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Staff members with discipline International Relations

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Donya Ahmadi is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Groningen. She teaches various courses at the department of International Relations and International Organization, including a MA Research Seminar titled 'Race, Class,... read more
dr. D. (Donya) Ahmadi
Contact
d.ahmadi rug.nl
+31 50 36 38986
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
International political theory, biopolitical theory, critical perspectives on development and environmental politics
S.A. (Suvi) Alt, Dr
Contact
s.a.alt rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Theoretical, Historical and Critical Approaches to War and Peace; Knowledge in International Politics; Peace and Conflict Studies; Interpretive and Creative Methods; Arts&Crafts in International Relations
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Contact
c.i.andra rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
M. (Marta) Avesani, MA
Contact
m.avesani rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
Field / Discipline
Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, discourse analysis, EU-Turkey relations, the Kurdish issue
drs. E. (Erdogan) Aykaç
Contact
e.aykac rug.nl
Function
PhD student
The Caspian Sea,  Azerbaijan, Energy Geopolitics, and Security & Cooperation in Eurasia, Climate Change, Infrastructure Politics, Transnational Corporations.
A.G. (Agha) Bayramov, Dr
Contact
a.bayramov rug.nl
+31 50 36 33248
Function
Assistant Professor International Relations
Field / Discipline
Autonomous Weapons Systems; AI in Military Applications; Human-AI interaction.
T.F. (Taís Fernanda) Blauth, MSc
Contact
t.f.blauth rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Humanitarian Interventions and Peacekeeping, Armed Conflict, International Development, Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (esp. diamonds and gold), African Politics and Security.
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Contact
s.j.n.van.bockstael rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Globalisation Studies and Humanitarian Action
Russian Foreign Policy, Discourse Analysis, Emotionalisation and Identity Formation, 'Global South'
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Contact
g.bordin rug.nl
Function
PhD Student
International economics; Globalization; International trade, Economics of agglomeration, International transfers, Exchange rates, International macroeconomics



Foreign Policy Analysis, EU-Russia relations, Central/Eastern Europe, Populism in International Relations, EU External Action
D.A.L. (David) Cadier, PhD
Contact
david.cadier rug.nl
Function
My research is generally concerned with the roles of emergent technologies, non-state actors and expert knowledge in contemporary global governance. In particular, I study the on-going and varying implications of big data and blockchain technologies at... read more
M.A. (Malcolm) Campbell-Verduyn, PhD
Contact
m.a.campbell-verduyn rug.nl
Function
Senior Lecturer (UD1) in International Political Economy
Energy Diplomacy International Relations
H.C. (Caner) Can
Contact
caner.can rug.nl
Function
PhD student
EU–Russia relations, Russian foreign policy, the EU and its eastern neighbours, hegemony and global change
prof. dr. T.R. (Tom) Casier
Contact
t.r.casier rug.nl
Function
Professor in Global Politics of Europe
Field / Discipline
History of International Political Thought, History of International Relations, Medieval Canon and Roman Law, Politics of History, Historical Narratives in Contemporary Populism, Early Exploration, Religion in International Relations.
