Research Programme 1: Academic Staff

Name	Regional focus	Thematic focus
Erdmann, Gero, Dr. (Head) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-536, (0)30 - 250 40-985 Email:	Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa	Democracy and democratization, political parties, civil society, co-operative societies, traditional rule, human rights, foreign policy
Otto Argueta Email:	Guatemala, El Salvador	Cambio y refuncionalizacion del sistema politico en Guatemala y El Salvador
Bank, André Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-584 Email:	Jordan, Syria, Palestine/Israel, Turkey (Near East Politics)	Authoritarianism, statehood, processes of war and peace, regional conflicts and regional order
Bechle, Karsten, M.A. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-553 Email:	Argentina, Venezuela	Research Project “Persistence and Change of Neopatrimonialism in various Non-OECD Regions”
Betz, Joachim, Prof. Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-22 Email:	South Asia, India, Sri Lanka	Official development aid, social policy, economy, political development
Bondes, Maria, M.A. Phone: +49 (0)40-42 88 74-39 Email:	China	„Ideological Change and Regime Legitimacy in China“
Bünte, Marco, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-23 Email:	Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar	Democratisation, decentralisation, political conflicts
Buitrago Bascopé, Miguel A. , M.A E-Mail:	Bolivia, Andean Region (sp. Peru, Ecuador), South America	Decentralization, democratic consolidation, democratic institutions, Bolivian society, social movements, weak or fragile states
Dewey, Matías, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-771 Email:	Latin America	Police Organisations in Latin America, Illegal Markets, Theory of Systems, Political Legitimation, Trust
Elischer, Sebastian, M.A., MIS Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-718 Email:	Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria	Systemic Comparisons of Hybrid Regimes in Africa
Eucker, Dennis, Dipl.-Pol. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-40 Email:	Viet Nam	"Civil Society Action and Governance in Viet Nam"
Gordin, Jorge P., Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-575 Email:	Southern Cone, especially Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Peru	Comparative federalism and decentralisation; party politics; electoral systems and institutions; clientelism
Heep, Sandra, M.A. Phone: +49 (0)40-42 88 74-39 E-Mail:	China	„Ideological Change and Regime Legitimacy in China“
Hoffmann, Bert, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-570 Email:	Mexico, Caribbean, Cuba	Political and social development, economic transformation and developmental problems
Holbig, Heike, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-46 Email:	PR China, SAR Hong Kong	Domestic policy, interest politics in China's business sector, political legitimacy
Köllner, Patrick, PD Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-17 Email:	Japan, North and Southkorea	Comparative politics and comparative area studies, political parties
Korte, Nina, M.A. Phone +49 (0)40 - 428 25-553 Email:	Indonesia, Philippines	Research Project Persistence and Change of Neopatrimonialism in various Non-OECD Regions
Liu, Jen-Kai, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-33 Email:	PR China, SAR Macau	Domestic policy, Chinese leadership, government structure
Llanos, Mariana, Dr. (associated) Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-766 Email:	Latin America, Argentina	Political institutions; Presidentialism; Latin American congresses, congressional oversight, bicameralism, upper chambers; political recruitment; President-Congress relations: inter-branch interactions concerning presidential nomination
Nolte, Detlef, Prof. Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-561 Email:	Latin America, especially Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay	Forms of government, developmental cooperation, EU-USA-LA relations
Richter, Thomas, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-528 Email:	Mauretania, the small Gulf states, Egypt, Jordan	Rentier state theory, stability and change in authoritarian regimes, foreign trade reforms in developing countries, the tourism sector and and late-development
Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-756 Email:	Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru	Constitutional Changes in Latin America, Human Rights, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Social Inequality, Research on Conflict and Peace
Schucher, Günter, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-20 Email:	PR China, SAR Hong Kong	Social development, employment, social security, health, education
Schulz, Martin, LL.M. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-40 Email:	South Korea	Democratization process, Constitutional law, international law, human rights law, international procedural law, Economic law
Soest, Christian von, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-563 Email:	Southern Africa, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana	State and administration in Africa, neopatrimonialism, Research Project “Persistence and Change of Neopatrimonialism in various Non-OECD Regions”
Stachoske, Bianca, M.A. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-21 Email:	India	Research project "Politische Ursachen sozialpolitischen Engagements in Indien"
Stroh, Alexander, M.A. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 428 25-518 Email:	Francophone West Africa, mainly Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo; Rwanda	Political parties and party systems, political institutions in processes of democratization, comparative research on democracy
Ufen, Andreas, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-32 Email:	Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Philippines, ASEAN	Democratization, Islamization, political parties, weak states and political violence, regional integration
Wegenast, Tim, Dr. Email:	Latinamerica, Brasilia	Political Economy of Developing Countries
Wischermann, Jörg, Dr. Phone: +49 (0)40 - 42 88 74-40 Email:	Viet Nam	"Civil Society Action and Governance in Viet Nam"