Ondřej Rosendorf

Ondřej Rosendorf is a researcher at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) at the University of Hamburg, working on the Arms Control and Emerging Technologies project with a focus on lethal autonomous weapon systems. He also holds concurrent positions at the Peace Research Center Prague and the Experimental Lab for International Security Studies, contributing to multidisciplinary security research.

He earned his PhD in International Relations from Charles University in March 2024, following research stays at the University of Copenhagen and Australian National University. His academic trajectory includes internships at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NATO, bridging theoretical and policy-oriented security studies.

Rosendorf's research program investigates public and elite attitudes toward military force through quantitative methods, particularly survey experiments and inferential statistics. His work examines weapon taboos, arms control dynamics, and the proliferation of emerging military technologies, with special emphasis on ethical judgments surrounding autonomous weapons systems and nuclear deterrence.

His publication record demonstrates consistent focus on experimental analysis of military innovation acceptance, revealing how psychological factors shape public responses to nuclear/chemical weapons and autonomous systems. The research establishes critical connections between theoretical security frameworks and empirical public opinion data.

Rosendorf collaborates across multiple research ecosystems including IFSH's Arms Control project, Prague's Peace Research Center, and the Experimental Lab for International Security Studies, where he designs and implements cutting-edge survey methodologies to address contemporary security challenges.