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CONCLUSIONS & NEW CHAPTERS VOL. II 2018 GRADUATION DAY APRIL 13th, 2018
Dear BIGSSS Graduates, Liebe BIGSSS Graduates,
You made it! The book is written, Ihr habt es geschafft! Das Buch ist
discussions are (temporarily) over. geschrieben, die Diskussionen sind
You brought down the dragon – (vorerst) vorüber. Ihr habt den
and surely in many moments you Drachen besiegt – und wir sind uns
also had to defeat yourself. Well sicher, dass Ihr in vielen Momenten
done! What today may feel like a auch Euch selbst besiegen musstet.
little eternity had its first day, too: Gut gemacht! Das, was sich heute
the day you entered BIGSSS; when wie eine kleine Ewigkeit anfühlt,
everything and everybody was new, hatte einen ersten Tag: Der Tag, an
when there were so many possibili- dem Ihr an die BIGSSS kamt, an dem
ties ahead, but also obstacles, alles und jede/r neu war, an dem
theoretical problems and methodo- überall Möglichkeiten, aber auch
logical pitfalls to overcome. Today Hindernisse und theoretische oder
you have reached the end. But is it methodologische Probleme lauerten.
an end or rather a transition? From Heute habt Ihr es geschafft und das
here, something new will happen, Ende erreicht. Ist es überhaupt ein
no less exciting than our past few Ende, oder nicht vielmehr ein Über-
years. We are happy for you and gang? Von hier aus geschieht wieder
very curious to see where your way etwas Neues, nicht weniger aufregend
will lead you. As Dean of BIGSSS, let als die letzten Jahre. Wir freuen uns
me greet you and your friends and für Euch und mit Euch und sind sehr
family and welcome you to the gespannt, wohin Euch dieser neue
Graduation Day 2018! Weg führen wird. Als Dean der BIGSSS
heiße ich Euch und Eure FreundInnen
und Familien herzlich willkommen
zum Graduation Day 2018!
Prof. Dr. Olaf Groh-Samberg
April 2018APRIL 13th, 2018
17:15 GRADUATION CEREMONY PART I
Laura Landorff 7
Esther Somfalvy 9
Michelle Hollman 11
15:00
WELCOME Alexandru Filip 13
Prof. Dr. Olaf Groh-Samberg 56 Caterina Bonora 15
BIGSSS Dean Alla Leukavets 17
Klaas Schüller 19
Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Feichtner 58 Clémentine Roth 21
Vice President International and Sarah Perumalla 23
Diversity of the University of Bremen Steffen Hagemann 25
Annabell Zentarra 27
Prof. Dr. Michael Hülsmann 59 Thomas Lux 29
President & Managing Director
of Jacobs University 18:00 MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Elle Harris & Adrien Donneaud
15:30 MUSICAL INTERLUDE 18:15 GRADUATION CEREMONY PART II
Elle Harris & Adrien Donneaud 61 Mauricio Reichenbachs 31
Anna Hokema 33
15:45 FELLOW ADDRESS Lukas Hoppe 35
Sarah Perumalla 60 Jennie Auffenberg 37
Adrian Stanciu 39
16:15 COFFEE BREAK Ge Yu 41
Sisay Yemane Ayele 43
16:45 DEANS’ ADDRESSES Hilal Arslan 45
Prof. Dr. Olaf Groh-Samberg 56 Emanuel Deutschmann 47
BIGSSS Dean Constanze Volkmann 49
Kwaku Arhin-Sam 51
Prof. Dr. Adalbert F.X. Wilhelm 57
BIGSSS Vice Dean 19:00 DINNER4 BIGSSS
BIGSSS is an internationally BIGSSS ist eine interdisziplinäre
renowned interdisciplinary school of Graduiertenschule der Sozialwissen-
doctoral training at the public schaften von internationalem Rang,
University of Bremen and the private die als Kooperationseinrichtung der
Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH. Universität Bremen und der Jacobs
The educational concept, combining University Bremen gGmbH gegründet
the scientific strengths of the Bremen wurde. Ihr Ausbildungskonzept,
social science landscape with an das die Stärken der Bremer Wissen-
innovative qualification program and schaftslandschaft mit einem innovati-
supervision strategy, was acknowl- ven Ausbildungsprogramm verbindet,
edged twice by an international board wurde 2007 und wiederholt 2012 in
of reviewers in the German Excel- die Förderung der DFG Exzellenziniti-
lence Initiative in 2007 and 2012 ative aufgenommen. Seit 2016 wird
respectively. In 2016, BIGSSS acquired das neueste PhD Programm der
a generous COFUND grant in the frame Graduiertenschule „BIGSSS-departs“
of the European Union’s Horizon (doctoral education in partnerships)
2020 Programme for Research and von der EU im Rahmen des Horizon
Innovation for its newest PhD 2020 Programme for Research and
program “BIGSSS-departs” (doctoral Innovation kofinanziert. An der
education in partnerships). The BIGSSS promovieren derzeit rund 100
graduate school hosts around DoktorandInnen aus der ganzen Welt.
100 international PhD fellows.
Alle zwei Jahre ehrt die BIGSSS
Biannually, our graduates – and ihre AbsolventInnen und diejenigen,
those on the eve of defending their die kurz vor der Verteidigung ihrer
thesis – are honored for their Dissertation stehen. Wir möchten
outstanding scientific achievement ihnen nicht nur für ihre wissenschaft-
and personal endurance during their lichen Erfolge und die Ausdauer auf
PhD paths. BIGSSS would like to dem Weg dorthin danken, sondern auch
thank them for their engagement in für ihr jahrelanges Engagement im
our graduate school’s institutional, institutionellen, akademischen und
academic and social life. On the sozialen Leben der BIGSSS. Auf
following pages, you will find more den folgenden Seiten finden Sie einige
information on these outstanding Informationen zu diesen bemerkens-
personalities. At the Graduation werten Persönlichkeiten. Am Graduation
Day, they are presented by their Day werden sie von ihren KollegInnen
co-fellows Anna Wolkenhauer, Anna Wolkenhauer, Janosch Kullen-
Janosch Kullenberg, Nora Waitkus, berg, Nora Waitkus, Stephan Dochow,
Stephan Dochow, Markus Klingel, Markus Klingel und Małgorzata
and Małgorzata Jakubowska. Jakubowska vorgestellt.LAURA 7
LANDORFF
Intergroups in the European
Parliament: Social, Informational
and Political Capital of MEPs
Laura Landorff studied European Laura Landorff studierte European
Studies at the University of Aarhus Studies an der Universität Aarhus
in Denmark before she joined the in Dänemark bevor sie 2011 an
PhD programme at BIGSSS in 2011. die BIGSSS kam. Ihre Forschungs
Her research interests lie in the interessen liegen im Bereich der
field of European integration, EU Europäischen Integrationsforschung,
institutions and political sociology. der Institutionen der EU und der
In her PhD project, she studied Politischen Soziologie. In ihrer Disser
European Parliament’s Intergroups. tation erforschte sie interfraktionelle
Since April 2017, Laura is working Arbeitsgruppen/Intergroups im
as assistant professor in European Europäischen Parlament. Seit April
Studies at the University of Aalborg, 2017 arbeitet Laura als Assistant
Denmark. Still living in Aarhus, Professor im Fachbereich European
she enjoys the Danish way of life Studies an der Universität Aalborg
and living close to the sea. in Dänemark. Sie lebt weiterhin in
Aarhus, genießt den dänischen
Lebensstil und die Nähe zum Meer.
