Curriculum Vitae

Jan-Frederik Kremer, PhD Candidate

Born: 26th April 1986 Nationality: German Married, no children

Office: Center for Global Studies / University of Walter Flex Straße 3 53113 Bonn / + 49-228 73-60281 (office) [email protected]

Main research areas: International Political Economy, Theories of International Relations, International Trade, U.S. foreign policy, External relations of the EU

PHD- project: “International Trade and Global Power Shift”

Summary

Jan-Frederik Kremer heads the research group “Economy and Finance” and co-heads the research group “Structural Power” at the Center for Global Studies, , where he works as research fellow and lecturer. He studied Political Science, , and at the University and is PhD Candidate in the PhD program “International Development Studies” at the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) and member of the DFG funded “Research School”. He was one of the very first Germans students offered a fast-track PhD opportunity. Furthermore, he was awarded several scholarships, like the Bronnbacher Scholarship and numerous DAAD and DFG travel and conference grants. In August and September 2012 Jan-Frederik stayed at the University of Miami as visiting scholar at the Miami-Florida European Union Center and in 2008 as short-term consultant at the University of the Western Cape, South-Africa.

His PHD- project “International Trade and Global Power Shift” deals with the ontology of power in the realm of the global economy, focussing on the US, EU and China. He is member of the International Studies Association (ISA) and the British International Studies Association (BISA). He is (co)-author and (co)-editor of a number of publications, like “Power in the 21st Century – International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World”, “Towards an New Understanding of Structural Power”, “Global Power Europe, Volume 1 and 2” and “Cyber Space and International Relations”. Jan-Frederik presents his work frequently on major international (ISA, BISA, ECPR) and national (DGPW) conferences. Jan-Frederik is also Co-Initiator of cnsltnts and has conducted consultancy projects in South-Africa, the US and Germany

Education

Since November 2009 Postgraduate PhD Student in DAAD co-funded PhD program “International Development Studies”, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, Ruhr-University Bochum seminars and papers on development economics, international trade, economics, research methodology and development studies

October 2005 – April 2009 Student, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Politics, Economics, History and Philosophy (Ruhr-University Bochum)

B.A. degree (political science, history) with honors (“very good – A”) in April 2009

various seminars and papers on political science, philosophy of science, international relations, sociology, economics, history of the U.S., modern history, ancient Roman history

1 June 1997 – May 2005 Gymnasium Essen-Überruhr (high school) German Abitur with honors (mark 1.5), majors in German, History, and Social Science

2003-2005: President of the Student Council/Student Government President

Professional Experience / Research

Current Affiliation

Since October 2011 Research Fellow and Lecturer, Center for Global Studies, University of Bonn

Since beginning of 2011 Lecturer, adult center city of Essen

Since April 2010 Head of research group “Economy and Finance”, Center for Global Studies, University of Bonn

Since January 2009 Co-Founder, cnsltnts, interdisciplinary consultancy

Former affiliations

Augusts 2012 – September 2012 Short-Term Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami, European Union Center by invitation

January 2010 – October 2011 Research Associate and Lecturer, Center for Global Studies, University of Bonn

July 2009 – February 2010 Research Assistant, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, Ruhr-University Bochum

February 2009 Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Islamabad (Pakistan). Execution of research project on U.S. Pakistani relations together with Dr. Babak Khalatbari.

June 2008 – March 2009 Student Research Assistant, Department of Educational Science, Ruhr-University Bochum

July 2008 Consultancy: University of the Western Cape, South-Africa.

February 2008 – June 2008 Project staff, Institute for International of Peace and Armed Conflict, Ruhr-University Bochum

October 2006– August 2007 Project staff, office of the Equal Opportunity Commissioner, Ruhr-University Bochum

March 2007 – September 2007 Tutor, Department of History, Ruhr-University Bochum

April 2006 – July 2009 Student Research Assistant, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, Ruhr-University Bochum

Awards and Scholarships

Short-Term Visiting Scholar at the University of Miami, European Union Center by invitation (Summer 2012)

Bronnbacher Scholarship (2009-2010)

Several DAAD travel grants

ISA Travel Grant

2 DFG and RUB-RS special Travel Grant “Going International” for research stay in the U.S.

Several Ruhr University of Bochum Grants for Special Activities of Ph.D. Candidates

Grade-A teaching evaluation three years in a row for all classes taught at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology, Bonn University (2010, 2011 and 2012)

Nominee for the BISA-HEA Award for Excellence in Teaching International Studies by a Postgraduate Student (2012/2013)

Nominee for the International Studies Association IPE Best Graduate Student Paper Award in 2011.

