Dr. Eric Stollenwerk

Since 11/2020: Research Fellow, GIGA Institute for African Affairs, Research Project: Freedom and Development? Religious Actors, Freedom of Religion or Belief, and Sustainable Development (FREDEV)

Since 06/2020: Affiliated Senior Research Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Research Project: On Fair Terms: The Ethics of Peace Negotiations and Mediation (FAIR)

2018 - 2020: Senior Research Fellow and Scientific Coordinator, Freie Universität Berlin, EU H2020 Research Project: Europe’s External Action and the Dual Challenges of Limited Statehood and Contested Orders (EU-LISTCO)

11/2018 - 05/2019: Guest Researcher, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

2014 - 2018: Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS): Research Affiliate

09/2016 - 11/2016: Guest Researcher, Stanford University, Department of Political Science and Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)

2012 - 2018: Research Associate, Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 700: Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood, Research Project: A1 - Contributions to Theory Building

2014 - 2017: Managing Director, Freie Universität Berlin, DFG Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 700: Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood

03/2015 - 07/2015: Scientific consultant: Delegation of the German Federal Foreign Office to the EU’s Informal Working Group on Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas

Education: PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, thesis title: A Virtuous Circle of Governance? The Interplay Between Effectiveness and Legitimacy in Areas of Limited Statehood; M.A. in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin; B.A. in Political Science and German Literature, University of Göttingen