Research Programme 1: Academic Staff

Name	Regional focus	Thematic focus
Erdmann, Gero, PD Dr. (Head) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-536, (0)30 - 250 40-985 Email:	Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa	Democracy and democratization, political parties, civil society, co-operative societies, traditional rule, human rights, foreign policy
Argueta, Otto , Dr. des Email:	Guatemala, El Salvador	Political-Criminal Nexus in Central America: Organized Crime and Politics in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua
Bank, André Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-584 Email:	Jordan, Syria, Palestine/Israel, Turkey (Near East Politics)	Authoritarianism, statehood, processes of war and peace, regional conflicts and regional order
Barrera, Anna (née Kucia) (Doctoral Student) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-539 Email:	Latin America	Development, Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples in the Andean Region, Legal Pluralism
Betz, Joachim, Prof. Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-22 Email:	South Asia, India, Sri Lanka	Official development aid, social policy, economy, political development
Bondes, Maria Phone: +49 (0)40-42 88 74-30 Email:	China	Internet and social movements, social activism, environmental politics, ideology and legitimacy
Buitrago Bascopé, Miguel A., Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-752 Email:	Bolivia, Andean Region (sp. Peru, Ecuador), South America	Decentralization, democratic consolidation, democratic institutions, Bolivian society, social movements, weak or fragile states
Dewey, Matías, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-771 Email:	Latin America	Police Organisations in Latin America, Illegal Markets, Theory of Systems, Political Legitimation, Trust
Dodlova, Marina, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-732	Latin America, Africa	Political institutions, Pro-poor policy
Elischer, Sebastian , Jun.-Prof. Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-718 Email:	Ghana, Kenya, Kamerun, Niger, Namibia	Research project "Systemic Comparisons of Hybrid Regimes in Africa"
Flesken, Anaïd, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-756 Email:	Bolivia	Political mobilization of ethnicity, in particular ethnic parties, Ethnic identification and relations, Indigenous and regional mobilizations in Bolivia
Heyl, Charlotte Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42825-751 Email:	West Africa	Judicial independence in West Africa, Accountability institutions in processes of democratization
Hoffmann, Anne Marie Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-796 Email:	Latin America	Institutionalization and presidentialism, Political management, analysis of political strateg, South-American integration, UNASUR
Hoffmann, Bert, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-561 Phone: 0 30 / 2 50 40 987 Email:	Latin America, Cuba	State and civil society; political implications of digital media use, transnational migration and diaspora policies, EU-Latin America relations
Köllner, Patrick, Prof. Dr. (on leave till July 2013) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-17 Email:	Japan, North and Southkorea	Formal and informal institutions, Political parties and organizations
Korte, Nina Phone +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-41 Email:	Indonesia, Philippines	State and Public Administration in Southeast Asia, Formal and Informal Institutions, Public Finances
Llanos, Mariana, Dr. (associated) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-766 Email:	Latin America, Argentina	Political institutions; Presidentialism; Latin American congresses, congressional oversight, bicameralism, upper chambers; political recruitment; President-Congress relations: inter-branch interactions concerning presidential nomination
Lucas, Viola Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-541 Email:	Middle East	Resilience of authoritarian rule, economic development theory, modernization theory and transformation theory
Maaß, Sabrina Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-522 Email:	RP 1	Corruption, Measurement of governance
Noesselt, Nele, Dr. Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-46 Email:	China	Chinese Foreign Policy and China’s role in world affairs, EU-China relations, Chinese IR Theory, Governance in China, transformation/transition of socialist systems
Nolte, Detlef, Prof. Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-500 Email:	Latin America, especially Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay	Forms of government, developmental cooperation, EU-USA-LA relations
Richter, Thomas, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-528 Email:	Mauretania, the small Gulf states, Egypt, Jordan	Rentier state theory, stability and change in authoritarian regimes, foreign trade reforms in developing countries, the tourism sector and and late-development
Rosales, María Isabel (Doctoral Student) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-753 Email:	Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)	International migration, migration policies, development and remittances, transnational processes, US-Mexican and Central American relations
Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-756 Email:	Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru	Constitutional Changes in Latin America, Human Rights, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Social Inequality, Research on Conflict and Peace
Schucher, Günter, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-20 Email:	PR China, SAR Hong Kong	Social development, employment, social security, health, education
Schulz, Martin (Doctoral Student) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-40 Email:	South Korea	Democratization process, Constitutional law, international law, human rights law, international procedural law, Economic law
Soest, Christian von, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)30-25040-986 Email:	Southern Africa, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana	State and administration in Africa, neopatrimonialism, Research Project “Persistence and Change of Neopatrimonialism in various Non-OECD Regions”
Stroh, Alexander, Dr. des Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-518 Email:	Francophone West Africa, mainly Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo, Rwanda	Political parties and party systems, political institutions in processes of democratization, comparative research on democracy
Sunik, Anna Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-722 Email:	Middle East	Monarchies in the Middle East, International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis, Comparative Authoritarianism Studies
Tibi Weber, Cordula Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-751 Email:	Chile, Paraguay	Judicial independence in Latin America
Ufen, Andreas, PD Dr. (on leave) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-32 Email:	Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Philippines, ASEAN	Democratization, Islamization, political parties, weak states and political violence, regional integration
Wegenast, Tim, Dr. Email:	Latinamerica, Brasilia	Political Economy of Developing Countries
Wegner, Eva, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-582 Email:	Middle East	Political Parties in Developing Countries, Islamist Parties, Demand for Redistribution, Accountability in Dominant Party Systems

Associate Research Fellows

Name	Regional focus	Thematic focus
Bünte, Marco, Dr. Email:	Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar	Democratisation, decentralisation, political conflicts
Flemmer, Riccarda (Doctoral Student) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-760 Email:	Latin America	Human Rights, Environmental Rights, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Prior consultations, Resource conflicts
Gerschewski, Johannes Phone: +49 (0)30 - 25 49 13 19 Email: johannes.gerschewski@wzb.eu	North Korea	Totalitarian and authoritarian regimes; sanctions
Gordin, Jorge P., Dr. Email:	Southern Cone, especially Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Peru	Comparative federalism and decentralisation; party politics; electoral systems and institutions; clientelism
Heep, Sandra Email:	China	Research project „Ideological Change and Regime Legitimacy in China“
Holbig, Heike, Prof. Dr. Email: holbig@soz.uni-frankfurt.de	PR China, SAR Hong Kong	Domestic policy, interest politics in China's business sector, political legitimacy
Wischermann, Jörg, Dr. Email:	Viet Nam	Civil Society Action and Governance in Vietnam, Authoritarian Regimes in Comparative Perspective

Update: May 08, 2013

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