Dr. David Kuehn

Senior Research Fellow | Koordinator GIGA Forum

Dr. David Kuehn

  • Kurzer Lebenslauf

    • 04/2018 - 06/2019: Sprecher des Forschungsteams "Authoritarian Politics" im FSP 1

    • Seit 01/2018: Senior Research Fellow, GIGA Institut für Asien-Studien

    • 2015 - 2017: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter and Principal Investigator, Universität Heidelberg, Forschungsprojekt “Dictators’ Endgames: Theory and Empirical Analysis of Military Behavior in Authoritarian Regime Crises, 1946-2014” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

    • 06/2015 - 09/2015: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

    • 03/2013 - 05/2015: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Forschungsprojekt “Democratic Transformation and Civilian Control of the Military: A Configurative Comparison of New Democracies (1974-2010)” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

    • 12/2012 - 02/2013: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

    • 11/2008 - 11/2012: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Forschungsprojekt “Democratization and Civilian Control of the Military in East Asia” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

    • 04/2008 - 10/ 2008: Dissertationsstipendium (Landesgraduiertenförderung Baden-Württemberg)

    • 10/2006 - 03/2008: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

    • Studium: Politische Wissenschaft und Moderne Sinologie (Magister Artium) an der Universität Heidelberg, der Chinese Culture University und der Chinese National Normal University Taipei (Taiwan); Dissertation “Institutionalizing Civilian Control of the Military in New Democracies” an der Universität Heidelberg

       

    • Ausführlicher Lebenslauf

    Aktuelle Forschung

    • Civil-military relations

    • Democratization

    • Authoritarianism

    • Research methods

    Länder und Regionen

    • Taiwan

    • Südkorea


    Mitgliedschaften

    • Democratization, Editor in charge of book review section, seit 2013
    • European Research Group on Military and Society, Co-ordinator of Working Group "Civilian Control of the Military", 2009 - 2019

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    david.kuehn@giga-hamburg.de

    Oxford Studies in Democratization | Oxford University Press | 03.2023

    Routes to Reform: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in the Third Wave

    This book examines the conditions under which new democracies succeed or fail in establishing firm and lasting civilian control of the military.

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Ehemals Associate

    Sociological Methods and Research | 03.2022

    Do Quantitative and Qualitative Research Reflect Two Distinct Cultures? An Empirical Analysis of 180 Articles Suggests “No”

    Based on the empirical evaluation of a stratified random sample of 180 publications, Kuehn and Rohlfing cast doubt on the popular hypothesis that the application of quantitative and qualitative methods in the social sciences constitute different and internally consistent methods “cultures”.

    Sammelband | Lynne Rienner Publishers | 05.2021

    Mobilizing Force: Linking Security Threats, Militarization, and Civilian Control in Democracies

    Die Autor:innen untersuchen anhand von Fallstudien aus der ganzen Welt systematisch kritische Fragen der Anwendung militärischer Gewalt und erforschen die Zusammenhänge zwischen Sicherheitsbedrohungen, der Militarisierung der Sicherheitspolitik und der demokratischen Rechenschaftspflicht.

    GIGA Working Papers | 01.2024

    Personnel, Institutions, and Power: Revisiting the Concept of Executive Personalisation

    Es zeigt sich ein wachsender Trend zur Personalisierung der Macht in Auto- und Demokratien. Der wissenschaftliche Fokus bleibt je nach Regimetyp isoliert. In diesem Working Paper wird ein übergreifender Rahmen für die „Personalisierung der Exekutivgewalt“ vorgestellt und beteiligte Mechanismen identifiziert.

    GIGA Focus Global | 3/2023

    Military Involvement in COVID-19 Responses: Comparing Asia and Latin America

    Während der COVID-19-Pandemie haben viele Länder in Asien und Lateinamerika das Militär für ein breites Spektrum von Aktivitäten mobilisiert. Dieser GIGA-Focus zeigt, dass die Beteiligung des Militärs an der Pandemiebekämpfung nicht unbedingt eine Bedrohung für Demokratie und Menschenrechte darstellte.

