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. Miriam Prys-Hansen

Lead Research Fellow | Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

  • Short CV

    • Since 06/2020: Head of GIGA Research Programme 4 "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    • 07/2018 - 09/2019: Acting Head of GIGA Research Programme 4 "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    • 04/2016 - 10/2016: Acting Speaker Research Team "Global Orders and Foreign Policies", RP 4

    • 10/2014 - 10/2015: Professor (substitute) in Political Science, International Relations and Regional Governance (Helmut-Schmidt-Universität and GIGA)

    • 03/2012 - 05/2020: Academic Director of the GIGA Doctoral Programme

    • 10/2010 - 03/2012: Head of GIGA Research Programme 4

    • 01/2010 - 10/2010: Responsible for the coordination of the Hamburg International Graduate School "Regional Power Shifts and Global Order" (HIGS-RPS) at the GIGA

    • 03/2009 - 12/2009: DAAD Post-Doctoral Scholar at the ETH Zürich

    • 2005 - 2008: Research Assistance at the University of Oxford Oxford (Nuffield and Balliol College)

    • 2007 - 2008: Team Leader South Africa, G8 Research Group Oxford/Toronto

    • 01/2008 - 03/2008: Visiting Researcher at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Regional Powers Network

    • 10/2006 - 12/2006: Research Affiliate at the Institute of Social Sciences, Neu-Delhi

    • 06/2006 - 12/2006: Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Africa’s International Relations, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

    • 2005 - 2006: DAAD Scholarship, University of Oxford

    • 2002 - 2003: Research Assistant at the Institute of Political Sciene at the University of Tübingen

    • Education: Studied Political Science/International Relations, International Public Law and Economics at the Universities of Tübingen and Uppsala. D.Phil. from the University of Oxford

    Current Research

    • Regional and emerging powers

    • Global and regional environmental politics

    • Global climate regime

    Countries and Regions

    • India

    • BRICS

    Memberships

    • Climate Social Science Network, CSSN is an international network of climate scholars, host events and provide grants to scholars to promote research focused on understanding political conflict over climate change. Scholars in our network are social scientists producing peer-reviewed research and collaborating in this field. CSSN also serves as an informational resource for journalists, policy professionals, litigation teams and others., since 2025
    • Leibniz Research Network "Integrated Earth System Research" (iESR), Membership of committee, section or working group, since 2021
    • European International Studies Association (EISA), Membership in discipline-specific association or network, since 2012
    • German Political Science Association (DVPW), Membership in discipline-specific association or network, since 2009
    • International Studies Association (ISA), Membership in discipline-specific association or network, since 2004

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    T. +49 (40) 428874-30[email protected]

    Publications

    Politics and Governance

    Editorial: Novel Perspectives on Status in Global Politics

    In this introduction to a Special Issue on “Novel Perspectives on the Global Politics of Status”, the authors discuss the main findings of the contributions and give an outlook of the impact of their multifaceted explorations of status-seeking in the contemporary global order on IR research.

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Dr. Ali Bilgic

    Dr. Clemens Hoffmann

    Politics and Governance | Cogitatio Press

    Novel Perspectives on the Global Politics of Status

    This special issue advances debates on status in international relations by integrating novel empirical research with innovative theoretical perspectives. It moves beyond traditional power-centric views, highlighting social and relational dimensions of status-seeking as a foreign policy practice.

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Dr. Ali Bilgic

    Dr. Clemens Hoffmann

    Chapter in Edited Volume | 2025

    BRICS und andere regionale Zusammenschlüsse: Neue parallele globale Ordnung

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte | 12/2024

    Souveränität, territoriale Integrität, Nichteinmischung: BRICS als sicherheitspolitischer Akteur

    Trotz ihrer Heterogenität sollte die Bedeutung der BRICS auch in sicherheitspolitischer Hinsicht nicht unterschätzt werden. Während interne Spannungen fortbestehen, gewinnt die Gruppe sowohl symbolisch als auch diskursiv an Einfluss – gerade im Globalen Süden.

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    GIGA Focus Global | 3/2024

    The BRICS+ Summit in Kazan, Russia: Five Things to Watch

    The BRICS+ nations will soon come together in Kazan, Russia, for their 16th Annual Summit. Despite meeting in a country at war, old and new member states will work on initiatives for economic and political cooperation while aspiring ones will await a decision on the group’s further expansion.

