Oral defense dates
Disputation
| Date | 29 April 2026, 13:00 |
| Doctoral student | Oliver Merschel |
| Department | Social Sciences |
| Location | Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg Beim Schlump 83 20146 Hamburg Tower room |
| Title of the dissertation | Anxiety in the ‘engine room’? How EU bureaucrats perceive and cope with the (Poly-)Crisis |
| Examination board | First examiner: Prof. Dr. Antje Wiener Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Thomas Diez Third examiner: Prof. Dr. Jennifer Mitzen |
Disputation
| Date | 29 April 2026, 15:45 |
| Doctoral student | Africa Kiiza |
| Department | Social Sciences |
| Location | Universität Hamburg Von-Melle-Park 9 20146 Hamburg Raum S08 |
| Title of the dissertation | Digital Colonialism? Assessing the Nexus between Power Relations in Data Governance and Africa’s Gainful Participation in Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce): A Case Study of Kenya and Uganda |
| Examination board | First examiner: Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Nina Perkowski |
Disputation
| Date | 29 April 2026, 16:00 |
| Doctoral student | Rouven Reink |
| Department | Social Economics |
| Location | Universität Hamburg Von-Melle-Park 9 20146 Hamburg Room A 215 |
| Title of the dissertation | Die Innen- und Außenwelt der Volkswirtschaftslehre im Zusammenspiel von Paradigmenmonismus und Performativität |
| Examination board | Chair: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Menz First examiner: Prof. Dr. Arne Heise Second examiner: PD Dr. Jens Maeße Third examiner: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Beyer |
Disputation
| Date | 6 May 2026, 8:30 |
| Doctoral student | Steffen Haag |
| Department | Social Sciences |
| Location | Universität Hamburg Allende-Platz 1 20146 Hamburg Room 112 |
| Title of the dissertation | The Risk of De-risking. The Postcolonial Political Economy of Renewable Energy Finance in Senegal |
| Examination board | First examiner: Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Stefan Aykut Third examiner: Prof. Dr. Kai Koddenbrock |
Disputation
| Date | 8 May 2026, 14:00 |
| Doctoral student | Meike Lohkamp |
| Department | Social Sciences |
| Location | Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg Allende-Platz 1 20146 Hamburg Room 112 |
| Title of the dissertation | The Interplay of Psychological Distance and Efficacy in Climate Change Communication |
| Examination board | First examiner: Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Lars Guenther |
Disputation
| Date | 19 June 2026, 10:00 |
| Doctoral student | Kira Tina Thiel |
| Department | Social Sciences |
| Location | Leibniz-Institut für Medienforschung | Hans-Bredow-Institut Warburgstraße 30b 20354 Hamburg Meetingroom "Salzburg" |
| Title of the dissertation | Wie Jugendliche mit belastenden Online-Erfahrungen umgehen: Eine prozessorientierte Betrachtung von Stress und Coping |
| Examination board | First examiner: Prof. Dr. Uwe Hasebrink Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Katharina Kleinen-von Königslöw |