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.
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
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Assistant Professor
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International political theory, biopolitical theory, critical perspectives on development and environmental politics
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
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, discourse analysis, EU-Turkey relations, the Kurdish issue
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e.aykac rug.nl
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PhD student
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The Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Energy Geopolitics, and Security & Cooperation in Eurasia, Climate Change, Infrastructure Politics, Transnational Corporations.
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Assistant Professor International Relations
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Autonomous Weapons Systems; AI in Military Applications; Human-AI interaction.
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t.f.blauth rug.nl
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Lecturer
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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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s.j.n.van.bockstael rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Globalisation Studies and Humanitarian Action
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Russian Foreign Policy, Discourse Analysis, Emotionalisation and Identity Formation, 'Global South'
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g.bordin rug.nl
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PhD Student
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International economics; Globalization; International trade, Economics of agglomeration, International transfers, Exchange rates, International macroeconomics
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Professor
Foreign Policy Analysis, EU-Russia relations, Central/Eastern Europe, Populism in International Relations, EU External Action
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
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m.a.campbell-verduyn rug.nl
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Senior Lecturer (UD1) in International Political Economy
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Energy Diplomacy International Relations
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caner.can rug.nl
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PhD student
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EU–Russia relations, Russian foreign policy, the EU and its eastern neighbours, hegemony and global change
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t.r.casier rug.nl
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Professor in Global Politics of Europe
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m.c.m.casiraghi rug.nl
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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.
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
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j.p.crane-seeber rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies
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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
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a.r.de.julio.pardo rug.nl
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PhD student @ Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen
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b.e.dijkstra rug.nl
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Funding Officer & Coordinator Graduate School
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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
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werner.distler rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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International Affaris, Communications, Public Relations, Policy Research, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Electoral Management
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h.doe rug.nl
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Communication Officer
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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)
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Reader in International Relations and African Studies (with ius promovendi)
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IR Theory / Political Thought / Human Rights / History and Theory of International Law / Migration Ethics
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guilherme.marques.pedro rug.nl
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PostDoc in the Theory and History of IR
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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
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k.el.taki rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, Politics of the Middle East
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Philanthropy, External Relations, International Foundations
(Transnational) party organization; Intra-European migration, Attitudes towards the EU; Comparative Politics; Mixed methods research
International Political Sociology, Borders, boundaries, displacement
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r.de.figueiredo.summa rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, IRIO
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Historical and Contemporary China-Middle East Relations, especially Iran-China Relations; History of Iran; History of China; Cold War History
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w.a.figueroa rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of History and Theory of International Relations
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(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
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m.i.franklin rug.nl
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International Financial Markets, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, International Economics, European Political Economy, EU Macroeconomic Governance
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g.w.fuller rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
Biopolitical theory, (pandemic) temporalities, critical security studies
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n.f.gaeckle rug.nl
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PhD student
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f.gaenssmantel rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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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
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e.gaufman rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Russian Discourse and Politics
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My main areas of interest are: the European Union and the Eastern Partnership; comparative politics; and post-Soviet politics.
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e.e.a.van.gils rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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International sanctions, EU Foreign Policy, Illicit Trade
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Associate Professor in International Relations and International Organization, Chair of Cost Action GLITSS
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Natural resources, Tourism, Geography, International conflicts, Geopolitics
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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
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Senior policy advisor International Cooperation
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Acquisition of Capacity Building and Research projects;
Management of complex Capacity Building projects in sub Saharan Africa;
Management Erasmus+ projects.
Management of complex Capacity Building projects in sub Saharan Africa;
Management Erasmus+ projects.
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Project Manager, Coordinator International Cooperation
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East Asian studies, Mongolia
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Dean Faculty Campus Fryslân / Professor of International Studies, with a special focus on East Asia
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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
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i.hamati rug.nl
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Professor of Global International Relations
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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
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a.l.hamed rug.nl
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History and Theory of European co-operation and integration; Dutch foreign policy; China-EU relations
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Professor of European Integration
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Regional Seas Governance
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c.g.a.a.hatenboer rug.nl
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PhD student
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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
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senior policy advisor and researcher
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Social and political theories of international relations, critical theory and international relations, world society studies, security studies, politics of global order
Expertise on Eastern European and Russian Higher education area, internship supervisor, programme coordinator Honours programme Arts
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e.m.herman-pletiougina rug.nl
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Coordinator Honours Programme Arts
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- 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 /... read more
- 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 /... read more
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m.m.e.hesselman rug.nl
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Assistant Professor International Law / Chair of Groningen Center for Health Law
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Political economy of European integration, Enlargement of the European Union and transition processes in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Professor of International Political Economy
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Global governance of climate adaptation.
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m.c.huiskes rug.nl
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Lecturer and Doctoral Researcher
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International Relations Theory, International Political Theory, Normative IR Theory, Critical Theory, Arctic Security, Arctic International Relations and Governance.
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c.humrich rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Critical security studies, Arctic politics and security, technology and International Relations, artificial intelligence.
