ABI staff members Philipp Wagner and Etienne Höra (Bertelsmann Stiftung) call for a more detailed analysis of the impact of infrastructure projects such as undersea cables between the EU and North Africa.
This collection of student essays, developed in a 2024 University of Freiburg course led by Tim Glawion, explores the intersection of external intervention practices and local ownership of peace processes - two debates often treated separately.
The ABI can look back on a very successful year of 2024. The institute is well positioned in terms of topics and personnel and once again provided important scientific and political impetus in the past year.
The ABI welcomed two members of the Bana Group for Peace and Development for an exchange on our respective work and the ongoing war in Sudan.
ABI staff member Viviana García Pinzón's book "Trajectories of Governance" was selected as best book 2024 by the section "Defense, Public Security and Democracy" of the Latin American Studies Association.
Watch ABI staff member Tim Glawion's talk on subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa at the Africa Studies Centre Leiden from May 1st on YouTube.
The ABI team from the "Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict" network has been shortlisted for the “Best Research Environment 2024” award from the Junge Akademie and the VolkswagenStiftung.
ABI staff member Anas Ansar and Eva Gutensohn from südnordfunk spoke with activist Azaher Uddín about the young generation in Bangladesh, the possibilities for a new beginning, and what the generation expects of the new government.
The ABI welcomes Sophia Stille, Jamila Hamidu and Edwin Mutyenyoka as new staff members in the PolMig project!
Now open: Call for Papers for a workshop on populism in authoritarian regimes. The workshop will also address the increasingly blurred line between democratic and authoritarian regimes.