Selected member by invitation of German delegation “Trilateral Summer School on Security, Stability and Trade”, KAS

Memberships, Voluntarism and political positions held

Member of the Board of Directors AUM Home Shala (501(c)(3) Non-Profit), Miami, FL, US

Member of the DFG funded Ruhr-University Research School

Member of UAMR Graduate Center for Development Studies

Member of the International Studies Association (ISA)

Member of the European Studies Association (EUSA)

Member of the British International Studies Association (BISA)

Member of the German Atlantic Association (DAG)

Member of the Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries

Member of the German Liberals (Free Democratic Party)

Vice chairman regional commission (North- Westphalia) on international relations and international politics, German Liberals

Vice chairman JULIS Remscheid

Member of steering committee FDP Remscheid

Other Skills and Interests / Achievements in Sports

Languages German mother language English fluent French elementary Latin good

Achievements in sports Played in German major junior inline-skater hockey league. 2nd place in German championship and national cup as coach (inline-skater hockey).

Computer MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Excel, MS Frontpage, Corel Draw X4, Macromedia Dreamweaver, MindManager 8, joomla

3 Interests Hockey, American Football, Hiking, Music and Literature and Arts travel – has traveled in Europe, Asia, North-America and Africa foreign cultures and languages – especially the U.S., Canada.

Publications and Presentations

Monographs and Edited Books

(2013 April, together with Aukje van Loon and Astrid Boening) “Global Power Europe, Vol. I: Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU’s External Relations”, Springer: Heidelberg/London/New York/Dordrecht.

(2013 April), together with Aukje van Loon and Astrid Boening) “Global Power Europe, Vol. II: Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU’s External Relations”, Springer: Heidelberg/London/New York/Dordrecht.

(2012, April) together with Enrico Fels and Katharina Kronenberg Power in the 21st Century – International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World, Springer: Heidelberg/London/New York/Dordrecht.

(2013, forthcoming, together with Benedikt Müller) “CyberSpace and International Relations. Theory, Prospects and Challenges.”, Springer: Heidelberg/London/New York/Dodrecht.

(2009, October) USA - Pakistan. „An Awkward Partnership“. Historische Diskurse und Perzeptions- und Wahrnehmungsmuster in den zwischenstaatlichen Beziehungen, München.

Articles and Chapters in peer-reviewed Publications

(2013, forthcoming, together with Katharina C. Below) South Africa and the Global Knowledge Economy: Perspectives and Challenges in: SA-GER CDRCJ – Research Paper Series.

(2013, forthcoming, together with Benedikt Müller) SAM Framework: A Framework to Understand Emerging Challenges to States in an Interconnected World, in: Kremer/Müller (eds.) CyberSpace and International Relations. Theory, Prospects and Challenges, Springer: Heidelberg/London/New York/Dordrecht.

(2012, September) together with Katharina C. Below Innovative Capabilities and Market Performance: The European Union in International Comparison, in: Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence / Paper Series, Vol. 12, No.7.

(2012, March) together with Andrej Pustovitovskij Towards a new Understanding of Structural Power, in: Fels/Kremer/Kronenberg (edd.) Power in the 21st Century – International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World, Springer Verlag.

(2011, June) together with Andrej Pustowitovskij Structural Power and International Relations Analysis – “Fill your basket, get your preferences”, condensed version in: Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) Working Paper Series, Working Paper 191, http://www.development- research.org/images/pdf/working_papers/wp-191.pdf

Articles and Chapters in Journals, Edited Volumes, Books and Conference Proceedings

(2012, June, together with Benedikt Müller) “Cyber Security: Developing a Framework to Understand the Emerging Challenges to States in an Interconnected World”, British International Studies Association and the International Studies Association Joint International Conference proceedings.

