Dr. Gordon M. Friedrichs
Konferenz- und Workshop Papiere
(2025): “Divided within, unreliable abroad? Patterns of political polarization and foreign policy consistency of democracies”, International Political Science Association World Congress, Seoul.
(2025): “A comparative role theoretical approach of national role conceptions toward international legal order”, Workshop: Comparative International Legal Policy: National, Regional and Transnational Approaches, Humboldt University, Berlin.
(2025): “Retaliatory Economic Statecraft: Autocratic Responses to Western Trade Sanctions”, Workshop: The Geopoliticization of Trade Policy, University of Salzburg.
(2025): “Assessing National Role Conceptions and Social Structural Change: A Machine Learning Approach to UN General Assembly Debates” (with Spencer White and Jule Sommer) Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
(2025): “Constructing Conflict and Cooperation: Economic Role Negotiation in U.S.-China Relations” (with Stella Kim) Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
(2025): “Role Change in International Legal Order: A Comparative Analysis of International Legal Role-Taking by the U.S., Germany, and the People’s Republic of China” (with Sebastian Harnisch), Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
Vorträge
(2025)“Autocratic Alliance: The North Korea-Russia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty”, Monday Meeting of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
(2025) “Transatlantic Security Community? Challenges and Future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization” Akademie für Politische Bildung, Tutzing.
(2024) “Quo Vadis USA – Change in Foreign Policy?”, Forum for International Security, University of Heidelberg.
(2024) „Reflections on the 2024 US Presidential Elections: Implications for Democracy and Foreign Policy“, Monday Meeting of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
(2024) “Reliable Ally?: Die USA und ihre Führungsrolle in der NATO”, Summer School Atlantic Academy Rhineland Palatinate.
“How to conceptualize polycrises and how to study them”, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Heidelberg.
(2024) “Complexity Theory, International Relations, and Polycrisis”, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main.
Aktivitäten im Rahmen von Workshop- & Conference Panel Organiation
“Cities as Global Actors in International Politics: Patterns, Processes, and Impacts” Roundtable (with Judith Keller) at the Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
“Expanding Authority in Global Governance: Power, Legitimacy, and Common Goods” Panel (with Janne Mende) at the Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
“Cities as Global Actors in International Politics: Patterns, Processes, and Impacts” Workshop (with Judith Keller), Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
“Multiplication of Global Governance Authority: Contestation, Institutionalization, and Constellations” Workshop (with Janne Mende, Ruji Auethavornpipat, and Marie Lohrum), Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg.
“Domestic Division, Foreign Policy Change, and International Trust of U.S. Global Authority”, Panel (with Florian Böller) at the annual meeting of the German Association of American Studies, Heidelberg.
Dr. Natalie Rauscher
Konferenzpapiere & Präsentationen
Workshop- und Konferenzorganisation
(2025, Juni) Disciplinary Transformations? Humanities Impact on Reshaping the Digital Humanities. Hengstberger-Symposium. Internationales Wissenschaftsforum Heidelberg. (Tagungsorganisation)
(2024, Juni) Authority and Trust in American Politics and Society. Jahreskonferenz der PolitikwissenschaftlerInnen in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien (DGfA). Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Universität Heidelberg. (Konferenzorganisation)
(2022) Natural Catastrophes in the United States: Making Sense of Risks and Vulnerability. International Conference. Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA), Universität Heidelberg. (Konferenzorganisation)
(2023) Hazardous Territory – Environmental Discourses, Ownership, and Disaster Policies in the United States. America and Ownership: Territory, Slavery, Jubilee, 69th Annual Meeting DGfA/GAAS, Universität Rostock. (Workshop Organisation)
Konferenzpapiere
(2024) mit Welf Werner. Natural Disaster Resilience. Why is the U.S. breaking with Positive Global Trends in the 20th century? Second International Conference on ‘Action vs Inaction facing Climate Change’ (AICC 2024), Straßburg, Frankreich.
(2024, May) Dis/Trust. Annual Conference of the Irish Association of American Studies (IAAS). Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin, Irland.
(2023) Natural Disasters in the United States: What Role Do Media Discourses and Disaster Narratives Play in the USA’s Vulnerability Crisis? Doing Area Studies in the Polycentric Condition. CrossArea e.V. Annual Conference 2023 and DIMAS Kick-Off Event, Universität Regensburg.
Publikationen
Monographie
(2021) The Future of Work in the United States: Discourses on Automation and the Platform Economy. Contributions to Economics. Springer International Publishing: Cham.
