Defences
Defences
14 May 2024 | 3:00-5:00pm (hybrid) | Sara Daub (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "External Diaspora Sponsorship to Rebel Organizations. Causes and Consequences" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Julian Wucherpfennig (Hertie School), Prof. Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, PhD (University of Maryland College Park), Prof. Shubha Kamala Prasad, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Christian Gläßel (Hertie School)
19 April 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (hybrid) | Rónán Riordan (Doctoral Programme in Governance), “Shadows and Shelter: The doctrinal influence of the Court of Justice on European Union law-making in the field of services" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Dawson, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Niamh Nic Shuibhne (University of Edinburgh), Prof. Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen (University of Copenhagen), Dr. Martijn van den Brink (Hertie School)
8 April 2024 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (hybrid) | Lukas Jerg (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "New forms of economic risk and political attitudes" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Paul Marx (Universität Duisburg-Essen), Prof. Dr. Oliver Treib (Universität Münster), Prof. Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Dr Nils Redeker (Hertie School)
29 January 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (hybrid) | Allison Koh (BGTS), “Platformed Power Plays. Authoritarian Adaptations in Foreign Social Media Spaces” | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Anita Gohdes (Hertie School), Prof. Margaret E. Roberts (University of California, San Diego), Prof. Julian Wucherpfennig (Hertie School), Dr. Tobias Bunde (Hertie School)
19 January 2024 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (hybrid) | Julius Stoll (Doctoral Programme in Governance), “Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics. A Microeconomic Study of Snacks, Beer, and Real Estate Agents” | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Egon Tripodi, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Dorothea Kübler (WZB Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Christian Traxler (Hertie School), Dr. Ignas Bruder (Hertie School)
23 November 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (hybrid) | Korinna Lindemann (DYNAMICS), "The Indelible Past: The Effects of Authoritarianism on Political Behaviour" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Thomas M. Meyer, PhD (Universität Vienna), Prof. Elias Dinas (European University Institute), Dr. Christian Gläßel (Hertie School)
10 November 2023 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (hybrid) | Maria Uttenthal (BGTS), "Trust in democratic societies: A conceptual, methodological, and empirical contribution" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Christine Reh (Hertie School), Prof. Catherine E. De Vries, PhD (Bocconi University), Prof. Dr. Mark Kayser (Hertie School), Dr. Oguzhan Türkoglu (Hertie School)
6 November 2023 | 8:00 -10:00am (online) | Haytham Mones (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Unveiling the Dynamics of Public Value Creation on Social Media: A New Zealand Perspective" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Luciana Cingolani (Hertie School), Associate Prof. Somya Joshi (Stockholm Environment Institute), Assistant Prof. Mona Krewel (Victoria University of Willington), Dr. Philipp Darius (Hertie School)
19 October 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (hybrid) | Tom Arend (DYNAMICS), "Voting With Your Wallet? Essays on Accountability and the Economic Vote" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Heike Klüver (Humbolt Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Chris Anderson, PhD (London School of Economics), Dr. Christian Gläßel (Hertie School)
17 October 2023 | 9:00am - 11:00am (hybrid) | Tabea Naujoks (DYNAMICS), "The division of labor in couples with children: A dyadic analysis in the German context" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anette Eva Fasang (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Dr. Heike Trappe (Universität Rostock), Prof. Marie Evertsson (Stockholm University), Dr. Licia Bobzien (Hertie School)
10 October 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (online) | Raffaele Sgarlato (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Weather-driven electricity systems" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Lynn Kaack, PhD (Hertie School), Associate Prof. Stefan Pfenniger (TU Delft), Prof. Dr. Lion Hirth (Hertie School), Philipp Darius (Hertie School)
9 October 2023 | 4:30 - 6:30pm (hybrid) | Juan Auz (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Dissecting the Inter-American Human Rights System in the Age of Climate Change" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Basak Cali, PhD (Hertie School), Assistant Prof. Joana Setzer (LSE), Associate Prof. Alexandra Huneeus (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Dr. Grażyna Baranowska (Hertie School)
