http://www.giga-hamburg.de/ Citation: The GIGA Institute of Asian Studies
was founded in 1956 by the German Parliament and the German Federal Foreign Office. On January 1, 2007, the institute became part of the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies and changed its name to the Institute of Asian Studies (IAS).
conducts research on political, economic, and social affairs in contemporary Asia. All researchers possess relevant regional expertise and language skills and make use of state-of-the-art theoretical and methodological approaches and tools.
focuses on analyses of political, economic, and social actors, structures and processes in Greater China, Japan, Southeast Asia, the two Koreas, and India.
is the only non-university research institute in Germany which deals solely with the Asia-Pacific region. It cooperates on a worldwide scale with relevant university departments and research units, think tanks, and academic associations (see Cooperation). The IAS belongs to the European Alliance for Asian Studies (Asia Alliance), a network of European institutions engaged in research on Asia.
The GIGA operates one of Germany’s biggest specialised libraries on contemporary Asia, the
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Subject: Research only institutions, Economy & Business, Politics Region: Southeast Asia XT, East Asia XS Language: English
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