Next Thursday and Friday (July 9 and 10), hearings will be held for four candidates for the new assistant professorship in International Politics. This professorship has been established as a collaboration between the Institute for Social Sciences and the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and is intended to enrich the curriculum of the master’s programs, particularly the Master’s in Conflict Studies & Peacebuilding.
Schedule
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | Room 15/318
- 11:30 a.m.: Dr. Kristina Petrova
Lecture: “Broken Pathways: Conflict, Climate Stress, and the Limits of Migration as Adaptation”
Teaching demonstration: “Compound Risks and Human Security in the Global South” - 2:30 p.m.: Dr. Jenniina Kotajoki
Lecture: “Naming and Shaming: An Effective Tool in a Polarized World?”
Sample Lecture: “Peacebuilding and International Intervention: Concepts, Theories, and Evidence”
Friday, July 10, 2026
- 9:00 a.m.: Dr. Anton-Johannes Peez
Lecture: “How People React to Dramatic International Events”
Sample Course: “Mass Violence and Its Legacies” - 10:30 a.m.: Dr. Semuhi Sinanoğlu
Lecture: “Countering Authoritarian Propaganda and the Role of Development Cooperation.”
Sample Course: “Measuring War and Peace: Quantitative Methods in Conflict Studies”
We invite the interested university community—and especially students, particularly those in our bachelor’s and master’s programs—to attend both the lectures and the teaching demonstrations. The hearings will be held in English.
Contact: Hannes Kohlhoff