25 September | 11:00am - 1:00pm (hybrid) | Panayiotis Nicolaides (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Essays on Public Economics and Taxation" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Christian Traxler (Hertie School), Prof. Gabriel Zucman (Paris School of Economics), Prof. Anne Brockmeyer, PhD (Institute for Fiscal Studies and University), Prof. Niels Johannesen, PhD (University of Copenhagen), Dr. Hannah Bechara (Hertie School)
18 September 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (hybrid) | Anna Lohse (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Higher education in an age of disruption: A comparative analysis of internationalisation policies in England, France and Germany reacting to Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Lukas Graf (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Justin JW Powell (University of Luxembourg), Associate Prof. Jens Jungblut (University of Oslo), Tore Sorensen (Hertie School)
15 Septemeber 2023 | 4:00 - 6:00pm (hybrid) | Alexander Sorg (BGTS), "Understanding Foreign Deployed Nuclear Weapons" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Marina Henke, PhD (Hertie School), Associate Prof. Rupal N. Mehta (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Prof. Dr. Julian Wucherpfennig (Hertie School), Dr. Tobias Bunde (Hertie School)
28 August 2023 | 11:00am - 1:00pm (hybrid) | Lisa Oswald (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Public discourse in online environments" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr Anita Gohdes (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Fabrizio Gilardi (UZH Zurich), Prof. Dr. Yannis Theocharis (TUM Munich), Dr. Oguzhan Turkoglu (Hertie School)
27 July 2023 | 11:00am - 1:00pm (hybrid) | Philipp Darius (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Are social media platforms accelerators of democratic fragmentation? An inquiry into the relationship of democratic fragmentation and social media platforms in three political arenas: Political campaigns, protest movements and democratic institutions" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Andrea Römmele (Hertie School), Prof. Rachel Gibson (University of Manchester), Prof. Dr Ulrike Klinger (European University Viadrina), Dr. Ivo Gruev (Hertie School)
22 June 2023 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (hybrid) | Maike Rackwitz (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Understanding the causes, dynamics and consequences of corporatisation: An analysis of local government evidence in England and Germany" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Tamyko Ysa (Ramon Llul University Spain), Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich (Hertie School), Dr. Francesca Palmiotto (Hertie School)
11 May 2023 | 5:00 - 7:00pm (hybrid) | Christoph Abels (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Tinker tailor soldier lie: Investigating intra- and extra-individual factors of susceptibility to false information" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Stephan Lewandowsky (University of Bristol), Prof. Daniela Stockmann PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Licia Bobzien (Hertie School)
24 February 2023 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (hybrid) | Sarah Schmauk (DYNAMICS), "Divorce and economic wellbeing: A life course perspective on the interplay of work‐family lives in West Germany and Sweden" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anette Eva Fasang (Humboldt University Berlin), Prof. Dr. Ann-Zofie Duvander (Stockholm University), Dr. Licia Bobzien (Hertie School)
14 December 2022 | 11:00am - 1:00pm (online) | Joshua Cova (DYNAMICS), "The new European political economy of wage formation: Party-political preferences, growth models and EU preferences" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Hanna Schwander (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne), Dr. Licia Bobzien (Hertie School)
22 November 2022 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (online) | Diego Salazar (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Patterns towards effective policy implementation in patrimonialist bureaucracies" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Luciana Cingolani (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Pedro Pineda, (University of Bath), Prof. Gabriela Lotta, PhD (Getulio Vargas Foundation, Sao Paulo School of Business Administration, BRA), Olga Gasparyan, PhD (Hertie School)
5 October 2022 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (online) | Tarun Khanna (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Essays on economics of energy systems transformation: Incentives and policies” | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Rangan Banerjee (Indian Institute for Technology (IIT) Delhi), Prof. Dr. Leon Clarke (University of Maryland), Prof. Dr. Lion Hirth (Hertie School), Prof. Lynn Kaack, PhD (Hertie School), Duncan Edmondson, PhD (Hertie School)
27 September 2022 | 1:00 - 3:00pm (hybrid) | Till Schöfer (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Trading places: Rethinking trade governance and the status of emerging powers" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Daniela Stockmann, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Nicolas Lamp, PhD (Queen’s University, Canada), Prof. Clara Weinhardt, PhD (University of Maastricht, Netherlands), Dr. Natalie Welfens (Hertie School)
