The Arnold Bergstraesser Institute (founded in 1960) is one of Germany's leading research institutes in the field of comparative area studies. Its key objective is to provide cutting-edge research and grounded policy advice on issues of political transformation, post-conflict governance, democratization, migration, and resource politics - with particular reference to "emerging world" countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. read more: http://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/