Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller

Research Fellow

Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller

  • Short CV

    • 11/2025 - present: Speaker of the working group "Development & infrastructure" of the Leibniz Research Network China
    • 02/2025 - present:  Research Fellow, GIGA Institute for Asian Studies
    • 03/2023 - present: Associate Fellow, Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute Freiburg
    • 09/2023 - 11/2025: Expert, Horizons Research Consortium "Dealing with a resurgent China" (DWARC)
    • 10/2020 - 01/2025: Research Fellow & Lecturer, Chair for International Relations, University of Freiburg
    • 02/2022-03/2022: Visiting Fellow, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • 10/2018 - 11/2024: Associate Fellow, Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO)
    • 02/2019-03/2019: Visiting Fellow, Tongji University Shanghai, PRC
    • 10/2017 - 09/2020: Research Fellow & Lecturer, Chair for Multilevel Governance, University of Freiburg
    • 09/2015 – 09/2016: Research assistant, Bonn International Center for Conflict Studies (BICC)
    • 2020: PhD in International Relations (Thesis title: "EU-China security relations amidst global tensions"), University of Freiburg
    • Education: M.A. in International Relations - University of Bonn; B.A. in Political Science, Sociology and Media Studies -  University of Düsseldorf and University of Granada (Spain)

    Current Research

    • Chinese foreign policy
    • connectivity & infrastructure politics
    • narratives in world politics
    • authoritarian politics

    Countries and Regions

    • China

    Memberships

    • Association for Social Science Research on China (ASC), Membership in region-specific association or network, since 2025
    • Leibniz Association, Leibniz Research Network on China, since 2025
    • China Horizons Research Consortium, Member of the expert network, 2023 - 2025
    • Die Junge Akademie, Other functions, 2022 - 2027
    • International Studies Association (ISA), Mitglied der International Studies Association, since 2018
    • German Political Science Association (DVPW), Mitglied der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaften , since 2017

    Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller

    Research Fellow

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    GIGA Focus Global | 1/2025

    The Global South and German Foreign Policy under the Next Government

    Geopolitical rivalry with China, the collapse of Russia as a trading partner, and the radical paradigm shift in US foreign policy under Trump evince a core truth: Germany needs reliable partners in the Global South. How can the incoming government best respond? Four trends to note are outlined.

    9DashLine | 07/2025

    Building Bridges: EU-Taiwan–ASEAN Connectivity for a Multipolar World

    In their policy paper, Julia Gurol-Haller and Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy explore the possibilities for closer European collaboration with Taiwan and ASEAN in a world of intensifying geostrategic and geopolitical competition. They argue that there is a critical opportunity for a trilateral dialogue.

    GIGA Focus Global | 1/2025

    The Global South and German Foreign Policy under the Next Government

    Geopolitical rivalry with China, the collapse of Russia as a trading partner, and the radical paradigm shift in US foreign policy under Trump evince a core truth: Germany needs reliable partners in the Global South. How can the incoming government best respond? Four trends to note are outlined.

    Globalizations | 2024

    Authoritarian Power and Contestation Beyond the State

    This special issue is an invitation to combine critical approaches to the study of authoritarian power by paying attention to spaces of contestation, authoritarian practices, as well as non-state actors and agency below and beyond the scale of the state.

    Table.Media | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 03/07/2025

    Wang und Wadephul: Deutsch-Chinesisches Gespräch zeigt bestehende Differenzen

    Beim ersten Auftritt mit Chinas Außenminister Wang Yi setzte Außenminister Johann Wadephul deutliche Akzente. Trotz höflicher Töne wurde klar: Die Differenzen mit Peking bei Exportkontrollen, Sicherheitsfragen und dem Krieg in der Ukraine bleiben bestehen. GIGA-Expertin Julia Gurol-Haller ordnet das Treffen ein.

    CorporAID | Interview | 31/03/2025

    Chinas Rolle in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

    GIGA-Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller erläutert im corporAID-Podcast, wie China seine Beziehungen zum Globalen Süden gestaltet und welche Auswirkungen das verstärkte Auftreten des Landes für europäische Akteure hat.

    Merkur.de | Interview | 18/02/2025

    China nutzt Rückzug der USA unter Trump: „Europa wird zerrieben zwischen Großmächten“

    Unter Donald Trump ziehen sich die USA von ihrer Rolle als weltweite Führungsmacht zurück. Was das für China bedeuten könnte, erklärt Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller im Interview. 

    Conference | 27/11/2025 - 28/11/2025

    Roundtable "China Studies and Policy Impact"

    Annual Meeting of the Association for Social Science Research on China, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), Berlin Organisers: Mercator Institute for China Studies Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller (Consultant)

    Together with Mikko Huotari (MERICS), Anne Braun (FFO) and Stefan Messingschlager (Helmut-Schmidt University), Julia Gurol-Haller discussed the challenges and opportunities for policy transfer and policy impact as well as knowledge transfer in contemporary China studies.

    Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom | 14/10/2025

    Chinas New Silk Road: Global power projection or failed vision?

    Organiser: Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Dr. Julia Gurol-Haller (Speaker)

    What has China achieved with the BRI and where does the project reach its limits? What successes and setbacks has the BRI produced so far? And how does the initiative affect the international order? Julia Gurol-Haller discussed these questions in a live stream.

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