29 August 2022 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (hybrid) | Cristina Samper (DYNAMICS), "Employment trajectories of women with a migration background in Germany: A life course perspective" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Claudia Diehl (Universität Konstanz), Prof. Dr. Irena Kogan (Universität Mannheim), Prof. Dr. Anette Fasang (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School), Prof. Hill Kulu, PhD (University of St Andrews), Dr. Licia Bobzien (Hertie School)
3 August 2022 | 4:00 - 6:00pm (online) | Moritz Kleinaltenkamp (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The future Is now: Non-linear temporality in blockchain organising" | Doctoral committee: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid (Hertie School), Prof. Ingo Oswald Karpen, PhD (Karlstad University), Prof. Shahzad Ansari, PhD (University of Cambridge), Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Keegan McBride (Hertie School)
20 July 2022 | 9:00 - 11:00am (online) | Anselm Eicke (Doctoral Programme in Governance), ''Regulation of the Power Sector in Times of the Energy Transition'' | Doctoral committee: Prof. Dr. Felix Müsgens (BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg), Prof. Dr. Carlos Batlle (MIT, FSR and IIT Comillas), Prof. Dr. Christian Flachsland (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Lion Hirth (Hertie School), Olga Gasparyan, PhD (Hertie School)
13 June 2022 | 9:00 - 11:00am (hybrid) | Oliver Ruhnau (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Economics of Flexible Electricity Demand" | Doctoral committee: Prof. Dr. Christoph Weber (University Duisburg-Essen), Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer (Technische Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Lion Hirth (Hertie School), Prof. Arianna Ornaghi, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Sebastian Levi (Hertie School)
1 June 2022 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (hybrid) | Tobias Bünder (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Pharmaceutical Industry and Access to Health Products - Interrogating the Role of Multinational Companies in Tackling Global Development Challenges" | Doctoral committee: Prof. Dr. Sébastien Mena (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Peter C. Rockers (Boston University), Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Veronika J. Wirtz, PhD (Boston University), Dr. Alexander Haarmann (Hertie School)
20 April 2022 | 9:00 - 11:00am (online) | Kilian Raiser (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Post-Paris: Understanding pledge and review and its implications for international cooperation on climate change" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer (Technische Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Sebastian Oberthür (Vrije Universiteit, Brussels), Prof. Dr. Christian Flachsland (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Anita Gohdes (Hertie School), Dr. Sebastian Levi (Hertie School)
4 April 2022 | 7:00 - 9:00pm (online) | Marina Pavlova (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Authoritarian Regimes and Financial Crises: Explaining Autocratic Regime Survival and Collapse" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD, Prof. Mark Copelovitch, PhD, Prof. Mark Hallerberg (Hertie School), PhD, Dr. Christian Gläßel (Hertie School)
24 February 2022 | 10:30am - 12:30pm (online) | Sahil Deo (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Under-appreciated Regulatory Challenges posed by Algorithms in FinTech: Understanding interactions among users, firms, algorithm decision systems and regulators" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Kalpana Shankar, PhD (University College Dublin), Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, PhD (National Law School of India University), Dr. Keegan McBride (Hertie School)
13 December 2021 | 12:00 - 2:00pm (onsite) | Daniel Brüggmann (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Consequences of Divorce in Germany" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Johannes Giesecke (Humboldt-Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp), Prof. Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School), Luis Mejia, PhD (Hertie School)
26 November 2021 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (hybrid) | Enora Palaric (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "From symbolic politics to policy learning? A comparative case study of policy changes in the context of impact assessment in France, Germany and Italy" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Eva Heidbreder (Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg), Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich (Hertie School), Dr. Jessica Breaugh (Hertie School)
24 November 2021 | 4:00 - 6:00pm (online) | Danielle Flonk (BGTS), "Content Control Contestations: How and Why Internet Governance Norms Emerge and Develop" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Jan Aart Scholte (Leiden University), Prof. Daniela Stockmann, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Dr. Keegan McBride (Hertie School)
3 November 2021 | 4:30 - 6:30pm (online) | Laura Peitz (BGTS), "The Dual Nature of Multilateral Development Banks: Balancing Development and Financial Logics" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Tamar Gutner, PhD (American University), Prof. Dr. Michael Zürn (WZB Berlin Social Science Center; Freie Universität Berlin), Dr. Ronny Patz (Hertie School)
