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Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies | Vice President

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner
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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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 Agency of Small Powers in the Indo-Pacific

  • Textbook on Political Systems in Australia and New Zealand

Countries and Regions

  • Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Island Countries

  • Japan

  • Korean peninsula

  • Indo-Pacific

Research Programmes

  • Global Orders and Foreign Policies

Memberships

  • British International Studies Association (BISA), Member, 2022 - 2026
  • 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 (HSAB), Chairman of the board, since 2018
  • Springer, Mitglied des Herausgeberteams der Buchreihe "Ostasien im 21. Jahrhundert. Politik - Gesellschaft- Sicherheit - Regionale Integration", since 2007
  • German Political Science Association (DVPW), Membership in discipline-specific association or network, 2000 - 2025

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

T. +49 (40) 822 173 151 / 42825-510[email protected]
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Highlights

Deutschlandfunk | Interview | 09/02/2026

Der Erdrutschsieg von Premierministerin Takaichi in Japan

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner bietet Einschätzungen zum historischen Wahlsieg der LDP unter Premierministerin Sanae Takaichi. Was erklärt den Triumph von Takaichi? Wie populistisch ist ihre Politik? Und was ist für die Beziehungen mit China zu erwarten?

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Globale Zukünfte 1: Neuseeland

carls zukunft | Interview | 31/10/2025

Globale Zukünfte 1: Neuseeland

In der Podcastreihe "Globale Zukünfte" fragt Michael, ob es Orte auf der Welt gibt, von denen aus sich die großen Krisen unserer Zeit – Klima, Politik, Gesellschaft – neu denken lassen. In "Neuseeland" ist GIGA-Experte Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner zu Gast.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Wird Deutschlands Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik verteidigt?

Handelsblatt | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 26/09/2024

Wird Deutschlands Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik verteidigt?

Diese Gastkolumne, die auch im Tagesspiegel erscheint, fragt danach, ob deutsche Marineeinsätze im Indo-Pazifik sinnvoll und notwendig sind. Sie diskutiert Pro und Contra derartiger Einsätze und regt eine öffentliche Debatte zum Thema an.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

Edited Volume | Palgrave Macmillan

The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

This volume brings together a unique combination of scholars and practitioners. The book advances the literature on the agency of small powers by providing new analytical perspectives as well as fresh empirical evidence, with a particular focus on New Zealand and the Pacific Islands region.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Robert G. Patman

Dr. Balazs Kiglics

Advancing Comparative Area Studies: Analytical Heterogeneity and Organizational Challenges

Edited Volume | Oxford University Press | 07/2025

Advancing Comparative Area Studies: Analytical Heterogeneity and Organizational Challenges

This book on comparative area studies (CAS) focuses on the openness of CAS’ to interpretive approaches and showcases strategies for leveraging CAS for causal analysis. It features efforts to rethink the logic, scale and purpose of comparison and promotes CAS’ role in deepening the interface between comparative politics and IR.

Ass. Prof. Dr. Ariel I. Ahram

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Rudra Sil

Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific

The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy | Palgrave Macmillan | 08/2025

Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific

This book offers perspectives on Indo-Pacific dynamics by a set of experts who have collaborated in the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific. The volume speaks to and enriches scholarly discussions on the nexus of order(ing) and agency in that strategic space.

Prof. Dr. Delphine Allès

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Studienkurs Politikwissenschaft | Nomos

Die politischen Systeme Australiens und Neuseelands

Together with Heribert Dieter, Patrick Köllner co-authored the first-ever German-language textbook on political systems in Australia and New Zealand.

Prof. Dr. Heribert Dieter

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Explaining Sender–Receiver Gaps in Signalling: Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’ and Solomon Islands’ Multi-Alignment

British Journal of Politics and International Relations | 02/2025

Explaining Sender–Receiver Gaps in Signalling: Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’ and Solomon Islands’ Multi-Alignment

This article examines Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’, a signature foreign policy initiative of the Scott Morrison government (2018‒2022), from a signalling perspective. It also explains why Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with China in 2022 despite Australia’s wooing of Pacific Island countries.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

The AUKUS Pact: More of a Costly Signal than Effective Deterrence

GIGA Focus Asien | 03/2025

The AUKUS Pact: More of a Costly Signal than Effective Deterrence

The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom aims at providing greater security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. But can it really work? Explained is the exact nature of this pact and in highlighting the risks and challenges for all parties involved.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Research Project | 01/01/2026 - 30/06/2026

European Approaches to the Indo-Pacific

Italy is one of the few major European countries without a formal Indo-Pacific strategy. This policy-oriented project led by the Torino World Affairs Institute aims at assisting the Italian government in deciding on whether to adopt such a strategy and to identify lessons that can be learned from France and Germany's Indo-Pacific engagements.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 2026

Prof. Giuseppe Gabusi

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Oliver Schramm

Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Interview | 03/02/2026

Neuseeland vor der Wahl

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner beleuchtet im Rahmen der Sendung "Weltzeit" (ab Min. 16:31) die politische und wirtschaftliche Lage im Vorfeld der Wahlen in Neuseeland.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

arte | Quote | 08/02/2026

Machtkampf im Pazifik: Die Salomonen im Visier des strategischen Wettbewerbs

Die Dokumentation ist ab dem 8. Februar 2026 in der arte-Mediathek verfügbar.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Deutschlandfunk | Interview | 09/02/2026

Der Erdrutschsieg von Premierministerin Takaichi in Japan

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner bietet Einschätzungen zum historischen Wahlsieg der LDP unter Premierministerin Sanae Takaichi. Was erklärt den Triumph von Takaichi? Wie populistisch ist ihre Politik? Und was ist für die Beziehungen mit China zu erwarten?

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Globale Zukünfte 1: Neuseeland

carls zukunft | Interview | 31/10/2025

Globale Zukünfte 1: Neuseeland

In der Podcastreihe "Globale Zukünfte" fragt Michael, ob es Orte auf der Welt gibt, von denen aus sich die großen Krisen unserer Zeit – Klima, Politik, Gesellschaft – neu denken lassen. In "Neuseeland" ist GIGA-Experte Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner zu Gast.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Wird Deutschlands Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik verteidigt?

Handelsblatt | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 26/09/2024

Wird Deutschlands Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik verteidigt?

Diese Gastkolumne, die auch im Tagesspiegel erscheint, fragt danach, ob deutsche Marineeinsätze im Indo-Pazifik sinnvoll und notwendig sind. Sie diskutiert Pro und Contra derartiger Einsätze und regt eine öffentliche Debatte zum Thema an.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

Edited Volume | Palgrave Macmillan

The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

This volume brings together a unique combination of scholars and practitioners. The book advances the literature on the agency of small powers by providing new analytical perspectives as well as fresh empirical evidence, with a particular focus on New Zealand and the Pacific Islands region.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Robert G. Patman

Dr. Balazs Kiglics

Advancing Comparative Area Studies: Analytical Heterogeneity and Organizational Challenges

Edited Volume | Oxford University Press | 07/2025

Advancing Comparative Area Studies: Analytical Heterogeneity and Organizational Challenges

This book on comparative area studies (CAS) focuses on the openness of CAS’ to interpretive approaches and showcases strategies for leveraging CAS for causal analysis. It features efforts to rethink the logic, scale and purpose of comparison and promotes CAS’ role in deepening the interface between comparative politics and IR.

Ass. Prof. Dr. Ariel I. Ahram

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Rudra Sil

Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific

The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy | Palgrave Macmillan | 08/2025

Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific

This book offers perspectives on Indo-Pacific dynamics by a set of experts who have collaborated in the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific. The volume speaks to and enriches scholarly discussions on the nexus of order(ing) and agency in that strategic space.

Prof. Dr. Delphine Allès

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Studienkurs Politikwissenschaft | Nomos

Die politischen Systeme Australiens und Neuseelands

Together with Heribert Dieter, Patrick Köllner co-authored the first-ever German-language textbook on political systems in Australia and New Zealand.