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b.johnson rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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ethics and world politics/global political economy; theory of international relations
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Critical Security Studies, European Studies, EU enlargement
International Sanctions, the Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions
international political economy; global capitalism; international trade; corporate power; economic measurement.
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l.a.linsi rug.nl
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Senior Lecturer (UD1) in International Political Economy
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- 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... read more
- Historical Epistemology and International Relations
- The Politics of Global Connectivities
- Geopolitics and Connectivity
- Mapping, critical cartography, and spatial... read more
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l.e.lobo-guerrero rug.nl
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Professor of History and Theory of International Relations, Head of Department
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Internationalisation, Recruitment, Marketing, Higher Education, Governance
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Marketing, Recruitment & International Relations Manager
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Modern political history
Russia and the former Soviet Union
Authoritarian regimes
Political-economic institutions
Russia and the former Soviet Union
Authoritarian regimes
Political-economic institutions
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t.a.van.der.maarel rug.nl
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PhD student
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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
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m.m.s.madbouly rug.nl
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Energy Security, Energy Transition, Critical Geopolitics, Sustainability, Global Energy Governance, International Conflict Management.
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y.marusyk rug.nl
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PhD student
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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.
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j.f.meijer rug.nl
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Assistant professor / senior researcher
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- The European geopolitics of soil - Political ecology - Political philosophy
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
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a.m.ferraz.de.oliveira rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in History and Theory of International Relations
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European Integration, EU foreign policy, EU-Russia relations, Central and Eastern European countries
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Assistant Professor
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Critical European Studies/Politics of Built Environments/Citizenship/Migration /Engaged Research and Pedagogy
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Associate Professor
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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
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Lecturer in International Relations
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ASEAN Economic Integration, Politics of Trade Policy, Public Sector.
Political subjectivities and temporality in IR, classical reception, populism
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.
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c.pinna rug.nl
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History and Theory of International Relations and International Law; Politics of Globality; Mapping and Critical Cartography; Imperial Germany
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
Russian-Western relations; Russian and post-Soviet politics; Brexit; critical and sociological approaches to IR; revolutions
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adrian.rogstad rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Economic Cooperation and Conflict, trade politics, power competition, U.S.-China trade, China's international political economy, survey experiments, text analysis
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t.schweinberger rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
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- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Comprehensive Internationalisation
- Inclusive Organizational Culture
- Intercultural Competence Development (IDI certified)
- Policy Advise & Implementation
- Project management
- Active Bystander Trainer (UG-certified)
- Comprehensive Internationalisation
- Inclusive Organizational Culture
- Intercultural Competence Development (IDI certified)
- Policy Advise & Implementation
- Project management
- Active Bystander Trainer (UG-certified)
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Diversity Officer
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Critical Security Studies, European Security and Defence, European Defence Industry, Technoscientific Politics and Security, International Relations Theories, Critical Theory
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Lecturer
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Theories of International Relations, Visual Studies, Political Geography/Critical Geopolitics, Theories of Discourse, East Asian Studies
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Senior Lecturer
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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
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Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer)
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Contemporary South and Southeast Asian history; history of North-South relations since the 19th century; internationalisms after 1945
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Professor of Contemporary History
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International Conflict, Globalization, Redistribution, Inequality, Discrimination, Social Conflicts, Immigration, Gender Inequality
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s.tanaka rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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European integration and institutions
State theory and institutionalism
Concept analysis and qualitative methods
Italian politics
State theory and institutionalism
Concept analysis and qualitative methods
Italian politics
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p.d.tortola rug.nl
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Associate professor (UHD)
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d.y.tuyloglu rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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IR theory; Critical Security Studies; Decolonial Thought; Politics of Knowledge Production
European integration, memory studies, contemporary continental political theory, twentieth century intellectual history
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p.j.verovsek rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (UD1) in History and Theory of European Integration
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conflict and security studies; political ecology; political geography
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j.e.c.verweijen rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Security studies
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c.d.m.vloedbeld rug.nl
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PhD student
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Global Politics of Disease and Health
International Political Sociology
Critical Security Studies
International Political Sociology
Critical Security Studies
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nadine.voelkner rug.nl
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Associate Professor in International Relations
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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
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lecturer
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IR Theory, Security Studies, European Studies, Global Governance, Energy & Geopolitics
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Em. Professor of International Relations and Security Studies
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Religion and diplomacy, secularism, refugees and forced migration, human rights, development, global justice, globalization, climate change
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e.k.wilson rug.nl
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Professor of Politics and Religion
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humanitarianism, civil society, North Korea
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n.a.zadeh-cummings rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, International Relations and Humanitarian Action
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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)
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t.j.de.zee rug.nl
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PhD candidate
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International political economy, interstate conflict and cooperation, and Chinese foreign policy.
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yuleng.zeng rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
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Political Philosophy, Legal Philosophy, Digital Governance, Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Research and Education Management
Interdisciplinary Research and Education Management
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Professor of Political Theory and Governance / Chair of Governance and Innovation
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