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Kurzprofil
Jens Herpolsheimer studied African Studies in Leipzig, Bordeaux, and Lisbon. Subsequently, continuing research initiated during his master's, he worked on cooperation dynamics at the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). Since 2016, he is a researcher at the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 1199) “Processes of Spatialization under the Global Condition”, at Leipzig University. In this context, he has completed his PhD, focusing on intervention practices of African regional organizations and their spatializing effects. Since January 2020, Jens Herpolsheimer is a postdoctoral researcher at the SFB 1199, studying the practices of inter-regionalism between different actors at African regional organizations and the European Union. These issues reflect his more general research interests, among other things, including the politics and practices of peace and security in Africa, Lusophony, and comparative regionalism.
Berufliche Laufbahn
- 10/2012 - 12/2015
Studentische / wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft, Institut für Afrikastudien und Centre for Area Studies, Universität Leipzig - 01/2016 - 12/2019
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Doktorand, Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB 1199) "Verräumlichungsprozesse unter Globalisierungsbedingungen", Universität Leipzig - seit 01/2020
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Postdoktorand, Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB 1199) "Verräumlichungsprozesse unter Globalisierungbedingungen", Universität Leipzig
Ausbildung
- 10/2009 - 09/2012
B.A. Afrikanistik, Universität Leipzig und Sciences Po Bordeaux (Frankreich) - 10/2012 - 09/2014
M.A. Afrikastudien, Universität Leipzig und Centro de Estudos Internacionais (CEI-IUL) (Lisbon, Portugal) - 01/2016 - 12/2019
Doktorand, Integriertes Graduierten Kolleg (IGK) des Sonderforschungsbereichs (SFB 1199) "Verräumlichungsprozesse unter Globalisierungsbedingungen", Universität Leipzig
Jens Herpolsheimer researches intervention practices of African regional organizations, in particular the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU), as well as practices of inter-regionalism between African regional organizations and the European Union. To this end, he conducts field research - including archival research, interviews, and participant observation - in various African countries, mainly across West Africa. For his doctoral thesis, he conducted research in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Abuja (Nigeria), Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Dakar (Senegal), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and Bamako (Mali), as well as outside Africa in Brussels (Belgium) and New York (USA).
- Details ansehenSFB 1199/B07: Interregionalismus und Sicherheit im Sahel-Raum: Die Afrikanische Union, ECO-WAS und die Europäische UnionEngel, UlfLaufzeit: 01.2020 – 12.2023Mittelgeber: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftBeteiligte Organisationseinheiten der UL: Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe); Institut für Afrikastudien; SFB 1199: Verräumlichungsprozesse unter Globalisierungsbedingungen
- Details ansehenNeue Regionalismen und Gewaltsame Konflikte in Afrika: The Politik der Afrikanischen Union und ECOWAS in Guinea-BissauEngel, UlfLaufzeit: 01.2016 – 12.2019Mittelgeber: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftBeteiligte Organisationseinheiten der UL: Centre for Area Studies; Gesellschaft, Politik und Wirtschaft in Afrika; Global and European Studies Institute; SFB 1199: Verräumlichungsprozesse unter Globalisierungsbedingungen
- Details ansehenHerpolsheimer, J.; Warnck, S. E.Mapping Intervention Practices of ECOWAS and the African Union: Methodological and Practical ChallengesLeipzig. 2020.
- Details ansehenHerpolsheimer, J.Spatializing Practices of Regional Organizations during Conflict Intervention: The Politics of ECOWAS and the African UnionAbingdon; New York: Routledge. 2021.
- Details ansehenDöring, K.; Engel, U.; Gelot, L.; Herpolsheimer, J. (Hrsg.)Researching the Inner Life of the African Peace and Security Architecture: APSA Inside-OutLeiden, Boston: Brill. 2021.ISBN: 978-90-04-46677-7
- Details ansehenHerpolsheimer, J.Studying practices of interregional security governance and space-making between ECOWAS and the European UnionTerritory, Politics, Governance. 2024. 12 (4). S. 554–571.
- Details ansehenEngel, U.; Herpolsheimer, J.African Regional and Inter-Regional Health Governance: Early Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic by ECOWAS and the African UnionAfrican security. 2021. 14 (4). S. 318–340.
- Andere Ehrungen: Katharina-Windscheid-PreisDetails ansehenHerpolsheimer, Jens (Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe))verliehen in 2019 durch Research Academy Leipzig.