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Dr. May-Britt U. Stumbaum
NFG Research Group "Asian Perceptions of the EU"
Head of NFG Research Group
Ihnestr. 26
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Room
209
14195
Berlin
Tel.:
+49-(0)30-838 57088
E-Mail: may-britt.stumbaum@fu-berlin.de
Short CV
May-Britt U. Stumbaum, PhD, is Head of the NFG Research Group "Asian Perceptions of the EU" at the Free University of Berlin, funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research. Previous positions included Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director, China and Global Security Programme/subsequently Head of EU-China Project, at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Fritz Thyssen Fellow at WCFIA, Harvard University, Head of the International Forum on Strategic Thinking/Senior Researcher, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Head of Asia Department, Berlin Partner and Seminar Leader for the Bosch Foundation. May-Britt U. Stumbaum worked as a Visiting Fellow at several renowned European and Chinese think tanks. She is a co-founder of Women in International Security Deutschland (WIIS.de) and served as its president from 2003 – 2008.
May-Britt U. Stumbaum graduated with an MSc in European Politics and Governance from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and received her PhD from the Free University of Berlin on "Decision-Making in EU Foreign and Security Policy towards the PR China".
Main fields of interest
Processes of transfer and diffusion in European foreign and security policy towards Asia (particularly India and China), deviating perceptions and connotations in EU-Asian relations, security policy, dual-use technology transfer
KFG Associated Research Project
NFG Research Group 'Asian Perceptions of the EU': "External views on the EU as a Civilian Power – India and China in Comparison", funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research's initiative "Europa von Außen gesehen".
Publications
Monographs and Edited Volumes
(2009) “The European Union and China. Decision-Making in EU Foreign and Security Policy towards the People’s Republic of China.” DGAP Schriften zur Internationalen Politik, Nomos.
Refereed Articles and Book Chapters
with W. Xiong (forthcoming). “Conceptual Differences of Strategic Partnership in EU-China Relations.” In: Conceptual Gaps in EU-China Relations. Ed. Z. Pan, London, Routledge.
(2010). "How to deal with China’s military rise? Differing Responses of the European Union and the United States and the Case of Dual-use Technology Transfer." In Issues in European Union and US Foreign Policy. Ed. M. Cebeci. Lanham et al., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers: 293-308.
(2010). "Europe's Views on China's Role in International Security." In China and Europe in International Security. Eds. C. Shulong and F.-P. an der Putten. London, Routledge: 7-19.
(2010). "Europe must get inside the mind of the dragon." Europe’s World, Summer 2010.
(2010). "Toward a Transatlantic Approach to Technology Transfers to China." In Policy Brief. Asia Programme, German Marshall Fund of the United States, 9 July 2010.
(2008). "The invisible ban. EU maintains weapons embargo on China." In Jane's Intelligence Review: Chinawatch, December 2008: 52-3.
(2008). "The strategic partnership of EU and China; Rhetoric vs. Political Realities." In Orientation of the European Integration and China-EU Relations. Shanghai Institute for European Studies, Shanghai: 359 – 388 (in Mandarin).
(2008). "Vom Schmutzfink zum Streber. Peking kann nicht nur auf Kohle setzen - eine Chance für Deutschland." In Internationale Politik, Oktober 2008: 48 - 51.
(2007). "Limits and Opportunities of Europe - China Security Cooperation." In The International Spectator 42(3): 351-370.
(2007). "Engaging China - Uniting Europe? The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy towards China." In: The Road Towards Convergence: European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System. Eds. C. Musu and N. Casarini. London, Palgrave MacMillan.
(2007). "Sino-European Strategic Partnership: Retrospect, Vision and Suggestions from a European perspective." In: Current situation and future prospects of Asia-Europe security co-operation : proceedings of the fifth Shanghai Workshop on Global Governance, January 23-24, 2007, FES China / Shanghai Institute for International Studies, June 2007.
(2006). "Current status of cooperative and collective security mechanisms in Europe." In: New Security Challenges for Asia and Europe. Ed. B. Fort. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.
(2004). "European Integration in the Field of Foreign and Security Policy - a Model for Asia?." In One Year of Cultures & Civilisations Dialogue 2003/2004. Ed. B. Fort. Singapore, ASEF: 264-281.
Other Articles, Book Chapters and Working Papers
(2010). "The Current State of EU-China High-Tech Cooperation with a special focus on the aerospace industry and the arms embargo debate." In:The Rise of the Chinese Defense Economy. Innovation Potential, industrial performance, and regional comparisons. Ed. T. M. Cheung. Policy Brief No. 15, IGCC University of California San Diego, September 2010.
(2009). "Risky Business? The EU, China and Dual-Use Technology." In Occasional Paper No. 80. EU Institute for Security Studies: Paris, October 2009.
with E. Sandschneider (2008). "Ein Erdbeben als Chance für die westliche Welt? Leitlinien für die deutsche Chinapolitik." In: DGAPStandpunkt, No. 6, May 2008 (ins Chinesische übersetzt und publiziert durch Xinhua; abgedruckt in chinesischen Zeitungen).
with J. P. Maulny et al. (2007). "Lessons learned from European defence equipment programmes." Auftragsstudie für die Europäische Verteidigungsagentur (EDA), veröffentlicht als Occasional Paper No. 69, October 2007, Paris: EU ISS.
with M. Christiansson, Eds. (2007). "Security Challenges in Times of Change." DGAPBericht No. 5, 22 October 2007.
