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Anne Jenichen

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-5812

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PhD projects

on topics in the following areas: gender and politics (primarily political representation, gender-based violence); European and international human rights governance (primarily women's, LGBTI, disability rights, freedom of religion or belief); religion and politics in Europe

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Contact Details

Room: NW816A
Phone: 0121 204 3431
Email:[email protected]
Consultation hours:
Appointment via WASS

Biography

Anne Jenichen is a Reader in Politics and International Relations. She  holds degrees in political science from the University of Bremen and Free University Berlin (Germany). Prior to joining Aston in 2015, Anne taught European studies and political science at the University of Bremen. She furthermore was a Volkswagen Foundation Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington, DC (2014-15), Visiting Research Fellow at the Institut d‘Études Européennes, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2011), Research Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) in Geneva (2007-09), and Visiting Fellow at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston (2004). For the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation in Berlin, she coordinated an international research project on ‘Religion, Politics, and Gender Equality’ (2007-2010).

Research Interests

The rights of disadvantaged groups, primarily women (focus on political representation and on gender-based violence) and religious minorities; intersectionality in domestic and international politics; impact and change of international and European human rights policy and norms. 

Qualifications

- Doctorate, Political Science, 2010, University of Bremen, Germany
- Diploma (equivalent to MA), Political Science, 2003, Free University Berlin, Germany

Membership of Professional Bodies

- ECPR (standing groups: Religion and Politics, Gender and Politics)

- UACES

Teaching Activity

Gender and Politics (undergraduate, final year)
International Climate Politics (undergraduate, second year)
The Governance of Global Problems (postgraduate)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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