Research

The Professorship of International Relations focuses on foreign policy analysis, particularly in the areas of narratives, role theory, foreign policy decision-making processes, as well as the significance of coalition governments and referendums. Other central research areas include the foreign and European policies of selected states, geopolitics and international orders, the analysis of commodity markets and the security of supply of critical high-tech metals, peace and conflict studies, and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, in International Relations.

Research focus

• Narratives in International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis

• Role Theory and Foreign Policy Decision-Making Processes

• Foreign Policy of Coalition Governments and Referendums in International Politics

• German and British Foreign and European Policy

• Geopolitics and the Formation of Security Orders

• Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy

• Commodity Markets, Resource Policy, and the Security of Supply of Critical High-Tech Metals

• Peace and Conflict Studies: Diplomacy and Intervention

• Emerging Technologies and Security Implications