German foreign policy

Book Chapter on the Bundeswehr and German society published

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I am happy to announce that I have just published a new (German-language) book chapter on the Bundeswehr and German society. The chapter is part of the new volume Deutsche Verteidigungspolitik. Nationale Sicherheit nach der Zeitenwende (German Defense Policy: National Security after the Zeitenwende), edited by Malte Riemann and Georg Löfflmann, that was just published …

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German Foundation for Peace Research Funds Project on “Gender in German Peace and Security Policy”

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Beginning in September 2022, the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF) will fund my project on “Gender in German Peace and Security Policy” for 2,5 years. Gender constructions – understood as socially/discursively produced conceptions of masculinity and femininity – play an important role in foreign policy and international politics. Social constructions of subjects (e.g., political …

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BMBF Funds Project on “Knowledge Production in German Peace and Security Policy”

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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has announced that it will fund the collaborative project “Knowledge Production in German Peace and Security Policy (KNOWPRO)” as part of its funding initiative to strengthen peace and conflict research, with ca. 1.5 million EUR. Focussing on Afghanistan and Somalia as case studies, the project examines …

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Article “Militarizing antimilitarism?” published open access in IFJP

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My co-authored (w/ David Shim, University of Groningen) article “Militarizing antimilitarism? Exploring the gendered representation of military service in German recruitment videos on social media” has been published online in the International Feminist Journal of Politics. The article analyzes the gendered representation of military service in the German YouTube series Die Rekruten (DR) (The Recruits), …

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Article “Social Media, Gender and the Mediatisation of War” now online

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My article with David Shim on the visual representation of ISAF on the German armed forces’ Facebook page has been published online. The paper examinse the gendered visual representation of the ISAF operation on the German armed forces’ official facebook page. The official version is available on the Taylor & Francis website, together with a response …

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