J. (Julia) Costa López, Dr
Contact
j.costa.lopez rug.nl
+31 50 36 37230
Function
Field / Discipline
Dr. Jesse Crane-Seeber holds a BA in “Resisting Hegemony,” a major of his own design, from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY, USA), and a PhD in International Relations from American University (Washington, DC, USA). His research has covered the US military as a... read more
J.P. (Jesse) Crane-Seeber, Dr
Contact
j.p.crane-seeber rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies
Field / Discipline
PhD candidate at the Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen, studying the social consequences of gas extraction in the region. The Kennisplatform is an institute that gathers and shares relevant knowledge and research for social policy in Groningen... read more
A.R. (Agustín) De Julio Pardo, MSc
Contact
a.r.de.julio.pardo rug.nl
Function
PhD student @ Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen
B.E. (Bianca) Dijkstra, PhD
Contact
b.e.dijkstra rug.nl
Function
Funding Officer & Coordinator Graduate School
Conflict studies, international interventions, post-conflict and (post-)colonial statebuilding under trusteeship, security governance (in particular policing), knowledge in IR, archives of peace and conflict, economies of peace. Qualitative methods,... read more
R.W.K. (Werner) Distler, Dr
Contact
werner.distler rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
International Affaris, Communications, Public Relations, Policy Research, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Electoral Management
H. (Henrietta) Doe, MA
Contact
h.doe rug.nl
Function
Communication Officer
African studies, international relations and development studies, cultural heritage, non-western history, history of European expansion, history of Dutch foreign policy (colonial policy, development policy)
dr. M.R. (Michel) Doortmont
Contact
m.r.doortmont rug.nl
+31 50 36 36002
Function
Reader in International Relations and African Studies (with ius promovendi)
IR Theory / Political Thought / Human Rights / History and Theory of International Law / Migration Ethics
L.G. (Guilherme) Dos Santos Marques Pedro, PhD
Contact
guilherme.marques.pedro rug.nl
Function
PostDoc in the Theory and History of IR
Dr Karim El Taki is an International Relations scholar at the Faculty of Arts. His research examines regional order-making in the Middle East in the decade following the Arab Uprisings. His research interests include, theoretically, the quest for... read more
K.K. (Karim) El Taki, Dr
Contact
k.el.taki rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, Politics of the Middle East
Philanthropy, External Relations, International Foundations
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Contact
kim.evertz rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
(Transnational) party organization; Intra-European migration, Attitudes towards the EU; Comparative Politics; Mixed methods research
A.V. (Adrian) Favero, PhD
Contact
a.v.favero rug.nl
Function
International Political Sociology, Borders, boundaries, displacement
R. (Renata) De Figueiredo Summa, Dr
Contact
r.de.figueiredo.summa rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, IRIO
Field / Discipline
Historical and Contemporary China-Middle East Relations, especially Iran-China Relations; History of Iran; History of China; Cold War History
W.A. (William) Figueroa, Dr
Contact
w.a.figueroa rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of History and Theory of International Relations
(Global) Media, Cultural Industries, Internet Governance, Gender and Technology, Critical Theory and Decoloniality; member of the Digital Constitutionalism Network ; Internet Rights and Principles Coalition ; Global Internet Governance Academic Network (G... lees meer
prof. dr. M.I. (Marianne ) Franklin
Contact
m.i.franklin rug.nl
Function
International Financial Markets, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, International Economics, European Political Economy, EU Macroeconomic Governance
G.W. (Greg) Fuller, Dr
Contact
g.w.fuller rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
Biopolitical theory, (pandemic) temporalities, critical security studies
N.F. (Nicolas) Gäckle, MA
Contact
n.f.gaeckle rug.nl
Function
PhD student
F. (Frank) Gaenssmantel, PhD
Contact
f.gaenssmantel rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
After completing her PhD at the University of Tübingen, Germany, in 2016, she spent 3 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies at the University of Bremen. She is the author of "Security Threats and... read more
E. (Lisa) Gaufman, Dr
Contact
e.gaufman rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Russian Discourse and Politics
My main areas of interest are: the European Union and the Eastern Partnership; comparative politics; and post-Soviet politics.   
dr. E.E.A. (Eske) van Gils
Contact
e.e.a.van.gils rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
International sanctions, EU Foreign Policy, Illicit Trade
F. (Francesco) Giumelli, Dr
Contact
f.giumelli rug.nl
+31 50 36 39685
Function
Associate Professor in International Relations and International Organization, Chair of Cost Action GLITSS
Natural resources, Tourism, Geography, International conflicts, Geopolitics
J. (Jonathan) Gómora Alarcón, MA
Contact
j.gomora.alarcon rug.nl
+52 551 6947 339
Function
PhD student
Coordinator of cooperation with Central and Eastern Europe (EU, Western Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia), Coimbra Group representative and member of the working group on Academic Exchange & Mobility, Erasmus+ institutional coordinator, KA103 and KA107... read more
drs. R.J. (Regine) van Groningen
Contact
r.j.van.groningen rug.nl
+31 50 36 37231
Function
Senior policy advisor International Cooperation
Field / Discipline
X. (Xavier) Guillaume, Dr
Contact
x.guillaume rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
Acquisition of Capacity Building and Research projects;
Management of complex Capacity Building projects in sub Saharan Africa;
Management Erasmus+ projects.