4 (2011, July) "Die EU im internationalen Handelsregime – System Taker oder System Maker?!", CGS- Discussion Paper No. 4, 2011, Juli., http://www.cgs- bonn.de/home.php?sid=45&lid=1

(2011, June/July) together with Katrin Kremer From Cold War to détente. RAABits bilingual Geschichte.

(2011, April) “Becoming an economic power” – the importance of a country´s trade portfolio and structural potential, ISA Annual Convention 2011 proceedings.

(2011, January) together with Katrin Kremer From Isolation to Integration – Die Integration der Bundesrepublik in das westliche Bündnissystem begreifen, in: RAABits bilingual Geschichte, January 2011.

(2010, July/August) The Policy of the EU vis-à-vis Pakistan: More Coherence needed, in: The Diplomatic Insight, July/August 2010, 16-19.

(2010, May) Das Führen leitfadengestützter Interviews, in: Nadine Schöneck-Voß Werner Voß (Hrsg.): Methodenintegrative Forschung, Diskussionspapiere aus der Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaft – 10-1, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

(2009, May) together with Babak Khalatbari Pakistan vor dem Abgrund? Die Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik Washingtons gegenüber Islamabad nach den amerikanischen Präsidentschaftswahlen, in: KAS- Auslandsinformationen, 3/2009, 49-65. http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_16374-544-1-30.pdf

(2009, May) together with Babak Khalatbari Pakistan in front of the Chaos? , in: KAS-Auslandsinformationen, 3/2009. http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_16374-544-2-30.pdf

(2009, March) The Image of Pakistan: A German Perspective, in: The Diplomatic Insight, Vol. 1, No. 2, Islamabad.

(2008, December) Transatlantic Security Relations -Status Quo, Perspektiven und Neudefinition. Sowionline.de / Analyse / PW-IB.08.12. http://sowionline.de/attachments/078_01_Transatlantic_Security_12-08_Kremer.pdf

Invited Presentations/Chairmanships/Lectures/Moderations

(2013, September – invited and confirmed) Co-Chair of Panel: “The Cyberspace and IR – Conceptual and Theoretical Considerations”, 7th ECPR General Conference, Sciences Po, Bordeaux, 4th - 7th September 2013.

(2013, May – invited and confirmed) Co-Chair of Panel: “The EU: A Global Power in the making? - Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU’s External Relations”, 2013 Biennial Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Baltimore, Maryland, USA , May 9-11, 2013.

(2013, April – invited and confirmed) Takl on: “Global Power Europe - Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU's External Relations”, Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Eichholz/Wesseling.

5 (2013, April – invited and confirmed) Paper and Presentation: “Innovative Capabilities and Market Performance of the BRICS and The EU in International Comparison”, The EU and Emerging Powers Conference, 29th-30th April 2013, European Parliament, Brussels.

(2013, April – invited and confirmed) Co-Chair of Roundtable: “The EU: A Global Power in the making? - Europe’s present and future role in a changing world.” Roundtable at ISA 54th Annual Convention - The Politics of International Diffusion: Regional and Global Dimensions, San Francisco, 3rd-6th April 2013, key participants among others: Benjamin J. Cohen, Thomas Diez, Beverly Crawford and E. Smith.

(2013, April – invited and confirmed) Paper and presentation together with Benedikt Müller “Diffusion of Transparency - How Uncontrolled Dissemination of Information Changes International Politics”, at ISA 54th Annual Convention - The Politics of International Diffusion: Regional and Global Dimensions, San Francisco, 3rd-6th April 2013.

(2012, December, confirmed) Invited Lecture on “International Trade and Power: Instrumentalizing bilateral frameworks and multilateral institutions”, Doctoral Workshop, Center for Global Studies (CGS), Bonn.

(2012, December, confirmed) Invited Lecture on “Internationale Wirtschaftsdiplomatie. Institutionen, Perspektiven und Herausforderungen”, 12.12.2012, bimun e.V., Bonn Germany.

(2012, September) Invited Lecture on “Germany’s attitude on the EU crisis”, Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, University of Miami and Florida International University, USA.

