Research Results & Projects of Prof. Dr. Dr. Nele Noesselt
World Order Fluctuations
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Current Research Project
World Order Visions and National/Global Role Contestation: China, US, Russia
Research Interests
World Order Fluctuations and Global Power Shifts
Reflections on the positions and power constellations of EUrope, the US, Russia and China. Are the US and China caught in a Thucydides’ Trap? Are Russia and China actively promoting autocracy and the formation of an illiberal world order?
National Role Theory & Global Role Contestations
Contemplations on global role and positions claims. How do critical junctures and global crises impact on global powers’ definitions of their role-identities and the roles (and positions) they ascribe to significant others?
Post-Structuralism, Post-Positivism & IR Theory
Reflections on innovative, cross-disciplinary approaches to IR theory in the 21st century, critical evaluation of the global debates about "non-Western"/"post-Western" IR theories.
South-South Cooperation: Africa & China
What are the main drivers of cooperation between Africa and the PRC? Does regime type impact on African states' strategies towards China? Does the PRC pursue a unified approach vis-à-vis the African continent ? How does Beijing respond to structural changes, power shifts, and local crises (rebellions, civil wars)?
Visualized Narratives of (World) Politics
Contemplations on the visual dimensions of (world) politics and world order imaginations. Assessing states' national and global role conceptions via the decryption of newsreel, political documentaries, art films.
H(uman)-AI Society
Theory-guided assessments of the socio-economic, socio-political repercussions of artificial intelligence (AI) - and their global implications
Governance Innovation and Policy Learning
Some basic thoughts on the determinants and patterns of policy change in autocratic/hybrid regimes as compared to multi-party democracies. How do non-democratic systems manage to legitimate and stabilize their political regime?