Dr. Julia Grauvogel

How can African research become more visible? How can asymmetries in knowledge production be reflected upon more systematically and how can they be addressed? The MIASA Publishing Workshops for African scholars, jointly organized by the Contemporary Journal of African Studies and Africa Spectrum, tackled these questions.

Our study argues that different types of external pressure, such as public shaming, the nature of companies’ business relationships, and the legal-regulatory environments affects how firms responded to the sanctions against Russia . Using results from a survey of 610 medium-sized companies in Germany, Poland, and the United States, we find support for this claim.

A collection of animated and interactive visualizations of the International Sanctions Termination Dataset.

Die Demokratie in Afrika bleibt im Wahljahr 2024 unter Druck. Konfliktrisiken könnten mit dem schwindenden westlichen Einfluss zunehmen. Das Wirtschaftswachstum wird anhalten, aber auch strukturelle Probleme bestehen bleiben. Die westliche Afrikapolitik muss sich der Migration und Dekarbonisierung stellen.

Seit zwei Jahren sanktioniert der Westen die russische Wirtschaft, doch die wächst weiter – zumindest laut offiziellen Angaben. Was bringen die Russland-Sanktionen? 

Kurz vor dem zweiten Jahrestag des russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine haben die EU-Mitgliedsstaaten auf ein 13. Sanktionspaket geeinigt. Erstmal verhängt die EU dabei auch Sanktionen gegen Firmen in China, die militärisches Material an Russland liefern.

ISA Annual Conference 2024, Hilton Hotel, San Francisco Organisation: International Studies Association Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Vortragende:r), Ass. Prof. Dr. Bryan Early (Vortragende:r)

Western sanctions against Russia received a remarkable amount of public support. We hypothesize and demonstrate that whether citizens believe the measures to have been effective and justified explains their willingness to provide moral support (e.g. social advocacy) and/or costly support (e.g. boycotts).

ISA Annual Conference 2024, Hilton Hotel, San Francisco Organisation: International Studies Association Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Vortragende:r)

There has been a great deal of discussion about the sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. How effective have the sanctions been to date? Can they be sustained without adjustment? And under what conditions should be expanded or relieved?

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The workshop is designed to cover the most important aspects of publishing scholarly work. It will first offer an overview of different formats, including articles, book chapters, policy papers, working papers and book reviews. In a second step, the workshop will zoom into the publication of peer-reviewed articles. It will guide the participants through the entire process from manuscript preparation to handling article proofs. In particular, I will cover the following topics: deciding when to submit a paper, crafting a convincing title and abstract, writing a cover letter, identifying the most suitable journals, understanding and addressing reviewer comments, finalizing the accepted article, and promoting your published work. Best practices for each step of this process will be discussed. Throughout the workshop, I will also provide in-depth information on the editorial and production process based on my experiences as the editor-in-chief of an SSCI-ranked journal, guest editor of special issues and author. During the practical phases of the workshop, you will get the opportunity to receive peer and expert feedback on questions such as journal targeting and abstract writing.

Universität Hamburg Hamburg Deutschland