About me
Dr. Gisela Hirschmann |
I'm a political scientist specializing in International Relations.
The core focus of my research is on international organizations, accountability and legitimacy in global governance. I have developed a specific expertise in the fields of peace and security and human rights, and have recently expanded into the field of global economic governance and global health governance. I seek intellectual challenges and cooperation beyond the boundaries of my discipline, currently in diverse research projects, such as international organizations' resilience, accountability in the digital age and arts-based peacebuilding. I am currently Senior Assistant Professor for International Relations (tenured) at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University, The Netherlands. |
A full CV is available upon request.
Academic positions
Since 2017: Assistant Professor of International Relations, Institute for Political Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands
2020: Weatherhead Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCIA), Harvard University, USA
2016-2017: Assistant Professor (Junior Professor) for Global Governance and Humanitarian Action
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
2015-2017: Max Weber Post-doctoral Fellow, European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy
2010-2015: Doctoral Research Fellow, Berlin Social Science Research Center, Research Unit "Global Governance", Berlin, Germany
Research project on "International Organizations and the Protection of Fundamental Rights of Individuals", funded by the German Science Association and directed by Michael Zürn and Monika Heupel.
2020: Weatherhead Scholar, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCIA), Harvard University, USA
2016-2017: Assistant Professor (Junior Professor) for Global Governance and Humanitarian Action
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
2015-2017: Max Weber Post-doctoral Fellow, European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy
2010-2015: Doctoral Research Fellow, Berlin Social Science Research Center, Research Unit "Global Governance", Berlin, Germany
Research project on "International Organizations and the Protection of Fundamental Rights of Individuals", funded by the German Science Association and directed by Michael Zürn and Monika Heupel.
Education
2011-2015 Free University Berlin, Graduate School for Transnational Studies (BTS)
PhD in Political Science (Dr. phil.)
2005-2010 Free University Berlin, Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science
Diploma (Dipl. pol.) in political science (MA equivalent)
2007-2008 Duke University, USA
Exchange student (political science and music)
PhD in Political Science (Dr. phil.)
2005-2010 Free University Berlin, Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science
Diploma (Dipl. pol.) in political science (MA equivalent)
2007-2008 Duke University, USA
Exchange student (political science and music)
I'm also a professional violinist, with a performance degree from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, Germany.