Hmmm, one sentence about
my time at BIGSSS:
Social signs, international geeks
and books, books, books.
Assistant Professor in European Studies
Aalborg University, DenmarkESTHER 9
SOMFALVY
Parliamentary Representation in
Non-Democracies. How Parliamentarians Matter
in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic
Esther Somfalvy studied Political Esther Somfalvy studierte Ost-Mittel-
Science at the University of Bremen Europa Studien (B.A.) in Passau
and, prior to that, European Studies und Kazan und Politikwissenschaft
with a focus on Central and Eastern (M.A.) in Bremen. Anschließend
Europe in Passau and Kazan. She war sie im Eurasia Competitiveness
joined BIGSSS after working for the Programme der OECD tätig, bevor
OECD Eurasia Competitiveness sie an die BIGSSS kam. Im Rahmen
Programme. In her dissertation, she ihres Dissertationsprojektes unter-
explores the practices of parlia suchte sie die Praxis parlamentari-
mentary representation in the non- scher Repräsentation in den Staaten
democratic countries of Central Zentralasiens. Dabei ging sie der
Asia. In particular, her research Frage nach, ob und wie sich einge-
focus is on the question how limited schränkter Wettbewerb bei Wahlen
electoral competitiveness affects auf das Tätigkeitsprofil der Abge
the relationship between Members ordneten sowie auf das Verhältnis
of Parliament and their voters. zwischen Abgeordneten und ihren
Esther remains committed to politics Wählern auswirkt. Ihrer Leidenschaft
in the post-Soviet region, working für den postsowjetischen Raum
as a researcher at the Institute for geht sie mittlerweile am Institut für
Peace Research and Security Policy Friedensforschung und Sicherheits-
at the University of Hamburg, politik an der Universität Hamburg
serving as an expert for the Central (IFSH) nach, als wissenschaftliche
Asian countries. Mitarbeiterin mit Arbeitsschwerpunkt
Zentralasien.
It was a privilege researching
Researcher a topic I care about in a
Institut für Friedensforschung und supportive environment, and a
Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität pleasure doing it surrounded
Hamburg (IFSH), Germany by amazing friends.MICHELLE 11
HOLLMAN
The Private Life of Groups: How Internal
Organisational Structures Shape Interest
Group Agency in the European Union
After completing her studies in Nodeems hatt zu Brighton, Bruges
Brighton, Bruges and Berlin, a Berlin studéiert hat, ass
Michelle Hollman moved to Bremen d’Michelle Hollman 2013 op Bremen
in 2013 to discover the capricious geplënnert, fir do dat launenhaft
weather, the advantages of water- Wieder, d’Virdeeler vu Reeboxe beim
proof trousers for cycling, and the Vëlosfueren an den dréchenen
dry sense of humour of Northern Humor vun Norddäitschland kennen
Germany. Having conducted field ze léieren. Ier hatt 2017 seng
work in Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, Dokteraarbecht verdeedegt huet,
and London and completed research huet hatt Feldfuerschung zu
exchanges in Antwerp and Amster- Berlin, Bréissel, Lissabon a London
dam, she defended her dissertation duerchgeféiert an zu Antwerpen
with a focus on the internal organi- an Amsterdam op der Uni geschafft.
sational structures of interest groups Seng Dokteraarbecht beschäftegt
in the European Union in 2017. sech mat der Fro, wéi intern Orga
nisatiounsstrukturen sech op
d’Handlungsfäegkeet vun Interesse-
gruppen an der EU auswierken.
The years at BIGSSS added
extraordinary people, a sense for
what is actually important, and
many warm memories to my life.
Sales Support Coordinator
Harman Consumer Nederland BV,
Amsterdam, NetherlandsALEXANDRU 13
FILIP
Contesting Europe: A Time-Series Cross-
Sectional Analysis of Eurosceptic Influence
over Mainstream Political Parties
Alexandru Filip is a comparative Alexandru Filip este un politolog
political scientist focusing on comparativ a carui zona de expertiza
European Politics and Integration. sunt Integrarea si Politica Europeana.
Born in Sibiu, Romania, he studied Nascut in Sibiu, Romania, el a studiat
political science in the cold realms stiinte politice in nordul indepartat,
of Helsinki and Uppsala before mai exact Helsinki si Uppsala, dupa
moving to the warmer pastures of care s-a mutat la Bremen unde a
Bremen, where he wrote his disser- scris o disertatie despre comporta-
tation on the behavior of political mentul partidelor politice. La ora
parties. Alex is currently working actuala Alex lucreaza in proiectul
in the Dahrendorf Forum project, Dahrendorf Forum, la Hertie School
at the Hertie School of Governance of Governance, Berlin, explorand
in Berlin, exploring the nexus of relatia dintre politica Europeana,
European politics, voter attitudes, populism, si atitudinile electoratelor
and populism. europene.
The time spent at BIGSSS
was a memorable period of
scholarly and personal development
for me – I will forever cherish
it and look back to it fondly.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dahrendorf Forum,
Hertie School of Governance,
Berlin, GermanyCATERINA 15
BONORA
Localizing transitional justice: an opportunity lost for
change? Exploring the role of local actors in post-war
justice-seeking initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Caterina Bonora joined BIGSSS after Caterina Bonora è arrivata a BIGSSS
graduating in her home country, dopo aver concluso i suoi studi in
Italy, and working for two years in Italia e dopo aver lavorato per due
international organizations in anni in organizzazioni internazionali
various countries. In her PhD, she in vari paesi. Durante il dottorato ha
focused on local activist groups studiato gruppi di attivisti locali che
seeking justice in the aftermath of cercano giustizia dopo le guerre
the Yugoslav conflicts of the 1990s. Jugoslave degli anni ’90. Anche nella
In her current position at the Univer- sua attuale posizione all’università
sity of Bremen (Institute of Europe- di Brema (Istituto di Studi Europei),
an Studies), she still pursues her continua a seguire il proprio interesse
interests in bottom-up activism in the nell’attivismo dal basso in ex Jugo-
former Yugoslavia, as well as in slavia e più in generale nei diritti
issues of human rights, transitional umani, nella giustizia transizionale
justice and gender. She also enjoys e nelle questioni di genere. Le piace
teaching a lot and, more in general, molto insegnare e in generale le
making academic knowledge interessa la divulgazione del sapere
accessible to the broader public. accademico.
When you join a graduate
school you are already a grown-up.
