Désirée Reder

Doctoral Researcher

Désirée Reder

  • Short CV

    Research Fellow, GIGA Institute for Latin America Studies, Context Matters Project.

    Doctoral Researcher, Center for Conflict Studies, Philipps University Marburg and German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
    Topic: The Legitimation of Violent Repression Against Peaceful Dissent.

    Supervisors: Prof Thorsten Bonacker, Prof Sabine Kurtenbach

    PhD Scholarships from the Foundation of German Business (sdw)
    and from the Claussen-Simon Foundation

    Current Research

    • Security Sector Reforms

    • State Repression

    • Violent Democracies

    • Social Protest

    • Discursive Politics

    • Legitimizing Repression and state-driven violence

    Countries and Regions

    • Nicaragua
    • El Salvador
    • Central America

    • Latin America


    Memberships

    • Women in International Security, Women In International Security (WIIS) is the premier organization in the world dedicated to advancing the leadership and professional development of women in the field of international peace and security. WIIS (pronounced “wise”) sponsors leadership training, mentoring, and networking programs as well as substantive events focused on current policy problems. WIIS also supports research projects and policy engagement initiatives on critical international security issues, including the nexus between gender and security., since 2019

    Dissertation

    • Legitimizing Violent State Repression Against Peaceful Dissent.

    Awards

    • PhD Scholarship, Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft gGmbH, Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann, 2019
    • PhD Scholarship, Claussen-Simon-Stiftung, 2019

    Désirée Reder

    Doctoral Researcher

    T. +49 40 42825-757[email protected]


    GIGA Focus Latin America | 1/2024

    Guatemala: A Vote for Turning the Tide

    In Guatemala, President Bernardo Arévalo took office on 15 January 2024, raising hopes of democratic reform. Still, an entrenched elite has continuously distorted the independence of the judiciary. Not only are elections highly contested; democracy itself is on the line. Can Guatemala turn the tide?

    PS - Political Science and Politics | 04/2023

    Introducing ScrumAdemia: An Agile Guide for Doctoral Research

    Pursuing a PhD is an exigent endeavor entailing various psychological and organizational challenges. This article proposes our adaptation of the agile method Scrum, which we call “ScrumAdemia,” as a solution.

    Research Project | 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2027

    Context Matters – Country-Specific Politico-Economic Analyses, Conflict and Crisis Potentials, as well as Global and Regional Trends / Phase III

    The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the strategic capability of German development cooperation in the context of the BMZ 2030 reform concept are based on in-depth knowledge of country-specific, regional and global developments. The GIGA provides annual information on actors and governance structures as well as on conflict potentials in countries of the Global South. Additionally, important regional and global trends are analysed with a comparative area perspective.
    BMZ, 2023-2027

    Research Project | 01/05/2016 - 31/01/2020

    Security Sector Reform and the Stability of Post-War Peace

    Security Sector Reform (SSR) is commonly defined as changes in the structure and conduct of those state institutions responsible for the prosecution and punishment of non-legal manifestations of violence: the military, police, and judiciary. Scholars and practitioners alike thereby see the process of SSR as one of the most vital elements for creating a stable post-war peace. The project investigates the conditions for this process.
    DFG, 2016-2020

    Deutsche Welle | Quote | 27/11/2024

    En la Nicaragua de Ortega "no hay margen para la democracia"

    En Alemania surgió un gran movimiento solidario con la Revolución Sandinista en Nicaragua en los años 80. Hoy, algunos representantes hacen autocrítica, ante un régimen autocrático que se perpetúa en el poder. 

    Deutschlandfunk Kultur | Interview | 08/04/2024

    Was Nicaragua mit der Klage gegen Deutschland bezweckt

    Nicaraguas Klage gegen Deutschland wegen Unterstützung zum Völkermord wird vor dem Internationalen Gerichtshof in Den Haag verhandelt. Was sind die Beweggründe der Nicaraguanischen Regierung? Dies erörtert GIGA-Forscherin Désirée Reder im Interview mit Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 

    Wirtschaft Welt und Weit-Podcast | Other | 14/03/2024

    Nicaragua kopiert Putins Gesetze

    Wie genau also lernen autokratische Herrscher voneinander? Und wie gefährlich ist das? Darüber diskutiert Host Andrea Sellmann mit GIGA-Forscherin Désirée Reder und Elisabeth Maigler Kluesserath, die für die Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung mit Regimekritikern im Exil in Kontakt steht.

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies | 12/09/2024

    Safeguards and Defenders - The Role of Civil Scoiety and the Rule of Law in De- and Re-democratisation

    Organiser: German Institute for Global and Area Studies Désirée Reder (Speaker), Monika Onken (Speaker)

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