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Visiting Professors

Prof. Dr. Mareike Kleine, Visiting Professor
Associate Professor in EU and International Politics, London School of Economics

Prof. Dr. Claudio Franzius, Visiting Professor
Professor at the Research Department for European Environmental Law, University of Bremen    

PD. Dr. Simon Koschut, Visiting Professor
Heisenberg Fellow Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy, Freie Universität Berlin

Prof. Dr. Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann, Visiting Professor
Professor at the Institute of International Relations, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Prof. Dr. Susanne Buckley-Zistel, Visiting Professor, Research Staff, Project Manager with External Funding
Chair Representative and Visiting Scholar Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Executive Director of the Center for Conflict Research, Philipps University of Marburg

Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder, Visiting Professor
Professor of political science with a focus on governance in the European multi-level system, Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg

Dr. Aron Buzogany, Visiting Professor, Research Staff and Doctoral Student
Research Staff at the Chair of German Politics, Otto Suhr Institute, Freie Universität of Berlin

Dr. Oriol Costa Fernández, Visiting Professor
Research Staff and Assistant Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona   

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Research Staff

Dr. Eric Stollenwerk, Research Staff and Coordinator, research project EU-LISTCO and DFG Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 700 "Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood"
Research Fellow, Institute for Afrika Studies, Research Project “Freedom and Development? Religious Actors, Freedom of Religion and Ideology and Sustainable Development“, German Institute for Global and Area Studies GIGA

Aurora Bergmaier, Research Staff, research project EU-LISTCO
Speaker, Federal Foreign Office

Dr. Karoline Eickhoff, Research Staff
Researcher in the project "Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options of Action for German and International Policy", German Institute for International and Security Affairs SWP

Dr. Marlien Schlaphoff, Research Staff and Coordinator
Management Speaker, Center for International Pearce Operations ZIF     

Sven Hilgers, Research Staff, research project: International Politics “Lending as a Two-Level Game: Troika-Debtor Negotiations in the Eurozone.“
Research Staff, FernUniversität in Hagen and Landesvorstandsmitglied FDP Berlin

Dipl.- Pol. Judith Winkler, Research Staff, Center for International Cooperation (CIC), Freie Universität Berlin          

Dr. Julia Langbein, Deputy Professor, Research Staff and Coordinator
Research Staff and Director, research focus "Political Economy and Integration", Center for East European and International Studies ZOIS

Elyssa Shea, scientific Coordinator, research project EU-STRAT  

Prof. Dr. Henk Erik Meier, Research Staff, Research Fellow of the German Research Foundation DFG
Professor for Social Sciences of Sports at the Institute for Sports and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster

Lisa Thormählen, Research Staff                

Prof. Dr. Cathleen Kantner, Research Staff
Professor for International Relations and European Integration, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Stuttgart

Dr. Charalampos Koutalakis, Research Staff
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Head of Project "Regulatory Reforms in Croatia", Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ

Dr. Amelie Kutter, Research Staff, Project and Team Coordinator
Academic staff in the Master of European Studies program, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Speaker of the group Discourse Research of the German Political Science Association DVPW

Yasemin Pamuk, Research Staff, research project Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 700 “Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood”
Management of the cultural department, German Consulate General New York

Dr. Karin Pieper, Coordinator, Activities of the interdisciplinary JMCE "The EU and its Citizens" - Workshops, Winter Method School, Round Table Discussion
Freelance consultant specialized in project management

Andreas Stahn, Research Staff, project Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 700 “Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood”        

Dr. Sabine von Oppeln, Research Staff
Scientist, Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science, focus on EU and German-French Relations, Freie Universität Berlin

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Doctoral Candidates

Dr. Oleksandra Keudel, 2021
Research Staff at the Freie Universität Berlin

Dr. Stephan Lutzenberger, 2020               
Educational referent for the International Youth Voluntary Service at DRK- Landesverband Saarland

Dr. Ann-Sophie Gast, 2019                 

Dr. Jason Hyungsup Han, 2019      

Dr. Louisa  Opitz, 2019    
Speaker for Federal and Länder Affairs at NRW.BANK

Dr. Maria Debre, 2018               
Research Staff at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Potsdam

Dr. Corinna Krome, 2018              
Lecturer at the Department for Comparative Political Science at the University of Kassel

Dr. Luisa Linke-Behrens, 2018              
Trainee at the Berlin State and Senate Administration for the Interior and Sport

