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Katharina McLarren

About Katharina McLarren
Recent Publications
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Katharina McLarren

Dr. rer. pol., Senior Research Fellow

mclarren@mpil.de
Tel. +49 (6221) 482-787

Main Fields of Research:

Religion in International Politics; Religion in Foreign Policy Analysis and International Relations Theories; Interfaith Dialogue and Diplomacy; Tunisia and the MENA region

Academic Career:

Before joining the MPIL in April 2022, Katharina McLarren was a lecturer for International Relations at the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Kleve. She also spent several years teaching and researching at the University of Passau (International Politics), where she was one of the coordinators of the DAAD-funded German-Tunisian research project "Tunisia in Transition".

Ms. McLarren completed her PhD in political science with a dissertation on "Religion and International Society - Approaches to including religion in the International Relations research agenda". This followed up on her MA thesis on religion in US foreign policy which she submitted for her MA degree in Governance & Public Policy at the University of Passau. She earned her BSc degree in International Relations (international program) at the LSE.

Ms. McLarren also gained work experience in the field of political/civic education as the deputy director of the Franken Akademie as well as in the field of diplomacy while working as a research assistant at the embassy of Afghanistan in Berlin.

Recent Publications

  • Religion as ‘Prime’ Institution of International Society. In: International Studies n.a., 1-22 (2023). doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00208817221139927. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00208817221139927
  • Religion and International Society - Approaches to Including Religion in the International Relations Research Agenda. Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Passau, OPUS, Passau, 2022, 143 p., Dissertation urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-11388
  • Frozen in Trump’s headlights – Germany’s astounding foreign policy of obstinacy. In: The Legacy and Impact of German Unification: The Elusive Dream of 'Flourishing Landscapes', Michael Oswald, John Robertson (eds.). New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2022, 377-394 (with Bernhard Stahl). https://link.springer.com/book/978303097...
  • From Colonialism to Climate Change – the EU and its Overseas Countries and Territories. In: Non-EU Europe - Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft und Praxis, PSCA Zeitschrift für angewandte Politikwissenschaft 11/March 2021, 40-42 (2021). https://www.psca.eu/wp-content/uploads/2...

Further Publications

  • Trump’s Foreign Policy: Erratic Individualism versus National Identity Change. In: Mobilization, Representation, and Responsiveness in the American Democracy, Michael T. Oswald (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2020, 279-300 (with Elena Dück, Bernhard Stahl). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9...
  • The Holy See as Hybrid Actor: Religion in International, Transnational, and World Society. In: The Pope, the Public, and International Relations, M. Barbato (ed.). Culture and Religion in International Relations. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham 2020, 189-201 (with B. Stahl). The Pope, the Public, and International Relations
  • Tunisia's International Relations since the 'Arab Spring' - Transition Inside and Out. Routledge, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, 2018, 370 p. (editor with Laura-Theresa Krüger, Salma Besbes, Tasnim Abderrahim). https://www.routledge.com/Tunisias-Inter...
  • Arab League and United Nations: Tunisia’s new activism?. In: Tunisia's international relations since the 'Arab Spring' - Transition Inside and Out, T. Abderrahim, L.-T. Krüger, S. Besbes, K. McLarren (eds.). Routledge, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon 2018, 260-278.
  • Tunisia’s migration policy: from a reactive to a proactive approach. In: Tunisia's international relations since the 'Arab Spring' - Transition Inside and Out, T. Abderrahim, L.-T. Krüger, S. Besbes, K. McLarren (eds.). Routledge, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon 2018, 281-297 (with S. Souissi).
  • Invoking Religion in Securitizing Moves: Five Cases in US History. In: Securitization, Intervention and State-Building, T. Bonacker, W. Distler, :. Ketzmerick (eds.). Politics of Security. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2017, 77-103 (with Robin Lucke). https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/97...
  • Der Vatikan und die europäische Integration heute: der Dialog als Lösung. In: Europäische Integration Beiträge zur Europaforschung aus multidimensionaler Analyseperspektive, Daniel Göler, Alexandra Schmid, Lukas Zech (eds.). Nomos, Baden-Baden 2015, 221-241. https://www.nomos-shop.de/nomos/titel/eu...