GIGA Hamburg

GIGA Training Programm - Summer Term 2024

We are happy to announce the GIGA Training programme for this summer term. Check below a list of all the courses available.

Academic Publishing
Date and time: 25 April, 10 am – 3 pm
Place: GIGA, in person
Register here

Field Research Methods
Date and time: 22 – 24...Read More »


GIGA Training Programm Winter Term 2023 - Course: Research Design and Strategy

Date and time: 1 Nov, 10 am – 5 pm and 2 Nov, 10 am – 4 pm
Place: GIGA, in person
Target group: Doctoral Researchers
Language: English

Description: This course will introduce the students to the main steps of research design in social sciences, from the formulation of the research...Read More »


GIGA Summer Term Programme 2020

Due to the coronavirus situation all courses will be offered online!

The following seminars are open to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the GIGA and its partner institutions. Please note that other external participants are asked to pay a small course fee.

26 May 2020
Research Data Management
Catharina Wasner,...Read More »


#GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Global Approach to CAS Series I: Economic Statecraft in the Middle East: Conceptualization and #CaseStudies (11.06.2002)

Target audience
Doctoral Students and Postdoctoral Researchers at GIGA and Partner Institutions

About the course
Compared to its share of the world’s population the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) accounts for percentages of global combat deaths, terrorist attacks, and refugees five to 11 times over. The underlying conflicts have economic...Read More »


#GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: #CaseStudies, #ProcessTracing and #ComparativeAnalysis (04.-05.06.2020)

Target audience
Doctoral Students and Postdoctoral Researchers at GIGA and Partner Institutions

About the course
Case studies are the backbone of social science. At the same time, we need a stronger and more rigorous methodological backbone to case study research to maintain the leverage that knowledge from this within-case and cross-case...Read More »


#GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: #Research #DataManagement – Introductory Course for Doctoral Students (26.05.2020)

Target audience
Doctoral Students and Postdoctoral Researchers at GIGA and Partner Institutions

About the course
2-hours introductory course aims at helping doctoral students to develop their knowledge and skills regarding research data management. The topics that will be introduced in this course are organized along the research cycle starting from proposal...Read More »


GIGA Winter Term Programme 2019: 10 October - 2 December

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg

The following seminars are open to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the GIGA and its partner institutions. Please note that other external participants are asked to pay a small course fee.

10 – 11 October Research...Read More »

GIGA Summer Term Programme: 16 April - 24 June 2019

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg

The following seminars are open to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the GIGA and its partner institutions. Please note that other external participants are asked to pay a small course fee.

Registration deadline: Monday, 1 April 2019

2 May...Read More »

Call for Applications: GIGA Doctoral Programme

The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien is an independent social science research institute based in Hamburg. It analyses political, social and economic developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and links this knowledge to questions of global...Read More »


Postponement of the GIGA-Workshop on SowiDataNet

Please note that the title of the third Workshop provided by the GIGA Information Centre changed to “SowiDataNet – The New Repository to Share Quantitative Data At GIGA”. Due to organizational issues, the workshop has to be postponed to 15 January 2019.

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GIGA Information Centre Workshops 2018

The GIGA Information Centre and a cooperating Partner offer four 1-hour workshops. Please find some more information below. Please note that the number of participants is limited.

  1. Satisfy your grant requirements – Learn how to write a data management plan! (Birte Pfeiffer, 16/10/2018, 10-11 am)

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg

The following seminars are open to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the GIGA and its partner institutions. Please note that other external participants are asked to pay a small course fee.

16 October Global...Read More »

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: An Introduction to the Logic and Practice of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) (19.-20.06.2018)

Course Description: This workshop provides an introduction into Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), a method based on set theory and Boolean algebra to uncover relations between explanatory conditions and an outcome in medium- to large-n datasets. We will discuss the set-theoretic and Boolean foundations of the method, its logic of inference and...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Making your research accessible: Data Visualization and Interactive Graphics (14.-15.06.2018)

Course Description: This course aims to enable participants to produce high-quality plots based on raw data and/or model outputs using the R package “ggplot2” (1st day) and to teach principles of interactive data visualization with the R package “shiny” (2nd day). The first day will familiarize participants with the logic of...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Introduction to Grounded Theory (06.-07.06.2018)

