German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies | Vice President

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

  • Short CV

    • Since 2017: Vice President of the GIGA

    • Since 2011: Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies and Professor in political science (with a particular focus on Asia) at the University of Hamburg

    • 2015 - 2016: Acting Lead Research Fellow of GIGA Research Programme 4 "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    • 2010 - 2011: Academic Director (ad interim) Hamburg International Graduate School for the Study of Regional Powers

    • 2007 - 2011: Acting Director, GIGA Institute for Asian Studies

    • 2005 - 2009: Head of GIGA Research Programme 1

    • 2000 - 2007: Senior Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies, areas of research: Japanese domestic politics, politics and economy in North and South Korea

    • 1996 - 2000: Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for Asian Affairs

    • Education: Konstanz University, Germany: Diplom, Politics and Management (major: international relations); University of Essex, United Kingdom: MA in the Study of Contemporary Japan; Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany: Ph.D. (Dr. rer. soc.), Political Science; Trier University, Germany: Habilitation, Political Science

    Current Research

    • The Indo-Pacific as a New Strategic Space

    • Comparative Area Studies: Analytical and Organisational Issues

    Countries and Regions

    • Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Island Countries

    • Japan

    • Korean peninsula

    • Indo-Pacific

    Memberships

    • British International Studies Association, Member, 2022 - 2023
    • CrossArea - Verband für Transregionale Studien, Vergleichende Area Studies und Global Studies e.V., Member of the executive board, 2022 - 2025
    • Korea Europe Review, Member of the Editorial Board, 2021 - 2026
    • Hamburger Stiftung Asien-Brücke, Chairman of the board, since 2018
    • German Political Science Association, Membership in discipline-specific association or network, 2000 - 2023

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    T. +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-17patrick.koellner@giga-hamburg.de

    Highlights

    Australia and New Zealand's Pacific Policy: Aligned, not Alike

    Political Science | 10/2022

    Australia and New Zealand's Pacific Policy: Aligned, not Alike

    This article examines Australia's and New Zealand's policies towards the (South) Pacific. A context-sensitive, paired comparison reveals significant differences with respect to security and migration policies. These difference exist alongside the many similarities and joint approaches in the two Australasian countries' relations with and policies towards the Pacific.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Research Project | 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022

    Engaging the Indo-Pacific: German and Korean Perspectives on Regional Cooperation

    A policy-oriented research project bringing together the GIGA and the East Asia Institute in Seoul. The project aims at analysing German/EU and Korean strategies for Indo-Pacific engagement and identifying areas for in-depth consultation, coordination and cooperation.
    Korea Foundation, 2022

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Dr. Johannes Plagemann

    Dr. Christian Wirth

    Prof. Dr. Sook-Jong Lee

    Prof. Dr. Yul Sohn

    Prof. Dr. Chaesung Chun

    Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific: the Difference is Migration Policy

    Solomon Times | Article | 21/06/2022

    Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific: the Difference is Migration Policy

    Patrick Köllner's contribution to the Devpolicy blog, Australian National University, was carried by the Solomon Times, Honiara.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Publications

    GIGA Focus Asia | 5/2022

    Towards Closer European Union and German Cooperation with South Korea in the Indo-Pacific

    The European Union and Germany are implementing strategies for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. How does South Korea fit into the picture? In this GIGA Focus Asia, we share findings from a collaborative, policy-oriented research project examining the potential scope for closer cooperation here.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Dr. Johannes Plagemann

    Dr. Christian Wirth

    Political Science | 10/2022

    Australia and New Zealand's Pacific Policy: Aligned, not Alike

    This article examines Australia's and New Zealand's policies towards the (South) Pacific. A context-sensitive, paired comparison reveals significant differences with respect to security and migration policies. These difference exist alongside the many similarities and joint approaches in the two Australasian countries' relations with and policies towards the Pacific.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Sustainable Governance Indicators | 09/2022

    Sustainable Governance Indicators 2022, Japan Report

    Prof. Dr. Ito Peng

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Thomas Kalinowski

    Devpolicy Blog | 06/2022

    Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific: the Difference is Migration Policy

