Michael F. Harsch left PRIO in 2012. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Michael is an associated PRIO researcher based in Berlin. His research interests include:
Challenges in international crisis management with a focus on Afghanistan and the Balkans
NATO and transatlantic relations
UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding
European foreign and security policy
Theories of international organization and cooperation
Work experience:
2011 E.ON Ruhrgas Fellow, PRIO
2009-2011 Doctoral Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP)
2009 Visiting Fellow, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
2008/09 Visiting Fellow, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC
Education:
2007-11 PhD in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin; Friedrich Ebert Foundation PhD fellowship
2002-07 Diplom (M.A. equivalent) in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin and University of Potsdam, Germany
2004/05 Graduate Studies in Political Science, Institut d'études politiques de Lille, France; Internship, French National Assembly, Paris
Languages:
****German, English, French, Spanish