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Contact
e.j.haarbrink rug.nl
+31 50 36 37054
Function
Project Manager, Coordinator International Cooperation
Field / Discipline
East Asian studies, Mongolia
prof. dr. mr. T.H.F. (Tjalling) Halbertsma
Contact
t.h.f.halbertsma rug.nl
+31 6 2532 5802
Function
Dean Faculty Campus Fryslân / Professor of International Studies, with a special focus on East Asia
Social, International, and Globalisation Theory; Global Politics of Science and Technology; Global History and Politics of Agriculture and Food-Systems; Existential Risk and Societal Collapse; Deep History and Anthropology of Knowledge; Historical... read more
I. (Inanna) Hamati-Ataya, Prof
Contact
i.hamati rug.nl
Function
Professor of Global International Relations
As a diplomat for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I worked on international development cooperation in the MENA region and Horn of Africa. In 2023, I co-founded Fikra: a Palestinian literary magazine that publishes essays, short stories, poetry,... read more
A.L. (Aisja) Hamed
Contact
a.l.hamed rug.nl
Function
History and Theory of European co-operation and integration; Dutch foreign policy; China-EU relations
prof. dr. J. (Jan) van der Harst
Contact
j.van.der.harst rug.nl
+31 50 36 36015
Function
Professor of European Integration
Field / Discipline
Regional Seas Governance
drs. C.G.A.A. (Constant) Hatenboer
Contact
c.g.a.a.hatenboer rug.nl
Function
PhD student
1. strategy & policy development, advising, and monitoring in higher education, particularly regarding diversity, inclusivity, and internationalization; 2. applying theory and perspectives of individual and organizational change; 3. contributing to the... read more
dr. F.M. (Franka) van den Hende
Contact
f.m.van.den.hende rug.nl
+31 6 2973 0225
Function
senior policy advisor and researcher
Social and political theories of international relations, critical theory and international relations, world society studies, security studies, politics of global order
B.A. (Benjamin) Herborth, Dr
Contact
b.a.herborth rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Expertise on Eastern European and Russian Higher education area, internship supervisor, programme coordinator Honours programme Arts
drs. E.M. (Elena) Herman-Pletiougina
Contact
e.m.herman-pletiougina rug.nl
Function
Coordinator Honours Programme Arts
Field / Discipline
- Public international law
- International, European and transnational human rights law
- Socio-economic human rights
- Access to modern energy services / energy poverty
- Environmental health law / climate change (litigation)
- Disaster management /...
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dr. M.M.E. (Marlies) Hesselman
Contact
m.m.e.hesselman rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor International Law / Chair of Groningen Center for Health Law
Political economy of European integration, Enlargement of the European Union and transition processes in Central and Eastern Europe.
prof. dr. H.W. (Herman) Hoen
Contact
h.w.hoen rug.nl
+31 50 36 36019
Function
Professor of International Political Economy
Global governance of climate adaptation.
M.C. (Tim) Huiskes, MA
Contact
m.c.huiskes rug.nl
Function
Lecturer and Doctoral Researcher
International Relations Theory, International Political Theory, Normative IR Theory, Critical Theory, Arctic Security, Arctic International Relations and Governance.
C. (Christoph) Humrich, Dr
Contact
c.humrich rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Critical security studies, Arctic politics and security, technology and International Relations, artificial intelligence.
B. (Benjamin) Johnson, PhD
Contact
b.johnson rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
ethics and world politics/global political economy; theory of international relations
dr. ir. M.R. Kamminga
Contact
m.r.kamminga rug.nl
+31 50 36 37367
Function
Critical Security Studies, European Studies, EU enlargement
M.C. (Magdalena) König, MA
Contact
m.c.koenig rug.nl
Function
dr. N. (Naim) Laeni, PhD
Contact
n.laeni rug.nl
Function
International Sanctions, the Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions
M.B. (Matthijs) Leusen, MSc
Contact
m.b.leusen rug.nl
Function
international political economy; global capitalism; international trade; corporate power; economic measurement.
L.A. (Lukas) Linsi, PhD
Contact
l.a.linsi rug.nl
Function
Senior Lecturer (UD1) in International Political Economy
- Early Modern Geopolitical Epistemologies (esp. the XVIC Hispanic Empire)
- Historical Epistemology and International Relations
- The Politics of Global Connectivities
- Geopolitics and Connectivity
- Mapping, critical cartography, and spatial...
