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Prof. Dr. Kilian Spandler is a Visiting Professor at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science, Free University of Berlin, within the Department of Politics and Social Sciences. He is currently teaching during the summer semester 2025, substituting for Prof. Dr. Diana Panke. His academic background includes a habilitation-equivalent 'Docentur' from the University of Gothenburg.
- Visiting Professor, Otto Suhr Institute, Free University of Berlin
- Former Senior Lecturer, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg
- Former Substitute Professor, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
- Docentur (habilitation-level), University of Gothenburg
Kilian Spandler's research centers on International Relations with a focus on regional governance in Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. His work investigates how diverse political actors—established and emerging, powerful and marginalized—engage in transnational cooperation. He explores the impact of populism on multilateralism, the transformation of sovereignty in the Global South, humanitarian governance, and the ethics and evolution of international norms. His regional expertise encompasses the EU, ASEAN, and African regional organizations.
His recent publications reveal a strong trend in analyzing populist contestations of liberal international order, sovereignty narratives in regional crises (e.g., ASEAN during the pandemic), and the politics of humanitarian action and normative change. He frequently employs qualitative and interpretive methods, including discourse and narrative analysis, grounded in the English School of IR and constructivist theory.
Prof. Spandler has authored and co-authored influential monographs, including Regional Organizations in International Society (Palgrave, 2018) and Contestations of the Liberal International Order (Cambridge, 2021). He has published in top journals such as International Affairs, The Pacific Review, Global Governance, and Review of International Studies. He also serves as co-editor of research topics, notably on humanitarian localization.
He advises on qualitative methods in IR and is involved in research projects such as TRANSFORM, which examines sovereignty transformation and cross-border cooperation in the Global South. While no explicit grants are listed, his project affiliations suggest funded research activity. He teaches courses on populism, authoritarianism, regionalism beyond the EU, international orders, and qualitative methods.
Prof. Spandler is associated with research teams focused on regional governance, norm dynamics, and humanitarian politics. He collaborates closely with scholars like Fredrik Söderbaum and Agnese Pacciardi, particularly on populism and international organizations. His editorial work on humanitarian action indicates leadership in shaping discourse in this subfield.
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