Prof. Dr. Heribert Dieter

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Explaining Sender–Receiver Gaps in Signalling: Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’ and Solomon Islands’ Multi-Alignment

British Journal of Politics and International Relations | 02/2025

Explaining Sender–Receiver Gaps in Signalling: Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’ and Solomon Islands’ Multi-Alignment

This article examines Australia’s ‘Pacific Step-up’, a signature foreign policy initiative of the Scott Morrison government (2018‒2022), from a signalling perspective. It also explains why Solomon Islands signed a security agreement with China in 2022 despite Australia’s wooing of Pacific Island countries.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

The AUKUS Pact: More of a Costly Signal than Effective Deterrence

GIGA Focus Asien | 03/2025

The AUKUS Pact: More of a Costly Signal than Effective Deterrence

The AUKUS security pact between Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom aims at providing greater security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. But can it really work? Explained is the exact nature of this pact and in highlighting the risks and challenges for all parties involved.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Research Project | 01/01/2026 - 30/06/2026

European Approaches to the Indo-Pacific

Italy is one of the few major European countries without a formal Indo-Pacific strategy. This policy-oriented project led by the Torino World Affairs Institute aims at assisting the Italian government in deciding on whether to adopt such a strategy and to identify lessons that can be learned from France and Germany's Indo-Pacific engagements.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 2026

Prof. Giuseppe Gabusi

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Oliver Schramm

Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Interview | 03/02/2026

Neuseeland vor der Wahl

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner beleuchtet im Rahmen der Sendung "Weltzeit" (ab Min. 16:31) die politische und wirtschaftliche Lage im Vorfeld der Wahlen in Neuseeland.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

arte | Quote | 08/02/2026

Machtkampf im Pazifik: Die Salomonen im Visier des strategischen Wettbewerbs

Die Dokumentation ist ab dem 8. Februar 2026 in der arte-Mediathek verfügbar.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Deutschlandfunk | Interview | 09/02/2026

Der Erdrutschsieg von Premierministerin Takaichi in Japan

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner bietet Einschätzungen zum historischen Wahlsieg der LDP unter Premierministerin Sanae Takaichi. Was erklärt den Triumph von Takaichi? Wie populistisch ist ihre Politik? Und was ist für die Beziehungen mit China zu erwarten?

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Globale Zukünfte 1: Neuseeland

carls zukunft | Interview | 31/10/2025

Globale Zukünfte 1: Neuseeland

In der Podcastreihe "Globale Zukünfte" fragt Michael, ob es Orte auf der Welt gibt, von denen aus sich die großen Krisen unserer Zeit – Klima, Politik, Gesellschaft – neu denken lassen. In "Neuseeland" ist GIGA-Experte Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner zu Gast.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Wird Deutschlands Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik verteidigt?

Handelsblatt | Expert Comment / Guest Contribution | 26/09/2024

Wird Deutschlands Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik verteidigt?

Diese Gastkolumne, die auch im Tagesspiegel erscheint, fragt danach, ob deutsche Marineeinsätze im Indo-Pazifik sinnvoll und notwendig sind. Sie diskutiert Pro und Contra derartiger Einsätze und regt eine öffentliche Debatte zum Thema an.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Publications

Studienkurs Politikwissenschaft | Nomos

Die politischen Systeme Australiens und Neuseelands

Together with Heribert Dieter, Patrick Köllner co-authored the first-ever German-language textbook on political systems in Australia and New Zealand.

Prof. Dr. Heribert Dieter

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Chapter in Edited Volume

The Agency of Small Powers in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond: An Introduction

Small powers matter in international relations. This introductory chapter provides a theoretical basis for the chapters to follow by delineating different conceptual approaches to understanding small powers and agency. It also discusses how context influences the agency of small powers.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Robert G. Patman

Dr. Balazs Kiglics

Edited Volume | Palgrave Macmillan

The Agency of Small Powers: Conceptual Perspectives and Evidence from the Indo-Pacific

This volume brings together a unique combination of scholars and practitioners. The book advances the literature on the agency of small powers by providing new analytical perspectives as well as fresh empirical evidence, with a particular focus on New Zealand and the Pacific Islands region.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Prof. Dr. Robert G. Patman

Dr. Balazs Kiglics

The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy | Palgrave Macmillan | 08/2025

Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific

This book offers perspectives on Indo-Pacific dynamics by a set of experts who have collaborated in the Franco-German Observatory of the Indo-Pacific. The volume speaks to and enriches scholarly discussions on the nexus of order(ing) and agency in that strategic space.