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L.E. (Luis) Lobo-Guerrero, Prof
Contact
l.e.lobo-guerrero rug.nl
Function
Professor of History and Theory of International Relations, Head of Department
Internationalisation, Recruitment, Marketing, Higher Education, Governance
I.A. (Amaranta) Luna Arteaga, MA
Contact
i.a.luna.arteaga rug.nl
+31 6 3198 2408
Function
Marketing, Recruitment & International Relations Manager
Modern political history
Russia and the former Soviet Union
Authoritarian regimes
Political-economic institutions
T.A. (Tim) van der Maarel, MA
Contact
t.a.van.der.maarel rug.nl
Function
PhD student
I am a sociologist specialized in the making of memories and heritage work in the Middle East and North Africa. My research interests analyze memorial practices, social movements, and racialization in the Modern MENA region. I lecture on political... read more
M.M.S. (Mayada) Madbouly, PhD
Contact
m.m.s.madbouly rug.nl
Function
Energy Security, Energy Transition, Critical Geopolitics, Sustainability, Global Energy Governance, International Conflict Management.
Y. (Yaroslava) Marusyk, MA
Contact
y.marusyk rug.nl
Function
PhD student
As a historian I am specialised in (post)colonial Dutch-Indonesian relations. As International Relations assistent professor my main subject is Asia and especially East Asia/China. 
dr. J.F. (Hans) Meijer
Contact
j.f.meijer rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor / senior researcher
Field / Discipline
- The European geopolitics of soil - Political ecology - Political philosophy
M.J. Meijer
Contact
maarten.meijer rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
My research expertise is on the history of international thought (1800s-on), with special interest on concepts of geopolitics, territory, political spatiality, and global environment governance. In my present work I am interested in tracing how... read more
A.M. (António) Muntean Ferraz de Oliveira Marques, PhD
Contact
a.m.ferraz.de.oliveira rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in History and Theory of International Relations
European Integration, EU foreign policy, EU-Russia relations, Central and Eastern European countries
M. (Marek) Neuman, Dr
Contact
m.neuman rug.nl
+31 50 36 35925
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Critical European Studies/Politics of Built Environments/Citizenship/Migration /Engaged Research and Pedagogy
S. (Senka) Neuman-Stanivukovic, Dr
Contact
s.neuman-stanivukovic rug.nl
+31 50 36 35546
Function
Associate Professor
Field / Discipline
My research centres on the relationship between popular culture and global politics with a focus on imaginings of contemporary conflict and environmental concerns. Current projects include exploring the cinematic temporalities of war; imaginings of the... read more
C.F. (Cahir) O’Doherty, Dr
Contact
c.f.odoherty rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4261
Function
Lecturer in International Relations
Field / Discipline
ASEAN Economic Integration, Politics of Trade Policy, Public Sector. 
M.P. (Prayoga) Permana
Contact
m.p.permana rug.nl
Function
Political subjectivities and temporality in IR, classical reception, populism
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Contact
f.p.petris rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Chinese studies; International Relations; Modern and Contemporary History of Asian countries; Development Studies; International Comparative Education; International Development Cooperation; International Organizations and the UN; Policy Analysis.