And yet, during the time at BIGSSS
and through the PhD experience I had the
opportunity to mature further, as a
researcher and a human being.
Lecturer
Integrated European Studies,
University of Bremen, GermanyALLA 17
LEUKAVETS
Comparative analysis of integration policy
in Belarus and Ukraine vis-à-vis the EU and
Russia: politics of two-level games
Alla Leukavets was born in Minsk, Ала нарадзілася ў Мінску, дзе яна
Belarus where she studied law вывучала права ў Беларускім
at the Belarusian State Economics дзяржаўным эканамічным універ-
University. After finishing her сітэце. Пасля заканчэння вучобы,
studies, she pursued an MA program яна вучылася ў магістратуры ў
me in Human Rights at the University галіне правоў чалавека ў Універ-
of Manchester, UK. In 2011 Alla сітэце Манчэстэра, Вялікабры-
received an ENP scholarship from танія. У 2011 годзе Ала атрымала
the European Commission to pursue стыпендыю ад Еўрапейскай камісіі
a further postgraduate programme для далейшых даследаванняў ў
at the College of Europe (Bruges Каледжы Еўропы (кампус Бруге).
campus). In addition, she has done Акрамя таго, яна зрабіла некалькі
several traineeships, inter alia, стажыровак, у прыватнасці, у
at the European parliament in Еўрапейскім парламенце ў Брусэлі
Brussels and the UK Parliament in і ў парламенце Вялікабрытаніі ў
London. Alla’s PhD, which she did Лондане. Доктарская дысертацыя
within Marie-Curie ITN “Post-Soviet Алы, якую яна зрабіла ў праграме
Tensions”, focused on comparative Мары-Кюры , засяроджана на
analysis of integration policy in параўнальным аналізе інтэграцый-
Belarus and Ukraine in relation to най палітыкі ў Беларусі і Украіне ў
Russia and the EU. Her current адносінах да Расіі і ЕС. У цяпераш-
research deals with the role of inter- ні час яе даследаванне аналізуе
national organisations in regulating ролю міжнародных арганізацый у
frozen conflicts in post-Soviet space. рэгуляванні замарожаных канфлік-
таў на постсавецкай прасторы.
I value the multidisciplinary
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and international community of
Justus Liebig University Giessen, fellow graduate students and first rate
Germany scholars that BIGSSS creates.KLAAS 19
SCHÜLLER
Die Erweiterungen der „Gruppe der Sieben“ (G7):
Macht, Wohlstand und Ideen als Bestimmungsfaktoren
des institutionellen Wandels
Klaas Schüller studied political Klaas Schüller studierte Politikwis-
science and economics at the senschaft und Wirtschaftswissen-
University of Bremen. He subse- schaft an der Universität Bremen.
quently worked for the “International Anschließend war er als Koordinator
Relations” master’s program and des Master-Studiengangs „Interna
for a research project at Jacobs tional Relations“ sowie für ein
University. Meanwhile, Klaas wrote Forschungsprojekt an der Jacobs
his dissertation as an Affiliated University tätig. Währenddessen
PhD Fellow at BIGSSS. Today he is verfasste Klaas als Affiliated PhD
responsible for developing and Fellow der BIGSSS seine Dissertation.
organizing the master’s program Heute ist er für die Entwicklung und
portfolio of Jacobs University. Organisation des Master-Studien-
gangsportfolios der Jacobs University
zuständig.
I met my wife
at BIGSSS –
what more could
you want?
Academic Program Coordinator – Graduate Education
Jacobs University Bremen, GermanyCLÉMENTINE 21
ROTH
Why narratives of history matter:
Serbian and Croatian political discourses
on European integration
Clémentine Roth studied English, Après des études d’anglais, d’histoire
history and European politics in et de politique européenne à Paris,
Paris, Toronto and Strasbourg. In Toronto et Strasbourg, Clémentine
her dissertation, she examined Roth a travaillé à l’Institut Franco-
how Serbian and Croatian political Allemand de Ludwigsburg en tant que
actors narrate Europe, the EU and collaboratrice scientifique. Dans sa
the European integration process thèse, elle a étudié la manière dont
and how they make use of history les acteurs politiques serbes et
to (de)legitimize certain political croates narrent l’Europe, l’UE et la
options. Before her PhD, she worked construction européenne et la façon
as a scientific collaborator at the dont ils utilisent l’histoire pour
Franco-German Institute in Ludwigs (dé)légitimer certaines options poli-
burg. After working as freelance tiques. Après avoir travaillé comme
translator, she will start her new job traductrice indépendante, elle va
as project manager for cross-border rejoindre en mai 2018 les équipes
cooperation at Steinbeis 2i GmbH in de Steinbeis 2i GmbH en tant
May 2018. que responsable de projets pour la
coopération transfrontalière.
Wonderful friends, a great
atmosphere and the truly excellent
framework of BIGSSS made
my time in Bremen a valuable,
powerful but enjoyable and clearly
unforgettable experience!
Project manager for cross-border cooperation (from May 2018)
Steinbeis 2i GmbH, Karlsruhe, GermanySARAH 23
PERUMALLA
Institutional Design and Change in Global
Environmental Governance. Power Politics, Dynamic
Delegation and the Institutional Development of
the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Sarah Perumalla studied International శారా జాకబ్స్ యూనివర్సి టీ బ్రెమెన్ మరియు
Politics and History at Jacobs University ఆధునిక గ్బ లో ల్ హిసరీ
్ట లో ఇంటర్ నేషనల్
Bremen and Modern Global History at పాలిటిక్స్ మరియు చరిత్రలో జాకబ్స్
Jacobs University Bremen/University of యూనివర్సిటీ ఆఫ్ బ్రెమెన్లో చదివింది. ఈ
Bremen during which she developed a సందర్ భంగా ఆమె అంతర్జాతీయ సంసలు ్థ
keen interest in international organisa- మరియు ప్రపంచ పర్యా వరణ రాజకీయాలలో
ఆసక్ని తి పెంచుకుంది. యూరోపియన్
tions and global environmental politics.
బ్యాంకింగ్ విభాగంలో నిర్వ హణ సలహాదారిణిగా
After a two-year stint as a management
రెండు సంవత్స రాలు పనిచేసిన తరువాత
consultant in the European banking ఆమె డాకరల్ అధ్య యణాలను కొనసాగించడానికి
్ట
sector, she came back to Bremen to తిరిగి బ్రెమెన్స్ కి వచ్చ ింది.తన డిసర్షన్ టే లో
pursue her doctoral studies. In her ( పరిశోధనా వ్యా సంలో ) ప్రపంచ పర్యా వరణ
dissertation, Sarah focused on the పరిపాలనలో సంస్థా గత రూపకల్ప న మరియు
institutional development of the Global మార్పు కోసం ఒక కేస్ సడీ ్ట గా గ్బ
లో ల్ ఎన్వి రాన్
Environment Facility (GEF) as a case మెంట్ ఫెసిలిటీ (GEF) యొక్క సంస్థా గత
study for institutional design and అభివృద్పై ది శారా దృష్ టి సారిస్తుంది. ఆమె
change in global environmental gover రక్షణ తరువాత మ్యూ నిచ్ యొక్క టెక్ని కల్
nance. After her defence, she joined యూనివర్సిటీ లో లెక్చ రర్ మరియు పోస్ ట్
the Chair of Forest and Environmental డాక్టోరల్ సహచరిణిగా ఫారెస్ ట్ మరియు
Policy as lecturer and post-doctoral ఎన్వి రాన్ మెంటల్ పాలసీ చైర్లో చెరింది.
