Dr. Julia Leininger

Function: Head

Specialization: Political Science

Work areas:

  • Political order and development
  • Transformation of political regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • International Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Religion and Politics
  • Global Governance / International Organisations
  • Regional Coordinator Sub-Sahara Africa

Responsibilities in education and training:

  • Democracy, democratization and development
  • Democracy promotion
  • Civil society and development
  • Development cooperation and German foreign policy


Vita

since 1/2018 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Head, Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace"
9/2014-12/2017 German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Head of Department, Department "Governance, Statehood, Security"
2013 Parental Leave
since 2/2010 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Researcher, Department "Governance, Statehood, Security"
2006-2008 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Department II: Competitiveness and Social Development
Researcher
2005-2008 Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Associated with PRIF/ Research Associate
Project: Democracy Promotion through International Organisations
2004-2008 PhD at University of Heidelberg
11/2005-02/2006 UNDP Mali
Department for "Democratic Governance"
Worked in electoral assistance and wrote report on resources mobilizing
05/2005-06/2005 Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Researcher
1999-2003 University of Heidelberg
Project assistant
06/2004-10/2004 Free University of Berlin
Editorial staff of the project "Global City Regions"
1999-2000 Universidad Católica in Santiago de Chile
Studies of political science and literature
1997-2003 University of Heidelberg
Studies in Political Science, Portuguese Literature and International Law

Member of

Refereed Publications

Non-refereed Publications

Opinion Pieces

Projects

Contact

E-mail Julia.Leininger@die-gdi.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-160
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130

Social Cohesion Week

Highlight

[Translate to English:] Logo: Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework

Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework
O’Neill, Brian C. / Timothy R. Carter / Julia Leininger et al. (2020)
in: Nature Climate Change, 25.11.2020, Online

Highlight

Cover: The Current Colum of 27 April 2020 "Tackling the pandemic without doing away with democracy"

Tackling the pandemic without doing away with democracy
Leininger, Julia (2020)
The Current Colum of 27 April 2020