Staff

International Relations and International Organization

IRIO has an academic staff of more than 40 members. Their disciplinary background vary and range from political science to economics, from history to sociology, from public administration to international law. With regard to teaching, there is structural cooperation with the departments of History, International and European Law, International Economics and Business, as well as with the language departments of English, Spanish, German, and French. Some of the staff members have worked in IGOs, NGOs, ministries or in international research institutes. This, in combination with a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, provides for a stimulating and lively working environment.

Name	Function	Expertise	Disciplines
drs. B.L. Aardema	Lecturer
C. Afek Eitam, MA		International relief expert with over 17 years of practical, managerial and high level research and innovation technology design and utilization. Lived in developed, developing and emergency contexts. Worked with and is afilliated with a variety of international agencies. Has spent years in Kosovo, Eritrea, Sri Lanka, DRC, UK, NL, IL and globally as part of operational response teams, management and as strategic consultant for non profits, social innovation projects and corporate responsibility investments. Academically, teaches and supervises Ma level. Research interests: organisational learning and change, information management, disaster and innovation and new solution management and integration. Specialist areas: Rapid and technical assessments; Needs assessment; Monitoring & Evaluation; Capacity building; Real Time and Post Evaluations; Organisational Learning; Organisational change processes; Management coaching; Innovation in the third sector and, Not for profit start-ups.	International Relations Organization Studies Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
dr. D. Ahmadi	Assistant Professor	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, and Gender Intersectionality'. Her current research project concerns the (re)-gendering of contemporary Iranian historiography, through documenting and highlighting the crucial role played by women activists in the political developments of 20th and 21th century Iran. Relatedly, her broader research addresses an intersectional feminist critique of Iranian nationalism, and its historical and contemporary manifestations through gendered processes and embodied practices of assimilation.	International Relations
A. Aiello, MA
S.A. Alt, Dr	Assistant Professor	International political theory, biopolitical theory, critical perspectives on development and environmental politics	International Relations
N. Altundeger, PhD		Energy Security Energy Policy Turkish Politics and Turkish Energy Policy	International Relations Political Science
drs. E. Aykaç	PhD student	Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, discourse analysis, EU-Turkey relations, the Kurdish issue	Political Science International Relations
J.D. Bakker, MA	Lecturer		International Relations
dr. A.G. Bayramov	Assistant Professor International Relations	The Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Energy Geopolitics, and Security & Cooperation in Eurasia, Climate Change, Infrastructure Politics, Transnational Corporations.	International Relations
N.A. Beekman, M	PhD student
F. Belafatti, MSc	PhD student
A. Bellina	PhD student	Political philosophy; international political theory; critical development studies; critical environmental studies; political ecology.	International Relations
M. Blaak, MSc
S.J.N. van Bockstael, Dr	Assistant Professor Globalisation Studies and Humanitarian Action	Humanitarian Interventions and Peacekeeping, Armed Conflict, International Development, Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (esp. diamonds and gold), African Politics and Security	International Relations Political Science History
dr. P. Boele van Hensbroek	Research co-ordinator (GSG), Lecturer (Philosophy)	African Philosophy, Non-western political thought	Philosophy
E.F. Brontsema, MA	Secretary
D.A.L. Cadier, PhD		Foreign Policy Analysis, EU-Russia relations, Central/Eastern Europe, Populism in International Relations, EU External Action	International Relations Political Science
M.A. Campbell-Verduyn, PhD		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 the intersections of global environmental, financial and security governance.	International Relations Political Science Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
T. Cetinoglu, PhD			Sociology Political Science
H. Cho, M
M. Choi, PhD	PhD student
J. Costa López, Dr		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.	International Relations
dr. J.P. Crane-Seeber	Assistant Professor of International Relations and Security Studies	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 sociological worksite, as an occupying force in Iraq and Afghanistan, as a symbolic cornerstone of masculinity in US culture, and a productive site of desire. His recent work has contributed to critical security studies, particularly in theorizing embodiment and desire in militarized cultures and institutions. He is currently completing his book, Fetishizing the Tactical, which traces the history and diffusion of de-politicized tactical training from the US military into US society and around the world, with the goal of understanding the sociocultural basis of permanent unwinnable wars and their racialized and gendered effects. His work has been published in a number of journals, including International Political Sociology, Critical Military Studies, Critical Studies on Security, and The International Feminist Journal of Politics. He has also published chapters on methodology in Critical Security Studies, the politics of gender and sexuality across time, as well as intersections between popular culture and militarization. Dr. Crane-Seeber has previously served as Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of War Studies, King's College London (UK), Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC, USA) and Teaching Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA). He also held Postdoctoral Fellowships at North Carolina State University and the Bremen International Graduate School for Social Sciences (Bremen, Germany).	International Relations