పర్యా వరణ స్థిరత్వం యొక్క డ్రైవర్లా ఆమె
fellow at the Technical University of
వ్య క్గత
తి పరిశోధనల పాత్ర మరియు ప్రభావం
Munich. Her research focus is currently
మీద ఆమె పరిశోధన కేంద్రం ప్రస్తుతం ఉంది.
on the role and impact of private
actors as drivers of environmental
sustainability. I will always cherish experiencing
the rollercoaster ride of
a PhD with the great academic safety
net and incredibly supportive
fellows at BIGSSS.
Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher
Chair of Forest and Environmental Policy,
Technical University Munich, GermanySTEFFEN 25
HAGEMANN
Zwischen Druck und Angemessenheit. Deutungs
prozesse in der Auseinandersetzung sozialpolitischer
Akteure über Reformen der Alterssicherung in
Deutschland und Großbritannien
Steffen Hagemann is a political Steffen Hagemann ist Politikwissen-
scientist who studied at University schaftler. Nach seinem Studium an der
of Bremen. He then joined the Emmy Universität Bremen hat er als wissen-
Noether research group of Simone schaftlicher Mitarbeiter in der Emmy
Scherger on paid work beyond Noether-Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe
pension age in Germany and the UK. von Simone Scherger zum Thema
His research focused on reform Erwerbsarbeit im Rentenalter in
discourses in the field of old age Deutschland und Großbritannien
security and ageing workforces. gearbeitet. Sein Fokus lag auf Reform-
He wrote his PhD thesis on pension diskursen über Altersvorsorge und
reform debates in Germany and Arbeit im Alter. In seiner Dissertation
the UK. Currently, Steffen works as behandelte er die Reformdebatte über
project manager for a local labour Alterssicherungsreformen in Deutsch-
market program which is funded by land und Großbritannien. Gegenwärtig
the ESF. arbeitet Steffen als Projektleiter eines
vom ESF finanzierten lokalen Arbeits-
marktprojektes in Nienburg/Weser.
BIGSSS was a great
regular forum in order to engage
with other people, their ideas
and their projects.
Project Manager
City council of Nienburg/Weser, GermanyANNABELL 27
ZENTARRA
Strong or Weak Friendship Ties –
Friendship Quality as an Indicator for Integration
Annabell Zentarra is a sociologist Annabell Zentarra ist Soziologin mit
with a research focus on social den Forschungsschwerpunkten
inequalities, and especially educa- soziale Ungleichheit, Bildungs- und
tional and migration research. Migrationsforschung. Nach ihrem
After studying Sociology in Bremen Studium der Soziologie in Bremen
and Mannheim, Annabell returned und Mannheim kehrte Annabell für
to Bremen for her PhD in Social ihr Promotionsstudium in den Sozial-
Sciences. Back in Bremen, she wrote wissenschaften zurück nach Bremen.
her thesis on friendship networks Wieder zurück in Bremen hat sie ihre
of migrants and natives and their Dissertation zum Thema Freund-
educational outcomes. Besides, schaftsnetzwerke von Migranten und
Annabell worked as a research assis- Einheimischen und ihre Bildungs
tant in Oldenburg, Bremen and erfolge angerfertigt. Außerdem war
Hamburg. Now, she is a Programme Annabell als wissenschaftliche
Officer at the German Research Mitarbeiterin in Oldenburg, Bremen
Foundation (DFG) and responsible for und Hamburg tätig. Jetzt arbeitet
the area of educational sciences. sie als Referentin bei der Deutschen
Forschungsgemeinschaft und ist in
diesem Rahmen zuständig für den
Bereich Erziehungswissenschaft und
My time at BIGSSS has Bildungsforschung.
offered me new perspectives
– academically, culturally
as well as socially.
Programme Officer
German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V.),
Bonn, GermanyTHOMAS 29
LUX
Dissecting Later-Life Employment:
The Social Structure of Work after Pension
Age in Germany and the United Kingdom
After studying sociology at FU Berlin, Nach seinem Studium der Soziologie
Thomas Lux went north to join the an der FU Berlin wurde Thomas Lux
Emmy Noether research group of Mitglied in der von Simone Scherger
Simone Scherger at the University of geleiteten Emmy Noether-Nachwuchs-
Bremen. In this research group, he forschungsgruppe an der Universität
wrote his thesis on the class speci- Bremen. Dort schrieb er seine
ficity of work after pension age Doktorarbeit zur Klassenspezifik von
in Germany and the UK. Thomas Erwerbstätigkeit im Rentenalter
currently holds a post-doctoral in Deutschland und Großbritannien.
position at Humboldt University of Derzeit arbeitet Thomas als wissen-
Berlin, where he investigates class schaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der
dynamics in later life and the rela- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Hier
tionship between growing economic forscht er zu Klassendynamiken in
inequality and growing support for der zweiten Lebenshälfte und zum
right-wing populism. Zusammenhang von Ungleichheit
und Rechtspopulismus.
BIGSSS brought me in contact
with theories, practices and good
friends, all of which will remain
important for the rest of my life.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Humboldt University of Berlin, GermanyMAURICIO 31
REICHENBACHS
Corporatism is dead, long live corporatism!
The 6 Dimensions of Government-Nonprofit
Relationships and why Germany has entered the
era of regulated welfare corporatism
Mauricio Reichenbachs wrote his Mauricio Reichenbachs schrieb seine
Bachelor Thesis at Jacobs University Bachelorarbeit an der Jacobs Univer-
Bremen on the Common Agricultural sity Bremen zur Gemeinsamen
Policy (CAP) of the European Union Agrarpolitik (GAP) der Europäischen
and its implications for German Union und deren Auswirkungen
agriculture. In contrast, his Master auf die deutsche Agrarwirtschaft.
Thesis at the Univsersiteit Twente, Demgegenüber fokussierte sich
Netherlands focused on supply sein Masterarbeit an der Universeit
chain management and preferred Twente, Niederlande auf Lieferketten-
customer status in the business management und Vorzugskunden
context. Eventually, his PhD research status im betrieblichen Kontext. Zu
analyzed the German welfare state guter Letzt analysierte seine Promo-
and its still corporatist relationship tionsforschung den deutschen
to the nonprofit sector. Among others, Sozialstaat und dessen immer noch
he worked for business consultan- korporatistisches Verhältnis zu
cies, a bike repair shop and also den Wohlfahrtsverbänden. Unter
engaged in the retail of sweets and anderem arbeitete er für verschiedene
coffee. Currently, Mauricio tries to Unternehmensberatungen, eine
improve the public administration of Fahrradwerkstatt und engagierte sich
Bremen and to establish himself as im Süßigkeiten- und Kaffeehandel.
a kiosk and bar owner. Momentan versucht Mauricio die
Bremer Verwaltung zu verbessern
und sich als Kiosk- und Barbesitzer
zu etablieren.
Too BIGsss to fail.
Senior Consultant
ifib: Institut für Informationsmanagement Bremen, GermanyANNA 33
HOKEMA
Deferred, reversed or ‘normal’ retirement?
The subjective experience of working beyond
pension age
Anna studied sociology and political Anna hat Soziologie und Politikwis-
science in Berlin and Glasgow. senschaften in Berlin und Glasgow
Before coming to the University of studiert. Danach arbeitete sie als
Bremen, she worked as a researcher wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am
at the German Center of Gerontology. Deutschen Zentrum für Altersfor-
Anna joined BIGSSS while being schung in Berlin und in der Emmy
a member of the Emmy Noether Noether-Nachwuchsforschungs
research group “Paid work beyond gruppe „Erwerbsarbeit jenseits der
pension age in Germany and the UK” Rentengrenze in Deutschland und
at the ZeS/SOCIUM. Currently, she Großbritannien“ am ZeS/SOCIUM.
works as a postdoctoral researcher Momentan ist Anna wissenschaftliche
at the SOCIUM. Her research focuses Mitarbeiterin am SOCIUM, wo sie
on the subjective experience of work sich weiterhin mit der subjektiven
and non-work life in old age. Erfahrung von Arbeit und Leben
im Alter beschäftigt.
BIGSSS turned out to be a
great environment for finding
friends that joined me on the strange
journey of the “PhD”.
Postdoctoral Researcher
SOCIUM Research Institute on Inequality and Social Policy,
University of Bremen, GermanyLUKAS 35
HOPPE
It’s for the Neighbourhood. Influences
of the Local Social Context on Immigrant
Integration in Germany
Lukas Hoppe is a Sociologist with a Lukas Hoppe ist Soziologe mit
special focus on Urban Research Arbeitsschwerpunkten in der empiri-
as well as Migration and Integration schen Stadt- und Integrationsfor-
Analyses. After growing up in schung. Nach dem Erwachsenwerden
Braunschweig, Lukas studied Social in Braunschweig, studierte er
Sciences and Urban and Regional Sozialwissenschaften und Stadt- und
Development in Oldenburg and Regionalentwicklung in Oldenburg
Bremen. In his dissertation, he as- und Bremen. In seiner Dissertation
sesses the question of whether living untersucht Lukas die Frage, ob das
in neighbourhoods with concentrated Leben in Nachbarschaften mit Armut
poverty is a blocker of the immigrant den Prozess der Zuwandererinte
assimilation process in Germany. gration in Deutschland blockiert.
Today, Lukas is working as a senior Heute ist Lukas wissenschaftlicher
researcher at ILS – Research Institute Mitarbeiter am ILS – Institut für
for Regional and Urban Development, Landes- und Stadtentwicklungs
working on the socio-spatial forschung, an dem er zu Fragen der
conditions of the reproduction of sozialräumlichen Bedingungen
ethnic and social inequalities. der Reproduktion ethnischer und
sozialer Ungleichheiten forscht.
I am deeply thankful that
BIGSSS gave me the opportunity to
read more, learn more and
debate with wonderful people.
Senior Researcher
ILS – Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development,
Dortmund, GermanyJENNIE 37
AUFFENBERG
Trade Unionism in Times of Healthcare Marketization:
Opportunity Structures and Local-Level Determinants
of Trade Union Strategic Choices
After finishing her studies in social Nachdem sie ihr Studium der
sciences at the University of Göttin- Sozialwissenschaften an der Univer-
gen, Jennie Auffenberg worked in sität Göttingen absolviert hat,
a research project on the transfor- arbeitete Jennie Auffenberg in einem
mation of the state as employer at Forschungsprojekt zum Thema des
the University of Oldenburg and the Wandels des Staates als Arbeitgeber
University of Vienna. Funded by an der Universität Oldenburg und
the Hans Boeckler Foundation, der Universität Wien. Mit einem
Jennie pursued her PhD in Bremen Stipendium der Hans Böckler Stiftung
focusing on healthcare sector unions. promovierte sie in Bremen zu
She is now working as a trade union Gewerkschaften im Gesundheits
secretary in the department for sektor. Sie arbeitet jetzt als Gewerk-
social and healthcare services of schaftssekretärin im Fachbereich
the United Services Union (ver.di). Gesundheit und Soziales der Vereinten
Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di.
I appreciated BIGSSS for
comprehensive training,
intellectual exchange and the
people I met there.
Trade Union Secretary
United Services Union (ver.di), Hamburg, GermanyADRIAN 39
STANCIU
On the cognitive adaptation of migrants:
Changes in migrants’ personal stereotypes while
acculturating to their host countries
Born in Galati (Romania), at the age Născut in Galați, Adrian Stanciu s-a
of 19 Adrian Stanciu moved to mutat la vîrsta de 19 ani în București
Bucharest (capital of Romania) for pentru a studia Sociologie. Trei ani
studies in Sociology. Three years mai târziu s-a mutat în Groningen
later he moved to Groningen (north (nordul Olandei) unde și-a continuat
in the Netherlands) where he studiile la nivel de master cu specia-
obtained his MSc (research) in Social lizarea Psihologie Socială și Organi-
and Organizational Psychology. In zațională (Msc în cercetare). În anul
2012, Adrian arrived in Bremen 2012 Adrian s-a mutat din nou, de
for his doctoral studies. Passionate data aceasta în Bremen (Germania)
about research and photography pentru studiile sale doctorale. Pasiu-
– one day he will have an exhibition nile sale sunt cercetarea și fotografia,
that combines both! iar unul din planurile sale pe termen
lung este să îmbine aceste două
pasiuni sub forma unei expoziții!
BIGSSS is a place
of growth, both professionally
and personally.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Gerontology, University of Vechta, GermanyGE 41
YU
Employment of Older Workers in China:
the State and the Life Course
Ge Yu studied Social Policy Analysis 于戈先后在比利时鲁汶大学学习社会
in Belgium (Catholic University of 政策，德国不莱梅社会科学研究生学院
Leuven), and Sociology in Germany 学习社会学。她的博士论文探讨年龄，
(Bremen International Graduate
工作和退休问题。她在中国辽宁大学任
School of Social Sciences). She wrote
her PhD on Age, Work and Retire- 教。她的研究方向包括社会变迁和社
ment. She is a University lecturer in 会不平等，社会流动和分层，年龄和工
Sociology and Social Policy at Liao- 作，生命历程研究，定量分析方法，尤
ning University China. Her research 其关注转型国家和亚洲（比如中国）。
focus includes social change and
social inequality, social mobility and
stratification, age and the labour
market, life course research, and
quantitative research methods,
with a particular focus on transition
economies and Asia (e.g. China).
