Day 1
Opening Session
Julia von Blumenthal (Humboldt-University of Berlin)
Martina Brockmeier (Leibniz Association)
Deike Potzel (German Federal Foreign Office)
Christine Toetzke (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Tilman Brück (HUB, IGZ, ISDC)
Keynote 1: Gender, Assets, Empowerment, and Resilience: Evidence and insights for programs
Agnes Quisumbing (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI))
Chair: Ghassan Baliki (ISDC)
Conference Logistics
Integration and Community Cohesion (AFK)
Tobias Risse (University of St. Gallen)
Mariajose Silva-Vargas (J-PAL Europe)
Paul Thissen (3ie)
Chair: Lame Ungwang (ISDC)
Conflict and Gender (HiCN)
Julie Litchfield (UCL; Sussex Business School)
Simon Hug (University of Geneva; University of Milano-Bicocca)
Wolfgang Stojetz (ISDC)
Chair: Neil Ferguson (ISDC)
Climate-Conflict Interactions (LEADS)
Laura Betancur Alarcón (HUB)
Simon Merschroth (PIK)
Daniel K. Banini (Providence College)
Chair: Jessie Schleypen (ISDC)
Building Resilience in Syria: The Role of Evidence in Development Programming
Peter McDermott (UK FCDO)
Henriette Sachse (BMZ)
Tilman Brück (HUB, IGZ, ISDC)
Ghassan Baliki (ISDC)
Chair: Kelly Stiebel (UK FCDO)
Economic Impacts of Conflict I (HiCN)
Michele Di Maio (Sapienza University of Rome)
Teresa Cappelli (University of Florence)
Laura Saavedra-Lux (UNU-WIDER)
Chair: Damir Esenaliev (IGZ)
Lunch
Migration and Security (HiCN)
Yuanhang Wang (Texas A&M)
Marion Richard (UCLouvain)
Cecilia Nardi (Sapienza University of Rome)
Chair: Mekdim Regassa (IGZ)
What We (Don’t) Know About the Crisis in Sudan
Adam Yao (FAO Sudan)
Khalid Siddig (IFPRI)
Francisca Castro (ISDC)
Chair: Ibrahim Elbadawi (ERF)
Role of Sanctions (AFK)
Christian von Soest (GIGA)
Constantin Ruhe (Goethe University of Frankfurt)
Matteo Pinna Pintor (LISER)
Chair: Damir Esenaliev (IGZ)
Impacts of Media (AFK)
Lame Ungwang (ISDC)
Mamadou Sacko (University of Orléans)
Jean-François Maystadt (Lancaster University)
Chair: Sonny O’Neill (ISDC, IGZ)
Impact of Humanitarian Assistance (LEADS)
Julian Roeckert (PIK; Ruhr University Bochum; RWI)
Dorothee Weiffen (ISDC)
Jordan Kyle (IFPRI)
Chair: Jonathan Garcia (IGZ, HU)
Coffee and Tea Break
Mental Health in the Middle East
Sandra Penić (Université de Genève)
Nadine Stammel (FUB)
Maria Böttche (FUB)
Tilman Brück (HUB, IGZ, ISDC)
Ghassan Baliki (ISDC)
Chair: Wolfgang Stojetz (ISDC)
Conflict and Trust (HiCN)
Anna Minasyan (Curtin University; University of Groningen)
Phaidon Vassiliou (Uppsala University)
Nicole Stoelinga (University of Munich)
Olivia Bertelli (University Paris-Dauphine, IFPRI)
Chair: Neil Ferguson (ISDC)
Fragility, Conflict, Migration
Kibrom Abay (IFPRI)
Khalid Siddig (IFPRI)
Jordan Kyle (IFPRI)
Halefom Nigus (Policy Studies Institute)
Chairs: Agnes Quisumbing (IFPRI) and Ibrahim Elbadawi (Economic Research Forum)
Agriculture and Conflict (HiCN)
Rachel Sabates-Wheeler (IDS) & Camelia Vasilov (Laterite)
Henrique Barros (University of Lisbon)
Mohammad H. Sepahvand (Lund University)
Elda Celislami (University of Reading; University of Turin)
Chair: Francisca Castro (ISDC)
Poly-Crises and Food Insecurity (AFK)
Aysegül Kayaoglu (SOCIUM)
Nicolò Gebbani (Ca’Foscari University of Venice)
Sabine Liebenehm (University of Saskatchewan)
Jana Krause (University of Oslo)
Chair: Melodie Al Daccache (ISDC)
Weather Shocks and Households (LEADS)
Fabienne Pradella (University Mainz; University of Heidelberg; Stanford University)
Lukas Mogge (RWI)
Mekdim Regassa (IGZ)
Jessie Ruth Schleypen (Climate Analytics)
Chair: Dorothee Weiffen (ISDC)
Break and Conference Photo
The First Twenty Years of Research on Fragile Lives / Conference Dinner
Tilman Brück (HUB; IGZ; ISDC)