Dr. Ganyi Zhang, 2018               
Political and Economic Analyst at GEODIS

Dr. Harrison Kalunga Mwilima, 2017                      
Lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law

Dr. Moritz Knoll, 2016                

Dr. Bidzina Lebanidze, 2016                    
Research Staff at the Institute for Slavic and Caucasian Studies, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Dr. Mathis Lohaus, 2016             
Research Staff at the Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy

Dr. Sören Stapel, 2016              
Research Staff at the Chair for Multi-Level Governance, University of Freiburg

Dr. Kai Striebinger, 2015                   
former Research Staff, German Development Institute - DIE

Dr. Natalie Welfens, 2015, Doctoral Candidate, University of Amsterdam
Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School    

Dr. Christine Hackenesch, 2015                 
Program Director at the German Development Institute, research program "Inter- and Transnational Cooperation"

Dr. Imke Pente, 2014               
Project Manager at KfW Development Bank

Dr. Stefan Skupien, 2014                        
Scientific Coordinator for Open Science (Berlin University Alliance)

Jun.- Prof. Dr. Digdem Soyaltin, 2014                       
Junior Professor in Political Science at the Altınbaş University

Dr. Esther Thomas, 2014            

Dr. Ieva Grumbinaite, 2014, Doctoral Candidate, European University Institute
Senior Researcher, PPMi         

Dr. Esther Ademmer, 2013                     
Deputy Professor at the Christian Albrecht University Kiel & Research Staff at the Institute für the World Economy

Dr. Torben Heinze, 2013
Administrative Director at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS)

Dr. Joo Hee Kim, 2013                 

Dr. Alexander Kleibrink, 2013                     
Senior Policy Officer at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Dr. Aron Buzogany, 2012
Research Staff at the Chair of German Politics at the Otto Suhr Institute, Freie Universität Berlin

Ass.- Prof. Dr. Gözde Yilmaz, 2012
Assistant Professor in International Relations at the Atilim University in Ankara

Dr. Wiebke Wemheuer- Vogelaar, 2012, Doctoral Candidate, Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies BGTS     

Dr. Christian Grobe, 2011              
Co-Founder of Billie (fintech startup)

Prof. Dr. Pamela Luckau, 2011            
Communication, behavioral trainer, and facilitator at KellerPartner GmbH

Dr. Andres Pennycook Castro, 2011                    
Superintendent for insolvency and entrepreneurship, Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, Chile

Dr. Hui-Yin Sung, 2011                
Post-Doc Researcher at the Center for General Education, National Central University, Taiwan

Dr. Meike Dudziak, 2010                       
Director of usage controlling and strategic market research, Central and regional library Berlin

Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke, 2010              
Professor for African Sociology at the University Bayreuth

Dr. Nicole Kranz, 2010               
Head of Program "Strategic Partnerships for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement", GIZ

Dr. Anna Kristin Müller-Debus, 2010               
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility & Climate Strategy at Ernst&Young Global Limited

Prof. Dr. Vera van Hüllen, 2010
Research Personnel at the Leuphana University Lüneburg

Prof. Dr. Sandra Eckert, 2009              
Junior Professor for Politics in the European Multilevel System at the Goethe University in Frankfurt

Dr. Osvaldo Saldías, 2009              
Director of the Department "Projects in the Framework of International Cooperation" at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

Dr. Mathias Großklaus, 2008, Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin
Program Director Rural Mobility and Local Supply, neuland21     

Dr. Swantje Renfordt, 2008, Doctoral Candidate and Research Staff, Kolleg Research Group „The Transformative Power of Europe“  

Prof. Dr. Diana Panke, 2007               
Professor for Governance in Multilevel Systems, Albert Ludwig University Freiburg

Dr. Carina Sprungk, 2007                       
University Management, President's Office at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

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Student Assistants

Phuong-Ha Nguyen
Sophia Klumpp
Felix Vosse   
Lukas Müller-Wünsch     
Maria-Sophia Dellasega          
Max Schneider, Projekt EU-STRAT
Onno Steenweg         
Fiona Merkl   
Sarah Pfaffernoschke, Projekt EU-STRAT
Jakob Wigand
Tobias Hübler  
Laura Milchmeyer      
Anna Rother  
Felix Rüdiger
Maksim Roskin  
Markus Sattler  
Nóra Szabó   
Ruben Kremers
Janne Schulitz
Lars Schäfer

^{This list of Alumni and their current positions is not intended to be exhaustive. 2022.}