Dr. Clara-Auguste Süß

The article investigates the widespread assumption that socioeconomic marginalization helps explain the dynamics of radicalization, using the example of Islamist radicalization in Egypt and Tunisia after 2011. It develops a theoretical framework informed by social movement theory and, based on a comprehensive study of both academic publications and grey literature on the case studies published between 2011 and 2023, identifies key mechanisms linking socioeconomic factors and Islamist radicalization

Dieser Artikel untersucht zwei zentrale Aspekte institutionalisierter forschungsethischer Begutachtungsprozesse in Deutschland: (1) ihre Bedeutung für die Gestaltung ethischer Forschung und (2) die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen, mit Fokus auf den Sozialwissenschaften. Der Artikel formuliert konkrete Empfehlungen für die Stärkung der forschungsethisches Infrastruktur in Deutschland und die Förderung verantwortungsvoller und ethischer Forschungspraktiken in den Sozialwissenschaften.

Organisation: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Dr. Clara-Auguste Süß (Organisator:in), Dr. Julius Dihstelhoff (Moderator:in), Tasnim Abderrahim (Panelbeitragende:r), Youssef Cherif (Panelbeitragende:r), Dr. Fabrizio Leonardo Cuccu (Panelbeitragende:r), Ornella Moderan (Panelbeitragende:r), Axel Biallas (Diskutant:in)

The MECAM Policy Talk 2025 and side events connected academic insight with policy dialogue. It gathered experts and policymakers and examined Germany’s role in advancing South-South-North cooperation. A highlight was the 27 June roundtable, co-hosted with the German Africa Foundation (DAS).

Organisation: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Dr. Clara-Auguste Süß (Moderator:in), Ph.D. Kira Jumet (Vortragende:r), Ass. Prof. Dr. Merouan Mekouar (Vortragende:r)

This event explored the challenges particular to researchers conducting fieldwork in their home countries. Dr. Kira Jumet and Dr. Merouan Mekouar first discussed their edited volume “Doing Research as a Native” (Oxford UP, 2025) and then offered practical, hands-on advice in a workshop session.