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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Life in Kyrgyzstan

Latest News

15/04/2021 Call for Papers, Conferences, Workshops & Seminars

Call for Sessions and Papers: 7th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference

15/03/2021 Call for Papers, Workshops & Seminars

Call for Papers: “Conflict, Migration, and Displacement“ 17th Annual Workshop of the Households in Conflict Network

13/11/2020 Workshops & Seminars

Political economy of humanitarian inaction in a connected world, by Dr. Arif Husain at HiCN Annual Workshop

15/10/2020 Conferences

Registration open for the 6th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference 2020

07/10/2020 Publications

Press Release: “Can jobs programs build peace?” New paper highlights the need to strengthen evidence in development aid spending.

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Latest Publications

Report

McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition in Kyrgyzstan – Baseline Study on Nutritional Variables

In this “Baseline Study on Nutritional Variables”, we address three broad research questions around nutrition in the context…

Impact Evaluation

Central Asia

Report

Effects of poverty on fragility: A micro-level analysis in Kenya

The relationship between fragility and poverty remains unexplored due to a number of factors and its associated complexities.…

Shocks & Livelihoods

Sub-Saharan Africa

Policy Brief

Analysing the Role of Employment Programmes in Building Peace and Stability

When it comes to considering whether or not employment programmes can build stability, there are three things that…

Shocks & Livelihoods · Violence & Peacebuilding

Middle East & North Africa

Testimonials

UNDP Uganda commissioned ISDC to undertake a comprehensive assessment of data gaps for the Sustainable Development Goal on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16). The innovative study has become instrumental in assessing Uganda’s readiness to report on SDG 16 and provided an excellent learning opportunity to assess capacities for other SDGs. It was a pleasure to work with the excellent team from ISDC throughout.

Tony Muhumuza, National Economist and Team Leader of Strategy and Policy, UNDP Uganda

… 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