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

Cecilia Natalie Strom

Doctoral Researcher

Short CV

Since 05/2024: Doctoral Researcher at the GIGA
Since 10/2023: Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of African Affairs
08/2022 – 09/2023 Intern and Research Assistant with the Violence and Impact Early Warning System (VIEWS) at Uppsala University
Education: MSc Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University; BA Political Science, University of Leipzig and Tampereen Yliopisto

Current Research

Targeted Sanctions
Conflict Studies
Conflict and Public Health

Countries and Regions

Sub-Saharan Africa

Research Programmes

Peace and Security

Dissertation

Individual Targeted Sanctions Reconsidered: The Impact of Individual Sanctions on Elite Networks and Conflict Intensity

Cecilia Natalie Strom

Doctoral Researcher

T. +49 40 42825 515 [email protected]

Research Project | 01/06/2023 - 30/11/2025

Targeting: How the USA and EU Use Individual Sanctions

Individual sanctions have become a go-to instrument with which Western powers confront challenges to international peace and security. Shaping the trend of individualizing accountability, the USA and the EU as the main bilateral global sanction senders target individuals and entities to hold them accountable for the instigation of armed conflict, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, or the violation of human rights. INSA seeks to systematically analyze and compare the listing decisions of the USA and the EU.
Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF), 2023-2025

Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest

Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Peace and Security"

Cecilia Natalie Strom

Doctoral Researcher

Research Project | 01/06/2023 - 30/11/2025

Targeting: How the USA and EU Use Individual Sanctions

German Institute for Global and Area Studies | 21/11/2024 - 22/11/2024

The Use and Effects of (Individual) Sanctions

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.

Houssein Al Malla

Dr. Hana Attia

Dr. Julia Grauvogel

Lisa Hultman

Anton Peez

Jan Rörden

Gerald Schneider

Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest

Cecilia Natalie Strom

Ass. Prof. Dr. Bryan Early

Prof. Dr. Jerg Gutmann

Conference | 01/10/2024 - 10/10/2024

Targeting the Political Elite: Dissecting the Decision-Making behind Individual Targeted Sanctions by the EU and US

Fragile Lives 2024 / AFK Methods Section Workshop 2024, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Speaker), Cecilia Natalie Strom (Speaker)

Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest

Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Peace and Security"

Cecilia Natalie Strom

Doctoral Researcher

Conference | 24/09/2024 - 27/09/2024

Targeting the Political Elite: The Determinants of Individual Sanctions by the EU and US

DVPW Convention - German Political Science Association (DVPW) , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Speaker), Cecilia Natalie Strom (Speaker)