Leah Zuliani

Research & Teaching Fellow - Master of Arts

Research Interests

  • Chinese foreign policy
  • Ethnic conflict
  • Regional focus: East Asia

Curriculum Vitae

    • 4/2023 – now: Research Assistant at the Institute for Political Science / Chair of International Relations
    • 3/2022 – 8/2022: Internal - General Works Council at Audi AG
    • 09/2020 – 2024: Postgraduate Degree (MA) in International Organizations and Crisis Management at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
    • 09/2017 – 09/2020: Undergraduate Degree (BA) in Sociology and Political Science at Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Conferences/Workshops

  • 10/2024: EISA 11th Exploratory Symposia - Rapallo, Italy - Participant
  • 8/2024: 17th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations - Lille, France - Paper Presenter
  • 6/2024: KonKoop/FSU Jena Authors' Workshop on Patron-Client Relations in World Politics - Chapter Author
  • 3/2024: Early Career Workshop of the Chair of International Relations - Volkenroda, Germany - Paper Presenter
  • 9/2023: Early Career Workshop of the Chair of International Relations - Dornburg - Paper Presenter
  • 04/2023: ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops - Patron-Client Relationships is World Politics - Toulouse (France), Paper Presenter: "The Failed Strengthening of Autonomy: Myanmar's Domestic Politics and its Impact on the Sino-Burmese Patron-Client Relationship"
  • 07/2022: 9th European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS), organized by the European International Studies Association (EISA) - Workshop "Patron-Client Relations in World Politics", Thessaloniki (Greece), Paper Presenter: "Enhancing Myanmar's Autonomy: The US-China Rivalry and its Impact on the Sino-Burmese Patron-Client Relationship"

Teaching Experience

  • 2024/2025 Winter Semester: Qualitative Content Analysis (MA)
  • 2024 Summer Semester: Exploring South East Asia between Diversity and Regionalism (BA)
  • 2024/2025 Winter Semester: Übung zur Vorlesung (BA)
  • 2023/2024 Winter Semester: Exercise for the Methods Lecture Series (BA)
  • 2023/2024 Winter Semester: Co-variational Analysis Seminar (MA)

Further Qualifications

  • Languages: German, English, Spanish