3 sentences on the institute
The ABI is one of Germany’s major research centers in the domain of both comparative area studies and transregional studies. As an independent, non-profit research institution, the institute cooperates with the University of Freiburg. The Institute was founded in 1960 and goes back to Arnold Bergstraesser, at that time Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Freiburg.
News
6. October 2022
Legay will study the mediatisation of the restitution of African cultural heritage stolen during the colonial period.
23. September 2022
PhD student wanted on the topics: "The political economy of solar energy in Morocco” and “The political economy of solar energy in Jordan”.
2. September 2022
Franzisca Zanker, A. Bisong, L. Jegen write about the ECOWAS protocols on free movement of persons, which were never fully implemented.
26. August 2022
Helga Dickow writes about the Doha peace agreement and the National Dialogue aimed at ending the transition in Chad.
Publications
This article builds an analytical framework to study the relation between security and informality and the extent to which it contributes to producing hegemony in local politics.
2022
In this recent article, Rosa Lehmann and Alke Jenss analyze the potential and existing obstacles to political participation for Indigenous networks and activists in Mexican development projects.
2022
Amya Agarwal recently published a chapter on the circulation and mobility of resistance ideas and practices across conflict-affected societies. Through the case of Kashmir and Palestinian resistance movements, she also explores the role of shared tacit imaginaries in creating different forms of solidarities among the resisters.
2022
