German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien (GIGA)
The German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) is the largest German and one of the largest European research institutes of area studies and comparative area studies. The institute emerged from the German Overseas Institute (founded in 1964) after a restructuring process in 2006. Its research is focused on political, economic and social developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America as well as North Africa, Near and Middle East. The area studies are concerned with developments in North-South and South-South relations.
Established:
1964
Address:
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg
Germany
Telephone:
+49 40 428 255 93
Fax:
+49 40 428 255 47
Website:
Content from this organization
Publication Series
- GIGA Africa Spectrum
- GIGA Focus Afrika
- GIGA Focus Asien
- GIGA Focus Global
- GIGA Focus International Edition
- GIGA Focus Lateinamerika
- GIGA Focus Nahost
- GIGA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
- GIGA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China Data Supplement
- GIGA Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
- GIGA Journal of Politics in Latin America
- GIGA Special Occasion Papers
- GIGA Working Papers
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