Course Description: This seminar aims at introducing graduate students to grounded theory, a specific research strategy belonging to the large family of qualitative methods. In particular, the seminar 1) situates grounded theory in the history of qualitative methods and presents its two main traditions, objectivist and constructivist grounded theory; 2)...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Global Approach to CAS Series III: Studying Authoritarian Regimes: A Comparative Perspective (28.05.2018)

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to the empirical study of the majority of political systems around the world. According to Freedom House, people live under unfree political conditions within 55 percent of countries worldwide and there has been a rising trend of declining political and civil rights within...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Qualitative Interviews and Analysis (17.-18.05.2018)

Course Description: This course aims to introduce doctoral students to the most widely used qualitative research technique – the interview. The course begins by outlining the sorts of research question that are best addressed through qualitative interviews, touching on debates about the nature of qualitative data. We then consider the...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Global Approach to CAS Series II: Comparative regionalism: Bringing EU studies back to Latin American regionalism? The ups and downs of a complicated relationship (14.05.2018)

Course Description: There is by now a broad consensus among scholars of Latin American regionalism (and other regionalisms) not to take the EU as the gold standard for regional integration and cooperation. The focus on Europe and Europe-focused integration theories led to into a blind alley. In the course, we...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Introduction to Process Tracing (08.-09.05.2018)

Course Description: Process Tracing (PT) is a within-case method that focuses on tracing causal mechanisms – the actual ‘link’ between a trigger (X) and an outcome (Y). This workshop will introduce you to the essentials of this method, its main underlying assumptions and its applicability. We will discuss what causal...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Global Approach to CAS Series I: Postwar Security Sector Reform: Research Strategy and Case Selection (03.05.2018)

Course Description: This course presents a research strategy for the selection of comparative cases from different regions in the field of postwar security sector reform (SSR). Key elements are the demilitarization, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants, reforms in the structure, mandate, accountability, and oversight of the armed forces and...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: The logic of Bayesian statistical analyses for social scientists (26.-27.04.2018)

Course Description: The aim of the course is threefold: First, the students are going to learn the basic differences between Bayesian and Frequentist statistics. Second, they should be able to identify research questions and ideas that might benefit from a Bayesian approach. Third, they should be able to understand research conducted...Read More »


GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies: Summer Term Programme 2018, 26 April – 29 June 2018

GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg

The following seminars are open to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the GIGA and its partner institutions. Please note that other external participants are asked to pay a small course fee.

26-27 April The Logic of...Read More »

GIGA Summer Term Programme 2017, 24 April - 27 June 2017

Institution: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies

Location:
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg

The following seminars are open to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at the GIGA and its partner institutions. Please note that other external participants are asked to pay a...Read More »


The GIGA Doctoral Programme invites applications from prospective doctoral students to join the programme on 1 October 2017

The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien is an independent social-science research institute based in Hamburg. It analyses political, social and economic developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and links them to questions of global significance. The...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Introduction to Zotero (22.11.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Birte Pfeiffer

Schedule: 22.11.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
Zotero is a free, open-source...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Write like a pro. How to get started, organized, finished - and succeed with your texts (20.10. and 24.11.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Natalie Struve

Schedule: 20.10. and 24.11.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
Being an academic...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: CAS & Global Studies III: Promises and Potential Problems of Comparative Analysis (14.12.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. André Bank

Schedule: 14.12.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
Building on the introductory courses...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: CAS & Global Studies II: Comparing Across World Regions: Assets and Pitfalls (15.11.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Christian von Soest

Schedule: 15.11.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
A key aim of...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Quantitative Approaches to Data Collection and Analysis (08.-09.11.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Vera Troeger

Schedule: 08.-09.11.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
This course will cover...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Qualitative Approaches to Data Collection and Analysis (03.-04.11.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Lea Sgier

Schedule: 03.-04.11.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
This seminar aims to introduce...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Research Designs and Research Questions (27.-28.10.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Heike Klüver

Schedule: 27.-28.10.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
This course will introduce...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: CAS & Global Studies I: Comparative Area Studies: What they are and where they come from (13.10.2016)

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Schedule: 13.10.2016

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Participants need to register online by filling in the registration form that is available on the website of the respective event (see below).