    GIGA Working Papers | 06.2023

    Militarisation of COVID-19 Responses and Autocratisation: A Comparative Study of Eight Countries in Asia-Pacific and Latin America

    Dieser Artikel untersucht die Rolle des Militärs in der COVID-19-Bekämpfung in acht Ländern im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum und in Lateinamerika und beleuchtet deren Auswirkungen auf die Demokratie.

    Kapitel in Sammelband | 05.2023

    Die Politische Kontrolle des Militärs

    Im Zentrum dieses Beitrags stehen die Fragen nach der politischen Kontrolle des Militärs.

    Oxford Studies in Democratization | Oxford University Press | 03.2023

    Routes to Reform: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in the Third Wave

    This book examines the conditions under which new democracies succeed or fail in establishing firm and lasting civilian control of the military.

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Ehemals Associate

    Forschungsprojekt | 15.01.2022 - 14.12.2024

    COVID-19 and Executive Personalization in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the MENA Region

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, political leaders reacted by containment measures that, next to combating the spread of the pandemic, also presented a window of opportunity to bolster executives’ personal grasp on power. Personalization of power has been particularly worrying in the Global South where constraints on the chief executives were often already weak prior to the pandemic. This project assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the personalization of executive power in 36 countries of the Global South.
    DFG, 2021-2024

    Forschungsprojekt | 01.03.2021 - 31.08.2022

    (Un-)healthy Civil-Military Relations? Militarization of State Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and Asia-Pacific

    A number of governments in Latin America and Asia-Pacific have given their militaries wide-ranging responsibilities to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. While the militarization of politics and public life partly precedes the pandemic, COVID-19 acts as a major stress test. States have mobilized the military to support civilian health systems and administrative agencies, and to uphold public order. This project examines the role the military plays in the COVID-19 pandemic response in 36 countries in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
    Volkswagen Foundation, 2021-2022

    Forschungsprojekt | 01.10.2015 - 01.05.2019

    The Dictator's Endgame: Theory and Empirical Analysis of Military Behavior in Authoritarian Regime Crises, 1946 - 2014

    The military determines the outcomes of peaceful mass protests in dictatorships. The project explains the outcome of authoritarian regime crises as the result of the strategic behavior of the military leadership who will repress the protests, side with the protesters, or stage a coup depending on which option maximizes their benefits. The argument is tested empirically on an original quantitative dataset on all mass protests dictatorships worldwide between 1946 and 2014.
    DFG, 2015-2019

    Fair Observer | Weitere | 10.01.2024

    Taiwan’s 2024 Election Between Chinese Disinformation and Democratic Survival

    In January 2024, Taiwanese citizens will elect a new president and parliament. China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, is trying to influence the outcome through political, military and economic pressure. China is also attempting to sway Taiwanese public opinion. How resilient are Taiwan’s state authorities and civil society actors?

    BTI Blog | Artikel | 10.01.2024

    Taiwan’s 2024 Election: Between Chinese Interference and Democratic Resilience

    In January 2024, Taiwanese citizens will elect a new president and parliament. China is trying to influence the outcome through political, military, and economic pressure, as well as by attempting to sway Taiwanese public opinion. How resilient are Taiwan’s state authorities and civil society actors?

    Spark: A Centre for Social Research Innovation, Faculty of Social Sciences | 26.01.2024

    Does the Tale of Two “Methods Cultures” Hold up?

    Organisation: Spark: A Centre for Social Research Innovation, Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Ingo Rohlfing (Vortragende:r)

    Konferenz | 13.10.2023 - 15.10.2023

    Autocratization and the Military

    Armed Forces and Society Biennal International Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Reston, Virginia Organisation: Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant (Vortragende:r)

    Lehre | Universität Heidelberg | 2020

    Spieltheoretische Modelle in der Vergleichenenden Politikwissenschaft

    Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg Deutschland

    Lehre | GIGA Institut für Asien-Studien | Politische Verantwortlichkeit und Partizipation | GIGA Doktorandenprogramm | 2019

    An Introduction to the Logic and Practice of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

    GIGA Doktorandenprogramm

    Lehre | Swiss Military Academy, ETH Zurich | 2019

    Democratic Control of the Military

    Swiss Military Academy, ETH Zurich Zurich Schweiz

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