German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

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Dr. David Kuehn

Senior Research Fellow | Koordinator GIGA Forum

Dr. David Kuehn

  • Kurzer Lebenslauf

    • 04/2018 - 06/2019: Sprecher des Forschungsteams "Authoritarian Politics" im FSP 1

    • Seit 01/2018: Senior Research Fellow, GIGA Institut für Asien-Studien

    • 2015 - 2017: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter and Principal Investigator, Universität Heidelberg, Forschungsprojekt “Dictators’ Endgames: Theory and Empirical Analysis of Military Behavior in Authoritarian Regime Crises, 1946-2014” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

    • 06/2015 - 09/2015: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

    • 03/2013 - 05/2015: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Forschungsprojekt “Democratic Transformation and Civilian Control of the Military: A Configurative Comparison of New Democracies (1974-2010)” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

    • 12/2012 - 02/2013: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

    • 11/2008 - 11/2012: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Forschungsprojekt “Democratization and Civilian Control of the Military in East Asia” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG)

    • 04/2008 - 10/ 2008: Dissertationsstipendium (Landesgraduiertenförderung Baden-Württemberg)

    • 10/2006 - 03/2008: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Politische Wissenschaft

    • Studium: Politische Wissenschaft und Moderne Sinologie (Magister Artium) an der Universität Heidelberg, der Chinese Culture University und der Chinese National Normal University Taipei (Taiwan); Dissertation “Institutionalizing Civilian Control of the Military in New Democracies” an der Universität Heidelberg

       

    • Ausführlicher Lebenslauf

    Aktuelle Forschung

    • Civil-military relations

    • Democratization

    • Authoritarianism

    • Research methods

    Länder und Regionen

    • Taiwan

    • Südkorea

    Mitgliedschaften

    • Democratization, Editor in charge of book review section, seit 2013
    • European Research Group on Military and Society, Co-ordinator of Working Group "Civilian Control of the Military", 2009 - 2019

    Auszeichnungen

    • The Giuseppe Caforio ERGOMAS Award for the Best Book: "Routes to Reform: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in the Third Wave"., European Research Group on Military and Society (ERGOMAS), 2024

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

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    Highlights

    Routes to Reform: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in the Third Wave

    Oxford Studies in Democratization | Oxford University Press | 03.2023

    Routes to Reform: Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in the Third Wave

    This book examines the conditions under which new democracies succeed or fail in establishing firm and lasting civilian control of the military.

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Ehemals Associate

    Do Quantitative and Qualitative Research Reflect Two Distinct Cultures? An Empirical Analysis of 180 Articles Suggests “No”

    Sociological Methods and Research | 03.2022

    Do Quantitative and Qualitative Research Reflect Two Distinct Cultures? An Empirical Analysis of 180 Articles Suggests “No”

    Based on the empirical evaluation of a stratified random sample of 180 publications, Kuehn and Rohlfing cast doubt on the popular hypothesis that the application of quantitative and qualitative methods in the social sciences constitute different and internally consistent methods “cultures”.

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    Prof. Dr. Ingo Rohlfing

    Universität Passau

    Mobilizing Force: Linking Security Threats, Militarization, and Civilian Control in Democracies

    Sammelband | Lynne Rienner Publishers | 05.2021

    Mobilizing Force: Linking Security Threats, Militarization, and Civilian Control in Democracies

    Die Autor:innen untersuchen anhand von Fallstudien aus der ganzen Welt systematisch kritische Fragen der Anwendung militärischer Gewalt und erforschen die Zusammenhänge zwischen Sicherheitsbedrohungen, der Militarisierung der Sicherheitspolitik und der demokratischen Rechenschaftspflicht.

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    Prof. Dr. Yagil Levy

    The Open University of Israel, Ra’anana

    Publikationen

    GIGA Focus Asien | 4/2024

    Taiwan’s New President: Priorities and Challenges

    Taiwans neuer Präsident William Lai hat versprochen, einen stabilen Kurs in der Innen-, China- und Außenpolitik zu verfolgen. Dieser GIGA Focus Asien bewertet die Herausforderungen, die sich dafür aus einer gespaltenen Regierung, dem Druck Chinas und einer unsicheren globalen Lage ergeben.

    Adhiraaj Anand

    Mahima Duggal

    Dr. David Kuehn

    GIGA Focus Asien | 2/2024

    Remilitarisation in Asia: Trends and Implications

    Viele Länder Asiens verzeichnen eine Remilitarisierung von Staat und Gesellschaft. Dieser GIGA Focus zeigt den wachsenden Einfluss des Militärs auf Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft in der Region und adressiert die negativen Auswirkungen auf Demokratie, Entwicklung und die regionale Stabilität.

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Dr. Markus Bayer

    Nikitas Scheeder

    GIGA Working Papers | 01.2024

    Personnel, Institutions, and Power: Revisiting the Concept of Executive Personalisation

    Es zeigt sich ein wachsender Trend zur Personalisierung der Macht in Auto- und Demokratien. Der wissenschaftliche Fokus bleibt je nach Regimetyp isoliert. In diesem Working Paper wird ein übergreifender Rahmen für die „Personalisierung der Exekutivgewalt“ vorgestellt und beteiligte Mechanismen identifiziert.