8 October 2021 | 1:00 - 3:00pm (online) Gil Thompson (BGTS), "Socialisation into European Professional and Political Communities: An Ethnographic Study of Seconded National Experts Deployed by EASO and Frontex to the Lesvos Migration Hotspot" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Dr. Geoffrey Edwards (University of Cambridge), Prof. Mark Dawson, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Tobias Bunde (Hertie School)
7 October 2021 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm (online) | Sinaida Hackmack (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Urban Governance Processes in the making: The Unfolding of Cycling Policies in London and Berlin" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Gernot Grabher (HafenCity University Hamburg), Prof. Silviya Svejenova Velikova, PhD (Copenhagen Business School), Luis Mejia, PhD (Hertie School)
21 September 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00 pm (online) | Julien J.F. Bois (BGTS), "The Uncertain World of the Court of Justice of the European Union. A Multidisciplinary Approach of the Legitimacy of the EU Judiciary in the 21st century" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Dawson, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. R.A. Ramses Wessel (University of Groningen), Prof. Antoine Vauchez, PhD (Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne), Ana Bobic, DPhil (Hertie School)
14 September 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00 pm (online) | Jan Nagel (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "At the table or on the menu? Impact of eurozone membership on negotiations in the Council of the European Union" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Christine Reh (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Mareike Kleine (London School of Economics), Prof. Dr. Uwe Puetter (Europa-Universität Flensburg), Dr. Thu Nguyen (Hertie School)
2 September 2021 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm (hybrid) | Ragnar Hjalmarsson (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Transitional Justice after Economic Crisis" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Joerges (Hertie School), Prof. Kieran McEvoy, PhD (University of Belfast), Prof. Iosif Kovras, PhD (University of Cyprus), Dr. Jessica Breaugh (Hertie School)
30 August 2021 | 5:00 - 7:00pm (online) | Roberto Kukutschka (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Clearing the Anti-Corruption Roadblocks: Better methods for better policies" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Janine Wedel, PhD (George Mason University), Prof. Paul Heywood, PhD (University of Nottingham), Luis Everdy Mejía Lopez, PhD (Hertie School)
26 August 2021 | 11:00am - 1:00pm (online) | Felix Sieker (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Disruption or continuation? The role of platforms in transforming work" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Christian Ibsen, PhD (University of Copenhagen), Prof. Dr. Markus Helfen (Freie Universität Berlin), Dr. Didem Özkiziltan (Hertie School)
23 August 2021 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm (online) | Frederik Traut (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Regulatory Corridors. The Reasons Behind Complexity in International and European Banking Regulation Accords" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Thorsten Beck, PhD (Florence School of Banking & Finance, European University Institute; The Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London), Prof. Lucia Quaglia, DPhil (University of Bologna), Dr. Christian Freudlsperger (Hertie School)
1 July 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (online) | Till Hartmann (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Corruption as a Development Policy Issue: Tracing the Formulation and Implementation of Theories of Change" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Heather Marquette, PhD (University of Birmingham), Prof. Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, PhD (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Dr. Jessica Breaugh (Hertie School)
21 June 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (online) | Licia Bobzien (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The role of perceived economic inequality in the formation of political preferences" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Tobias Wolbring (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Bernhard Kittel (University of Vienna), Prof. Dr. Roland Verwiebe (University of Potsdam), Dr. Nils Redeker (Hertie School)
5 March 2021 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (online) | Gabriel Tarriba (DYNAMICS), "The Roots of Ambition: Explaining the Immigrant Advantage in Educational Aspirations and Choices in Western Europe" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Frank Kalter (Universität Mannheim), Prof. Dr. Claudia Diehl (Universität Konstanz), Prof. Dr. Johannes Giesecke (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Marcelo Marques, PhD (Hertie School)
