Dr. Glaab, Katharina

  • Research Areas

    • Norms in International Relations
    • Global Environmental Politics
    • Theoretical Approaches to Power
    • Religious actors in global politics
    • China and India
    • Politics of Agricultural Biotechnology

  • CV

    Education

    since
    Defense of doctoral thesis
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    Doctoral Studies in Political Science/International Relations, WWU Münster

    Positions

    since
    Research Fellow at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics', project A2-6 'Religious Actors in Global Governance'
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    Visiting Researcher, Fridtjof Nansen Institut, Oslo
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    Visiting Researcher, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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    Visiting Researcher, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    External functions

    since
    Member, deputy representative of the academic staff, Senate of the University of Muenster, since 2014
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    Speaker of the junior research group of the section 'International Politics' of the German Association for Political Science (DVPW)
    since
    Member of the German Association of Political Science (DVPW)
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    Member, directorate of the Institute of Political Science, representative of the academic staff, University of Muenster

  • Teaching

  • Publications

    • Friederich, Johannes; Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina. . „Die Rolle religiöser Akteure in der globalen Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte - Von der Präsenz zum Einfluss?“ Politische Ökologie 147: 100-105.
    • Fuchs, Doris; Di Giulio, Antonietta; Glaab, Katharina; Lorek, Sylvia; Maniates, Michael; Princen, Tom; Ropke, Inge. . ‘Power: The Missing Element in Sustainable Consumption and Absolute Reductions Research and Action.’ Journal of Cleaner Production 132: 298-307. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.006.

    • Engelkamp Stephan, Glaab Katharina, Renner Judith. . ‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. A Reply to Nicole Deitelhoff and Lisbeth Zimmermann.’ World Political Science Review 10, No. 1: 1–15. doi: 10.1515/wpsr-2014-0004.
    • Engelkamp Stephan, Glaab Katharina, Renner Judith. . ‘Office Hours: How (Critical) Norm Research Can Regain Its Voice.’ World Political Science Review 10, No. 1: 33–61. doi: 10.1515/wpsr-2014-0002.
    • Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina. . „Globalisierung und Global Governance.“ In Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen. Ein Lehrbuch, herausgegeben von Feske, Susanne; Antonczyk, Erik; Oerding, Simon, 197-212. Oplade: Barbara Budrich.
    • Glaab Katharina. . „Hegemonie in den Internationalen Beziehungen.“ In Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen. Ein Lehrbuch., herausgegeben von Feske Susanne, Antonczyk Erik, Oerding Simon, 131-144. Opladen: Budrich.
    • Glaab Katharina. . „Religiöse Akteure in der globalen Umweltpolitik.“ In Religionen – Global Player in der internationalen Politik?, herausgegeben von Werkner Ines-Jacqueline, Hidalgo, Oliver, 235-251. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
    • Glaab Katharina, Zimmermann Lisbeth. . „Zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. Zoologische Betrachtungen des IB-Nachwuchs und seiner Publikationstätigkeit.“ Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen 21, No. 1: 121-132.

    • Engelkamp Stephan, Glaab Katharina, Renner Judith. . „Ein Schritt vor, zwei Schritte zurück? Eine Replik auf Nicole Deitelhoff und Lisbeth Zimmermann.“ Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen 20, No. 2: 105-118.
    • Fuchs, Doris; Di Giulio, Antonietta; Engelkamp, Stephan; Fahy, Frances; Glaab, Katharina; Lorek, Sylvia; Pollok, Michael; Schweighofer, Martin; Vergragt, Philip. . Structural Prerequisites for Sustainable Societies and the Good Life - Taking the Sustainable Consumption Lens Seriously Sustainable Governance Discussion Paper 01/2013. Münster, .
    • Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina; Kalfagianni, Agni; Meyer-Eppler, Richard. . ‘Food Security in the Era of Retail Governance.’ In The Challenge of Food Security. International Policy and Regulatory Frameworks, edited by Rayfuse, Rosemary; Weisfelt, Nicole, 364-383. Houndsmills: Edward Elgar.

    • Engelkamp Stephan, Glaab Katharina, Renner Judith. . „'In der Sprechstunde': Wie (kritische) Normenforschung ihre Stimme wiederfinden kann.“ Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen 19, No. 2: 101-128.

    • Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina. . ‘Material Power and Normative Conflict in Global and Local Agrifood Governance: The Lessons of 'Golden Rice' in India.’ Food Policy 36, No. 6: 729-735. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.07.013.
    • Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina. . ‘(Gastherausgeber der Special Section) Between the Global and the Local, the Material and the Normative – Power Struggles in India’s Agrifood System.’ Food Policy 36, No. 6.
    • Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina. . „Internationale Unternehmen in der globalisierten Welt.“ In Globalisierung, herausgegeben von Mayer, Tilman; Meyer, Robert; Miliopoulos, Lazaros; Ohly, H. Peter; Weede, Erich, 93-103. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag.

    • Fuchs, Doris; Glaab, Katharina; Kalfagianni, Agni; Meyer-Eppler, Richard. . Retail Governance and Agrifood Sustainability. Insights and Research Needs Sustainable Governance Discussion Paper 01/2010. Münster, .
    • Glaab Katharina. . ‘Bread and Genes. Power and Legitimacy in Agricultural Biotechnology Politics in China and India.’ Contributed to the DVPW-Nachwuchsgruppe Internationale Politik 'Sicherheit, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft: Theorien und Problemfelder internationaler Beziehungen', 28.-30.5., Arnoldshain.

