{"id":2124,"date":"2025-05-02T11:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/?page_id=2124"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:45:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:45:30","slug":"sandra-goettsche-m-a-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/sandra-goettsche-m-a-2","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Sandra G\u00f6ttsche"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Helmut-Schmidt-Universit\u00e4t \/
Universit\u00e4t der Bundeswehr
Holstenhofweg 85
22043 Hamburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geb\u00e4ude H1, Raum 1162
Telefon: +49 (0)40 6541 3717
E-Mail: sandra.goettsche@hsu-hh.de<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprechstunde<\/strong>:  nach Vereinbarung<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr.<\/abbr> Sandra G\u00f6ttsche<\/strong> is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Chair of International Politics at Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg. Her research focuses on institutional migration governance and the complex interplay between vulnerability, agency, and responsibility in contexts of forced displacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She holds a Master\u2019s degree in Peace and Security Studies from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, which she pursued in Hamburg, Alexandria (Egypt), and Damascus (Syria).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra G\u00f6ttsche combines critical theory, discourse analysis, and qualitative fieldwork to examine how refugees are positioned within political and institutional frameworks, particularly in Germany. Her work addresses how migration policies, public discourse, and administrative practices shape the lived experiences and political subjectivities of refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While her empirical research focuses on the German context, she maintains strong regional interests in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the Horn of Africa, especially regarding displacement dynamics, regional governance, and international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Helmut Schmidt University, she teaches courses on international relations, foreign policy, peace and security studies, and regionalism, with a particular emphasis on the Global South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Current research interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Structural vulnerability and refugee agency<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Migration governance and institutional ethics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Regional security and cooperation in the MENA region and the Horn of Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Comparative discourses on refugee groups, including perceptions of Ukrainian (2022) vs. Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi (2015\u20132016) refugees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Publications<\/strong>

    G\u00f6ttsche, S. (forthcoming). From victim to actor: Structural vulnerability and the migrant condition. SAFI Blog<\/em>. (Blog post).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    G\u00f6ttsche, S. (forthcoming). The duty to acknowledge: Redefining institutional responsibility by addressing refugees\u2019 vulnerability and agency. In D. Poggi & G. Battistoni (Eds.), Responsibility<\/em>. Verona: QuiEdit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    G\u00f6ttsche, S., & Rojas-Matas, Y. (2024). Exploring the interplay of vulnerability and violence in institutions through the case of refugees\u2019 labor market integration in Germany. Rechtsphilosophie, 10<\/em>(4), 384\u2013403.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    G\u00f6ttsche, S. (2021). The accumulation of vulnerability aspects in the figure of the migrant: A theoretical approach. In N. Fromm, A. J\u00fcnemann, & H. Safouane (Eds.), Power in vulnerability: A multi-dimensional review of migrants\u2019 vulnerabilities<\/em> (pp. 3\u201327). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    G\u00f6ttsche, S., J\u00fcnemann, A., & Rojas-Matas, Y. (2021). Vulnerability and agency in the asymmetric relationship between refugees and their volunteer supporters: A critical assessment of Germany\u2019s \u201cwelcome culture.\u201d In N. Fromm, A. J\u00fcnemann, & H. Safouane (Eds.), Power in vulnerability: A multi-dimensional review of migrants\u2019 vulnerabilities<\/em> (pp. 229\u2013248). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. (Studien zur Migrations- und Integrationspolitik).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Safouane, H., J\u00fcnemann, A., & G\u00f6ttsche, S. (2021). Forced migrants\u2019 tactical performances of agency: A theoretical perspective. Geopolitics<\/em>. Advance online publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Safouane, H., J\u00fcnemann, A., & G\u00f6ttsche, S. (2020). Migrants\u2019 agency: A re-articulation beyond emancipation and resistance. New Political Science, 42<\/em>(3), 322\u2013342.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Teaching Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Unless otherwise noted, all courses were taught in German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Peace and Security Studies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    HT<\/abbr>2025: Conflict, Wars and Peace Processes: Power, Order and Resistance: Conflict Dynamics and Political Transformation in the Horn of Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    HT<\/abbr>2023: Conflicts, Wars and Peace Processes: The Case of the Horn of Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    HT<\/abbr>2022: Conflicts, Wars and Peace Processes: Current Conflict Zones in the Horn of Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    HT<\/abbr>2022: Conflicts, Wars and Peace Processes: The Sahel Region in Transition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    HT<\/abbr>2021: Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies: The Sahel Region in Transition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FT<\/abbr>2020: Peace: Vulnerability and Security in the Context of Positive Peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2020: War: Conflict Analysis and Conflict Transformation in Africa (taught in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FT<\/abbr>2019: Peace: Post-Conflict Consolidation in War-Torn Societies. Sierra Leone as a Positive Example<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FT<\/abbr>2019: Peace: Vulnerability and Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2019: War: Africa and the Arab World (taught in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2018: War: The Instrumentalization of Religion in Violent Conflicts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Foreign Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2025: Foreign Policy and International Cooperation: Foundations, Processes and Structures of Nation-State Foreign Policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2023: Foreign Policy and International Cooperation: Current Questions in German Foreign Policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2023: German Foreign and Security Policy: Current Challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2022: German Foreign and Security Policy: Strategic Challenges for a New Federal Government<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    International Relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2025: Theories and Empirics of International Relations: Economic Dynamics in International Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2023: Theories and Empirics of International Relations: Global Perspectives on Megatrends<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2022: Theories and Empirics of International Relations: The Middle East \u2013 Examples of Heterogeneity in Statebuilding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2018: Introduction to International Relations: International Relations in the Middle East \u2013 Theories and Case Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Regionalism (Master level)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2024: Comparative Regionalism I: Foundations of Regionalism \u2013 Theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FT<\/abbr>2023: Comparative Regionalism II: From Pan-Africanism to African Regionalism \u2013 Empirics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2023: Comparative Regionalism I: From Pan-Africanism to African Regionalism \u2013 Theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Interdisciplinary Thematic Seminars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    WT<\/abbr>2015: The MENA Region after the Arab Spring: Theories, Themes and Transformation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    05\/2016: \u201cThe New Foreigners\u201d: Workshop on Migration, Integration and Racism (taught in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    10\/2012: German and Egyptian Party Politics: Political Participation in Germany and Egypt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Helmut-Schmidt-Universit\u00e4t \/Universit\u00e4t der BundeswehrHolstenhofweg 8522043 Hamburg Geb\u00e4ude H1, Raum 1162Telefon: +49 (0)40 6541 3717E-Mail: sandra.goettsche@hsu-hh.de Sprechstunde:  nach Vereinbarung Dr. Sandra G\u00f6ttsche is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Chair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2124"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2195,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2124\/revisions\/2195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/juenemann\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}