Anne-Claire Luzot (WFP)
Gilles Carbonnier (Geneva Graduate Institute; ICRC)
Marie Gaarder (3ie)
Scott Gates (PRIO)
Chair: Anke Hoeffler (University of Konstanz)
Day 2
Registration
Children in Armed Conflict: The links between political violence and violence against children and youth
Tilman Brück (HUB, IGZ, ISDC)
Ina Grimmer (Save the Children)
Sheree Kullenberg (IRC)
Verena Knaus (UNICEF)
Marie-Céline Schulte (LSHTM)
Chair: Miguel Almanzar (UNICEF)
The Climate-Conflict Nexus
Kai Kornhuber (IIASA; Columbia University)
Tabea Lissner (Global Solutions Initiative)
Jonathan F. Donges (PIK; Princeton University; Stockholm University)
Wolfgang Stojetz (ISDC)
Chair: Jessie Ruth Schleypen (Climate Analytics)
War, Transition, and Peace (HiCN)
Melanie Sauter (University of Oxford; University of Oslo) & Scott Gates (PRIO)
Neil Ferguson (ISDC)
Thorsten Rogall (Uppsala University)
Chair: Mekdim Regassa (IGZ)
Methods in Conflict Research (AFK)
Sukayna Younger-Khanç (University of Konstanz)
Gulzhan Asylbek kyzy (United Nations University)
Francisca Castro (ISDC)
Christoph Steinert (University of St. Gallen)
Chair: Jonathan Garcia (IGZ, HU)
Governance and Agrifood Systems (LEADS)
Kristina Petrova (PIK; Uppsala University; PRIO)
Johannes Gallé (MCC Berlin; UNU-WIDER; University of Mannheim)
Giulia Malevolti (PIK)
Damir Esenaliev (IGZ; ISDC)
Chair: Dorothee Weiffen (ISDC)
Coffee and Tea Break
Keynote 2: Lives and Livelihoods in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Is MENA Different?
Ibrahim Elbadawi (Economic Research Forum)
Chair: Neil Ferguson (ISDC)
Lunch
Combating Violence Against Women and Girls
Melodie Al Daccache (ISDC)
Julienne Corboz (Social Development Direct)
Sahar Al Hachem (UK FCDO)
Agnes Quisumbing (IFPRI)
Chair: Ghassan Baliki (ISDC)
Impacts of Aid (HiCN)
Aysegül Kayaoglu (SOCIUM)
Paula Madrigal (University of Passau)
Marina Dodlova (University of Münster)
Chair: Neil Ferguson (ISDC)
Localising Research and Policy Response in Conflict-Affected Borderlands
Tasnia Khandaker Prova (BRAC University)
Azeema Cheema (Verso Consulting)
Patta Scott-Villiers (Institute of Development Studies)
Chair: Tabea Campbell Pauli (The Asia Foundation)
Violence and Resilience (AFK)
Sven Fischer (Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Mohammad Haroon Asadi (Phillipps-Universität Marburg)
Jonas Heirman (WFP)
Chair: Lame Ungwang (ISDC)
Risks of Climatic Shocks (HiCN)
Daniel Meierrieks (WZB Berlin)
Pierre E. Biscaye (CERDI)
Sofia Nordenving (Uppsala University)
Chair: Jonathan Garcia (IGZ, HU)
Policy Impacts on Resource Management (LEADS)
Julian Rose (RWI; University of Passau)
Maximiliane Sievert (RWI)
Rehnuma Ferdous (University of Birmingham)
Chair: Mekdim Regassa (IGZ)
Coffee and Tea Break
Evidence in Peacebuilding: Needs, Learnings, Outcomes and Remaining Gaps
Tilman Brück (HUB; IGZ; ISDC)
Marie Gaarder (3ie)
Bushra Hassan (PBSO)
Erin Koenig (Global Affairs Canada)
Chair: Neil Ferguson (ISDC)
Economic Impacts of Conflict II (HiCN)
Ali Reza Rahimi (FUB)
Abhishek Shaw (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad)
Raul Caruso (Catholic University of Sacred Heart)
Chair: Damir Esenaliev (IGZ)
Postwar Legacies (AFK)
Leslie Fischer (University of St. Gallen)
Filippo Pasquali (University of St. Gallen)
Cornelius Haritz (GIGA)
Chair: Melodie Al Daccache (ISDC)
Fragility in Borderlands (AFK)
Patta-Scott Villiers (IDS)
Azeema Cheema (Verso Consulting)
Tasnia Khandaker Prova (BRAC University)
Chair: Dorothee Weiffen (ISDC)
Climate Adaptation and Migration (LEADS)
Lena Detlefsen (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)
Barbora Sedova (PIK)
Wolfgang Stojetz (ISDC)
Chair: Sarah Fenzl (ISDC)