ISDC – International Security and Development Center is a non-profit academic institute based in Berlin, Germany.

We conduct research to improve lives and livelihoods shaped by violent conflict, fragility and humanitarian emergencies.

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Latest News

26/03/2020 Emergency response, Survey

Survey “Life with Corona” launched: take part now!

26/03/2020 Call for Papers, Conferences, Workshops & Seminars

Call for Sessions and Papers 6th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference

28/02/2020 Awards

ISDC awarded CEDIL Research Grant to Evaluate a Complex Intervention in Syria

28/02/2020 Conferences

HG4RR Workshop Postponed

21/01/2020 Publications

“Rural youth in the context of fragility and conflict” published as part of IFAD Research Series

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Policy Brief

What Works And What’s Next For Social Stability In Jordan?

The Syrian refugee influx into Jordan has heightened risks of conflict and insecurity in what has long been…

Capacity Building · Human Development · Humanitarian Emergencies · Impact Evaluation · Micro-Data Collection · Shocks & Livelihoods · Violence & Peacebuilding

Middle East & North Africa

Working Paper

The World Food Programme’s Contribution to Improving the Prospects for Peace in Kyrgyzstan

The study contains detailed findings from the field research in Kyrgyzstan and is part of a wider knowledge partnership…

Life in Kyrgyzstan · Micro-Data Collection · Shocks & Livelihoods · Violence & Peacebuilding

Central Asia

Article

Long-term behavioural impact of an integrated home garden intervention: evidence from Bangladesh

Integrated home garden interventions combine training in gardening practices with education about nutrition knowledge. Such interventions have been…

Impact Evaluation · Micro-Data Collection

South Asia

Testimonials

… ISDC conducted valuable research for the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law on the issue of Employment for Stability. Also other research done by Tilman and his team at ISDC guided our thinking and policy development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. “

Fia van der Klugt, Senior Policy Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Sustainable Economic Development Department

ISDC is now one of the leaders in authoritative analysis of conflict and its impact on development and humanitarian emergencies, deploying state-of-the art data collection and rigorous research to some of the world’s most pressing and urgent issues”

Tony Addison, Chief Economist/Deputy Director, UNU-WIDER