Sammelbände
(2025) Natural Disasters in the United States – Making Sense of Risks and Vulnerability. Hrsg.: Natalie Rauscher und Welf Werner. Cham: Springer. (im Erscheinen)
(2024) Participation in American Culture and Society. Hrsg.: Philip Löffler, Margit Peterfy, Natalie Rauscher, Welf Werner. Heidelberg: Winter.
Kapitel in Sammelbänden
(2024) “Reporting Catastrophes: Mainstream Media and Vulnerability to Disasters in the U.S.” In: Natural Disasters in the United States – Making Sense of Risks and Vulnerability. Hrsg.: Natalie Rauscher und Welf Werner. Cham: Springer. (im Erscheinen)
(2024) “In the Face of Disaster: Narratives of Community Vulnerability and Resilience in Media Coverage of Natural Catastrophes in the USA.” In: Vulnerability: Real, Imagined, and Displayed Fragility in Language and Society (Interdisziplinäre Verortungen der Angewandten Linguistik). Hrsg.: Silvia Bonacchi. V&R, Göttingen. (peer-reviewed)
(2024).”Introduction: Participation in Crisis?” In: Participation in American Culture and Society. Hrsg.: Philip Löffler, Margit Peterfy, Natalie Rauscher, Welf Werner. Heidelberg: Winter.
(2024) „Die Left Behind: Wirtschaftspolitische Entwicklungen, der Anstieg der Ungleichheit und schwindende wirtschaftliche Perspektiven für die amerikanische Arbeitnehmerschaft seit den 1970er Jahren.“ In: Ökonomische Krisen als Chance? Arbeitsleben zwischen Kooperation und Regulation in historischer Perspektive. Hrsg.: Katja Patzel-Mattern. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag. (im Review Prozess)
Artikel in Journals
(2023) American Philanthropy in the Age of Political Polarization: Conservative Megadonors and Foundations and Their Role in Spreading Climate Skepticism. Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS). (peer-reviewed)
Wissenschaftliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Wissenschaftsblogs
(2023) “Polarisierte Philanthropie: Konservative Stiftungen und die Klimaskepsis in den USA.“ DVPW-Blog.
(2022) mit Swetha Ananth. “Can (Mega) Philanthropy Cure the World? Global Health, HIV/AIDS and the Gates Foundation.” HCA Graduate Blog.
Podcasts
(2022) Altruismus, Wohltätigkeit, Charity – Perspektiven auf ein universelles Konzept. Podcast Marsilius im Gespräch, Marsilius Kolleg, Universität Heidelberg.
Öffentliche Vorträge
(2024) Apocalyptic Wine Tasting: Unequenchable Immortality. Universität Heidelberg. In Kooperation mit dem Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies und dem Wein Refugium, Heidelberg.
(2022) This Time Is Different, or Is It? The Universal Basic Income in Recent Technological Change Discourse in the United States. Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies. North American Studies Program, Universität Bonn.
(2022) Symposium Young Marsilius Fellows 2022: WissenSchafft Perspektiven, (Be-) Deutung von Naturkatastrophen. Marsilius Kolleg, Universität Heidelberg.
Öffentliche Paneldiskussionen
(2024) Marsilius Kontrovers: Krisenprävention. Warum? Wie? Wieviel? Marsilius Kolleg, Universität Heidelberg.
(2022) Biden’s State of the Union Address - Discussion. Amerikahaus NRW.
Stella Kim
Konferenz- und Workshop-Papiere
(2025): “Strategic Rivalries in the 21st Century: How Regime Type Dyads Shape Internationalised Intrastate Conflicts”. International Political Science Association World Congress, Seoul.
(2025): “Constructing Conflict and Cooperation: Economic Role Negotiation in U.S.-China Relations” (with Stella Kim) Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
(2025): “The Polycrisis in World Affairs: Theoretical foundations and practical Instantations”. Discussant. Annual convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago.
Fort- und Weiterbildung
(2025) Winter School VU Amsterdam: Data Analysis in R
(2024) Summer School USI Lugano: Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Teilnahme an Konferenzen- und Fachtagungen
(2024) „Politik in der Polykrise“ – DVPW – Kongress 2024. Göttingen.
Steven Schwarz
Konferenz- and Workshop-Papiere
(2025) “The Renaissance of Japan's Industrial Policy - Japan and the Global "Chip War"”. General Conference 2025, Thessaloniki.
Fort- und Weiterbildung
(2025) Case Study Research: Method and Practice
Teilnahme an Konferenzen- und Fachtagungen
(2024) „Politik in der Polykrise“ – DVPW – Kongress 2024. Göttingen.