29 January 2021 | 1:30 - 3:30pm (online) | Maximilian Linek (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Measures to Influence Individual Behavior: Four Essays in Economics" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Christian Traxler (Hertie School), Prof. Eliana La Ferrara, PhD (Bocconi University), Prof. Dr. Steffen Huck (University College London), William Lowe, PhD (Hertie School)
25 January 2021 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (online) | Franziska Loschert (BGTS), "Business as Usual in Times of Politicisation? Preferences of Member States Regarding EU Labour Migration Policies" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Natascha Zaun (London School of Economics), Prof. Dr. Christine Reh (Hertie School), Dr. Adina Maricut-Akbik (Hertie School)
18 January 2021 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (online) | Paul Berenberg-Gossler (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Financial Integration and Regulation: Essays in Macroeconomics" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Aurélien Eyquem, PhD (Université Lyon 2), Prof. Farzad Saidi, PhD (Boston University), William Lowe, PhD (Hertie School)
6 January 2021 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (online) | Jörg Haas (BGTS), "Economic Policy Coordination and the European Semester" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Amy Verdun (University of Victoria, Canada), Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Dr. Nils Redeker (Hertie School)
10 December 2020 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (online) | Luis Mejia (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Guarding the Guardians of the Regulatory State: Understanding the Role of Judicial Accountability in the Governance of Regulatory Agencies" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich (Hertie School), Prof. Jacint Jordana, PhD (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona), Prof. Joan Solanes Mullor, PhD (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona), Dr. Marta Migliorati (Hertie School)
7 December 2020 | 2:30- 4:30 pm (online) | Sandra Engelbrecht (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "From pressure for change to actual change: How class actors' responses to labour migration shape the trajectories of continuity and change in employment relations institutions" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Dorothee Bohle (European University Institute, Florenz), Prof. Andrea Spehar, PhD (University of Gothenburg), Dr. Didem Özkiziltan (Hertie School)
26 November 2020 | 5:00 - 7:00pm (online) | Anke Obendiek (BGTS), "Data Disputes: Jurisdictional Conflicts and the Common Good in the Field of Data Governance" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Frédéric Mérand, PhD (University of Montréal), Prof. Dr. Tine Hanrieder (London School of Economics), Dr. Adina Maricut-Akbik (Hertie School)
20 November 2020 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (online) | Niklas Kossow (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Digitising Collective Action: How Digital Technologies Support Civil Society's Struggle against Corruption" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Grzegorz Ekiert (Harvard University), Prof. Dr. Marcia Grimes (University of Gothenburg), Dr. Hannah Béchara (Hertie School)
30 July 2020 | 1:00 - 3:00pm (online) | Jessica Breaugh Bossdorf (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Moving beyond public service motivation. Exploring the link between work motivations and employee attitudes in public sector organisations" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Adrian Ritz (Universität Bern), Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich (Hertie School), Alexandra Ioan, PhD (Hertie School)
21 July 2020 | 10:00 am - 12:00pm (online) | Vladimir Bogoeski (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Aftermath of the Laval Quartet: Emancipating Labour (Law) from the Rationality of the Internal Market in the Field of Posting" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christian Joerges (Hertie School), Prof. Claire Kilpatrick, PhD (European University Institute), Prof. Mark Dawson, PhD (Hertie School), Ana Bobić, Dphil (Oxon) (Hertie School), Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Dieter Grimm, LL.M. (Harvard)
6 July 2020 | 1:30 - 3:30pm (online) | Casper Claassen (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Confronting Vulnerability - State-Induced Social Innovation and the Making of South Korea's Social Enterprises" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Junki Kim, PhD (Seoul National University), Prof. Christopher Marquis, PhD (Cornell University), Alexandra Ioan, PhD (Hertie School)
25 May 2020 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (onsite) | Anne Cordes (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Fiscal Consolidation Following a Sovereign Default: The Burden of Monetary Union Membership and the Role of the International Monetary Fund" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Ulrich Volz (University of London), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Bernoth (DIW Berlin), Dr. Christian Freudlsperger (Hertie School)
16 March 2020 | 9:15 - 11:15am (onsite) | Marlene Jugl (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Country Size and State Performance: How Size Affects Politics, Administration and Governance" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich (Hertie School), Prof. Ellen Immergut, PhD (European University Institute), Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Christian Freudlsperger (Hertie School)
13 December 2019 | 1:00 - 3:00pm (onsite) | Sebastian Seidel (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Organisational Imprints under Pressure: The Role of Value Systems in Engaging with External Institutional Demands" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Kathia Serrano-Velarde (Universität Heidelberg), Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Julia Kristin Göhringer (Hertie School)
29 November 2019 | 12:00 - 2:00pm (onsite) | Franca König (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "EU Police Cooperation (1976-2016): State Preferences in the Context of Differentiated Integration" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Florian Trauner (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Prof. Dr. Christine Reh (Hertie School), Adina Maricut-Akbik, PhD (Hertie School)
6 November 2019 | 10:00 - 12:00pm (onsite) | Nicolas Pardo (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Essays in Behavioral Public Economics" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Christian Traxler (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Alexandra Spitz-Oener (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Leonardo Iacovone, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Anke Radenacker (Hertie School)
8 July 2019 | 1:30 - 3:30 pm (onsite) | Julian Zuber (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Rawls for Realists: An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between National Attachment and Social Justice" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. David Miller, DPhil (University of Oxford), Prof. Simone Dietrich, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Simon Munzert (Hertie School)
1 July 2019 | 2:30 - 4:30 pm (onsite) | Jochen Rehmert (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Selecting the Right Type of Personnel: The Role of Party Membership in Shaping the Behavior of Candidates and Members of Parliament" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark A. Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Philip Manow (University of Bremen), Prof. Daniel M. Smith, PhD (Harvard University)
11 April 2019 | 4:15 - 6:15 pm (onsite) | Patrick Gilroy (BGTS), "EU Think Tanks: Innovation, Independence and Impact" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Walter W. Powell, PhD (Stanford University), Prof. Jean Pisani-Ferry (Hertie School), Dr. Tobias Bünde (Hertie School)
5 March 2019 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (onsite) | Weibke Rabe (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Interests, Institutions and Provincial Outward FDI in China: Evidence from Jiangsu and Zhejiang" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka (Hertie School), Prof. Kyoung Shin, PhD (National Tsing Hua University), Prof. Dr. Miranda Schreurs (Technical University of Munich), Dr. Christian Freudlsperger (Hertie School)
17 December 2018 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm (onsite) | Ashley Metz (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Valuation Beyond the Market: Power, Concepts and Categories" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Wendy Espeland, PhD (Northwestern University), Prof. Silviya Svejenova Velikova, PhD (Copenhagen Business School), Dr. Nikolas Rathert (Hertie School)
17 December 2018 | 3:00 - 5:00 pm (onsite) | Jonas Markgraf (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Politicians as Bankers: The Mechanisms and Consequences of Politically Influenced Banking" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Guillermo Rosas , PhD (Washington University), Prof. Dr. Joachim Wehner (London School of Economics), Dr. Simon Munzert (Hertie School)
14 December 2018 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (onsite) | Valentin Kreilinger (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "National Parliaments in Europe’s Post-crisis Economic Governance" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Olivier Rozenberg (Sciences Po), Prof. Ben Crum, PhD (Vrijie University), Tomasz Wozniakowski, PhD (Hertie School)
28 November 2018 | 1:00 - 3:00 pm (onsite) | Janina Mangold (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Philanthropic Foundations in Higher Education – Comparative Perspectives from the United States and Germany" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Michael Hölscher (Deutsche Universität für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer), Prof. Steven Rathgeb Smith, PhD (Washington University), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
19 October 2018 | 4:00 - 6:00 pm (onsite) | Alessio Terzi (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Essays on Economic Growth: Institutions and Policies" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dani Rodrik, PhD (Harvard University), Prof Jean Pisani-Ferry (Hertie School), Dr. Hui Wang (Hertie School)
9 October 2018 | 1:30 - 3:30 pm (onsite) | Sarah Förster (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Philanthropic Foundations and Social Welfare. A Comparative Study of Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom (England)" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Martin Knapp, PhD (LSE), Prof. Filip Wijkström, PhD (Stockholm School of Economics), Ana Bobić, Dphil (Oxon) (Hertie School)
