Dorothee Weiffen is a Researcher at ISDC. Her research interests include poverty alleviation, food security, inequality, and gender, especially in conflict-affected settings. Previously, she worked as a Quantitative Research Assistant at the Development Economics and Food Security research group at IGZ. In addition, she completed several internships, among others at the German Federal Ministry of […]
17th Annual Workshop of the Households in Conflict Network: Conflict, Migration, and Displacement
The complex nexus of forced migration, development, and security is central to the analysis of household welfare. Any empirical analysis of the link between conflict and forced migration faces issues due to endogeneity, generalizability, or data quality. The workshop thus aims at discussing creative and innovative approaches that allow dealing with the above issues to […]
Alicia Barriga
Dr. Alicia Barriga is a Researcher at ISDC. She currently works on the impact evaluation of a set of interventions conducted by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund. Alicia obtained her MS and PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Connecticut – USA, where she studied the dynamics of displacement, environmental quality, and […]
Simon Voß
Simon Voß is a Research Assistant at ISDC. His research interests include labor and housing markets, inequality, and impact evaluation. Previously, he worked as a teaching assistant at Freie Universität Berlin. In addition, he completed several internships, among others at DIW Econ GmbH. Simon holds a B.A. in Modern and Contemporary History and Economics from […]
HG4RR Webinar Series – The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience and Food Security
Note : l’interprétation en français sera disponible pour ce webinaire. Join us for “The Permagarden Pathway to Resilience & Food Security: Lessons in Scaling Up from Nepal and Uganda” on 16 March 14:00-15:00 CET (Berlin Time). This webinar, the second in the HG4RR 2021 Webinar Series, is co-hosted with the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance-funded […]
Gendered Dimensions of Protracted Forced Displacement in Sudan
The overall objective of this project is to study gendered dimensions of livelihoods in the context of protracted forced displacement. Specifically, we perform four sets of empirical analyses: We provide in-depth insights into the gendered differences in livelihood outcomes among long-term internally displaced persons (IDPs), including realized and aspired outcomes. We study the gendered constraints shaping […]
Gendered Dimensions of Forced Displacement in North-east Nigeria
The overall objective of this project is to study gendered dimensions of livelihoods in the context of forced displacement in a rural humanitarian emergency setting. Specifically, we perform four sets of empirical analyses: We provide in-depth insights into the gendered differences in livelihood outcomes among internally displaced persons (IDPs), including realized and aspired outcomes. We study the […]
HG4RR Webinar Series: Nutrition Income Generation Intervention, Uganda
Join us for the 2021 HG4RR Webinar Series about home gardens intervention and evaluation in crisis settings each third Tuesday, February through June, 14-15:00 Berlin Time. For the first session in the five-part series, we will be joined by Marlene Roefs and Kat Pittore of Wageningen Center for Development Innovation who will talk about the […]
Asees Mohamed Shareef
Dr. Asees Mohamed Shareef is a Researcher at ISDC and a Philipp Schwartz Fellow. His research interests include internally displaced persons (IDPs), forced migration, international politics and international relations. Asees’s past projects include research on national unity and reconciliation among university students in Sri Lanka. Previously, he was a Lecturer at the University of Colombo and an […]
Addressing the challenges of the forcibly displaced and their host communities in the ESCWA region
This project will address the long-term development challenges associated with the forced displacement that is a result, particularly, of the Syrian conflict, but also of other conflicts that have occurred or are on-going in the ESCWA region. In doing so, the project will support a track-II style process led by ESCWA with intellectual inputs. The […]
Andrej Smirnov
Andrej Smirnov is a Research Assistant at ISDC. His Research interest include the interaction between inequality and growth, migration and economics of conflict. At ISDC, Andrej works on the “Gendered Dimension of Forced Displacement” project and assists with data analysis in the “Life with Corona” survey. Previously Andrej held Research Assistant positions at DeZIM-Institute (German […]
Alia Aghajanian
Alia is a research affiliate at ISDC and a micro-economist specialising in statistics and evidence-based decision making through the collection and analysis of household surveys, supporting national statistical systems, improving uptake of data and statistics, and analysing data and evidence rigorously and scientifically. She completed her PhD at the Institute of Development Studies, where she […]
Rebecca Wolfe
Dr. Rebecca J. Wolfe is a Research Affiliate at ISDC. She is a lecturer at the Harris School for Public Policy at the University of Chicago, where she is an associate at the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. She is a leading expert on political violence, conflict and violent extremism. […]
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 considered a bastion of stability in the region. Tensions between host and refugee populations over already- limited public services and employment opportunities have exacerbated existing grievances Jordanians hold against the government, and increase the risk of civil […]
ADB Country Diagnostic Study: Kyrgyz Republic: Improving Growth Potential
This study presents an in-depth analysis of the sector reforms needed to enable the Kyrgyz Republic to achieve higher and more sustainable economic growth. Dr Damir Esenaliev of ISDC has co-authored the chapter titled on Human Resources for Inclusive Growth.
Social Protection in Contexts of Fragility and Forced Displacement: Introduction to a Special Issue
Effective social protection is increasingly as essential to supporting affected populations in situations of protracted instability and displacement. Despite the growing use of social protection in these settings, there is comparatively little rigorous research on what works, for whom, and why. This special issue contributes by adding seven high-quality studies that raise substantially our understanding […]
Gendered Dimensions of Forced Displacement
A collaboration between ISDC and the Gender Group at the World Bank to review existing micro data sources and knowledge gaps related to the gendered experiences and impacts of forced displacement.
Call for Sessions and Papers: 5th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference
Call for Papers and Sessions is open for the 5th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference that will be held in Bishkek on 23-24 October 2019. The deadline is 16 June 2019.
Determinants and Dynamics of Forced Migration to Europe: Evidence from a 3-D Model of Flows and Stocks
Violent conflict is a well-recognised driver of forced migration but literature does not usually consider the pull factors that might also cause irregular movements. In turn, the decision to leave and of where to go are rarely considered separately. This is in contrast to literature on regular international migration, which considers both push and pull […]
Activity Choices of Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees: Quantitative Survey Evidence from Post-War Northern Uganda
We investigate post‐war economic activity choices of displaced and just‐returned individuals. In particular, the effect of living in an internally displaced persons camp on the choice of economic activities is analysed. Because individuals relocating away from camps may be different from those staying in them, a recursive bivariate probit procedure is used to control for […]