The Chair introduces itself

The research and teachings of the Chair of Political Science with a focus on International Politics is concentrated on the following topics: international institutions and organizations, international conflict regulation, peace and conflict research, foreign policy analysis, international human rights policy, global social policy (in particular health policy), non-state actors and horizontal cooperation in international politics. Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter has held the role of Chair since May 1st, 2019.

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Research Areas

The main research areas of the Chair are as follows: International organizations & global governance, international institutions & norms, non-state actors, human rights policy, global social policy—particularly health policy, methodological procedures of language, text and discourse analysis.

Holder of the Chair

Prof. Dr. Anna Holzscheiter holds the Chair of Political Science with a focus on International Politics. Together with her team, she offers a wide range of courses on international institutions, interdisciplinary debates and theories of international cooperation. Her research focuses, among others, on global health governance and the impact and change of international organisations.

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Staff

The Chair’s team covers a broad spectrum: the topics taught range from international forms of cooperation to the causes of war and peace to terrorism.

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Research for 'good' International Politics

The Chair of Political Science with a focus on International Politics completes research and teachings on the following main topics:

International organizations & global governance
International institutions & standards
Non-state actors
Human rights policy
Global social policy—with an emphasis on health policy
Methodological procedures of language, text and discourse analysis