Christopher Brucker

Master of Arts - Temporary substitute for Dr. Carolina Rehrmann

Research Interests

  • Secessionist Conflict
  • Transnational Advocacy
  • Bougainville
  • Rebel Diplomacy

Dissertation Project: Secessionist Diplomacy in Post-Colonial Conflicts (to be submitted in 12/2024)

Curriculum Vitae

  • 5/2024-Present: Research Assistant at the Chair of International Relations, FSU Jena
  • 2021-2023 Holder of the Thuringian State Scholarship (Graduate Academy, FSU Jena).
  • 2016-2023 Doctoral Candidate: Chair of International Relations, FSU Jena. Dissertation project: The International Norm Politics of Secessionist Movements: Insights from Biafra, Catalonia, and Bougainville.
  • 2022 Project assistant: Corridors Summer School: Strengthening Peace Education Capacities in the Caucasus, 29 August – 04 September (Dilijan, Armenia), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Chair of IR (FSU Jena) in cooperation with Corridors – Dialogue through Cooperation.
  • 2022 Research stay in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in cooperation with the Peace and Conflict Studies Institute Australia. July-August (DAAD funded).
  • 2022 Project assistant: 9th European Workshops in International Studies. WS P Patron-Client Relations in World Politics. 6-9 July, University of Macedonia Thessaloniki. Chair of IR (FSU Jena) in cooperation with the Salahaddin University-Erbil.
  • 2021-2022 Guest researcher at the Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona, ​​November-January (DAAD funded).
  • 2021 Project assistant: Corridors Summer School: Strengthening Peace Education Capacities in the Caucasus, 30 August – 05 September (Dilijan, Armenia), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Chair of IR (FSU Jena) in cooperation with Corridors – Dialogue through Cooperation.
  • 2019-2021 Project assistant: Workshop on International Patron-Client Relationships in Secessionist Conflicts, 16-19 September (Jena, Germany), funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF). Chair of IR (FSU Jena).
  • 2020 Project assistant: Corridors Summer School: Strengthening Peace Education Capacities in the Caucasus, 5-10 October (Blossin, Germany), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Chair of IR (FSU Jena) in cooperation with Corridors - Dialogue through Cooperation
  • 2010-2013 Master of Arts in Political Science - Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
  • 2006-2010 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science - Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Conferences/Workshops

  • 4/2024: Fourth Emerging Scholars Workshop on De Facto States (Online), Co-Organizer, in Cooperation with De Facto States Research Unit (University of Tartu)
  • 3/2024: Early Career Workshop of the Chair of International Relations - Volkenroda, Germany - Paper Presenter
  • 8/2023: European Consortium for Political Research: General Conference (Charles University Prague)
  • 4/2023: European Consortium for Political Research: Joint Sessions of Workshops (Sciences Po Toulouse)
  • 5/2023: Third Emerging Scholars Workshop on De Facto States (Online), De Facto States Research Unit (University of Tartu)
  • 7/2022 - Paper presentation at the 9th European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS), organized by the European International Studies Association (EISA). University of Macedonia Thessaloniki: Non-State Support for Secessionist Rebel Groups: The Case of Bougainville.
  • 9/2021 - Paper presentation at the workshop on International Patron-Client Relations in Secessionist Conflicts. Empirical Insights and Conceptual Innovations. Friedrich Schiller University Jena: International Civil Society Patronage in the Biafran Secession Conflict, 1967-1970.
  • 5/2021 - First Emerging Scholars Workshop on De Facto States (online). Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu.
  • 7/2019 - Paper presentation at the 6th European Workshop in International Studies (EWIS), organized by the European International Studies Association (EISA). Jagiellonian University Krakow: International Norms as Strategic Resources in Secession Conflicts: Insights from the Biafran War of Independence, 1967-1970. Best Graduate Paper Award (Honorable Mention)
  • 2/2019 - Paper presentation at the Re-thinking Self-determination Conference, International Communities Organization in partnership with the New England Journal of Public Policy. Chatham House London: Finding Foreign Friends: National Self-Determination and related norms as strategic resources during the Biafran independence war, 1967-1970.

Publications

  • 2023: ‘The Biafra Lobby: international civil society patronage in the Biafran secession conflict, 1967–70’, Territory, Politics, Governance, 2023: 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2023.2246510External link
  • 2019: ‘Finding Foreign Friends. National Self-Determination and Related Norms as Strategic Resources during the Biafran War for Independence, 1967-1970’, New England Journal of Public Policy, 31/2. 

Teaching Experience

  • 4-9/2018: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, MA: Legitimität in Sezessionskonflikten
  • 4-9/2016: Friedrich Schiller University Jena, BA: Die Macht Internationaler Normen

Further Activities

  • 10-11/2023: Corridors - Dialogue through Cooperation Tbilisi – Participant: Unravel Mental Health Care Practice in Youth Work: Bakuriani, Georgia (ERASMUS+)
  • 7-8/2023: Dialogue Through Cooperation 2023 – Corridors Sommer School; Strengthening Peace Education Capacities in the Caucasus; (Blossin, Germany), Co-organizer in cooperation with Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Sciences Po Paris & Corridors - Dialogue through Cooperation Tbilisi
  • 7-8/2022: Autonomous Region of Bougainville – Field Research, in Cooperation with Peace & Conflict Studies Institute Australia & German Academic Exchange Service
  • 11/2021–01/2022: Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona – Guest Researcher

Further Qualifications

  • 2020 - Certified project manager. German Society for Project Management
  • 2020 - Certified EU fundraiser and project manager. EUFRAK-EuroConsults Berlin