Course description:
This first introductory seminar...Read More »


GIGA Doctoral Programme invites applications from Prospective Doctoral Students

The GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien is an independent social-science research institute based in Hamburg. It analyses political, social and economic developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East and combines this analysis with innovative comparative research in...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Susanne Friese, QuaRC

Schedule: 16.-17.11.2015

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Online via the GIGA website

Course description:

The course starts with an overview of analysis approaches to qualitative data in order to provide the context for coding approaches that are mainly...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Qualitative Interview Research: Principles, Forms, and Techniques

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Monika Wohlrab-Sahr, Leipzig

Schedule: 12.-13.11.2015

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Online via the GIGA website

Course description:

The workshop will introduce to principles, forms and techniques of interviewing in qualitative social research. It will discuss questions like: Why and for...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Indicators in the Social Sciences – Numbers may speak louder than words

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Michaela Saisana, EC-JRC

Schedule: 05.-06.11.2015

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Online via the GIGA website

Course description:

Topics such as welfare, sustainable development, good governance, innovation, culture and creativity, are so versatile that they cannot be captured by a single (existing)...Read More »


GIGA Hamburg: Bridging the Gap – Communicating Statistical Results among Social Scientists and Economists

Institution: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Lecturer: Dr. Steffen Mohrenberg, Zürich

Schedule: 02.-03.11.2015

Place: GIGA, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, 20534 Hamburg, Germany

Registration: Online via the GIGA website

Course description:

Day 1: Intro to linear and logistic regression
This first day of the seminar is meant as an introduction to regression analysis for social scientists...Read More »


GIGA-Workshop: Causal Case Studies: Comparing, Matching, Tracing (01.-02.06.2015)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Prof. Derek Beach PhD, Aarhus

Date: June 01-02, 2015

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 in Hamburg

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until May 10 via the GIGA website.

Contents: The aim of this course is to provide students with a set...Read More »


GIGA-Workshop: Triangulation of Qualitative and Quantitative Research (28.-29.05.2015)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Prof. Nigel Fielding PhD, Surrey

Date: May 28-29, 2015

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 in Hamburg

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until May 10 via the GIGA website.

Contents: The workshop aims to introduce students to the dynamic development of social...Read More »


GIGA-Workshop: Interpretive Methods (21.-22.05.2015)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Dr. Lauren Wilcox, Cambridge

Date: May 21-22, 2015

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 in Hamburg

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until May 10 via the GIGA website.

Contents: Interpretive methodologies are centered upon the meaning-making practices of actors and are key...Read More »


GIGA-Workshop: Event History Analysis (07.-08.05.2015)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Dr. Aya Kachi, Zürich

Date: May 7-8, 2015

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 in Hamburg

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until April 10 via the GIGA website.

Contents: Event history analysis—some people call it “duration analysis” or “survival analysis”— is...Read More »


GIGA-Workshop: Research Designs and Research Questions (27.-28.04.2015)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Heike Klüver, Bamberg

Date: April 27-28, 2015

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21 in Hamburg

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until April 10 via the GIGA website.

Contents: This course will introduce PhD students to the fundamentals of...Read More »


GIGA Workshop: Survey Experiments in Political Science (17./18.11.14)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Dr. Gabriele Spilker, University of Salzburg

Date: November 17-18, 2014

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be...Read More »


GIGA Workshop: Interviewing Experts - Qualitative Interviews and its Techniques (12./13.11.14)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Dr. Beate Littig, University of Vienna

Date: November 12-13, 2014

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be...Read More »


GIGA Workshop: Analysis of Social Network Analysis (6./7.11.14)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: PD Dr. Lothar Krempel, MPIfG Cologne

Date: November 6-7, 2014

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be found...Read More »


GIGA Workshop: Area Studies and Comparative Area Studies: World Regions and their Study at GIGA and Beyond (4./5.11.14)

Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner, GIGA Hamburg

Date: November 4-5, 2014

Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21

Language of instruction: English

Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to...Read More »