E. De Saint-Phalle, MA		Political parties, party image, electoral campaigns, content analysis, comparative studies, quantitative methods, text analysis	Political Science Social Sciences, Quantitative Methods
dr. M.R. Doortmont	Reader in International Relations and African Studies (with ius promovendi)	African studies, international relations and development studies, cultural heritage, non-western history, history of European expansion, history of Dutch foreign policy (colonial policy)	History International Relations Anthropology
C. Duan	PhD student		Asian Studies
C.M. Egger, PhD		Political economy of crises : economic and political drivers, transnational dimensions of political violence, measurement of crises Crisis governance : drivers and impacts of emergency policy-making, crisis-management institutions and actors Democratization and democratic resilience : democratization of foreign policy, attitudes towards democracy, transnational history of suffrage, direct democracy institutions Methodology : mixed methods research design, natural language processing, quantitative methods	International Relations Political Science
P.K. Farneubun, MA
dr. M. Favila-Vazquez
drs. E.M. Feringa	Coordinator BA & MA honours programme/ Faculty of Arts
A.A. Flamind	PhD student		International Relations Philosophy Sociology
G.W. Fuller, Dr		International Financial Markets, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, International Economics, European Political Economy, EU Macroeconomic Governance	International Relations
N.F. Gäckle, MA	PhD student	Biopolitics, (pandemic) temporalities, critical security/border studies	International Relations Political Science
F. Gaenssmantel, PhD	Assistant Professor		International Relations Area Studies Asian Studies
E.E.A. van Gils, PhD	Assistant Professor	European Union Eastern Partnership Post-Soviet politics Authoritarianism	International Relations Political Science Area Studies
F. Giumelli, Dr	Deputy Head of Department, Associate Professor in International Relations and International Organization	International sanctions, EU Foreign Policy, Illicit Trade	International Relations Political Science
D.E. Gómez Uribe, MSc	Lecturer	Daniel Gómez Uribe is an International Relations Lecturer at RUG. He received a PhD from the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on civilian agency during civil wars, and alliances between civilians and combatants, with a focus on Colombia.
B.A. Gruber, MA		Critical Security Studies, Resilience, Peace Processes	International Relations
X. Guillaume, Dr			International Relations
prof. dr. mr. T.H.F. Halbertsma	Bijzonder hoogleraar	East Asian Studies, with a focus on modern day Mongolia	Asian Studies International Relations
dr. A.G. Harryvan	Jean Monnet Chair European Politics and Governance	European co-operation and integration; Dutch foreign policy	International Relations
prof. dr. J. van der Harst	Professor of European Integration	History and Theory of European co-operation and integration; Dutch foreign policy; China-EU relations	International Relations History
M.C.H. Helbert, PhD
L.C.A. Hemminga, MA MSc
B.A. Herborth, Dr	Assistant Professor	Social and political theories of international relations, critical theory and international relations, world society studies, security studies, politics of global order	International Relations
drs. E.M. Herman-Pletiougina	Coordinator Honours Programme Arts	Study councellor Humanitarian Actions, liaison officer Humanitarian Organisations, Expertise on Eastern European and Russian Higher education area, internship supervisor, programme coordinator Honours programme Arts	International Relations
prof. dr. H.W. Hoen	Professor of International Political Economy	Political economy of European integration, Enlargement of the European Union and transition processes in Central and Eastern Europe.	International Relations Economics, General
R.L. Holzhacker, Prof Dr	Professor	Professor of Multilevel Governance and Regional Structure
C. Humrich, Dr	Assistant Professor	International Relations Theory, International Political Theory, Normative IR Theory, Critical Theory, Arctic Security, Arctic International Relations and Governance.	International Relations Political Science
W. Jiang, MA
R. Jjuuko, PhD
S.C.J. Jung
dr. ir. M.R. Kamminga	senior lecturer	ethics and world politics/global political economy; theory of international relations	International Relations Ethics Economics, General
L. Karam, M
S.J. Kim, M
Y.H. KIM
dr. S.T. Klein Schaarsberg
dr. L. Knotter		I specialise in themes of state creation and de facto statehood in international politics. Questions of state recognition, sovereignty, international security, and international relations theory are also part of my scholarly field.	International Relations Political Science International & European Law
M.C. König, MA		Critical Security Studies, European Studies, EU enlargement	International Relations Political Science
L.D. Koops-Roo, MA	PhD student
T. Lanz, PhD
prof. dr. J.G. van der Linde	Professor Geopolitics and Energy		Energy & Fuels International Relations Economics, General
dr. C.J. van der Linden	Assistant professor / Coordinator External cooperation Globalisation studies Groningen / UNESCO chair holder Lifelong learning, youth and work, Gulu University, Uganda		Education & Educational Research Social Issues Social Work
