Welcome!
Welcome!
The VARICRIS research project examines why varying crises expand or diminish governance capacities of international organizations (IOs). It integrates perspectives from international relations and public administration, and combines in-depth case studies of individual IOs with innovative text analysis / NLP approaches to generate large-N data on transboundary crises throughout the last three decades.
VARICRIS is headed by Prof. Dr. Christian Kreuder-Sonnen (FSU Jena) and Prof. Dr. Christian Rauh (WZB Berlin, University of Potsdam). The project is generously funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG; Project No. 560272666) and will kick off in April 2026.
The job call for a PostDoc position (Focus: Qualitative field work at international organizations, theory building) is now closed. We are currently reviewing the 96 received applications and prepare the hearings of candidates for January 12, 2026.
The job call for a PhD position (Focus: Quantitative text analysis on global crisis perceptions) is now closed. We are currently reviewing the 247 received applications and prepare the hearings of candidates for January 9, 2026.
