Ziaja, Sebastian
Dr. Sebastian Ziaja
Research programme
Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function
Former Senior Researcher
Specialization
Political Science
Vita
| 4/2019-2/2022 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher in Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order" |
| 10/2018-3/2019 | University of Konstanz Professor of Political Science (temporary) |
| 2014-2018 | Heidelberg University Postdoc at the Research Center for Distributional Conflict and Globalisation |
| 2010-2014 | University of Essex PhD candidate at the Department of Government |
| 2008-2014 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher |
| 2002-2008 | University of Cologne Regional Studies Latin America (Diplom) |
Refereed Publications
- Hackenesch, Christine / Svea Koch / Sebastian Ziaja (2022)
Beyond rich and poor: identifying global development constellations
in: Development Policy Review 40 (6), article e12628 - Ziaja, Sebastian (2020)
More donors, more democracy
in: The Journal of Politics 82 (2), 433-447 - Ziaja, Sebastian / Jörn Grävingholt / Merle Kreibaum (2019)
Constellations of fragility: an empirical typology of states
in: Studies in Comparative International Development 54 (2), 299-321 - Elff, Martin / Sebastian Ziaja (2018)
Method factors in democracy indicators
in: Politics and Governance 6 (1), 92-104 - Dreher, Axel / Valentin Lang / Sebastian Ziaja (2018)
Foreign aid
in: Anke Draude / Tanja A. Börzel / Thomas Risse (eds.), The Oxford handbook of governance and limited statehood, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr., 394-415 - Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja / Merle Kreibaum (2015)
Disaggregating state fragility: a method to establish a multidimensional empirical typology
in: Third World Quarterly 36 (7), 1281-1298 - Faust, Jörg / Jörn Grävingholt / Sebastian Ziaja (2015)
Foreign aid and the fragile consensus on state fragility
in: Journal of International Relations and Development 18 (4), 407-427 - Ziaja, Sebastian (2012)
What do fragility indices measure? Assessing measurement procedures and statistical proximity
in: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft 6 (1), 39-64 - Volz, Ulrich / Sebastian Ziaja (2010)
Die Auswirkungen der Finanzkrise auf fragile Staaten
in: Friedensgutachten 2010, Berlin: Lit, 376-388
Non-refereed Publications
- Lorch, Jasmin / Sebastian Ziaja / Jörn Grävingholt (2024)
Constellations of State Fragility: improving international cooperation through analytical differentiation
(Policy Brief 5/2024) - Ziaja, Sebastian / Jörn Grävingholt (2021)
Constellations of State Fragility v2.0
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa
(Discussion Paper 31/2021) - Carlitz, Ruth / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Dissecting aid fragmentation: development goals and levels of analysis
(Discussion Paper 17/2021) - Bante, Jana / Felix Helmig / Lara Prasad / Lea Deborah Scheu / Jean Christoph Seipel / Helge Senkpiel / Markus Geray / Armin von Schiller / David Sebudubudu / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
E-government and democracy in Botswana: observational and experimental evidence on the effect of e-government usage on political attitudes
(Discussion Paper 16/2021) - Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action
(Discussion Paper 11/2021) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja / Constantin Ruhe / Patrick Fink / Merle Kreibaum / Christopher Wingens (2018)
Constellations of State Fragility v1.0
Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) - Anheier, Helmut / Luciana Cingolani / Mark Hallerberg / Sonja Kaufmann / Regina A. List / Jean Pisani-Ferry / Kai Wegrich / Sebastian Ziaja (2018)
Global crises and governance: lessons, implications, recommendations
in: Hertie School of Governance (ed.), The Governance Report 2018, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr., 105-118 - Wegrich, Kai / Sebastian Ziaja (2018)
Governing capacities after the global financial and economic crisis depleted, refilled, or steady state?
in: Hertie School of Governance (ed.), The Governance Report 2018, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr., 47-63 - Anheier, Helmut / Sonja Kaufmann / Sebastian Ziaja (2018)
Ten years after: the global financial and economic crisis - impact and implications
in: Hertie School of Governance (ed.), The Governance Report 2018, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr. 13-28 - Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja (2014)
Zielkonflikte in der Demokratieförderung: Pauschallösungen und unvollständige Demokratisierung verhindern
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 16/2014) - Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja (2014)
Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion: avoiding blueprint traps and incomplete democratic transitions
(Briefing Paper 11/2014) - Faust, Jörg / Jörn Grävingholt / Sebastian Ziaja (2013)
Foreign aid and the fragile consensus on state fragility
(Discussion Paper 8/2013) - Faust, Jörg / Sebastian Ziaja (2012)
German aid allocation and partner country selection: development-orientation, self-interests and path dependency
(Discussion Paper 7/2012) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja / Merle Kreibaum (2012)
State fragility: towards a multi-dimensional empirical typology
(Discussion Paper 3/2012) - Ziaja, Sebastian /Javier Fabra Mata (2011)
State fragility indices: lessons for development policy
in: Claske Dijkema et al. (eds.), Rethinking the foundations of the state: an analysis of post-crisis situations, Brüssel: Bruylant, 417-430 - Ziaja, Sebastian / Javier Fabra Mata (2010)
Was leisten Indizes staatlicher Fragilität?
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2010) - Ziaja, Sebastian / Javier Fabra Mata (2010)
State fragility indices: potentials, messages and limitations
(Briefing Paper 10/2010) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja (2010)
Fragile Staatlichkeit in Nachkriegsgesellschaften
in: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) : Jahresbericht 2009-2010, 42-45 - Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja (2010)
Fragile statehood in post-conflict societies
in: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) : Annual Report 2009-2010, 42-45 - Fabra Mata, Javier / Sebastian Ziaja (2009)
Users’ guide on measuring fragility
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Stefan Gänzle / Sebastian Ziaja (2009)
Vom Zielkonflikt zur Konvergenz: Peacebuilding, Statebuilding und der neue Konsens der Gebergemeinschaft
(Analysen und Stellungnahmen 4/2009) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Stefan Gänzle / Sebastian Ziaja (2009)
The convergence of peacebuilding and state building: addressing a common purpose from different perspectives
(Briefing Paper 4/2009) - Grävingholt, Jörn / Stefan Gänzle / Sebastian Ziaja (2009)
Policy Brief: concepts of peacebuilding and state building - how compatible are they?
Draft
Opinion Pieces
Projects
- E-government and democracy in Botswana: Observational and experimental evidence on the effect of e-government usage on political attitudes
- Reducing root causes of forced displacement and managing migration
- An empirical typology of state fragility
- Indicators and Indices of Fragile Statehood
- Capacity building in fragile states
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More donors, more democracy
Ziaja, Sebastian (2020)
in: The Journal of Politics 82 (2), 433-447