29 June 2018 | 5:15 - 7:15 pm (onsite) | Alexandra Ioan (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Strategising in Highly Institutionalised Environments. Social Enterprises in Germany" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Elke Schüßler (Johannes Kepler University Linz), Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Dr Nikolas Rathert (Hertie School)
29 June 2018 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (onsite) | Christian Freudlsperger (BGTS), "More Voice, Less Exit. Sub-federal Resistance to International Procurement Liberalisation in the European Union, the United States and Canada" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Arthur Benz (Technische Universität Darmstadt), Prof. Dr. Sergio Fabbrini (LUISS Guido Carli), Tomasz Woźniakowski (Hertie School)
4 May 2018 | 5:00 - 7:00pm (onsite) | Felix Lill (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Conflict or solidarity? Intergenerational relations in the face of population ageing. A comparison of Germany and Japan" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Michaela Kreyenfeld (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Gabriele Vogt (Universität Hamburg), Prof. Dr. James Raymo (Princeton University), Dr. Esther Geisler (Hertie School)
30 March 2018 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (onsite) | Elias Brumm (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Essays on the Political Economy of Crisis and Reform" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Benny Geys (BI Norwegian Business School), Prof. Dr. Christoph Trebesch (Kiel University), Clara Weinhard (Hertie School)
21 February 2018 | 11:00am - 1:00pm (onsite) | Dirk von Schneidemesser (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Public Sphere is Dead, Long Live the Public Sphere! Framing Bikesharing in Mass Media and Social Media across Three Cultures" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Andrea Römmele (Hertie School); Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch (Freie Universität Berlin); Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
13 December 2017 | 2:30 - 4:30pm (onsite) | Mariella Falkenhain (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Institutional Gaps and the Governance Dilemma in Hybrid Regimes. A New Perspective on NGOs and the State in Post-Soviet Armenia and Georgia" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Christoph Stefes, PhD (University of Colorado), Prof. Johanna Mair, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Monika Sus (Hertie School)
21 September 2017 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (onsite) | Nikolas Scherer (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Insuring against climate change: The global career of regional index insurance instruments" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Odd Arne Westad, PhD (Harvard University), Prof. Dr. Claus Offe (Hertie School), Dr. Monika Sus (Hertie School)
8 September 2017 | 5:00 - 7:00pm (onsite) | Bianca vaz Mondo (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Role of Accountability in the Relationship between Democracy and Corruption" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Carlos Pereira, PhD (Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro), Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Dr. Matthias Haber (Hertie School)
30 June 2017 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (onsite) | Krista Timeus (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Approach with Care? A study on Risk Behaviour and Innovation in the Public Sector" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Kai Wegrich (Hertie School), Prof. Stephen Osborne, PhD (University of Edinburgh Business School), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Hammerschmid (Hertie School), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
20 April 2017 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (onsite) | Carlo Drauth (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "DAX-Firms and Human Rights – Understanding Institutional and Stakeholder Pressures along the Value Chain" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Andreas Rasche (Copenhagen Business School), Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram (HSBA Hamburg School of Business Administration), Dr. Nicole Helmerich (Hertie School)
17 March 2017 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (onsite) | Anita Tiefensee (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Wealth and Inheritances in Europe" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Timm Bönke (Freie Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Gert G. Wagner (TU Berlin), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
15 February 2017 | 10:30am - 12:30pm (onsite) | Arndt Leininger (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Direct Democracy and Representative Government" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Simon Hug, PhD (Université de Genève), Prof. Dr. Bernhard Weßels (Humboldt Universität), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
