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Anna Sunik
© Marein Kasiske
Associate
GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies
Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg
Germany
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+49 (0)40 - 428 25-511
imes@giga-hamburg.de
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Personal Information
Short biography
2012-2017: Dissertation "Monarchic Peace? Foreign Policy and Identity of Middle East Monarchies", University of Heidelberg
02/2012 - 04/2014: Research Fellow at GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies
Education: Political Science, Islamic Sciences and Social Anthropology at the University of Heidelberg and International Relations at the Sciences Po in Paris
Memberships
Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO)
Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW)
American Political Science Association (APSA)
International Studies Association (ISA)
Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Research & Teaching
GIGA Research Programme
Accountability and Participation
Current Research
Monarchies in the Middle East
International Relations and Foreign Policy Analysis
Comparative Authoritarianism Studies
Countries and Regions
Gulf monarchies (esp. Qatar and Saudi Arabia)
Mashreq (esp. Jordan)
Research Projects
completed
Middle East Monarchies: A Configurational Comparison of Breakdown and Survival since 1945
Fritz Thyssen Foundation
|
2012 - 2015
Teaching
Krieg, Konflikt und Kooperation in der MENA-Region – Vergleichende Außenpolitik von Autokratien, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft, Universität Heidelberg, WiSe 2016/2017
Die Außenpolitik nahöstlicher Staaten, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft, Universität Heidelberg, SoSe 2016
Internationale Beziehungen des Vorderen Orients, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft, Universität Heidelberg, WiSe 2015/2016
Publications
Recent Refereed Articles
Sunik, Anna
(2018),
Regional Leadership in Authoritarian Contexts: Saudi Arabia’s New Military Interventionism as Part of Its Leadership Bid in the Middle East
, in:
Rising Powers Quarterly
, 3, 1, 65-85
Bank, André / Richter, Thomas / Sunik, Anna
(2015),
Long-Term Monarchical Survival in the Middle East: A Configurational Comparison, 1945-2012
, in:
Democratization
, 22, 1, 179-200
Bank, André / Richter, Thomas / Sunik, Anna
(2014),
Durable, Yet Different: Monarchies in the Arab Spring
, in:
Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea
, 4, 2, 163-179
Recent Articles
Sunik, Anna
(forthcoming),
Katar – Zenith und Nadir einer außenpolitischen Expansion
, in: Sebastian Sons / Sascha Arnautovic (eds.),
Die ‚Arabellion‘ und ihre Auswirkungen: Eine Zwischenbilanz
, Berlin/Münster: LIT-Verlag
Sunik, Anna
(2019),
Reform without Liberalisation: The Presidentialisation of Saudi Arabia
,
GIGA Focus Middle East
, 01/2019, Hamburg: GIGA
Sunik, Anna
(2017),
The UAE: From Junior Partner to Regional Power
,
GIGA Focus Middle East
, 06/2017, GIGA: Hamburg
Sunik, Anna
(2017),
Schön war Manama. Protest und Repression in Bahrain
, in:
Dossier „Sunniten und Schiiten“, zenith
, 1, 96-97
Sunik, Anna
(2016),
Die arabischen Monarchen – Geborene Herrscher?
, in: Daniel Gerlach et al. (ed.),
Atlas des Arabischen Frühlings: Eine Weltregion im Umbruch
, Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 217-218
Recent Miscellaneous
Sunik, Anna
(2013),
The Situation in Jordan: a General Overview
, in:
IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2013
Events & Media
Recent Lectures
Lecture
Iran, Hamas, Hizbollah: Der Niedergang der 'Widerstandsachse'
11.06.2017 | Königswinter
Lecture
Saudi-Arabien als neue Regionalmacht?
Lehrerfortbildung
05.04.2017 | Tutzing
Lecture
Jordanien. Between Iraq and a hard place
Lehrerfortbildung
04.05.2017 | Tutzing
Lecture
Krisenherd Nahost. Aktuelle Konflikte und Ausblick
08.03.2017 | Mannheim
Panel discussion
Macht und Hilfslosigkeit arabischer Intellektueller
KAS Alumni Nahostnetzwerk/Berlin Insiders
17.11.2016 | Berlin
Recent Media Contributions
Huffpost |
11.07.2017
Geheime Dokumente in Katar-Krise aufgetaucht: "Die Golfstaaten erhöhen den Druck"
Article quoting Anna Sunik
web.de |
28.06.2017
Die fünf größten Bedrohungen für den Weltfrieden
Article quoting Anna Sunik
Qantara.de |
26.06.2017
Saudisches Ultimatum an Qatar: Eine neue Eskalationsstufe?
Article by Anna Sunik
Web.de |
21.06.2017
Konflikt zwischen Saudi-Arabien schürt Kriegsgefahr im Mittleren Osten
Article quoting Anna Sunik
n-tv |
08.06.2017
Das Zerwürfnis der Golfstaaten: Unterstützt Katar den Terror?
Interview with Anna Sunik