Robin Hering
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From 2016 to 2021 Robin Hering worked as a research associate at the chair of international politics. During his time in Passau, he researched and taught on the protection of civilians, mass atrocities, the United Nations and its peacekeeping missions as well on international politics in general. His PhD on the "Protection of civilians in armed conflict" focuses especially on the concept of safe areas and the role mass atrocities play in national foreign policies.
Before coming to Passau, he received his master's in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Previously he also studied Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz (Germany) and at SciencesPo Aix-en-Provence (France). He gained practical experiences at the German Embassy in South Africa, at the Office of the German KfW development bank for Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica as well as in different research projects of the University of Konstanz. He is also vice chair of the German NGO Genocide Alert.
- Safe areas and the protection of civilians
- Mass atrocities and foreign policy
- United Nations
- Peacekeeping and responsibility to protect
| Publications |
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| Hering, Robin (2020): „Safe areas for the protection of civilians. An overview of existing research and scholarship”, in: Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Vol. 9, No. 2, 283–303. |
| Hering, Robin (2019): „Dynamik von Schutzzonen als Alternative zu Flucht”, in: Gamerith, Werner & Scharfenort, Nadine (Hrsg.): „Menschen, Migration und Mobilität“, Selbstverlag Fach Geographie der Universität Passau, Passau. |
| Current working papers |
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| "Definition and Typology of Safe Areas" |
| „When mass atrocities are silenced. Yemen, South Sudan, Myanmar and the curious case of Germany” (with Bernhard Stahl) |
| “From Kosovo rush to mass atrocities’ hush. German debates in historical perspective” (with Bernhard Stahl) |
| Other | |
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| 2021 | "Preventing Mass Atrocities: Germany Finally Needs a Strategy", PeaceLab-Blog (with Gregor Hofmann and Jens Stappenbeck) |
| 2021 | "Prävention von Massenverbrechen: Von der Staatsraison zur Strategie", PeaceLab-Blog (with Gregor Hofmann and Jens Stappenbeck) (in German) |
| 2020 | "Schutzzonen: Letzter Ausweg aus den Epizentren kriegerischer Konflikte", podcast of the German Atlantic Association (in German) |
| 2019 | "Schutzzone in Nordsyrien? Für Zivilisten hätte es mehr gebraucht", blog post for Genocide Alert (with Jens Stappenbeck) (in German) |
| 2019 | "25 Jahre nach dem Völkermord in Ruanda: Ist solches Versagen heute immer noch möglich?", blog post for Genocide Alert (with Gregor Hofmann and Jens Stappenbeck) (in German) |
| 2018 | "Idlib: Humanitäre Katastrophe aufgeschoben, nicht durchgestanden – Ein Debattenbeitrag", blog post for Genocide Alert (with Gregor Hofmann, Emilia von Mettenheim and Jens Stappenbeck) (in German) |
| Year | Title and occasion |
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| 2021 | "Yemen in German and British Foreign Policy Discours", International Workshop “When the West Falls Silent“, Passau (online) (with Julia Heinle and Bernhard Stahl) |
| 2021 | "German Foreign Policy and Mass Atrocities", International Workshop “When the West Falls Silent“, Passau (online) (with Bernhard Stahl) |
| 2021 | "Die Vereinten Nationen: Struktur, Aufgaben, Herausforderungen", Training course for high school teachers, Academy for Civic Education, Tutzing (Germany) (online) |
| 2021 | "Sprechen wir über... Ruanda 1994", Public discussion of the German Green party with Kordula Schulz-Asche and Sara Nanni (online) |
| 2021 | "When Mass Atrocities are Silenced: Yemen, South Sudan, Myanmar and the Curious Case of Germany", Global/Local Crises as a Challenge for Peace and Conflict Research, German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies, Magdeburg (Germany) (online) (mit Bernhard Stahl) |
| 2020 | “Definition and Typology of Safe Areas”, Open conference of the IR Section of the German Political Science Association, Freiburg (Germany) |
| 2020 | „Die Vereinten Nationen – Eine internationale Organisation vor neuen Herausforderungen“, Training course for high school teachers, Academy for Civic Education, Tutzing (Germany) |
| 2019 | “Mitbestimmung auf weltweiter Ebene? Deutschlands Rolle in den Vereinten Nationen“, Seminar for the German Armed Forces, Franken-Academy, Lichtenfels (Germany) |
| 2018 | „Providing Protection in Hell. The Existence of Safe Spaces in Armed Conflicts”, 12th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, EISA, Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 2018 | „De Facto Safe Areas. An Ignored Approach to Interventionism”, 12th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, EISA, Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 2018 | „Denial of Responsibility. Silencing Human Suffering in the Public Discourse”, 12th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, EISA, Prague (Czech Republic) (with Bernhard Stahl) |
