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Research Focus
Research and teaching at the Chair for International Relations focus on some of the most important current developments in world politics, with a particular focus on the Global South. The thematic foci of the Chair include the role of so-called emerging powers in global governance, (trans-)regional security dynamics in the Global South as well as the impact of populism and authoritarianism on international politics.
News
Below you'll find the latest news, publications and events from the Chair of International Relations. To view all news click here!
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New publication by Julia Gurol-Haller:
'The authoritarian narrator: China's power-projection and its reception in the Gulf', International Affairs, Vol. 99, No. 2, online first.
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New publication:
'Patterns of populist mobilization; comparing narratives on COVID-19 in the global South', International Affairs 99(1): 337-355 (F. Belder, S. Destradi, J. Gurol, S. Heras Rodríguez, M. Kölük, J. Martins, S. Rogel, S. Sabhapandit)
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New publication from Sandra Destradi & Julia Gurol:
'South-South Cooperation: between Cooperation at Eye-Level and Accusations of Neo-Colonialism', Handbook on Regionalism and Global Governance, Jürgen Rüland & Astrid Carrapatoso (eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing: 160-170.
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New publication from Julia Gurol:
'Contingent Power Extension and Regional (Dis)Integration: China's Belt and Road Initiative and Its Consequences for the EU', Asia Europe Journal (co-authored with Fabricio Rodríguez).
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28. September 2022: Prof. Destradi gives the talk „Theorizing Populist Foreign Policy“ at Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florenz
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New publication from Julia Gurol:
Gurol, Julia and Schütze, Benjamin (2022). Infrastructuring authoritarian power: Arab-Chinese transregional collaboration beyondthe state. In: International Quarterly for Asian Studies, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 231-249.
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New Publication from Tim Zajontz:
Carmody, Pádraig, Zajontz, Tim and Reboredo, Ricardo 2022. ‘From “debt diplomacy” to donorship? China’s changing role in global development’, Global Political Economy, online first. https://doi.org/10.1332/UZHW7185
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New publication from Julia Gurol:
Gurol, Julia, Zumbrägel, Tobias and Demmelhuber, Thomas (2022). Elite networks andthe transregional dimension of authoritarianism: Sino-Emirati relations in times of a global pandemic. In: Journal of Contemporary China, online first.
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New Publication from Tim Zajontz:
Zajontz, Tim 2022. ‘Seamless imaginaries, territorialized realities: the regional politics of corridor governance in Southern Africa’, Territory, Politics, Governance, online first. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2022.2092205
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On June 4, Dr. Julia Gurol was accepted as a member of the Young Academy of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Further information here.