Main areas of research of the Chair

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Prof Dr Klaus Brummer

  • Theories of Foreign Policy (Foreign Policy Analysis)
  • Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis
  • German foreign, security and defense policy
  • European integration (European Union, Council of Europe)
  • Theories of International Relations
  • International Organizations
  • Peace and Conflict Studies

Stephan Fouquet, MA

  • Foreign Policy Analysis  (esp. decision-making processes and leadership personality)
  • Populist agency in foreign policy making
  • International Political Economy

Dr Andreas N. Ludwig, MA

  • Foreign, European and security policy of Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom
  • Foreign relations of sub-state actors, in particular German and Austrian federal states
  • European integration
  • Complexity research in IR and its foundations in the philosophy of science
  • International relations/ international history and memory research in IR
  • Bilateral relations research (basics, theory development, German-British relations)