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Prof. Dr. Amirah El-Haddad

Senior Researcher

Europe's Double Standards in the Face of International Law

El-Haddad, Amirah / Aboushady, Nora (2025)
The Current Column, 24. June 2025

Rather than affirming violations of international law, Germany should end arms sales that fuel ongoing wars.

Transformation of Economic and Social Systems

Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Jump to: Experts Cluster Current Projects The transformation to sustainability can only be achieved by means of fundamentally reforming economic and social systems at national and global level. Researchers in this department are examining the impacts of global economic dynamics on developing countries and emerging economies and observing the interplay between globalisation on the one hand and national economic and social…

Team

IDOS is working interdisciplinary and combines different regional knowledge.

Making supply chains sustainable

Special “Making Supply Chains sustainable”: Our Research on supply chains helps to identify opportunities for companies in developing countries.

Household enterprises in Egypt: between survival and vulnerability

El-Haddad, Amirah / Chahir Zaki (2025)
External Publications

Household micro and small enterprises in Egypt: overview and developments through 2023

El-Haddad, Amirah / Chahir Zaki (2025)
External Publications

Changing state-society relations in MENA

Online, 09. October 2024

Online launch of the special issue ‘ Drivers of change in social contracts in the Middle East and North Africa region ’ In many countries, political, economic and socio-political reforms at best take place piecemeal over long periods of time. This also applies to most countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Many governments…

Regional Expertise Africa

Thematic works on Africa. Information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts with special regional expertise.

Drivers of change in social contracts: building a conceptual framework

Loewe, Markus / Amirah El-Haddad / Mark Furness / Annabelle Houdret / Tina Zintl (2024)
External Publications

Operationalising social contracts: towards an index of government deliverables

Loewe, Markus / Amirah El-Haddad / Tina Zintl (2024)
Discussion Paper 8/2024

We introduce, describe and test three indices to measure government deliverables in social contracts (protection, provision and participation) and to compare social contracts over time and space.

Strengthening global health

Special: "Strengthening global health". Strong health systems are the prerequisite for quality health care worldwide. Scientists at DIE analyse how to strengthen global health.

Structural Change and Inclusive Development

Cluster "Structural Change and Inclusive Development": How can production structures be made more productive and competitive, yet socially inclusive and conducive to poverty reduction?

Vulnerability and resilience: crisis transmission channels for GVCs in COVID times

El-Haddad, Amirah / Chahir Zaki (2023)
External Publications

The effect of COVID-19 on the gender employment gap in Egyptian manufacturing

El-Haddad, Amirah / Phoebe Saad Wasfy Ishac (2023)
External Publications

What global role for the EU?

Special “What global role for the EU?”: At times of multiple global crises, the European Union (EU) finds itself at a crossroads.

Previous Research Teams

The Research Teams follow a long tradition due to the IDOS-Postgraduate Programme

The Egyptian Industrial Firm Behavior Survey (2020/21)

Amirah El-Haddad (2023)
Research Data

Stabilization and development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)

Special "Stabilization and development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)": In a research and advisory project funded by the BMZ, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is investigating what these changes mean for Germany's and Europe's cooperation with MENA countries.

Political patronage and economic opportunity: vertical integration in Egyptian textiles and clothing

El-Haddad, Amirah (2023)
External Publications