14 November 2016 | 10:30am - 12:30pm (onsite) | Thomas Müller-Färber (BGTS), "Nuclear Reversal Negotiations with the Qaddafi Regime. How to Design well-fitting Diplomatic Interventions that Drive Atomic Renegade States into Disarmament" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Michael Zürn (Freie Universität Berlin), Prof. Dr. Tom Sauer (TU Darmstadt), Dr. Nicole Helmerich (Hertie School)
11 October 2016 | 10:30am - 12:30pm (onsite) | Armin von Schiller (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The importance of consent: the politics of progressive taxation in developing countries" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Mark Kayser, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Jörg Faust (Universität Duisburg-Essen), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
20 September 2016 | 9:30am - 11:30am (onsite) | Maurits Meijers (BGTS), "Contagious Euroscepticism. The Impact of Eurosceptic Challenger Parties on Mainstream Party Attitudes toward European Integration" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Ruud Koopmans (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Dr. Wouter van der Brug (University of Amsterdam), Eliska Drapalova, PhD (Hertie School)
23 June 2016 | 4:00 - 6:00pm (onsite) | Zoe Williams (BGTS), "Risky Business or Risky Politics: What Explains Investor-State Disputes?" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Markus Krajewski (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg), Prof. Dr. Lauge Poulsen (UCL), Dr. Nina Hall (Hertie School)
18 May 2016 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (onsite) | Franz Westermaier (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Essays in Microeconomics with Applications in Education, Health and Crime" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Christian Traxler (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Peter Haan (DIW/FU), Prof. Dr. Klaus Hurrelmann (Hertie School), Dr. Ramin Dadašov (Hertie School)
7 October 2015 | 1:00 - 3:00pm (onsite) | Janine Jacob (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "From Bank-Based to Hybrid System: A Political Science Perspective on the Transformation Process of the German Financial System during the 2000s" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. David Howard (University of Luxembourg), Prof. Dr. Kerstin Bernoth (Hertie School), Christopher Gandrud, PhD (Hertie School)
1 October 2015 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (onsite) | Christine Ante (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "The Europeanisation of Vocational Education and Training: A Political Economy of Skills Perspective" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Klaus Hurrelmann (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer (University of Konstanz), Dr. Esther Geisler (Hertie School)
13 November 2014 | 9:30 - 11:30am (onsite) | Katharina Gnath (BTS), "United we stand? Governing the External Relations of the European Union in International Financial Institutions" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Susanne Lütz (Freie Universität), Dr. Nina Hall (Hertie School)
7 October 2014 | 10:00am - 12:00pm (onsite) | Anna van Santen (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Varieties of Capitalism – Varieties of Degrees? Undergraduate Education in Germany and the United States Compared" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Anke Hassel (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Susanne Lütz (Freie Universität), Prof. Dr. Klaus Hurrelmann (Hertie School), Dr. Tobias Bach (Hertie School)
7 October 2014 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (onsite) | Till Cordes (BTS), "The Political Economy of Sovereign Rating Criteria. What Rating Agencies Demand from National Governments" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Susanne Lütz (Freie Universität), Dr. Christopher Gandrud (Hertie School)
7 August 2014 | 2:00 - 4:00pm (onsite) | Anne Koch (BTS), "The Politics of Return. Dynamics of Depoliticization and Institutionalization in the Domestic and International Governance of Migrant Return" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Ruud Koopmans (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Matthew Gibney (University of Oxford), Dr. Nina Hall (Hertie School)
4 February 2014 | 3:00 - 5:00pm (onsite) | Johannes Staemmler (Doctoral Programme in Governance), "Wie Städte sich neu finden - Chancen und Grenzen von Governance mit Zivilgesellschaft in strukturschwachen Städten" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Andrea Roemmele (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Gunnar Folke Schuppert (WZB), Prof. Helmut Anheier (Hertie School), Dr. Alexander Ruser (Hertie School)
10 January 2014 | 9:30 - 11:30am (onsite) | Robert Lepenies (BTS), "Losers in Trade: Economics and Normative Justifications" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School), Prof. Dr. Thomas Pogge (Yale University), Prof. Claus Offe (Hertie School), Dr. Stéphanie Novak (Hertie School)
27 November 2012 | (onsite) | Simon Hollis (BTS), "A Rational Response to Natural Disasters? Explaining the Global Rise of Regional Disaster Risk Management" | Doctoral Committee: Prof. Magnus Ekengren (Swedish National Defense College), Prof. Dr. Markus Jachtenfuchs (Hertie School), Prof. Nico Krisch (Hertie School), Dr. Stéphanie Novak (Hertie School)
