Dr. Julia Grauvogel

Sanctions enforcement is often selective as senders face a trade-off between effective coercion in the present and the ability to use coercion in the future. Using the example of US financial sanctions, we show that enforcement should be greater when the US dollar is strong relative to other settlement mechanisms.

Our study argues that different types of external pressure, such as public shaming, the nature of companies’ business relationships, and the legal-regulatory environments affects how firms responded to the sanctions against Russia . Using results from a survey of 610 medium-sized companies in Germany, Poland, and the United States, we find support for this claim.

All authoritarian regimes seek to substantiate their right to rule. In this chapter, we differentiate legitimation—understood as the process of claiming popular support—from legitimacy itself, which refers to the extent to which a regime is perceived as legitimate by its citizens.

How can African research become more visible? How can asymmetries in knowledge production be reflected upon more systematically and how can they be addressed? The MIASA Publishing Workshops for African scholars, jointly organized by the Contemporary Journal of African Studies and Africa Spectrum, tackled these questions.

Der Einfluss Europas und der USA in Afrika ändert sich. Chinas und Russlands Engagement schafft neue Möglichkeiten, aber auch neue Abhängigkeiten. So stellen sich auch für Europa wichtige Fragen: Wohin entwickelt sich Afrika? Und wie lassen sich die Beziehungen mit Afrika gestalten?

In diesem Podcast beleuchtet Julia Grauvogel vom GIGA-Institut die Einzelheiten des kürzlich verabschiedeten 14. Sanktionspakets gegen Russland. Ferner bietet sie Einblicke in die Wirksamkeit der vorangegangenen Sanktionspakete und gibt Prognosen zur zukünftigen Entwicklung von Sanktionen.

Organiser: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Houssein Al Malla (Panelist), Dr. Hana Attia (Panelist), Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Panelist), Lisa Hultman (Panelist), Anton Peez (Panelist), Jan Rörden (Panelist), Gerald Schneider (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Organiser), Cecilia Natalie Strom (Organiser), Ass. Prof. Dr. Bryan Early (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Jerg Gutmann (Panelist)

The workshop aims to discuss current theories and empirical examinations of the politics behind individual and broader sectoral sanctions. The goal is to facilitate a dialogue between research on individual sanctions and comprehensive sanctions.

Burundi in East Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
, Freiburg Organisers: Arnold Bergstraesser Institute Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Speaker)

Burundi’s thorny experience of multiparty politics degenerating into a protracted and brutal civil war created the basis of a new start. Yet, power sharing did not preclude authoritarian backsliding. Which adaptations are necessary to guarantee inclusive participation, fair representation and empirical legitimacy of state institutions?

GIGA Doctoral Programme

The workshop is designed to cover the most important aspects of publishing scholarly work. It will first offer an overview of different formats, including articles, book chapters, policy papers, working papers and book reviews. In a second step, the workshop will zoom into the publication of peer-reviewed articles. It will guide the participants through the entire process from manuscript preparation to handling article proofs. In particular, I will cover the following topics: deciding when to submit a paper, crafting a convincing title and abstract, writing a cover letter, identifying the most suitable journals, understanding and addressing reviewer comments, finalizing the accepted article, and promoting your published work. Best practices for each step of this process will be discussed. Throughout the workshop, I will also provide in-depth information on the editorial and production process based on my experiences as the editor-in-chief of an SSCI-ranked journal, guest editor of special issues and author. During the practical phases of the workshop, you will get the opportunity to receive peer and expert feedback on questions such as journal targeting and abstract writing.

Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany