Organisation dealing with comparative research on developing countries and the analysis of North-South and South-South relations. Part of the Deutsches Übersee-Institut (DÜI)/German Overseas Institute. Main activities of the Institut fur Allgemeine Uberseeforschung (IAU) include: Inter- and intraregional relations; democratisation and the building of a civil society; State and Economy; Conflicts related to minorities and migration; Relations between Industrial and Developing Countries. See also separate entry under Deutsches Ubersee-Institut (DUI).
WWW site gives basic information on the work of the institute and list of publications.