Dr. Wolfgang Minatti

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21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C4.002b
Fon 04131.677-2237, wolfgang.minatti@leuphana.de
Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in, Professorship of International Relations
Assoziierte/r, 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. 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.

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

  2. Whither Willkommenskultur? National identity discourses and the arrival of refugees in Germany in 2015/16
    Selma Kropp (Author) , Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50, 20 , p. 5288-5307 , 20 p.

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

  3. Legitimate governance in international politics: Towards a relational theory of legitimation
    Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: Review of International Studies, 50, 4 , p. 662-681 , 20 p.

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

  4. A Key Success Factor: Elucidating the Meaning of Legitimacy for UN Peacekeepers
    Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , 01.01.2023 , in: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 17, 5 , p. 557-576 , 20 p.

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

  5. Concepts of Legitimacy: Congruence and Divergence in the Afghan Conflict
    Wolfgang Minatti (Author) , Isabelle Duyvesteyn (Author) , 02.01.2020 , in: Civil Wars, 22, 1 , p. 1-25 , 25 p.

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

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Press / Media

  1. Rebel Governance as Self-Legitimation: The Case of the FARC in Colombia
    1 Media contribution

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  2. Frieden von unten: Zivilgesellschaftliche Versöhnung in Kolumbien
    1 Media contribution

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  3. Fieldwork and Vulnerability in Political Science
    1 Media contribution

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Prizes

  1. Austrian Young Talent Award
    Wolfgang Minatti (Recipient) ,

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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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Teaching