Prof. Dr. Delphine Allès

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy | 08/2025

Order(ing) and Agency in the Indo-Pacific: Analytical Issues and the Contributions of This Volume

This chapter provides an introduction to the edited volume 'Order and Agency in the Indo-Pacific'. It first charts the rise of the Indo-Pacific as a strategic space and discusses Indo-Pacific dynamics. The chapter then addresses two core analytical concepts, viz. order(ing) and agency.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot

Prof. Dr. Delphine Allès

Research Projects

Research Project | 01/01/2026 - 30/06/2026

European Approaches to the Indo-Pacific

Italy is one of the few major European countries without a formal Indo-Pacific strategy. This policy-oriented project led by the Torino World Affairs Institute aims at assisting the Italian government in deciding on whether to adopt such a strategy and to identify lessons that can be learned from France and Germany's Indo-Pacific engagements.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 2026

Research Project | 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2026

HNC³ - Hamburg Network on Compliance in Cooperation with China

This project bundles the China expertise of universities and non-university research institutes in the Hamburg metropolitan area. Against the background of current opportunities and challenges in cooperating with China, primary goals of the project include the development of instruments for such cooperation in accordance with legal parameters, the establishment of appropriate exchange formats among the consortium members, and the implementation of relevant training programmes.
BMFTR, 2023-2026

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

Media Contributions

Süddeutsche Zeitung Dossier Geoökonomie | Quote | 07/04/2026

Deutschlands neue Pazifik-Diplomatie

Patrick Köllner und GIGA-Associate Oliver Hasenkamp äußerten sich zur Bedeutung der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und dem pazifischen Inselstaat Niue.

Deutschlandfunk | Interview | 09/02/2026

Der Erdrutschsieg von Premierministerin Takaichi in Japan

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner bietet Einschätzungen zum historischen Wahlsieg der LDP unter Premierministerin Sanae Takaichi. Was erklärt den Triumph von Takaichi? Wie populistisch ist ihre Politik? Und was ist für die Beziehungen mit China zu erwarten?

arte | Quote | 08/02/2026

Machtkampf im Pazifik: Die Salomonen im Visier des strategischen Wettbewerbs

Die Dokumentation ist ab dem 8. Februar 2026 in der arte-Mediathek verfügbar.

Lectures

Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) | 25/03/2026

Oceania: A Diverse World Region Facing Multiple Challenges

Organiser: Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Consultant), Oliver Hasenkamp (Consultant)

Patrick Köllner and Oliver Hasenkamp spoke about multilateralism and climate issues, security and the role of external actors in Oceania at the Royal College of Defence Studies’ Global Strategy Programme, a training course for senior military officers, officials, and business representatives from 47 countries.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Oliver Hasenkamp

Associate

Conference | 24/11/2025 - 27/11/2025

Mega-Asia

Mega-Asia, Seoul National University, Seoul Organisers: Seoul National University Asia Center Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Panelist)

Patrick Köllner participated in the roundtable 'Charting New Pathways: The Future of Asian Studies in a Shifting World' at Seoul National University's Mega-Asia conference.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Conference | 24/11/2025 - 27/11/2025

The Revitalization of Area Studies and the Role of Comparative Area Studies

Mega-Asia, Seoul National University, Seoul Organisers: Seoul National University Asia Center Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

Patrick Köllner provides the keynote speech at the 2025 Seoul National University Conference on Asian Studies. His talk addresses the role played by comparative area studies (CAS) in the recent revitalization of area studies, highlighting the analytical and dialogical benefits of that approach.

Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner

Director of the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies / Vice President

Teaching

Teaching | University of Hamburg (UHH) | 2026

Introduction to the political systems of East Asia

BA political science intermediate-level seminar, taught in German, introducing students to political systems in Japan, the two Koreas, the PRC, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mongolia.

Teaching | Department for Political Science, University of Hamburg | 2024

Introduction to Political Systems in Australasia

Department for Political Science, University of Hamburg Hamburg Germany

BA intermediate-level seminar introducing students to political systems in Australia and New Zealand

Teaching | Department for Political Science, University of Hamburg | 2024

Tracing and Comparing Indo-Pacific Policies

In the 2024/2025 winter term, Patrick Köllner teaches a political science seminar at Hamburg University, introducing MA students to process tracing, using the Indo-Pacific policies of various states and regional organisations as empirical reference points.