Hanna Pfeifer
- Political Science,
- International Relations,
- Peace and Conflict Studies
Areas of Expertise:
State and non-state violence in the MENA region; Challenges and transformation of the (liberal) world order; Foreign and security policy
Membership:
since
2020
Contact
Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH), Germany
Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy
Beim Schlump 83
20144 Hamburg
Germany
About me
I am an assistant professor of political science with a focus on radicalisation and violence research. My current work focuses on political violence in the Arab world. I am particularly interested in (interactions among) armed non-state actors as well as state violence in the form of military interventions. In my research, I try to analyse regional dynamics against the backdrop of a (liberal) world order in transformation. Based on empirically sound work, I have a particular interest in theory-building and critical normative reflection.
In the discipline of Conflict Studies and International Relations, many Europeans investigate the MENA region. I have, however, rarely exchanged with Arab colleagues who analyse German foreign policy or societal conflicts. I joined AGYA with the hope of changing that and look forward to collaborating with fellow members on problems in the Arab world, Germany, and Europe. Analysing these phenomena from a truly mixed perspective in research, publishing, and teaching is one of my main goals.
Academic career
| 2024 - today | Head of Research Area 'Societal Peace and Internal Security', Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) |
| 2020 - 2024 | Assistant Professor of Political Science, with a Focus on Radicalisation and Violence Research at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt |
| 2020 - today | Head of the Research Group on Terrorism at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt |
| 2016 - 2020 | Research Associate at Helmut Schmidt University / the University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg |
| 2018 | Post-doctoral Researcher at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge with a Research Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2017 | PhD in Political Science at Helmut Schmidt University/the University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg |
| 2012 - 2016 | Research Associate at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
| 2014 - 2015 | Doctoral Fellow at the Orient Institute Beirut |
| 2011 - 2012 | Research Associate at the Munich School of Philosophy |
| 2006 - 2012 | M.A. Studies in Political Science, Philosophy, and Mathematics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
| 2009 - 2010 | M.A. Studies in International Relations and International Security at Sciences Po (Institut d’Etudes Politiques) Paris |
- My Commitment to AGYA
- Contribution to the BBAW Salon Sophie Charlotte 2022