BIGSSS has been for me a great
family, a learning environment and a
challenge. It has provided me with an
unforgettable academic experience.
Life at BIGSSS will live in my memory
for the rest of my life.
University Lecturer
Liaoning University China, Shenyang, ChinaSISAY YEMANE 43
AYELE
Stress and Burnout among
Childcare Professionals
Sisay Yemane was born in Addis ሲሳይ የማነ በአዲስ አበባ ተወልዶ
Abeba and grew up in a family domi- የአስተማሪነት ሙያ በበዛበት ቤተሰብ
nated by the teaching profession. He ውስጥ አደገ፡፡ በብሬመን ከተማ ሔልዝ
studied Health Psychology in Bremen, ሳይኮሎጂ፣ በተለይም ስትረስ እና
with focus on stress and burnout. በርንአውት ልይ በማተኮር ተማረ፡፡
In the future, he wants to do research ወደፊት በስራ ላይ የሚያጋጥም ስትረስ
on job stress in relation to health. ከጤና ጋር ስላለው ግንኙነት ማጥናት
Currently, he focuses on establishing ይፈልጋል፡፡ በአሁኑ ሰአት አትኩሮቱን
and running a Psychology Resource በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ውስጥ
Center at Addis Ababa University. የሳይኮሎጂ ሪሶርስ ማእከል በማቋቋም
እና በመምራት ላይ አድርጓል፡፡
BIGSSS was an
experience that shaped
my professional life.
Lecturer and Coordinator of the Psychology Resource Center
Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaHİLAL
My PhD journey was not only about working on transition
of societies but also experiencing transition in my life
with all the upheavals which ended with finding myself 45
empowered as a woman and an academic thanks to the
endless support of the people that I have met in BIGSSS.
ARSLAN
(Un)Happiness during Transition: Levels,
Distribution and Determinants of Subjective
Well-Being in Post-Socialist Countries
Hilal Arslan graduated in 2004 from 2004 yılında Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi
Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ)Sosyoloji lisans ve İstatistik yan
(METU), Department of Sociology with dal diplomasıyla mezun olan Hilal Arslan
minor degree in Statistics, and completed yine aynı bölümde yüksek lisans derece-
her master’s degree at the same sini tamamladı. Doktora eğitimini Jacobs
department. She completed her Ph.D. Üniversitesi Bremen, BIGSSS, Sosyoloji
study in Sociology in BIGSSS at Jacobs anabilim dalında post-sosyalist ülkelerde
University Bremen with the dissertation mutluluk eşitsizliği üzerine yazdığı tezle
on trends, distribution and happiness tamamladı. Arslan’ın araştırma ilgi
in post-socialist countries. Her research alanları; refah, iyi oluş, sosyal göstergeler,
interest areas are subjective well- toplumsal eşitsizlikler, piyasa ekonomisine
being, social welfare, social indicators, geçiştir. Akademik çalışmalarının yanı
social inequalities, and transition to sıra ulusal ve uluslararası kurumların
market economy. Besides her academic desteklediği çeşitli araştırma projelerinde
work, she worked in several nationwide görev aldı. Bunlardan bazısı; “Türkiye’de
research projects funded by national Kadına Yönelik Aile içi Şiddet Araştırması”
and international organizations such as (2014, T.C. Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar
“Domestic Violence against Women in Bakanlığı ve Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Turkey” (2014, Ministry of Family and Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü); “Avrasya’da
Social Policies and Hacettepe University Yaşam Kalitesi: Azerbaycan ve Kırgızis-
Institute of Population Studies); “Quality of tan (2007, ODTÜ KORA ve TÜBİTAK).
Life in Eurasia: The Cases of Azerbaijan Arslan, CEİD tarafından yürütülen ve
and Kyrgyzstan” (2007, Center for Avrupa Birliği Delegasyonu tarafından
Black Sea and Central Asia (KORA) at desteklenen Türkiye’de toplumsal cinsiyet
METU, TÜBİTAK). Now she works as eşitliğinin izlenmesi projesinde konu
Subject Matter Expert in a EU project uzmanı olarak çalışmaktadır. ODTÜ
about monitoring gender equality in Sosyoloji Bölümü’nde İstatistik dersleri
Turkey.She is also giving Statistics vermektedir.
courses in the Department of Sociology
at METU, Ankara.
Part-Time Instructor
Department of Sociology, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey
Subject Matter Expert
Gender Equality Monitoring Association, Ankara, TurkeyEMANUEL 47
DEUTSCHMANN
Mapping the Transnational World:
Towards A Comparative Sociology of
Regional Integration
Emanuel Deutschmann is a sociolo- Emanuel Deutschmann ist Soziologe.
gist interested in social networks, In seiner Forschung beschäftigt er
transnational mobility and commu- sich mit sozialen Netzwerken, trans
nication, regional integration, and nationaler Mobilität und Kommunika-
globalization. Before joining BIGSSS tion, regionaler Integration und
as an Affiliated Fellow, he studied Globalisierung. Bevor er als Affiliated
in Cologne, Paris, and Oxford. Now Fellow an die BIGSSS kam, hat er
he works at the European University in Köln, Paris und Oxford studiert.
Institute’s Migration Policy Centre Heute arbeitet er am Migration Policy
in Florence in a project on global Centre des European University
mobilities. Institutes in Florenz in einem Projekt
zu globaler Mobilität.
BIGSSS was an
amazing experience in the
best city there is.
Research Associate
Migration Policy Centre, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced
Studies, European University Institute, Florence, ItalyCONSTANZE 49
VOLKMANN
The (un-) doing of gender among Muslim women
in Austria and Germany in the domains of income
generation, motherhood, and abstract affiliations
Born and raised in Munich, Constanze Constanze Volkmann ist in München
Volkmann received a bachelor’s geboren und aufgewachsen und
degree in law from Paris 2-university hat vor ihrem Doktorat an der BIGSSS
(Panthéon-Assas) and a master’s einen Bachelor in Jura an der Uni
degree in psychology from Vienna versität Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas) und
university, before she joined BIGSSS ein Diplom in Psychologie an der
for her PhD. During that time, Universität Wien gemacht. Während
she delved into qualitative methods ihres Doktorats hat sie sich für die
when researching gender from Erforschung von Geschlecht aus der
the perspective of Muslim women. Perspektive muslimischer Frauen
Constanze now lives in Vienna, eingehend mit verschiedenen qualita-
where she is an Assistant Professor tiven Forschungsmethoden ausein-
at the Competence Center for andergesetzt. Jetzt lebt Constanze in
Empirical Research Methods at the Wien, wo sie Assistant Professor
Vienna University of Economics and am Kompetenzzentrum für empirische
Business. Forschungsmethoden der Wirtschafts-
universität Wien ist.
BIGSSS was a greatly
rewarding experience, both academically
and personally.
Assistant Professor
Competence Center for Empirical Research Methods at
the Vienna University of Economics and Business, AustriaKWAKU 51
ARHIN-SAM
Return Migration, Reintegration
and Sense of Belonging: The Case
of Skilled Ghanaian Returnees.
Kwaku Arhin-Sam came to Bremen for
his PhD after his studies in interna-
tional social science at Friedensau,
near Magdeburg. Originally from
Ghana, he wrote his PhD dissertation
on how skilled return migrants
renegotiate reintegration and sense
of belonging in their home countries.
As a social scientist, Kwaku is inter-
ested in national and international
development from the lens of trans-
national migration and inter/national
development. At the moment, he is
working as an international devel-
opment consultant (freelance) near
Frankfurt/Main. In the future, he
would like to study the links between BIGSSS is not a
unsuccessful integration/reintegration, place, it’s a feeling and
sense of belonging and individual that is how I feel
wellbeing of migrants and refugees.
when I think about my
time at BIGSSS because
of the wonderful
lifetime friends and
colleagues.
International Development Consultant (Freelance)
Darmstadt, Germany52 ELIZABETH RAMSEY WISE 53
Stepping Stones, Dead Ends and Paths of
Dualization: The Impact of Non-Standard
JOHANNES KRUSE Employment on Labor Market Integration in Germany
Civil society’s advocacy strategies in global
climate politics: Between collaboration and protest SAIPIRA FURSTENBERG
Applying Global Governance agenda in post-Soviet
LEMAN KORKMAZ states: The case of EITI in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Complex Connections: How Self-Esteem
and Group Identity Relate with Well-Being and ADRIANA BERRUETO
Out-Group Negativity Mobility, Social Identity and Subjective Well-
Being of Third-Culture Kids: How School Adjustment
LUSINE SAMVEL BADALYAN and Local Attachment Increase the Well-Being of
Monitoring Democracy in the Eastern Internationally Mobile Adolescents
Neighbourhood: When are the EU´s Assessments
Biased and Why? DANIEL PALM
Globalizing Spaces of Dissent:
AMANDA WHITTAL The Power of the City Square
Us vs. Them: Effects of individual acculturation
orientation and host acculturation on immigration LINDA MONSEES
health behaviours and quality of life International Security and the Politicisation
of Technology - Studying the International Political
FRANK STENGEL Sociology of Encryption
Discursive Change and Foreign Policy:
A Discourse Analysis of Germany’s Changing Stance DORA SIMUNOVIC
on the International Use of Force Minority v. Majority:
A New Paradigm of Intergroup Conflict
TIMO GRAF
The Clash of Perceptions: An Empirical Analysis ELENA SOMMER
of the “Clash of Civilizations” with Survey Data on Social capital as a resource for migrant entre
Perceptions of Foreign Countries and Civilizational preneurship: A qualitative study of self-employed
Out-Groups migrants from the former Soviet Union in Germany56 57 PROF. DR. PROF. DR. OLAF GROH-SAMBERG ADALBERT F.X. WILHELM BIGSSS DEAN BIGSSS VICE DEAN Olaf Groh-Samberg is Professor of Olaf Groh-Samberg ist Soziologie- Adalbert Wilhelm holds a professor- Adalbert Wilhelm ist Professor für Sociology at the University of Professor an der Universität Bremen. ship in statistics at Jacobs University Statistik an der Jacobs University Bremen. After finishing his PhD in Nach Abschluss seiner Promotion Bremen. He is also the Vice Dean of Bremen. Zugleich ist er Vice-Dean Sociology at the University of an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Uni- the Bremen International Graduate der Bremen International Graduate Münster, he worked at the Socio- versität Münster arbeitete er für School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) School of Social Sciences und Co- Economic Panel Study (SOEP) at drei Jahre beim Socio-Economic Panel and Co-Principal-Investigator of Organisator der BIGSSS Summer the German Institute of Economic Study (SOEP) am German Institute the BIGSSS Summer School Series School Serie zu Konflikt, Migration Research (DIW Berlin) for three of Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin, on Conflict, Migration and Social und Sozialem Zusammenhalt, die von years and is still an affiliated DIW für das er noch heute als DIW Cohesion supported by the Volks der Volkswagen Stiftung gefördert Research Professor today. He Research Professor tätig ist. 2009 wagen Foundation. His main research wird. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte came to Bremen in 2009 as Junior kam er für eine Juniorprofessur in is on statistical visualisation, liegen auf statistischer Visualisierung, Professor of Sociology. Working Soziologie nach Bremen. Mit einem exploratory data analysis and data explorativer Datenanalyse und Data in the field of social inequality, Forschungsschwerpunkt auf sozialer mining. He has a strong interest Mining. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt Olaf Groh-Samberg was elected as Ungleichheit wurde Olaf Groh-Samberg in application of statistical modeling seiner Arbeit liegt auf der Anwendung the Speaker of the Section “Social 2011 zum Sprecher der Sektion methodology in various disciplines statistischer Modellierungstechniken Inequality and Social Structure „Soziale Ungleichheit und Sozialstruk such as economics, business admin- in verschiedenen Disziplinen, wie Analysis” of the German Sociological turanalyse“ der Deutschen Gesell- istration, political science, sociology etwa den Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Research Association (DGS) in 2011. schaft für Soziologie (DGS) gewählt. and psychology. Recent work Politikwissenschaft, Soziologie und In 2012, he became full professor 2012 folgte dann eine Vollprofessur addresses questions of digitalization Psychologie. Neueste Arbeiten of Sociology at the University of in Soziologie an der Universität and big data. He has been visiting adressieren Fragen der Digitalisierung Bremen and Field Chair of BIGSSS Bremen sowie die Position des Field professor at George Mason University, und Big Data. Mehrfach war er thematic field B “Welfare State, Chair des BIGSSS Themenfeldes B Fairfax, VA and the Università degli Gastprofessor an der George Mason Inequality and Quality of Life”. He is „Welfare State, Inequality and Quality Studi di Cagliari, Italy. University, Fairfax, VA und der a founding member of the SOCIUM of Life“. Olaf Groh-Samberg ist zudem Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italien. research group “Inequality Dynamics Gründungsmitglied der SOCIUM in Welfare Societies”. Since 2015, Arbeitsgruppe „Ungleichheitsdyna Olaf Groh-Samberg is the Dean of miken in Wohlfahrtsgesellschaften“ BIGSSS. und seit 2015 Dean der BIGSSS.
