2025

From December 9 to 11, I was invited to participate in the European QCA Conference 2025 at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The annual EQCA conference brings together researchers from across the social sciences who engage in QCA-related work. The event is split into a Paper Development Workshop (PDW), where QCA experts discuss and comment on work in progress, and an… Continue reading →

On September 17, I gave a talk on “Exploring Causal Complexity with Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)” for the International Studies Association (ISA). The recording has now been made available on ISA’s YouTube channel. In my talk, I provide a compact introduction to the method and approach of QCA, with a bit of background on its methodological evolution, complemented by an… Continue reading →

During the week of August 11-15, I taught the course “Exploring Causal Complexity with Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)” at the 29th Summer School in Social Sciences Methods of the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. This has been the 7th time teaching this course in Lugano (since 2016). Thanks to the organizing team and to all participants for their… Continue reading →

A recording of the online information session on the Dissertation Completion Fellowship of the International Studies Association (ISA) has been posted on YouTube. Dissertation Completion Fellowships (DCF) are open to applicants from across the social sciences and humanities working in the field of international studies, broadly conceived. The DCF Committee is a permanent standing committee of the ISA. Its members… Continue reading →

On July 2-4, I attended the 12th European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS) in Krakow, Poland. I presented the paper “Pacifism, Isolationism or Anti-Americanism? Explaining Public Opposition to Supporting Ukraine against Russia’s War of Aggression”, co-authored with Wolfgang Wagner, in the workshop “Configuring Collective Deterrence and Defense on NATO’s Northern and Eastern Flanks: Towards a Resilient Force Posture”, organized and… Continue reading →

On June 23, I had the opportunity to speak in a pre-NATO Summit panel about my research on the German “Zeitenwende” (watershed) in foreign and security policy, drawing on two recently published open-access articles (here and here) and ongoing research. Thanks for the engaged discussions to my co-panelists Laurien Crump, Giray Sadik, Nathan Meershoek, and our moderator Kılıç Buğra Kanat,… Continue reading →

In der Zeitschrift für Politik ist ein Sonderband erschienen zum Thema “Integrierte Sicherheit für Deutschland? Die Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie der Bundesrepublik Deutschland”, herausgegeben von Holger Janusch und Thomas Dörfler (Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung). In 16 Beiträgen werden die Entstehung, Bedeutung, Politikfelder und rechtliche Einordnung der 2023 veröffentlichten Sicherheitsstrategie erörtert. Mein Beitrag “Strategische Zeitenwende? Die Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie als Wendepunkt deutscher… Continue reading →

On May 23, I participated in a book workshop organized by Paul van Hooft (RAND Europe) to discuss his ongoing project that addresses the strategic legacies of World War II for the United States and several Western European countries. Other workshop participants included Linde Desmaele (Leiden University), Peter J. Dombrowski (U.S. Naval War College), Annette Freyberg-Inan (University of Amsterdam), William… Continue reading →

On May 21, I took part in the 9th European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference in Brussels. Wolfgang Wagner and I presented our paper “Pacifism, Isolationism or Anti-Americanism? Explaining Public Opposition to Supporting Ukraine against Russia’s War of Aggression” as part of the panel “The Ukraine effect in European security and defence: lessons after three years of war”, organized… Continue reading →

The program for the 29th Summer School in Social Science Methods at the Università della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland has been announced: I’m offering Exploring Causal Complexity with Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) during the week of August 11-15, 2025. For impressions from previous years, see here. For more information, also on registration, please see the USI Summer School Website.… Continue reading →

The President of the International Studies Assocation (ISA), Siba Grovogui, has appointed me to serve as Chair of the ISA Committee on Dissertation Completion Fellowships for a one-year term, until March 2026. I originally joined the committee in 2024, following my appointment by then-ISA President Marijke Breuning. In this role, I am fortunate to work alongside a group of esteemed… Continue reading →

The Cambridge Review of International Affairs published my open access article “The party politics of national role contestation: Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition and the Russian war against Ukraine“. Building on my recent work on German foreign policy change, this article examines national role contestation within the traffic-light coalition under Chancellor Scholz (2021–2024). Hence, emphasis is placed on policy differences between… Continue reading →