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Anke Schmidt-Felzmann

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Anke Schmidt-Felzmann joined the Department of Political Science at Stockholm University in mid-September 2011 as a postdoctoral researcher with a two year research grant from Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council). While working on her own project she is participating in the activities of the Transaccess research group at Stockholm University, led by Jonas Tallberg (funded by the European Research Council) and the Transdemos research group which is based both at Stockholm University and Lund University (funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond).

Prior to joining Stockholm University Anke worked for two years as a full-time Lecturer in International Relations at Maastricht University (Netherlands) where she taught in the European Studies programme at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. She defended her PhD thesis at the University of Glasgow (Scotland, UK) and holds an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK). She also gained some work experience as an intern in several political institutions, including an In-Service Traineeship (Stage) at the DG External Relations of the European Commission.

Anke's main research interest is in the area of international relations, with a particular focus on the European Union and its member states’ foreign policies and especially the areas of energy policy and trade relations with third countries as well as external human rights and democracy promotion. Her doctoral thesis was concerned with the EU’s relations with the Russian Federation. It explored the underlying motivations for how national governments pursue their foreign policy towards Russia and sought to explain when and why they prefer to pursue their foreign policy objectives in cooperation with the other member states at the EU level and when and why they chose to achieve their goals bilaterally. The thesis paid particular attention to member states’ energy supply security policies, their attempts to resolve bilateral disputes with Russia and their efforts to promote democracy and human rights in Russia.

Anke’s post-doctoral research project (Med eller utan EU? Konsekvensen av nationella utrikespolitiska val för Europeiska unionens effektivitet som global aktör) builds on her PhD research and investigates why, how, and to what extent national foreign policy choices affect the EU´s capacity and effectiveness as a global actor. The EU’s relations with the Russian Federation serve as an illustrative case study to demonstrate the extent to which national governments’ decisions to cooperate, or not to cooperate, really impact, negatively or positively, on the EU’s ability to achieve the desired objectives in its relations with Russia and it seeks to clarify which other factors determine the EU’s capacity to ‘pull its weight’ in the international arena more generally speaking, and specifically its ability to influence Russia.

Publications

Articles

Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (2011) ‘EU Member States' Energy Relations with Russia: Conflicting Approaches to Securing Natural Gas Supplies’, Geopolitics, vol. 16 (3), August, pp. 574-599.

Bosse, G. and Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (2011) ‘The Geopolitics of Energy Supply in the 'Wider Europe'', Geopolitics, vol. 16 (3), August, pp. 479-485.

Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (2008) ‘All for One? EU Member States and the Union’s Common Policy Towards the Russian Federation’, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, vol. 16 (2), August, pp.169-187.

Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (2008) ‘Editorial -The European Union's External Energy Policy’, Journal of Contemporary European Research, vol. 4 (2), June, pp. 67-70.

Bogutcaia, G., Bosse, G., Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (2006) 'Lost in Translation? Political Elites and the Interpretative Values Gap in European Neighbourhood Policies', Contemporary Politics, vol. 12 (2), June, pp. 117-137. 

Edited volumes

Bosse, G. and Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (eds.) (2011) ‘Special Issue: The Geopolitics of Energy Supply in the Wider Europe and Beyond’, Geopolitics, vol. 16 (3), August, pp. 479-654.

Schmidt-Felzmann, A. (ed.) (2008) Special Issue “Energy Supply Security in the ‘New Europe’: Critical Perspectives on the European Union’s External Energy Policy” Journal of Contemporary European Research, vol. 4 (2), June, pp. 66-164.

Teaching experience

2009-2011, Lecturer in International Relations (full time), European Studies programme (postgraduate and undergraduate), Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

2008, Module Convener, Lecturer and Tutor (International Relations, Summer Academic Programme), University of Stirling, Department of Politics

2008-2009, Graduate Teaching Assistant (Comparative Politics; International Politics), University of Glasgow, Department of Politics

2005-2006, Guest Lecturer and Teaching Assistant (Russian Politics), University of Edinburgh, Department of Politics

Other relevant work experience (selection)

2006-2008, Editorial Assistant, PSA journal POLITICS, Department of Politics, University of Glasgow (published by Political Studies Association and Wiley-Blackwell).

2005-2006, Project Administrator, Study Group ‘The European Commission and the European Civil Service’, based at University of Edinburgh (led by Professor John Peterson), Work Package IV - Institutions, CONSENT – Constructing Europe Network of Excellence (European Union, 6th Framework Programme), Coordinator Prof. Wolfgang Wessels, University of Cologne.

2004-2005, Project Administrator, Study on the Framework of EU-US Relations (Project leader: Professor John Peterson) for European Commission Directorate General External Relations (Unit C1 – USA, Canada), Tender OJ2004/S 83-070340, based at Department of Politics, University of Glasgow.

2003-2004, Stagiaire, European Commission, (5 months), Directorate General for External Relations, Unit E-2 Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Brussels.

2003 Intern, (4 ½ months), Permanent International Secretariat of the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS), Stockholm.

2002 Intern, (3 months), State Chancellery, Land Schleswig-Holstein, Department of European Affairs, Kiel (Germany).

2002 Intern, (2 months), Scottish Parliament, assistant to Labour MSP Rhoda Grant - Highlands & Islands (Rural Development), Edinburgh.

Curriculum Vitae (abbreviated)

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