C. (Cristina) Pinna, Dr
Contact
c.pinna rug.nl
Function
History and Theory of International Relations and International Law; Politics of Globality; Mapping and Critical Cartography; Imperial Germany
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Contact
f.r.dos.reis rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Martijn works as an EU Liaison Officer for the University of Groningen (UG) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). His work focusses on lobbying, profiling, and unlocking networks and strategic information in Brussels to ensure a good strategic... read more
drs. M. (Martijn) Röfekamp
Contact
m.rofekamp rug.nl
Function
EU Liaison Officer
Field / Discipline
Russian-Western relations; Russian and post-Soviet politics; Brexit; critical and sociological approaches to IR; revolutions
A.M.M. (Adrian) Rogstad, PhD
Contact
adrian.rogstad rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Economic Cooperation and Conflict, trade politics, power competition, U.S.-China trade, China's international political economy, survey experiments, text analysis
dr. T. (Tanja) Schweinberger
Contact
t.schweinberger rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Comprehensive Internationalisation
- Inclusive Organizational Culture
- Intercultural Competence Development (IDI certified)
- Policy Advise & Implementation
- Project management
- Active Bystander Trainer (UG-certified)
E.R. (Ella) Sebamalai, MA
Contact
e.r.sebamalai rug.nl
+31 6 3198 6546
Function
Diversity Officer
Critical Security Studies, European Security and Defence, European Defence Industry, Technoscientific Politics and Security, International Relations Theories, Critical Theory
M.A. (Mustafa Ali) Sezal, Dr
Contact
m.a.sezal rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4262
Function
Lecturer
Field / Discipline
Theories of International Relations, Visual Studies, Political Geography/Critical Geopolitics, Theories of Discourse, East Asian Studies
D.U. (David) Shim, Dr
Contact
david.shim rug.nl
+31 50 36 37896
Function
Senior Lecturer
Early Modern South Asia; Early Modern Global History; History of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) in India and Asia; Indian Ocean Port Cities and Trading Communities; Social History of Knowledge; SondToll Registers Online
A. (Anjana) Singh, Dr
Contact
anjana.singh rug.nl
+31 50 36 35914
Function
Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer)
Contemporary South and Southeast Asian history; history of North-South relations since the 19th century; internationalisms after 1945
C. (Clemens) Six, Prof
Contact
c.six rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4130
Function
Professor of Contemporary History
International Conflict, Globalization, Redistribution, Inequality, Discrimination, Social Conflicts, Immigration, Gender Inequality
S. (Seiki) Tanaka
Contact
s.tanaka rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
European integration and institutions
State theory and institutionalism
Concept analysis and qualitative methods
Italian politics
P.D. (Pier Domenico) Tortola, PhD
Contact
p.d.tortola rug.nl
Function
Associate professor (UHD)
D.Y. (Yavuz) Tuyloglu, PhD
Contact
d.y.tuyloglu rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
IR theory; Critical Security Studies; Decolonial Thought; Politics of Knowledge Production
L.J.K. (Lucas) Van Milders, Dr
Contact
lucas.van.milders rug.nl
Function
Field / Discipline
European integration, memory studies, contemporary continental political theory, twentieth century intellectual history
P.J. (Peter) Verovsek, PhD
Contact
p.j.verovsek rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor (UD1) in History and Theory of European Integration
conflict and security studies; political ecology; political geography
J.E.C. (Judith) Verweijen, PhD
Contact
j.e.c.verweijen rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Security studies
C.D.M. (Chris) Vloedbeld, MA
Contact
c.d.m.vloedbeld rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Global Politics of Disease and Health
International Political Sociology
Critical Security Studies
N.M.T. (Nadine) Voelkner, Dr
Contact
nadine.voelkner rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor in International Relations
European social and economic law, the four economic freedoms of the internal market, 'balancing' social and economic law; Free trade agreements between the EU and third countries, e.g. Japan
mr. dr. H.H. (Herman) Voogsgeerd
Contact
h.h.voogsgeerd rug.nl
+31 50 36 35619
Function
lecturer
IR Theory, Security Studies, European Studies, Global Governance, Energy & Geopolitics
J.H. (Jaap) de Wilde
Contact
j.h.de.wilde rug.nl
+31 50 36 35997
Function
Em. Professor of International Relations and Security Studies
Religion and diplomacy, secularism, refugees and forced migration, human rights, development, global justice, globalization, climate change
E.K. (Erin) Wilson, Prof
Contact
e.k.wilson rug.nl
Function
Professor of Politics and Religion
humanitarianism, civil society, North Korea
N.A. (Nazanin) Zadeh-Cummings, Dr
Contact
n.a.zadeh-cummings rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, International Relations and Humanitarian Action
Latest publication: Rensmann, L., & de Zee, T. (2022). The Pandemic Factor: The COVID-19 Crisis in the Alternative for Germany's 2021 Federal Election Campaign. German Politics and Society, 40(4), 69-103. (link)
drs. T.J. (Thijs) de Zee
Contact
t.j.de.zee rug.nl
Function
PhD candidate
International political economy, interstate conflict and cooperation, and Chinese foreign policy.
Y. (Yuleng) Zeng, Dr
Contact
yuleng.zeng rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
Political Philosophy, Legal Philosophy, Digital Governance, Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Research and Education Management
A.J. (Andrej Janko) Zwitter, Prof
Contact
a.zwitter rug.nl
+31 58 205 5003
Function
Professor of Political Theory and Governance / Chair of Governance and Innovation
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