The Life in Kyrgyzstan Data Users Workshop Date and time: October 09, 2024, 09:00-12:30 Venue: University of Central Asia – 3 floor Board room, 125/1 Toktogul Street, Bishkek. The Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (UCA), the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), and ISDC – International […]
The increased frequency and intensity of climate shocks are expanding humanitarian needs and the impact on households. So far, the programming of humanitarian assistance has been mostly responsive and relief arrives when adverse and long-lasting effects have materialized. Given advances in forecasting weather shocks, what if governments and humanitarian actors could provide assistance to households […]
ISDC is happy to announce that we have been awarded funding from the German Foundation for Peace Research (Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF)). The funds were awarded to support the organization of the 20th Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) Annual Workshop, which is set to take place on 1 & 2 October, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. […]
As part of the ANH Academy Week, ISDC is hosting a Learning Lab on ‘Conducting Rigorous Impact Evaluations of Food Systems Interventions in Humanitarian Emergencies and Conflict-Affected Settings.’ Session Description Many consider Rigorous Impact Evaluations (RIEs) to be the gold standard in evaluating interventions. We agree. However, various methodological, ethical, and practical challenges to conducting […]
The prevailing patterns of economic and social development all too often fail to deliver progress for all and to respect our planetary boundaries. We see climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation caused by economic development that is accompanied by persistent or even rising inequality, poverty, and hunger. Multiple ongoing crises are reinforcing these global […]
The methods working group of the German Association of Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK) is pleased to announce that this year’s workshop will be organized as part of the Fragile Lives 2024 Conference, hosted by the Zero Hunger Lab at Humboldt-University of Berlin with IRI THESys. The workshop will take place at Humboldt-University of Berlin […]
Since 2005, the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) has fostered academic research and discussion on the micro-level experiences and consequences of violent conflict in its annual workshops. Hosted by Humboldt-University of Berlin on 1-2 October 2024, the 20th Anniversary HiCN Annual Workshop will build on this achievement by discussing a new focus for research within […]
The 2023 Annual Workshop of the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) took place at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Prof Philip Verwimp hosted the workshop under the theme of Trust and Development. Every year since 2005, HiCN has organized this workshop to foster academic research and discussion […]
Since 2004, the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) has fostered academic research and learning on the micro-level experiences and consequences of violent conflict. In addition to its Working Paper Series, the flagship activity of HiCN has been its annual workshops. Every year, a different host institution cooperates with the HiCN Co-Directors to issue a call […]
Violent conflict remains a key force not only in national politics and international relations, but for shaping individual behavior and welfare around the world. Between the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the civil war in Sudan, the ongoing fighting in Yemen, Syria or DRC or the many forgotten or hidden conflicts around the world, […]
In June, Behavior Research Program Director Wolfgang Stojetz traveled to Palermo to speak as a Senior Expert at ‘“Working & Networking” on Climate Change and Innovation for Sustainable Agrifood Systems’. Wolfgang discussed compounding climatic and non-climatic challenges in North-east Nigeria, based on the work we are doing for a project funded by the Food and […]
ISDC Director Tilman Brück is presenting preliminary results from a joint project with the International Trade Centre (ITC) at a joint HiCN-UNU WIDER-NEPS Workshop titled ‘War and Reconstruction in Ukraine’ in Helsinki on 8 May, 2023. The workshop and subsequent policy panel will link stakeholders across research and policy communities to build up combined capacities. […]
Registrations have opened for our upcoming training session on conducting Rigorous Impact Evaluations (RIEs) in Humanitarian Emergencies and Conflict Settings (HECS) The free training will include 3 separate sessions and run on 14 / 15 / 16 March 2023. You can find the full details on our event page or register by filling out our […]
It is more important than ever that academic research informs and positively impacts policy. To develop academic research and policy solutions for the crisis in Ukraine, HiCN, NEPS, and UNU-WIDER are seeking papers for a two-day workshop in Helsinki, Finland, in early May. A full-day academic workshop (tentatively on 8th May) hosted by UNU-WIDER will […]
Every year, the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) organizes a workshop for researchers from around the world to present and discuss their work. On the 23rd and 24th of November, Arzu Kirbis hosted the 18th Annual HiCN Workshop at the University of Warwick (Coventry, UK) – giving more than 30 academics an opportunity to share […]
The Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (UCA), the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), and ISDC – International Security and Development Center invite applications for participation at the Life in Kyrgyzstan Data Users Workshop to be held at the University of Central Asia in Bishkek on […]
Register here The Life with Corona-Africa Webinar series is a forum to share and discuss new evidence and policy guidelines on how people in Africa respond to and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers from the Life with Corona-Africa project will present insights that emerge from their micro-level analyses of economic, social, and health impacts […]
Since October 2020, HG4RR has hosted a series of webinars focused on the challenges and opportunities of home garden interventions and evaluation in development and emergency settings. Expert guest speakers joined Prof. Dr. Tilman Brück from the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops/ISDC to discuss their work, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session. […]
The Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (UCA), the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), and ISDC – International Security and Development Center invite submission of proposals for sessions and individual research papers for the 7th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference, to be held online during October 26-28, 2021. The […]
Online event hosted by the University of Göttingen (potentially hybrid if the situation allows it)Dates: 11-12 October 2021 Considering that one percent of the world population is displaced and ten percent of the world population lives under conflict, the complex nexus of forced migration, development, and security is central to the analysis of household welfare. When accounting for […]
Watch the keynote speech “Political economy of humanitarian inaction in a connected world” by Dr. Arif Husain (UN WFP) given at the 16th Annual HiCN Workshop on Social Unrest and Violent Conflict in Times of Pandemics, 2020.