    Olena Osypenkova

    Doctoral Researcher

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    Research Projects

    Research Project | 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2027

    World Order Narratives of the Global South, Phase II

    In its second funding phase, the WONAGO project continues to investigate powerful world order narratives in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It particularly aims to understand those perceptions in these regions that - as currently in the Ukraine war - differ significantly from prevailing ideas in the U.S., the EU, and their allies.
    BMBF, 2024-2027

    Research Project | 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2027

    Leibniz Lab Systemic Sustainability

    The rapid loss of biodiversity and ongoing climate change are also the result of intensive agriculture. At the same time, they jeopardize agriculture and food security. The Leibniz Lab "Systemic Sustainability" brings together relevant knowledge in science and society on this fundamental challenge in order to promote the development and implementation of systemic solutions.
    Leibniz Association, 2024-2027

    Research Project | 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2025

    Climate Obstruction and Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

    The fight against climate change continues to be hindered by campaigns of corporate and other actors who seek to prevent global and/or national action on climate change. This research group is set up to a joint and comparative research agenda on climate obstruction in and across key Global South countries. The lead institutions are the GIGA and the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
    DAAD/CAPES, 2024-2026

    Research Project | 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2026

    Leibniz Research Network “Integrated Earth System Research” (iESF)

    Humanity is increasingly influencing the Earth system that has evolved over millions of years. Visible signs of this 'Anthropocene' are global warming, pollution of the oceans and the decline in biodiversity. In the coming years, therefore, societal decisions of civilization-historical significance will have to be made. A fundamental question is: How can the Earth system be ecologically stabilized in such a way that well-being, prosperity, justice, peace and security for all people are secured or even achieved?
    Leibniz Association, 2022 - 2026

    Media Contributions

    Tagesschau24 | Interview | 23/10/2024

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen zur Bedeutung der BRICS-Staaten

    Radio Bremen Zwei | Interview | 22/10/2024

    BRICS Gipfel beginnt in Kazan

    Phoenix | Interview | 22/10/2024

    BRICS-Gipfel: Prof. Miriam Prys-Hansen über das multinationale Treffen und die Ziele Russlands

    Mit Phoenix spricht GIGA-Expertin Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen spricht über den aktuell stattfindenden BRICS-Gipfel, die Ziele Russlands und einen möglichen Beitritt der Türkei.

    Lectures

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies | 23/06/2025

    Legitimation und Ordnung: Die Perspektiven des Globalen Südens

    Organiser: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen (Consultant)

    Im Vortrag „Globale Ordnung und Legitimität aus Perspektive des Globalen Südens“ sprach Miriam Prys-Hansen über aktuelle globale Herausforderungen, die Gleichzeitigkeit zahlreicher globaler Krisen und das vieldiskutierten Ende der sogenannten regelbasierten, liberalen Weltordnung.

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    Conference | 18/06/2025 - 19/06/2025

    Panel: From Passive to Proactive: Europe’s Path to Strategic Agency in a Multipolar Era

    VIII. Walther Leisler Kiep Symposium: „Post-Transatlantic World? Europe in Search of Autonomy, Resilience, and Unity of Purpose”, Berlin Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen (Consultant)

    Miriam Prys-Hansen joined a panel, featuring former Moldovan PM Natalia Gavrilita and NYT's Jim Tankersley, to discuss Europe's path to a decisive global role. Topics included reducing dependencies on the US and China, becoming a "champion of global stability," and new alliances with the Global South.

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    Cooperation Event | 03/04/2025

    Decoding BRICS

    Decoding BRICS – Beginning of a New World Order, Bucerius Law School, Jungiusstraße 6, 20355 Hamburg Organisers: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation, Körber-Stiftung, German Asia-Pacific Business Association, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen (Organiser)

    What are the BRICS? The half-day event will, in several panels, discuss different perspectives on the BRICS with a focus on Brazil's BRICS Presidency in 2025, the role of BRICS versus the G7, the role of BRICS for businessin Asia, and BRICS's potential as a global security actor.

    Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

    Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Global Orders and Foreign Policies"

    Teaching

    Teaching | Leuphana University of Lüneburg | 2024

    The Politics of the Global South

    Leuphana University of Lüneburg Lüneburg Germany

    Teaching | Leuphana University of Lüneburg | 2024

    The Politics of the Global South

    Master level course at the Leuphana University, Lüneburg

    Teaching | Leuphana University of Lüneburg | 2024

    The Politics of the Global South

    Master level seminar at the Leuphana University, Lüneburg

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