Klaus Segbers

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Klaus Segbers

Klaus Segbers (* 1954 in Dortmund ) is a German political scientist and professor . He holds the chair for Eastern European Studies and Professor for International Relations at the Otto Suhr Institute at the Free University of Berlin . His work and research interests include foreign policy and international relations, international political economy , globalization processes , terrorism , comparative transformations, Eastern Europe and global urban regions. In addition, he works on the development of innovative forms of teaching and learning, e.g. B. in the area of ​​blended learning (see integrated learning ). Segbers has headed the Center for Global Politics, which he founded, since 2007, and is also a regular guest lecturer in Stanford, New York, Moscow and Shanghai, among others.

Career

Segbers studied history , Slavic languages , political science and philosophy at the Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Konstanz from 1974 to 1979 . He completed his studies with a master's degree and the state examination. From 1980 to 1984 he received his doctorate from the University of Bremen on the USSR during the Second World War. phil. As part of his doctorate, he also stayed in the USA and the USSR.

After several years as a research assistant in Bremen and Frankfurt / Main, among others, Segbers completed his habilitation in 1992 on the system change in the Soviet Union . In 1995 he was appointed professor for international relations in Konstanz, then in 1996 at the Free University of Berlin, where he has held a chair for political science (Otto Suhr Institute) and Eastern European politics (Eastern Europe Institute).

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In addition to his teaching duties, Segbers heads the Center for Global Politics at the Free University of Berlin. The center combines four study programs initiated by Segbers, the master’s courses East European Studies Online and International Relations Online, as well as the German-language course German Studies Russia at MGIMO (Moscow) and the Global Politics Seasonal Schools in various regions (including China, Iran, Jordan, Syria , Greece, Turkey, Vietnam, Cambodia).

Research priorities

Segbers conducts research on a broad spectrum within international relations and regional research. Among other things, he led research projects on the political and social transformation of Eastern Europe.

Another focus of Segber's research is globalization processes. According to Segbers, the diverse effects of globalization pose structural challenges for the politics of democratic nation states. Global flows of goods, capital, information and migration are becoming more and more difficult to contain and control due to national action. In this context, Segbers speaks of the “end of politics”. As a solution to these problems, Segbers suggests shifting political responsibilities from the nation state to smaller levels, such as cities, or supranational institutions such as the EU. Segber's research on “Global City Regions” (2002–2004) discuss the role of cities as political units that operate as nodes for various globalization processes.

Klaus Segbers is currently researching innovative forms of learning for higher education. As part of the management of the Center for Global Politics, he drives the development of blended learning courses. The online-based master’s courses International Relations Online and East European Studies Online combine an international study concept with innovative, IT-based forms of knowledge transfer.

Selected publications

  • Cities and Global Governance. With Mark Amen, Noah J. Toly, Patricia L. McCarney (Eds.). New Sites for International Relations. Surrey: Ashgate, 2011.
  • The Making of Global City Regions. Johannesburg, Mumbai / Bombay, São Paulo, and Shanghai, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
  • Public Problems, Private Solutions? Globalizing Cities in the South. With Simon Raiser, Krister Volkmann (eds.). Aldershot, Burlington / VT: Ashgate, 2005.
  • Resistance to Globalization. Political Struggle and Cultural Resilience in the Middle East, Russia, and Latin America. With Harald Barrios, Martin Beck, Andreas Boeckh (eds.). Hamburg, London: LIT, 2003.
  • Explaining Post-Soviet Patchworks. 3 volumes, Ashgate, Aldershot, 2001.
  • The Globalization of Eastern Europe. Teaching International Relations Without Borders. With Kerstin Imbusch (ed.): Münster, Hamburg, London: LIT, 2000.
  • Post-Soviet puzzles. Mapping the Political Economy of the Former Soviet Union. With Stephan De Spiegeleire (ed.): 4 volumes, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1995.
  • Russia's Future: Spaces and Regions. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 1994.
  • The Soviet system change. Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp, ​​1989.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.nomos-shop.de/Segbers-Spiegeleire-Post-Soviet-Puzzles/productview.aspx?product=7055
  2. ^ Contribution to the debate: The end of politics. In: Spiegel Online . August 13, 2011, accessed June 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Lisa Zimmermann: Metropolises of Change - How does a Global City work? , March 20, 2006

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SURNAME Segbers, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German political scientist
DATE OF BIRTH 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund