Eva Seiwert

Dr. Eva Seiwert serves as a Research Fellow and Scientific Associate at the Institute of Political Science, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), where she contributes to the international collaborative project 'Academic Freedom, Globalized Science and the International Rise of Authoritarian China' under Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach's chair.

Her academic background includes:

• Studies in East Asian Relations and Sinology at the University of Edinburgh and University of Leipzig
• Doctorate in International Relations from Freie Universität Berlin (2021), focusing on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and China's international norm change strategy

Dr. Seiwert's research examines Chinese geopolitical strategy through the lens of authoritarian governance, multilateral institutions, and Sino-Russian relations. Her fieldwork spans Chinese institutions including Shanghai Jiaotong University, Renmin University Beijing, and Lanzhou University, alongside research at the United Nations Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) in Bruges. This empirical approach informs her analysis of how authoritarian states reshape global governance frameworks.

She actively disseminates findings through commentary in The Diplomat, Global Policy, South China Morning Post, and Bertelsmann Stiftung's BTI blog, while serving as Associate Editor at 9DASHLINE and Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Dr. Seiwert's academic service includes teaching assistant roles at Freie Universität Berlin's Graduate School of East Asian Studies and modern Chinese tutoring at University of Leipzig, though no graduate student advisement or grant management details were provided.

Her current work centers on the FAU-based collaborative project investigating tensions between academic freedom, scientific globalization, and authoritarian expansion, particularly regarding China's influence operations in international institutions.