Heike Holbig

Prof. Dr. Heike Holbig serves as Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. She also holds a senior research fellowship at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg.

• Research Focus: Comparative authoritarianism, ideological change, regime legitimacy, and global governance dynamics.
• Teaching: Courses on contemporary China's politics, socioeconomic transformation, and East Asian international relations.
• Key Projects: 'Ideological Change and Regime Legitimacy' (BMBF-funded 2010-2016), 'Protecting the Weak in East Asia' (Volkswagen Foundation), and 'Legitimate Multipolarity' (DFG-funded).

Research Trends: Her recent work examines legitimacy in global governance institutions under multipolarity, authoritarian resilience during pandemics, and ideological engineering in China. She analyzes norm diffusion, discourse framing, and institutional adaptation processes across East Asia.

Public Engagement: Holbig contributes to policy briefings for EU-China research networks, German federal agencies, and international think tanks. She participates in media commentary on China's political developments and global implications.