Leininger, Julia

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Photo: Dr Julia Leininger is a Political Scientist and Head of Programme of the Research programme "Transformation of Political (Dis-)order".

Dr Julia Leininger

Department
Transformation of Political (Dis-)order

Function
Head of Department

Specialization
Political Science

Work areas

  • International support and protection of democracy
  • Political regime change in developing regions
  • Future scenarios, sustainability and democracy
  • Social cohesion

Regional coordinator of our Africa-related research and policy advice

Regional expertise

  • Africa

Responsibilities in education and training

  • Democracy, governance and development

Vita

since 1/2018German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
(until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE))
Head of the Research Department "Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace"
9/2014-12/2017German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Head of Department, Department "Governance, Statehood, Security"
2013Parental Leave
since 2/2010German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Researcher, Department "Governance, Statehood, Security"
2006-2008German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Department II: Competitiveness and Social Development
Researcher
2005-2008Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Associated with PRIF/ Research Associate
Project: Democracy Promotion through International Organisations
2004-2008PhD at University of Heidelberg
11/2005-02/2006UNDP Mali
Department for "Democratic Governance"
Worked in electoral assistance and wrote report on resources mobilizing
05/2005-06/2005Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Researcher
1999-2003University of Heidelberg
Project assistant
06/2004-10/2004Free University of Berlin
Editorial staff of the project "Global City Regions"
1999-2000Universidad Católica in Santiago de Chile
Studies of political science and literature
1997-2003University of Heidelberg
Studies in Political Science, Portuguese Literature and International Law

Member of

Refereed Publications

Non-refereed Publications

Opinion Pieces

Projects

Contact

E-mail  Julia.Leininger@idos-research.de
Phone
+49 (0)228 94927-160
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130

 

@Ju_Lein

Video: Democracy Protection

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What works in democracy support? How to fill evidence and usability gaps through evaluation
Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller (2024)

Evaluation, first published 21.12.2023

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Security policy is not development policy
Leininger, Julia / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2024)

The Current Column of 21 February 2024