    Patrick Köllner contributed to the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy's Devpolicy Blog, discussing the differences between Australia and New Zealand's Pacific policies in terms of migration.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Sustainable Governance Indicators | 12/2021

    Sustainable Governance in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis Management, Japan Report

    Prof. em. Dr. Werner Pascha

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Research Projects

    Research Project | 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2022

    Engaging the Indo-Pacific: German and Korean Perspectives on Regional Cooperation

    A policy-oriented research project bringing together the GIGA and the East Asia Institute in Seoul. The project aims at analysing German/EU and Korean strategies for Indo-Pacific engagement and identifying areas for in-depth consultation, coordination and cooperation.
    Korea Foundation, 2022

    Research Project | 01/07/2018 - 31/12/2021

    Recalibrating China Policy: Australia and New Zealand in Comparative Perspective

    Australia and New Zealand (NZ) have in recent years been at the forefront of the growing confrontation between the ‘West’ and China. Despite very close economic ties with China, both countries have substantially changed their approaches to dealing with the People’s Republic. This research project contributes to and seeks to advance relevant academic as well as policy-oriented debates on the topic.
    GIGA, 2018-2021

    Research Project | 01/07/2015 - 01/12/2018

    Understanding the Development of Think Tanks in Asia

    Most research on think tanks has focused on their development, roles, and policy impact in North America, specifically the US. Yet, think tanks exist nowadays in every world region and have experienced particular strong growth in East Asia. Understanding them as a global phenomenon with different local manifestations, the project seeks to overcome the (conceptual and empirical) US bias in think tank research and explores the trajectories and traits of think tank sectors in East Asia and India.
    GIGA, 2015-2018

    Research Project | 01/01/2014 - 01/12/2016

    The Effects of Electoral Reform on Party Systems and Parliamentary Representation in Japan and New Zealand

    Electoral systems influence how societal interests can be represented. With an investigation of Japan and New Zealand, this project features a paired comparison of the only two established democracies that introduced mixed electoral systems in the early 1990s and that have since then continuously used these systems.
    GIGA, 2014-2016

    Media Contributions

    RTL Aktuell | Interview | 19/01/2023

    Die neuseeländische Premierministerin Jacinda Ardern kündigt Rücktritt an: Einschätzungen und Reaktionen

    Deutschlandfunk Nova | Interview | 19/01/2023

    Rücktritt der neuseeländischen Premierministerin Jacinda Ardern: Was steckt dahinter?

    hr-info | Interview | 08/07/2022

    Attentat auf den ehemaligen japanischen Premierminister Abe: Einschätzungen

    Lectures

    Speaker | 21/06/2023

    Signalling and Perception in Australia’s “Pacific Step-up”

    Patrick Köllner applies the lens of foreign policy signalling to Australia's Pacific policy under the Morrison government (2018-2022).

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Panel | 30/03/2023

    China Narratives in Asia

    GIGA and BKHS organised this panel "China as a Security Policy Actor in Asia" as part of the interdisciplinary conference "From the 'workshop of the world' to 'systemic rival'?" It discusses how China’s approach to regional security in Asia shapes China narratives in countries such as Japan, South Korea, Indonesia or India.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Dr. Julia Strasheim

    Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation

    Speaker | 01/03/2023

    Signalling and Perception in Australia’s “Pacific Step-up”

    Patrick Köllner addressess the issue of signalling in Australia's Pacific policy under the Morrison government at a departmental seminar of the University of Otago in New Zealand.

    Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

    Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

    Teaching

    Teaching | Universität Hamburg | 2022

    Seminar Introducing Political Systems in East Asia

    Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany

    Digitally taught BA intermediate-level seminar introducing political systems in East Asia

    Teaching | Department for Political Science, Universität Hamburg | 2022

    Tracing and Comparing Indo-Pacific Policies

    Department for Political Science, Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany

    MA-level seminar, which seeks to equip students with the substantive and methodological know-how to analyse the evolving Indo-Pacific policies of several countries and regional organisations around the globe.

    Teaching | Universität Hamburg | 2021

    Einführung in die politischen Systeme Ostasiens

    Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany

    BA intermediate-level seminar in political science, digital format

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