Gabi Schlag

Dr. Gabi Schlag is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, part of the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. Her academic career includes positions at universities such as Frankfurt, Magdeburg, and Bremen, as well as Helmut Schmidt University. She habilitated in 2017 and holds a PhD from Goethe University Frankfurt and a Master’s in Political Science, Sociology, and Art History.

Her research focuses on Critical Security Studies, Visual Politics, and International Relations Theory. She co-edited Transformations of Security Studies and leads projects like the DFG-sponsored research network on 'Visuality and Global Politics.' In 2019, she won the Best Teaching Award for a seminar on conflict analysis with colleagues from Tübingen and Freiburg.

Her work spans publications in journals such as European Journal of International Relations, Journal of International Relations and Development, and Critical Studies on Terrorism. Key themes include the role of visual culture in security, media narratives of conflict, and the intersection of politics and film.

Awards include the 2019 Best Teaching Award. She has held visiting scholar positions at American University (Washington, D.C.) and contributed to international conferences and lectures on visual IR and security discourse.