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter

    Dr. Martin Acheampong

    Dr. Esther Song

    Emilia Arellano

    Kapitel in Sammelband | 2024

    Autocratization and the Military

    While military coups have become rarer since the end of the Cold War, militaries still can play various roles in demolishing democracy. Some militaries actively support civilians’ efforts to undo democratic institutions, while others stand idly at the sidelines watching democracy unravel. In rare cases, military resistance helps guard autocratization.

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Institut für Politische Wissenschaft, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    Monografie | Oxford University Press | 2024

    Dictators' Endgames

    This book explores the pivotal role of the military in “dictators’ endgames” — large-scale nonviolent protests in autocracies demanding regime change. It reveals why some militaries repress protests, back the opposition, or stage coups, using a unique dataset and a multi-method analysis of 40 cases from 1946-2014.

    Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant

    Tanja Eschenauer-Engler

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Forschungsprojekte

    Forschungsprojekt | 15.01.2022 - 14.12.2024

    COVID-19 and Executive Personalization in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the MENA Region

    In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, political leaders reacted by containment measures that, next to combating the spread of the pandemic, also presented a window of opportunity to bolster executives’ personal grasp on power. Personalization of power has been particularly worrying in the Global South where constraints on the chief executives were often already weak prior to the pandemic. This project assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the personalization of executive power in 36 countries of the Global South.
    DFG, 2021-2024

    Forschungsprojekt | 01.03.2021 - 31.08.2022

    (Un-)healthy Civil-Military Relations? Militarization of State Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and Asia-Pacific

    A number of governments in Latin America and Asia-Pacific have given their militaries wide-ranging responsibilities to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. While the militarization of politics and public life partly precedes the pandemic, COVID-19 acts as a major stress test. States have mobilized the military to support civilian health systems and administrative agencies, and to uphold public order. This project examines the role the military plays in the COVID-19 pandemic response in 36 countries in Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
    Volkswagen Foundation, 2021-2022

    Forschungsprojekt | 01.10.2015 - 01.05.2019

    The Dictator's Endgame: Theory and Empirical Analysis of Military Behavior in Authoritarian Regime Crises, 1946 - 2014

    The military determines the outcomes of peaceful mass protests in dictatorships. The project explains the outcome of authoritarian regime crises as the result of the strategic behavior of the military leadership who will repress the protests, side with the protesters, or stage a coup depending on which option maximizes their benefits. The argument is tested empirically on an original quantitative dataset on all mass protests dictatorships worldwide between 1946 and 2014.
    DFG, 2015-2019

    Medienbeiträge

    Fair Observer | Weitere | 10.01.2024

    Taiwan’s 2024 Election Between Chinese Disinformation and Democratic Survival

    In January 2024, Taiwanese citizens will elect a new president and parliament. China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, is trying to influence the outcome through political, military and economic pressure. China is also attempting to sway Taiwanese public opinion. How resilient are Taiwan’s state authorities and civil society actors?

    BTI Blog | Artikel | 10.01.2024

    Taiwan’s 2024 Election: Between Chinese Interference and Democratic Resilience

    In January 2024, Taiwanese citizens will elect a new president and parliament. China is trying to influence the outcome through political, military, and economic pressure, as well as by attempting to sway Taiwanese public opinion. How resilient are Taiwan’s state authorities and civil society actors?

    Codastory | Interview | 26.02.2021

    A “surreal nightmare” in the Czech Republic and the global armed response to Covid-19

    Vorträge

    Konferenz | 12.08.2024 - 15.08.2024

    Thriving or Thwarted? Examining Chief Executives and their Constraining Counterparts amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

    ECPR General Conference 2024, University College Dublin, Dublin Dr. Martin Acheampong (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos (Vortragende:r), Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter (Vortragende:r), Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r), Emilia Arellano (Vortragende:r)

    Dr. Martin Acheampong presents the paper "The Hour of the Executive: Conceptualizing and Mapping the Personalization of Executive Power during the COVID-19 Pandemic" co-authored by him and GIGA researchers Emilia Arellano, Dr. David Kuehn, Prof. Dr Mariana Llanos, Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter.

    Dr. Martin Acheampong

    Prof. Dr. Mariana Llanos

    Prof. Dr. Thomas Richter

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Emilia Arellano

    Konferenz | 01.07.2024 - 05.07.2024

    Autocratization and the Military in post-Cold War Asia

    ERGOMAS 17th Biennial Conference, Södertörns Högskola, Stockholm Organisation: European Research Group on Military and Society Dr. David Kuehn (Vortragende:r)

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt | 06.02.2024

    Autokratie(n) auf dem Vormarsch? Eine Vogelperspektive auf die globale Entwicklung der Demokratie

    Organisation: Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt Dr. David Kuehn (Berater:in)

    Dr. David Kuehn

    Senior Research Fellow / Koordinator GIGA Forum

    Lehre

    Lehre | Universität Heidelberg | 2020

    Spieltheoretische Modelle in der Vergleichenenden Politikwissenschaft

    Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg Deutschland

    Lehre | GIGA Institut für Asien-Studien | Politische Verantwortlichkeit und Partizipation | GIGA Doktorandenprogramm | 2019

    An Introduction to the Logic and Practice of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

    GIGA Doktorandenprogramm

    Lehre | Swiss Military Academy, ETH Zurich | 2019

    Democratic Control of the Military

    Swiss Military Academy, ETH Zurich Zurich Schweiz

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