Staff
Mehler, Prof. Dr. Andreas
Areas of research: Power-sharing after peacebuilding, violent conflicts, crisis prevention, German and French politics in Africa
Regional focus: Central Africa, West Africa
E-mail: andreas.mehler [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mehler_a
Position at ABI: Director
Adelmann, Dr. Martin
Areas of research: Regional Integration, Interregionalism, Development Policy
Regional focus: Southern Africa, SADC
E-mail: martin.adelmann [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adelmann_m
Position at ABI: Executive Manager
Bartelmann, M.A. Miriam
Areas of research: Post- and decolonial theories, environmental conflicts, sociological theories, transregional power relations
Regional focus: Latin America (Argentina), Europe
E-mail: miriam.bartelmann [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Doctoral Researcher
Bonci, Dr. Alessandra
Areas of research: Salafism, political Islam, conservative religious movements, transregional authoritarian practices, transregional energy infrastructure policies, gender studies
Regional focus: MENA region, Tunisia
E-mail: alessandra.bonci [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Dickow, Dr. Helga
Areas of research: Ethnic and Religious Conflicts, Conflict Regulation, Transition and Democratization, Pentecostal Churches and Religious Movements, Political Role of Churches
Regional focus: Subsaharan Africa, esp. Chad, South Africa, Burundi
E-mail: helga.dickow [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher, Coordination Cluster Conflict and Fragility
El-Khazen, M.Sc. Elia
Areas of research: logistics, social movements, transregional authoritarian practices, transregional energy infrastructure policies, renewable energy
Regional focus: MENA region, Iraq, Jordan, the UAE, Lebanon, Syria
E-mail: elia.el.khazen [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Doctoral Researcher
García Pinzón, Dr. Viviana
Areas of research: Conflict studies, local governance, urban violence and peace, security and borderlands, illegal markets, criminal governance
Regional focus: Latin America, emphasis on Colombia and El Salvador
E-mail: viviana.garcia.pinzon [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vivigarciap
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Glawion, Dr. Tim
Areas of research: Security studies, local governance, “fragile states”, development, Comparative Area Studies
Regional focus: Central African Republic, Lebanon, Haiti, Somaliland, South Sudan
E-mail: tim.glawion [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/timglawion
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Jenss, Dr. Alke
Areas of research: the Production of Security and Insecurity, “war on drugs”, statehood, multiscalar governance, political economy of land conflicts, spatial theory
Regional focus: Latin America (particularly Colombia, Mexico)
E-mail: alke.jenss [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher, Coordination Cluster Contested Governance
Kamski, Dr. Benedikt
Areas of research: Political Economy, Geopolitics, Industrialisation
Regional focus: Horn of Africa (esp. Ethiopia and Djibouti), Comoros and Seychelles
E-mail: benedikt.kamski [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bekamski
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Legay, Dr. Richard
Areas of research: Restitution of cultural heritage, Public History, Memory politics
Regional focus: Africa, Europe
E-mail: richard.legay [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Lüdke, Dr. Tilman
Areas of research: Germany and the Middle East, Pan-Movements in the Middle East, Political Islam, Islam and Nationalism, Historical Aspects of the Cyprus Conflict
Regional focus: Middle East, Cyprus
E-mail: tilman.luedke [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Müller, M.Sc. Charlotte
Areas of research: Global supply chains, energy politics, renewable energies, migration, transregional authoritarian practices
Regional focus: North Africa (specifically Morocco), Middle East, Europe
E-mail: charlotte.mueller [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Doctoral Researcher
Philipp, M.A. Ann
Areas of research: Development Policy, Disability Studies, Traditional Medicine
Regional focus: South Asia, India
E-mail: asianstudies [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Editorial Manager of the International Quarterly for Asian Studies
Rodríguez, Dr. Fabricio
Areas of research: Global inequalities and South-South relations, natural resource conflicts and socio-ecological transitions, critical IR-theory
Regional focus: Latin America from a transregional perspective (China-Latin America-Europe)
E-mail: fabricio.rodriguez [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fr_frodriguez
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher
Schütze, Dr. Benjamin
Areas of research: external interventions and 'democracy promotion', transregional authoritarian practices, economic liberalisation, military collaboration, renewable energies
Regional focus: Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
E-mail: benjamin.schuetze [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/benschuetze86
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher & Emmy Noether Research Group Leader
Spöri, Melanie
E-mail: melanie.spoeri [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Accounting, Administration
Taxis, M.A. Clara
E-mail: sekretariat.abi [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Science Communication, Assistant of the Director and Executive Management
Wagner, M.A. Philipp
Areas of research: renewable energy projects, transregional infrastructure policies, climate governance, democratisation processes, political participation
Regional focus: North Africa (especially Tunisia), Middle East
E-mail: philipp.wagner [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Position at ABI: Doctoral Researcher
Zanker, Dr. Franzisca
Areas of research: Migration governance, refugee protection, peace processes, civil society
Regional focus: Africa
E-mail: franzisca.zanker [at] abi.uni-freiburg.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranziscaZ
Position at ABI: Senior Researcher, Coordination Cluster Patterns of (Forced) Migration