Christine Unrau

Christine Unrau is a researcher and political theorist affiliated with the Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Her work bridges political theory, history of ideas, and global cooperation, with a focus on how emotions and visual regimes shape migration discourse and right-wing populism. She has held visiting positions at institutions like the Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, and collaborates internationally.

Research Interests:

• Political Theory and History of Ideas
• Globalization, Alterglobalism, and Anti-Globalism
• Migration and Visual Politics in right-wing narratives
• Emotion Norms in populist storytelling

Publications and Trends: Her recent articles explore the Zapatista movement, monument symbolism in migration politics, and indignation mobilization in global movements. Themes include prefigurative politics, reciprocity models, and critiques of populist security narratives.

Collaborative Projects: Unrau is a member of the DAAD/TÜBITAK project on German-Turkish relations and the COST Action DepolarisingEU addressing radical polarization in Europe. She also contributes as a reviewer for organizations like the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and journals such as the European Journal of Development Research.

Labs and Teams: As a leader of a research group at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Unrau collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects connecting political narratives, global ethics, and civil society dynamics. Her work integrates visual and affective dimensions of international political theory.