Felix Berenskötter

Felix Berenskötter
BornJuly 1975
Germany
Known forEditor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies(2004-2006)
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisFrom Friends to Strangers: A Theory of Interstate Security Cooperation Applied to German-American Relations, 1945-1995 (2008)
Doctoral advisorMichael Cox
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplineInternational relations
School or tradition
InstitutionsSOAS University of London
Notable ideasFriendship and identity in international relations[1][2]
Head of Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS University of London
In office
July 2019 – January 2023
Succeeded byMatthew J. Nelson

Felix Sebastian Berenskötter (born July 1975[3]) is a German political scientist who specializes in international relations theory, interpretivist approaches, concept analysis,[4] European security, and transatlantic relations. He is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and the former Head of Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS University of London, and a member of the Governing Board of the European International Studies Association (EISA).[5][6] Berenskötter serves as on the editorial board of the Journal of Global Security Studies[7] and co-edites Bristol Studies in International Theory.[8]

Biography[edit]

Following undergraduate studies in University of Hamburg (1997-2000), Berenskötter received a Masters Degree from Rutgers University (2000-2002), where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2008,[9] where he was an editor of the journal Millennium: Journal of International Studies (2004-2006).[5]

Before joining SOAS in 2009, Berenskötter was a research associate at the Department of War Studies, King's College London (2008-2009), and a research fellow at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College (2007-2008).[5] Berenskötter was a Visiting Fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS), Johns Hopkins University in 2019.[9] Before becoming Head of Department, Berenskötter was an associate editor of the Journal of Global Security Studies and co-convened the 'Interpretivism in International Relations' Working Group of the British International Studies Association (BISA). He is founder and former chair of the ‘Theory Section’ of the International Studies Association (ISA).[5]

Berenskötter served as Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS from July 2019 to January 2023.[5]

Publications[edit]

  • Concepts in World Politics (2016, Sage)
  • Power in World Politics , with Michael J. Williams (2007, Routledge)

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Berenskötter, Felix (2017). "Identity in International Relations". In Denemark, Robert A.; Marlin-Bennett, Renée (eds.). The International Studies Encyclopedia. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9780191842665.
  2. ^ Vucetic, Srdjan. "Identity and Foreign Policy". Oxford Bibliographies. Building on years of experience of teaching the subject at SOAS University of London (his long syllabi from the 2010s are all available online), Berenskoetter provides a lucid account of identity-based research in IR, suggesting in the end that an identity "perspective" or "lens" allows scholars to see previously overlooked and hidden of aspects international politics. Another call for focusing on identification over identity.
  3. ^ "Felix Sebastian BERENSKOETTER personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  4. ^ "Conceptual Analysis and Thematic Corpora: Theory, Methodology and Indicative Case Studies – Genealogies of Knowledge". 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Dr Felix Berenskoetter". SOAS. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. ^ "Felix Berenskötter". EISA. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  7. ^ "Editorial board". Oxford University Press.
  8. ^ "Bristol Studies in International Theory". Bristol University Press. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  9. ^ a b "Felix Berenskötter". The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies.
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