| 2018 | „De Facto Safe Areas. An Ignored Approach to Humanitarian Intervention”, ECPR General Conference 2018, Hamburg (Germany) |
| 2018 | „Providing Protection in Hell. Experiences of Safe Spaces in International Peacebuilding”, ECPR General Conference 2018, Hamburg (Germany) |
| 2018 | „Dynamik von Schutzzonen als Alternative zu Flucht”, Passauer Kontaktstudium Geographie 2018. Menschen, Migration und Mobilität, Passau (Germany) |
| 2018 | „Die Vereinten Nationen – Eine internationale Organisation vor neuen Herausforderungen“, Training course for high school teachers, Academy for Civic Education, Tutzing (Germany) |
| 2018 | „Safe Areas – Shedding light on an ignored approach”, 13th Young Researchers in IR Conferences of the German Political Science Association, Academy for Civic Education, Tutzing (Germany) |
| 2017 | „Refugee oder IDP? Die Bedeutung von Grenzen für den Schutz von Zivilisten in Konfliktgebieten“, "Borders" congress of the German Society of Semiotics, Passau (Germany) |
| 2017 | „Der Konflikt in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo“, public lecture for Amnesty International, Passau (Germany) |
| Semester | Course | Language |
|---|---|---|
| WiSe 20/21 | Dissertation colloquium (with Sebastian Glassner) | German |
| SoSe 20 | Foreign policy: mass atrocities | German |
| WiSe 19/20 | History, challenges and procedures of the United Nations Peacekeeping missions in Africa | English German |
| SoSe 19 | International security and the UN: of veto powers and blue helmets Mass atrocities and foreign policy (with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl) | English German |
| WiSe 18/19 | Safe areas - safe spaces in armed conflicts Aspects of public communication - military interventions and media (with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl and Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn) Dissertation colloquium (with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl) | German German German |
| SoSe 18 | More dangerous than war? An introduction into genocide studies Forgotten conflicts of the 21st century Aspects of public communication - military interventions and media (with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl and Prof. Dr. Oliver Hahn) | German English German |
| WiSe 17/18 | Humanitarian intervention - war in the name of humanity? Understanding everyday politics Protection of civilians in armed conflict (with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl and Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Dederer) | German German German |
| SoSe 17 | Peacekeeping missions in Africa How does the United Nations work? Introduction to international politics(coordination and giving two lectures during the professor's research leave Film tutorial for the lecture "Introduction to international politics" | German English German German |
| WiSe 16/17 | Humanitarian intervention and the protection of civilians in the 21st century Tutorials for the lecture "Selected chapters of international politics" Film tutorial for the lecture "Selected chapters of international politics" | German German German |
Currently no new dissertation projects are accepted. For more information please see the "Studium und Lehre" section on the German website.
Verwaal, N. (2021): Hemmnisse für den Friedensprozess in Kolumbien - eine Analyse mithilfe der Theorie der Neuen Kriege nach Kaldor
Feilmeier, F. (2021): Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - A Feminist View on UN Bases and Policies.
Kreß, K. (2020): Die Institutionalisierung der Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) im Boko Haram Konflikt - eine Untersuchung anhand der Regimetheorie von Robert O. Keohane.
Patt, K. (2020): A Genocide of the Yazidi by the IS? An Analysis with the Six-Stages-Model by Daniel Feierstein.
Ezerex (2019): Explaining regional security in West Africa. An analysis of the regional developments on account of the insurgency of Boko Haram.
Schlegl, C. (2019): Sexualisierte Gewalt im Südsudan – Eine Analyse von Berichten ausgewählter Institutionen.
Schwarz, A. (2019): New Wars and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Case of Goma.
Mewes, C. (2019): Climate change and the state capacity of fragile states in the Sahel. The Case of the Republic of Niger.
Seidel, A. (2019): Gender-Perspektiven in der Umsetzung der Sicherheitsratresolution 1325. Peacebuilding-Maßnahmen der Vereinten Nationen aus Sicht des sozialkonstruktivistischen Feminismus.
Obinger, S. (2019): Die Opération Barkhane und Frankreichs neokoloniale Interessen in der Sahelzone.
Barchet, A. (2019): Greed vs. Grievance. Bürgerkriegsursachen in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik und dem Jemen.
Möller, I. (2018): Deadlocked Eritrea: The Failure of Domestic Human Rights Norm Implementation.
Mayerhofer, K. (2018): „A Threat to Peace“. Die Vereinten Nationen im Nordkorea-Konflikt.
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