Dr. Wolfgang Minatti

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C4.002b
Fon 04131.677-2237, wolfgang.minatti@leuphana.de
Research associate, Professorship of International Relations
Associated member, Leuphana Center for Cooperative Security (LCCS)

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Vita

Wolfgang Minatti (he/him) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leuphana University, Germany. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.

His research focuses on the legitimation of governance in international politics with a particular focus on violent non-state actors in civil wars. Furthermore, he works on fieldwork methodology and the ethics of conducting qualitative research. He conducted extensive fieldwork in Colombia where he worked with rebel ex-combatants and rural peasants.

Research Interests

Peace and Conflict Studies | International Relations | Violent Non-State Actors | Wartime Governance

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. It takes three to tango: contested authority, violence, and rebel legitimacy in Colombia
    Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , 30.03.2026 , in: Journal of Peace Research , 14 p.

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  2. Beyond vulnerable populations: vulnerability, fieldwork and knowledge production
    Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , Ophelia Nicole-Berva (Author) , 06.10.2025 , in: Qualitative Research , 12 p.

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  3. Self-Legitimation as a Bureaucratic Tool: EU Bureaucracy and the Legitimizing Function of Children’s Rights
    Selma Kropp (Author) , Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , 01.10.2025 , in: Global Studies Quarterly, 5, 4 , 12 p.

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  4. ‘Being affected’: The epistemic value of vulnerability in fieldwork
    Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , Frédéric Guillaume Gass-Quintero (Author) , 02.02.2025 , in: Qualitative Research

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  5. On assistants and researchers: Power, positionality and vulnerability during fieldwork on the Colombian conflict
    Laura Ramírez Rodríguez (Author) , Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , 04.09.2024 , in: Qualitative Research

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Press / Media

  1. Rebel Governance as Self-Legitimation: The Case of the FARC in Colombia
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  2. Frieden von unten: Zivilgesellschaftliche Versöhnung in Kolumbien
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  3. Fieldwork and Vulnerability in Political Science
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Prizes

  1. Austrian Young Talent Award
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  2. Re:Constitution Fellowship
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  3. Civil War Paths Fellowship
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  4. Early Stage Researcher Grant
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