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Julian’s role draws together Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences (LANS) and the College of Social Sciences (CoSS). In LANS he is a personal tutor, lead for subjects in social sciences, and oversees the Cultural Programme. In POLSIS he is teaching Comparative Politics. Julian is promoting interdisciplinary learning within the Social Sciences with a specific focus on social enterprise and civic engagement.
Julian is interested in comparative foreign policy analysis, German and East Central European politics. His research explored EU foreign policy, the impact of history on foreign policy making and specifically how tensions between nation- and empire building shape a state’s external behaviour. Thus, more broadly the relation between culture and power. Furthermore, he is excited about possibilities to include questions of civic engagement, experiential learning and sustainability in the wider curriculum.
Biography
Before joining Birmingham in September 2014, Julian was a researcher with the Institute for European Politics (IEP) in Berlin. He completed his M.A. (Magister) in History and Poltical Science (focus on IR) at the Freie Universität Berlin in 1999. Afterwards he worked three years with the European University Viadrina on the German-Polish border to examine the impact of historical memories on the foreign policy transformation of Poland and Slovakia after 1989. In 2003 he moved for two years to Tyumen in Russia to teach International Relations at the Tyumen State University (TGU).
After Julian's return to Berlin, he joined the Centre for Central and Eastern Europe of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) focussing on the EU’s Neighbourhood Policy. In 2007 he earned his PhD and three years later moved on to work as assistant professor with the universities St. Joseph (USJ) and LAU (Lebanese American University) in Beirut (2010-2013). Since 2013 he is associated with the German Orient-Institue (DOI) and the IEP in Berlin. In his free time he likes to travel, reading novels, and watching Asian films.
Research interests
- Comparative Politics
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- EU Politics
- Civic Engagement
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, European University Viadrina
Award Date: 29 Sept 2010
Master of Arts, M.A. (Magister Artium) history, political science, Freie Universität Berlin
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Teaching German in a Transcultural World
Whittle, R. (Principal Investigator), Richter, K. (Co-Investigator), Ardrey, C. (Co-Investigator) & Paenke, J. (Co-Investigator)
DEUTSCHE AKADEMISCHE AUSTAUSCHDIENST (DAAD)
1/01/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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(Not) Made in Germany - Promotion of German Studies in the UK
Martin, N. (Principal Investigator), Hertner, I. (Co-Investigator), Jones, S. (Co-Investigator) & Paenke, J. (Co-Investigator)
DEUTSCHE AKADEMISCHE AUSTAUSCHDIENST (DAAD)
1/01/15 → 31/12/16
Project: Research