L.A. Linsi, PhD	Assistant Professor of International Political Economy	international political economy; multinational corporations; global production networks; foreign direct investments; international trade; inequality; economic statistics.	International Relations Political Science
C. Liu, M	PhD student
L.E. Lobo-Guerrero, Prof Dr	Professor of History and Theory of International Relations	- Early Modern Geopolitics (esp. the XVIC 'Spanish' Empire) - Historical Epistemology and International Relations - The Politics of Global Connectivities - Geopolitics and Connectivity - Mapping, critical cartography, and the creation of novel spaces - The Politics of Uncertainty - Biopolitics of Security - Post-structuralism in International Relations - Insurance and liberal governance	International Relations
Y. Marusyk, MA	PhD Candidate	Energy Security, Energy Transition, Critical Geopolitics, Sustainability, Global Energy Governance, International Conflict Management.	International Relations Political Science
dr. J.F. Meijer	Assistant professor / senior researcher	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.	History International Relations
M.J. Meijer	PhD student	- The European geopolitics of soil - Political ecology - Political philosophy	International Relations Philosophy
A. Mercado Auf der Maur, PhD
S. Metinsoy, Dr		Political Economy, IMF Programmes, Labour Markets, Politics of Collective Mobilisations	International Relations
L.J.K. van Milders, Dr		IR theory; Critical Security Studies; Decolonial Thought; Politics of Knowledge Production	International Relations
M. Neuman, Dr	Assistant Professor	European Integration, EU foreign policy, EU-Russia relations, Central and Eastern European countries	International Relations
S. Neuman-Stanivukovic, Dr	Assistant Professor	My research is positioned within the emerging field of Critical European Studies. I am interested in questions of Europeanization, citizenship, and (dis)integration and focus on South-East and East-Central Europe.	International Relations
C.F. O’Doherty, PhD	Lecturer in International Relations	My research centres on the relationship between popular culture and global politics with a focus on imaginings of contemporary conflict and environmental concerns. My teaching is broad, but I especially like security studies, cultural approaches to war, and theories of IR.	International Relations
M.P. Permana		ASEAN Economic Integration, Politics of Trade Policy, Public Sector.	Political Science International Relations
C.J. Poppinga, MSc
A.C. Rodrigues, MSc	Project expert in Rural Development and Agricultural Education		Agriculture, Multidisciplinary Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Development & Transition Economics
F.R. Rodrigues Drenker Dos Reis, Dr	Assistant Professor	History and Theory of International Relations and International Law; Politics of Globality; Mapping and Critical Cartography; Imperial Germany	International Relations
A.M.M. Rogstad, PhD		Russian-Western relations; Russian and post-Soviet politics; Brexit; critical and sociological approaches to IR; revolutions	International Relations
dr. G.C. van Roozendaal	Associate Professor IRIO.	International Relations - international political economy - social aspects of trade policy - Caribbean - regionalization - legitimacy - institutional development - political change	International Relations Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
S. Rubini, B
dr. B.J. Ryan, M
C.M. Ryan, Dr	Assistant Professor	Feminist and postcolonial security studies, West Africa, Women Peace and Security Agenda, Land politics
M.A. Sezal, Dr		Critical Security Studies, International Relations Theories, European Security and Defence, Political Philosophy	International Relations
D.U. Shim, Dr	Senior Lecturer	Theories of International Relations, Visual Studies, Political Geography/Critical Geopolitics, Theories of Discourse, East Asian Studies	International Relations Film, Radio, Television Asian Studies
C. Sinar, MA	PhD student
drs. H. Sportel, MA	Lecturer International Relations and International Organisation	Conflicts in the former Soviet Union (Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine), democratic governance (in the security sector), Security Sector Reform (SSR), parliamentary oversight, international negotiations, democratisation in the former Soviet Union and Western Balkans (specifically Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina).
O.M. Stormoen, M	PhD student
A.J.M. Strik
S. Tanaka	Assistant Professor	Gender Inequality, Globalization, Redistribution, Inequality, Discrimination, Social Conflicts, International Conflicts	International Relations Political Science
E. Tatli	PhD student	Military Science, Islam and Democracy, Civil-Military Relations, History of the Ottoman and the Turkish Republic, International Security, the Balkans, Middle East, and Afghanistan.
M. Viet, BA	Project Manager at Globalisation Studies Groningen
C.D.M. Vloedbeld, MA	PhD student	Security studies	Sociology International Relations Political Science
N.M.T. Voelkner, Dr	Assistant Professor in International Relations	Global Politics of Disease and Health International Political Sociology Critical Security Studies	International Relations
mr. dr. H.H. Voogsgeerd	lecturer	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	International Relations Law Industrial Relations & Labor
T. Wagenmakers, M
drs. C.A.M. Wagstaff	Placement Coordinator IRIO
prof. dr. J.H. de Wilde	Professor of International Relations and Security Studies	IR Theory, Security Studies, European Studies, Global Governance, Energy & Geopolitics	International Relations History Political Science
W. Xu, MA
E.T. You
Y. Zabanova, MA	PhD student
drs. T.J. de Zee

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