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Prof. Dr. Julia Grauvogel

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21335 Lünebrug, Universitätsallee 1, C4.003a
Fon +49.4131.677-2458, julia.grauvogel@leuphana.de
Professor, Professorship of Global Interventions and Conflicts

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Vita

  • Since 4/2026: Professor of Global Interventions and Conflicts at Leuphana University of Lüneburg  
  • 01/2025-05/2025: Acting Director of the GIGA Institute for African Affairs
  • 05/2018 - 04/2022: Editor of Africa Spectrum
  • 2016 - 2018: Research Fellow in the project "International Diffusion and Cooperation of Authoritarian Regimes - IDCAR-Network" funded by Leibniz Competition
  • 2012 - 2016: Research Fellow in the project "Ineffective Sanctions?: External Sanctions and the Persistence of Autocratic Regimes" funded by Fritz Thyssen Foundation
  • Since 2012: Research Fellow at the GIGA Instiute of African Affairs
  • Education: PhD at the University of Hamburg "The 'Internal Opposition Effect' of International Sanctions: Insights from Burundi, Zimbabwe and a Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa” (scholarship from the Heinrich Böll Foudation); Master "Peace Research and International Politics" at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen (scholarship from the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V.), Bachelor "International Relations" at Dresden University of Technology

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. The Struggle over Presidential Term Limits in Africa: Special Issue
    Julia Grauvogel (Editor) , Charlotte Heyl (Editor) , 2020 Hamburg , 151 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Public opinion on sanctions compliance and evasion: Experimental evidence from the 2022–23 Russia sanctions
    Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Anton Peez (Author) , Katrin Brettfeld (Author) , Thomas Richter (Author) , Peter Wetzels (Author) , Hana Attia (Author) , 20.07.2026 , in: Conflict Management and Peace Science , 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Targeted Sanctions Against Authoritarian Elites
    Tsz Ning Wong (Author) , Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Nikolay Marinov (Author) , 01.01.2026 , in: Journal of Conflict Resolution , 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. The Currency Constraint: Explaining the Selective Enforcement of US Financial Sanctions
    Navin R. Bapat (Author) , Bryan R. Early (Author) , Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Katja B. Kleinberg (Author) , 01.10.2024 , in: Foreign Policy Analysis, 20, 4 , 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. The Impact of External Pressure on Companies’ Responses to Sanctions – an International Comparative Study
    Beata Stępień (Author) , Bryan R. Early (Author) , Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Keith A. Preble (Author) , Szymon Truskolaski (Author) , 01.06.2024 , in: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 30, 2 , p. 1-26 , 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Easier In than Out: Lessons Learned from the Termination of the Iraq Sanctions Regime
    Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Hana Attia (Author) , 01.12.2023 , in: Journal of Global Security Studies, 8, 4 , 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Legitimacy and Legitimation Strategies in Authoritarian Regimes
    Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Christian von Soest (Author) , 22.05.2024

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  2. The Termination of International Sanctions: Actors, Processes and Consequences
    Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Christian Von Soest (Author) , Hana Attia (Author) , 01.01.2023 London , p. 101-111 , 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  3. Institutionelle Friedenssicherung: nur Mittel zum Zweck : Erfolgsbedingungen von Sanktionen
    Pascal Abb (Author) , Michael Brzoska (Author) , Christopher Daase (Author) , Nicole Deitelhoff (Author) , Julia Grauvogel (Author) , Anton Peez (Author) , Hana Attia (Author) , 01.06.2022 Bielefeld , p. 111-131 , 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  4. The internal opposition effect of international sanctions: insights from a qualitative comparative analysis
    Julia Grauvogel (Author) , 10.12.2021 , p. 202-222 , 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  5. Comparing Legitimation Strategies in Post-Soviet Countries
    Christian Von Soest (Author) , Julia Grauvogel (Author) , 26.01.2016 , p. 18-46 , 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

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Activities

  1. Europa-Quartett #20: Das Elend der Geopolitik
    Julia Grauvogel (Panel participant)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer

  2. Terminating contemporary sanctions: Design, duration, and outcomes
    Julia Grauvogel (Speaker) , Hana Attia (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. Burundi Ahead of the 2025 Elections: Authoritarian Continuities and Shrinking Spaces Instead of a “New Window of Hope”?
    Julia Grauvogel (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  4. Apathy, Outrage, or Action? Comparatively Analyzing Citizens’ Responses to Sanctioning Russia
    Julia Grauvogel (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. Conducting Political Science Research in and about Authoritarian Regimes – Challenges and Strategies
    Julia Grauvogel (Speaker)
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    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

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Press / Media

  1. Das soll die Antwort an Russland sein? Deutschlands Dilemma im hybriden Krieg
    1 time cited

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  2. Simbabwe: EU verlängert Waffenembargo
    1 time cited

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  3. Das Potenzial für Nobelpreise ist da
    1 Media contribution

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  4. Öl aus Russland: Wie umgeht die Schattenflotte EU-Importverbote?
    Interviewed once

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  5. Putins Kriegskasse: Was bewirken die Russland-Sanktionen?
    Interviewed once

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Courses

Conflict Intervention, Resolution and Reconciliation
Julia Grauvogel
A record number of ongoing armed conflicts puts the lives of millions at stake. Most armed conflicts have witnessed interventions by external unilateral or multilateral actors seeking to contain violence and foster peace, but their track record is mixed. Instruments such as military interventions, peace operations, sanctions, and mediation can reduce the intensity and duration of violence under certain conditions. Yet, they often fail to create sustainable peace, not least because they do not transform violent conflicts in ways that prevent their recurrence. Approaches such as security sector reform and transitional justice have been criticized for following a liberal script that pays insufficient attention to local realities and bottom-up perspectives, thereby failing to establish everyday peace. This seminar offers students a nuanced understanding of conflict intervention, resolution, and reconciliation. The analysis accounts for both macro-level patterns and micro-level dynamics, while also addressing pressing issues such as the gendered dimensions of peacebuilding and the role of religious actors and civil society. Empirically, the seminar focuses on the African continent, examining both ‘famous’ and lesser-known cases alongside cross-national analyses based on key studies as well as own empirical data.
Next appointment:
Thursday, 2026-10-15 at 10:15
Room: C 14.204 Seminarraum
Qualitative Research in Peace and Conflict Studies
Julia Grauvogel
Qualitative research is an integral part of political science, with case studies often providing the basis for our theorizing. This course addresses the key elements of qualitative methodology, from research design to different approaches to collecting and analyzing data. It enables students to become “both critical consumers and beginning producers” (Kellstedt and Whitten 2018) of scholarly research on politics. In doing so, the seminar familiarizes students with a wide range of qualitative methods, helping them develop an understanding of their diversity, strengths, and limitations while equipping them to devise their own research designs.

It is divided into three parts. The first part addresses the fundamentals of qualitative research, including research design and case studies, while also paying attention to questions of research ethics and the use of (generative) AI. The second part of the seminar sheds light on different approaches to data collection, including interviews, focus groups, and ethnographic work. The third part delves into data analysis, covering different approaches from Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to process tracing and qualitative content analysis. The course is based on the premise that meaningful discussion of research methods also requires engagement with substantive content. Accordingly, it draws on current examples from peace and conflict studies (and adjacent fields) covering different world regions.

The course adopts a portfolio system. Seminar participants will present and critically engage with a “best practice” example of data collection or data analysis in an oral presentation by a small group of two to three students (40%). For the final paper, students will prepare a research proposal including a literature review, a puzzle, a research question, their own argument and a feasible strategy for applying one of the approaches to data collection and data analysis discussed in the seminar (60%). Data collection and data analysis will not be implemented but may lay the foundation for a larger research project such as a thesis.
Next appointment:
Thursday, 2026-10-15 at 12:15
Room: C 12.112 Seminarraum