ISDC - International Security and Development Center

ISDC – International Security and Development Center is a non-profit academic institute based in Berlin, Germany. We conduct research to improve lives and livelihoods shaped by violent conflict, fragility and humanitarian emergencies.

OUR APPROACH
We collect and analyse data, derive evidence-based policy advice and build capacity.
We draw on theory, data, and statistics to inform policies that are evidence-based, ethical, equitable and effective.
We focus our analysis at the micro level, studying how individuals, households, groups and firms react to and cope with extreme adversity – and how policies can best support people and institutions under such conditions.
We combine quantitative and qualitative methods and work with international partners from multiple disciplines and sectors.