58 59 PROF. DR. PROF. DR. EVA-MARIA FEICHTNER MICHAEL HÜLSMANN VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT AND MANAGING INTERNATIONAL AND DIVERSITY, DIRECTOR, JACOBS UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITÄT BREMEN BREMEN GGMBH Eva-Maria Feichtner received a Eva-Maria Feichtner promovierte Prof. Dr. Michael Hülsmann was Prof. Dr. Michael Hülsmann ist seit Ph.D. in mathematics from TU Berlin, 1997 an der TU Berlin in Mathematik. appointed as Managing Director in Juni 2014 Geschäftsführer der Jacobs Germany, in 1997. After postdoctoral Nach Postdoc-Aufenthalten am MIT June 2014. Since January 15, 2018, University. Seit dem 15. Januar 2018 appointments at MIT and at the Insti- und am Institute for Advanced Study, he is President of Jacobs University, ist er auch ihr Präsident und somit tute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Princeton, war sie Assistenzprofes- too. As President and Managing für alle akademischen und nicht- she was an assistant professor at sorin an der ETH Zürich und erhielt Director, Michael Hülsmann is akademischen Arbeitsfelder an der ETH Zurich and held a research eine Forschungsprofessur des responsible for all academic and non- Jacobs University verantwortlich. professorship of the Swiss National Schweizerischen Nationalfonds. In academic fields. He studied Business Hülsmann studierte Betriebswirt- Science Foundation. In 2006 she 2006 trat sie eine Professur für Administration and Management schaftslehre mit dem Abschluss was appointed professor of topology Topologie an der Universität Stuttgart obtaining the degree of “Diplom- Diplom-Kaufmann. Nach seiner Pro- at University of Stuttgart, Germany; an, seit 2007 ist sie Professorin für Kaufmann”. After doing his PhD in motion im Jahr 2002 war er bis 2009 since 2007 she is a professor of Algebra an der Universität Bremen. 2002, Hülsmann worked as a Junior als Junior-Professor für Management algebra at University of Bremen. Dort leitet sie das Institut für Algebra, Professor of Management of Sus- nachhaltiger Systementwicklung an There she is co-directing the Institute Geometrie, Topologie und ihre Anwen- tainable System Development at the der Universität Bremen tätig. Im März for Algebra, Geometry, Topology dungen (ALTA). Ihr Forschungsinter- University of Bremen until 2009. 2009 wechselte er als Professor of and their Applications (ALTA). Her esse richtet sich vornehmlich auf die In March 2009, he became Professor Systems Management an die Jacobs research interests focus primarily Anwendung diskreter Methoden in of Systems Management at Jacobs University, wo sein Lehr- und For- on the application of discrete meth- den klassischen Gebieten der Reinen University mainly focusing on the schungsinteresse insbesondere dem ods in the classical fields of pure Mathematik. Seit Oktober 2017 ist sie strategic management of logistics strategischen Management logisti- mathematics. Since October 2017 Konrektorin für Internationalität und systems. scher Systeme galt. she serves as Vice President Diversität an der Universität Bremen. International and Diversity at the University of Bremen.
60 61
ELLE HARRIS &
SARAH PERUMALLA ADRIEN DONNEAUD
FELLOW-ADDRESS MUSICAL INTERLUDE
Sarah Perumalla is a BIGSSS fellow Sarah Perumalla ist eine BIGSSS- Not being people to give up on a Adrien und Elle, die keine Gelegenheit
of the cohort 2012, who pursued a Stipendiatin der Kohorte 2012. Sie hat great opportunity for a pun, Adrien für ein Wortspiel auslassen würden,
PhD in Political Science in the The- im Themenfeld A „Global Governance and Elle formed their very own gründeten eigens für diese Zeremonie
matic Field A “Global Governance and Regional Integration“ an der “BIGSSS-band” for this ceremony. ihre ganz persönliche „BIGsss-BAND“.
and Regional Integration” at the Universität Bremen promoviert. Als On the side of their PhD projects Neben den Promotionsprojekten sind
University of Bremen. Sarah was aktives Mitglied der BIGSSS-Gemein- (or perhaps the other way around), beide aktive MusikerInnen in Bremen
an active member of the BIGSSS schaft engagierte sie sich lebhaft bei both are active musicians in both und darüber hinaus. Elle hat mit klas-
community, lively engaging in verschiedenen akademischen und Bremen and further afield. Trained sischer Ausbildung ihr ganzes Leben
various academic and social events gesellschaftlichen Veranstaltungen classically, Elle has played through- lang in Orchestern, kleineren Ensem-
at both universities. Her multicul- an beiden Universitäten. Ihr multikul- out her life in orchestras, smaller bles, Bands und anderen Musikpro-
tural and multilingual background tureller und mehrsprachiger Hinter- ensembles, bands and in other jekten gespielt. Adrien entschied sich
together with her insightful, ap- grund sowie ihr aufgeschlossener, projects. For his part, Adrien made in seiner Jugend gegen eine Musik-
proachable and cheerful character, zugänglicher und fröhlicher Charakter the decision to not pursue a music karriere in Mexiko und beschloss
and international outlook made her und ihre internationale Ausrichtung career in Mexico in his youth, opting stattdessen, ein Free Mover zu werden.
a great addition to BIGSSS. She was machten sie zu einer wahrhaften to become a Free Mover instead. Nichtsdestotrotz spielt er weiterhin
also an excellent BIGSSS ambassa- Bereicherung für die BIGSSS. Darüber He has nevertheless continued to Straßenmusik und gibt überall kleine
dor in the wider community, espe- hinaus hat Sarah die BIGSSS beispiel busk and play professional and und größere Konzerte. In Bremen
cially through her research stays at haft nach außen vertreten, insbeson- semi-professional concerts across ist Adrien oft zu sehen, wie er mit
the World Bank Group and American dere durch ihre Forschungsaufent- the world. In Bremen, Adrien can Gitarre und Stimme die Straßen
University in Washington D.C. and halte bei der Weltbankgruppe, der often be seen brightening up the zum Klingen bringt, und Elle singt in
the United Nations Development American University in Washington streets with his guitar and voice, and diesem Semester im HFK Kammerchor.
Program and Manhattan College in D.C., dem Entwicklungsprogramm Elle will sing in the HFK Kammer Beide sind glücklich, heute spielen
New York City. der Vereinten Nationen und dem Chor this semester. They are really zu können und hoffen auf eine
Manhattan College in New York City. happy to be playing today and hope musikalische Zukunft in der BIGSSS!
for a musical future in BIGSSS!IMPRINT BIGSSS Christian Peters | Managing Director BIGSSS | Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences cpeters@bigsss-bremen.de +49 (421) 218 66400 Universität Bremen Mary-Somerville-Str. 9 28359 Bremen, Germany www.bigsss-bremen.de EDITOR Maike Koschorreck | Senior Coordinator of the Deans’ Office BIGSSS | Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences DESIGN Christine Klein | Büro für barrierefreie Gestaltung Hamburg | www.christineklein.nl GRAPHIC SUPPLEMENTS Social Sciences Lettering: cover + pp 4–5 Dirk Hüttner | www.cappovision.com FONT DIN NEXT LT PRO PAPER MultiOffset 120/250 g/m² PRINT Wilhelm Brüggemann Buchbinderei und Druckerei GmbH
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