    • Glaab Katharina. . „Politikkonflikte bei der Einführung genveränderter Lebensmittel in China und Indien.“ Beitrag präsentiert auf der Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Asienkunde (DGA), 3.-5.7., Bonn.

    • Engelkamp Stephan, Glaab Katharina. . „Konferenzbericht. Workshop der DGA-Nachwuchsgruppe Asienforschung zum Thema "Interdisziplinarität".“ ASIEN 109: 96-97.

Conference papers:

Saving the Climate, Securing Rights? Diverging Rights Discourses and Climate Action. Presented at the World International Studies (WISC) Conference, Frankfurt, 6-9 August 2014.

Justice and Faith - A Conceptual Rapprochement. Presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014. (with Claudia Baumgart-Ochse)

Green Faith? The Influence of Faith-based Actors on sustainable Development Discourse. Presented at the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Bordeaux, 5-8 September 2013 and ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014. (with Doris Fuchs)

Remembering the Past - Mystifying Resistance? A Tale of Desires, Delusions and German Diplomats. Presented at the Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference, Vienna, 3-5 July 2013 and at the ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, 26-29 March 2014. (with Stephan Engelkamp)

Hegemonic Practices - The Politics of Agricultural Biotechnology. Presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, San Diego, 1-4 April 2012 and at the 'International Politics' Section Conference of the DVPW, Munich, 6-7 October 2011.

'Writing Norms' - Norm Research as Scholarly Practice. Presented at the ECPR General Conference, Reykjavik, 25-27 August 2011 and at the Millennium Conference, London, 22-23 October 2011. (with Stephan Engelkamp)

Constructing Meaning of Agricultural Biotechnology - framing 'Golden Rice' in India. Presented at the Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference 'Discursive Spaces, Politics, Practices and Power', Cardiff, 14-15 June 2011.

Retail Food Governance and International Studies. Presented at the ISA Annual Convention, Montréal, 16-19 March 2011. (with Doris Fuchs, Agni Kalfagianni, Richard Meyer-Eppler)

Sustainability and Legitimacy in Governance of Agricultural Biotechnology. Presented at the Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), Hyderabad, 10-14 January 2011.

Non-State Actors in Global Governance. Sources of Power and Learning. Presented at the Workshop "The Political Power of Non-State Actors - Assessment and Implications", Greifswald, 18-19 October 2010. (with Doris Fuchs and Lena Partzsch)

Norms that (get) Diffuse. Exploring the Role of Myths in Local Norm Adaptation. Presented at the Millennium Conference, London, 16-17 Oktober 2010; IPA Conference 'Discourse and Policy Practices', Grenoble, 23-25 June 2010; ISA Annual Convention, New Orleans, 17-20 February 2010; 1st Junior Researcher Conference of the Cluster of Excellence 'Normative Orders', Frankfurt a.M., 23-25 October 2009. (with Stephan Engelkamp)

Material Power or Normative Conflict. Determinants of the Interaction between Global and Local Agrifood Governance. Presented at the ISA Annual Convention, New Orleans, 17-20 February 2010; 4th Annual Conference of the GARNET Network 'Food Security and Development', Rome, 11-13 November 2009. (with Doris Fuchs)

Grants and Awards:

  • Grant for the conference of the junior research group on international politics of the German Association of Political Science (DVPW), Fritz Thyssen Foundation, 05/2010. (with Lisbeth Zimmermann)
  • Grant for the workshop 'Critical Norm Research, Fritz Thyssen Foundation, 06/2012. (with Stephan Engelkamp and Antonia Graf)
  • Scholarship for fieldwork in the PR China and India, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 09/2010 - 02/2011.
  • Scholarships for the participation at the ISA, DAAD, 2011 and 2012
  • Scholarship for languge training for doctoral students, DAAD, Beijing Languge and Culture University, Beijing, 08/2010.
  • Partial scholarship for study in China, DAAD, Renmin University, Beijing 08/2004 - 07/2005.

Organized Workshops and Conferences:

  • Security, Economy, Society: Theories and Problems in International Relations, 11th Conference of the junior research group on international relations of the German Association of Political Science. Tutzing, May 9-11, 2014. Funded by Fritz Thyssen Foundation. (with Lisbeth Zimmermann)
  • Critical Norm Research as Meta-theory and Political Practice, 4th Workshop Network Norm Research. Münster, June 27-29, 2012. Funded by Fritz Thyssen Foundation. (with Stephan Engelkamp and Antonia Graf)
  • Sociological and Political Science Perspectives on 'Power' and 'Norms': An Interdisciplinary Encounter, Joint Workshop of the Graduate Schools of Politics and Sociology. Münster, June 7, 2010. (with Stephan Engelkamp and Sebastian Nessel)
  • China and India in Energy and Environmental Politics - The Challenge of Climate Change, international Conference, Münster, June 18-19, 2009. (with Doris Fuchs)

BA Supervision:

  • 2-Subject-B.A. Political Science + X
  • BA Public Administration
  • BA Politics and Law
  • BA Politics and Economics
  • BA International and European Governance