(2012, July) Chairman of the Panel: Approaches to (Structural)-Power in IR, ECPR Graduate Conference 2012, 4th - 6th July 2012, (Germany).

(2012, July) Paper and presentation together with Andrej Pustowitovskij “Towards an New Understanding of Structural Power – Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence”, ECPR Graduate Conference 2012, 4th - 6th July 2012, Bremen (Germany).

(2012, June) Paper and presentation together with Benedikt Müller “Cyber Security: Emerging Challenges to States in an Interconnected World”, at 2012 International BISA-ISA conference (British International Studies Association and the International Studies Association Joint International Conference), Edinburgh 2012.

(2012, June) Paper and presentation together with Andrej Pustowitovskij “Towards a new Understanding of Structural Power”, at 2012 International BISA-ISA conference (British International Studies Association and the International Studies Association Joint International Conference), Edinburgh 2012.

(2012, April) Invited Lecture on “Europe’s Role in contemporary international relations”, Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Eichholz/Wesseling.

(2012, April) Paper and presentation together with Andrej Pustowitovskij “Towards a new Understanding of Structural Power”, at 2012 International Studies Association´s Annual Convention “Power, Principles and Participation in the Global Information Age”, San Diego, CA (USA).

(2011, December) Moderation and TA: Workshops at Afghanistan Student Conference 2011, organized by the German Atlantic Association (DAG) and Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Königswinter, Germany.

(2011, October) Moderation: Workshop “Doctoral researchers - (future) academic elite”, Science College, Ruhr-University Bochum.

(2011, October) Paper and Presentation: “Cyber Security: Emerging Challenges to States in an Interconnected World”, ISSS-ISAC Annual Conference 2011: Security for the Future, Irvine, CA (USA).

(2011, September) Paper and Presentation: Structural Power and International Relations Analysis - Chinas Engagement in Development Policy and the Weakening of EU's and US's Structural Positioning, Workshop on Structural Power in International Relations Theory, Tongji University, Shanghai (China).

6 (2011, March) Co-Chairman and Discussant of Panel: “Global Power Shift: Theoretical Perspectives and Approaches”, at 52nd Annual International Studies Association Convention, Montreal.

(2011, March) Paper and Presentation: “Becoming an economic power” – the importance of a country´s trade portfolio and structural potential, ISA Annual Convention 2011, Montreal (Canada).

(2011, February) Paper and Presentation: Liberalism and the governance of international financial system: A contradiction in terms? – conference "Liberalism: causing or resolving the crises of global governance" - at the Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main.

(2010, April) Paper and Presentation: EU-Pakistan: Changing ties – The Regional Strategy Paper for EU-Asia Cooperation, paper presented at Creative Leader´s Conference on Regional Cooperation, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Courses Taught

Summer Term 2013: Maßgebende Akteure der internationalen Politik im 21. Jahrhundert (graduate level) , together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu Strukturelle Macht und ihre Wirkungsmechanismen (graduate level) , together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu Theorie und Praxis des demokratischen Friedens (graduate level) , together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu

Winter Term 2012/2013: Theorien der Internationalen Beziehungen (undergraduate level) Technologische Innovation und internationale Macht (graduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu Prägende Prozesse der internationalen Politik im 21. Jahrhundert (graduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu

Summer Term 2012: Energiesicherheit und Energieaußenpolitik (graduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu Finanzmacht und Internationale Politik (graduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu China und die Welt im 21. Jahrhundert (undergraduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu

Winter Term 2011/2012: Theorien der Internationalen Beziehungen (undergraduate level) China im Wandel (graduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu

Summer Term 2011: Macht und Machterscheinungen im 21. Jahrhundert (graduate level), together with Prof. Dr. Xuewu Gu

Mentoring (First Supervisor)

“Currencies as means of power”, Arwed Igert, B.A. Thesis “Handelsmacht (working title)”, Fabian Bohnenberger, B.A. Thesis “ Die Rolle internationaler Institutionen bei der Bewältigung der Finanzkrise im Vergleich zur „Great Depression“”,Natalie Sauer, B.A. Thesis “Chinas Engagement in Sambia (working title)”, Julia Anna Zehnder, B.A. Thesis

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