltsicherheitsrat", im Newsletter F.A.Z. PRO Weltwirtschaft. @faznet.bsky.social #Weltsicherheitsrat #UN #Deutschland #Diplomatie #VereinteNationen www.faz.net/pro/weltwirt...

📚Planning to submit a book review to Africa Spectrum but still looking for the right title? 🔷Our latest Book Review Newsletter features a new curated list of recommended books from our in-house librarian @giga-hamburg.de. Read further 👇 CC: @sagepub.com @marthacj.bsky.social

Sicherheit in #Syrien: Landesweite Stabilisierung oder weitere Gewalteskalation? In diesem #GIGATalk geben Expert:innen Aufschluss über die Herausforderungen für eine stabile Sicherheitslage im Land. ➡️Jetzt anmelden, 26. März, Berlin: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstal...