{"id":1177,"date":"2020-06-18T10:54:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T08:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/?page_id=1177"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:23:24","slug":"dr-deniz-kocak","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/en\/dr-deniz-kocak","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Deniz Kocak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Research Associate at the Chair of Political Science, in particular Political Theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Helmut-Schmidt-Universit\u00e4t
Geb\u00e4ude H1
Holstenhofweg 85
22043 Hamburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telefon: +49406541-3343
Fax: +49-40-6541-3370<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-Mail: kocakd [at] hsu-hh.de<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr Deniz Kocak is a political scientist whose research focuses on maritime security, the protection of critical maritime infrastructure and security governance in the Indo-Pacific. At Helmut Schmidt University\/University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, he is the Research Coordinator of the interdisciplinary research focus on Maritime Security (iFMS). He is also a Research Associate at the German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


His current work focuses on how states protect their critical maritime infrastructure and make it resilient. This research builds on many years of work on security governance in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Previously, he worked, amongst other roles, at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), as a lecturer at the Free University of Berlin, as a visiting scholar at Singapore Management University (SMU), and at the DFG Collaborative Research Centre 700 \u2018Governance in Spaces of Limited Statehood\u2019. He is a member of the UNDP-RSCA Governance and Peacebuilding Experts Roster, the UN SSR Advisory Network and the Steering Committee of the ECPR Standing Group on Political Violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


He studied political science and modern\/contemporary history at the University of Potsdam and Humboldt University of Berlin. He completed his PhD in 2015 at the Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Protection and Resilience of Critical Maritime Infrastructure<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Security Governance in Southeast Asia<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Security Sector Reform, Police Reform and Civil-Military Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Journal Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2026): \u201cGoverning Critical Maritime Infrastructure in the European Union; Path-Dependent Transformation and Institutional Change\u201d, in European Journal for Security Research, Online First, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s41125-026-00113-y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2026): \u201cWhere Institutions Intersect: Analyzing Governance Seams in Hybrid Attacks on Critical Maritime Infrastructure\u201d, in Connections: The Quarterly Journal 25: 1, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.11610\/conn.25.048<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2026): \u201cMaritime Critical Infrastructure in Southeast Asia: Policy Frameworks and Resilience\u201d, in Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies 13: 1, 30-49, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/48877160<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2023): \u201cRebel Security Governance in Transition: The Case of Post-Independence Timor-Leste\u201d, in Small Wars & Insurgencies 34: 1, 113-137, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09592318.2022.2064702<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2019): \u201cOn the Spatial-Temporal Diffusion of Community Based Policing from Japan to Peninsula Southeast Asia: The Case of Timor-Leste\u201d, in Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 13: 1, 25-40, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17502977.2018.1516390<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2015): \u201cBeyond Control: Militias as Inherent Part of the National Security Policy in Indonesia\u201d, in Sicherheit und Frieden \/ Security and Peace 33: 4, 212-217.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chappuis, Fairlie \/ Kocak, Deniz \/ Sangar, Eric (2014): \u201cWhat\u2019s African? Identifying Traits of African Security Governance\u201d, in Journal of Regional Security 9: 1, 7-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schroeder, Ursula C. \/ Chappuis, Fairlie \/ Kocak, Deniz (2014): \u201cSecurity Sector Reform and the Emergence of Hybrid Security Governance\u201d, in International Peacekeeping 21: 2, 214-230.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schroeder, Ursula C. \/ Chappuis, Fairlie \/ Kocak, Deniz (2013): \u201cSecurity Sector Reform from a Policy Transfer Perspective: Comparing External Security Interventions in the Palestinian Territories, Liberia and Timor-Leste\u201d, in Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding 7: 3, 381-401.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2013): \u201cInsurgencies, Border Clashes, and Security Dilemma. Unresolved Problems for ASEAN\u201d, in Central European Journal of International & Security Studies 7: 1, 60-80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Policy Papers and Commentary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2026): \u201cEurope as a Security Partner: Strategic Added Value for Southeast Asia?\u201d, in POINTER. Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces, October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2026): \u201eMaut auf der Stra\u00dfe von Malakka? Indonesiens Vorsto\u00df und die maritime Ordnung im Indo-Pazifik\u201c, #GIDSstatement 05\/2026, Hamburg, German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz \/ Pawlak, Julian (2026): \u201cA Sustainable Approach to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery?\u201d, Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC), https:\/\/cimsec.org\/a-sustainable-approach-to-counter-piracy-and-armed-robbery\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2026): \u201cSecurity Through Accountability: A Case for Institutional Reform\u201d, CPD Policy Blog, University of Graz, February 2026, https:\/\/policyblog.empowermentforpeace.org\/2026\/02\/security-through-accountability-a-case-for-institutional-reform\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2025): \u201cMaritime Choke Points. Global Maritime Trade and International Security\u201d, in Europ\u00e4ische Sicherheit & Technik, Munich Security Conference Special Edition, 16-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz \/ Pawlak, Julian (2024): \u201eOzeane in Gefahr. Der globale Kampf gegen illegale Fischerei\u201c, in Europ\u00e4ische Sicherheit & Technik 2024 (4), 63-65.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz \/ Pawlak, Julian (2023): \u201eNachhaltige Sicherheit\u201c, in Marine Forum 2023 (4), 32-36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2023): \u201eWie kann sich die Europ\u00e4ische Union in der indo-pazifischen Region engagieren? M\u00f6glichkeiten und Grenzen der Kooperation\u201c, #GIDSstatement 04\/2023, Hamburg, German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2021): \u201eEine Grand Strategy als strategischer Ansatz f\u00fcr die deutsche Au\u00dfen- und Sicherheitspolitik im 21. Jahrhundert\u201c, #GIDSstatement 04\/2021, Hamburg, German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies (GIDS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2014): \u201cTimor-Leste. The Continuing Challenge of Police Building and Security Governance\u201d, Security Sector Reform Resource Centre, http:\/\/www.ssrresourcecentre.org\/2014\/08\/19\/timor-leste-the-continuing-challenge-of-police-building-and-security-governance\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2013): \u201cSecurity Sector Reconstruction in a Post-Conflict Country: Lessons from Timor-Leste\u201d, SFB-Governance Working Paper Series, Berlin, DFG Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 700.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monographs and Book Chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2020): \u201cOn the Spatial-Temporal Diffusion of Community Based Policing from Japan to Peninsula Southeast Asia: The Case of Timor-Leste\u201d, in Ansorg, Nadine \/ Gordon, Eleanor (eds.): Co-Operation, Contestation and Complexity in Peacebuilding. Post-Conflict Security Sector Reform, Oxon, Routledge, 24-39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2018): Rethinking Community Policing in International Police Reform. Examples from Asia, DCAF SSR Paper 17, London, Ubiquity Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2016): \u201cSecurity Sector Reconstruction in Post-Conflict: The Lessons from Timor-Leste\u201d, in Miklaucic, Michael \/ Hughes, Michelle (eds.): Impunity. Confronting Illicit Power Structures in War and Transition, Washington, D.C., National Defense University, 348-365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2015): Robustes Polizieren. Empirische Befunde zu Kontinuit\u00e4ten der Repression und Chancen der Implementation von Polizeireformen in Timor-Leste, doctoral dissertation, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schroeder, Ursula C. \/ Chappuis, Fairlie \/ Kocak, Deniz (2015): \u201cSecurity Sector Reform and the Emergence of Hybrid Security Governance\u201d, in Schroeder, Ursula C. \/ Chappuis, Fairlie (eds.): Building Security in Post-Conflict States. The Domestic Consequences of Security Sector Reform, London, Routledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz \/ Kode, Johannes (2014): \u201cImpediments to Security Sector Reform in Thailand\u201d, in Heiduk, Felix (ed.): Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia. From Policy to Practice, Houndmills, Palgrave, 83-101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chappuis, Fairlie \/ Kocak, Deniz (2013): \u201eSicherheitssektorreform in Lateinamerika. M\u00f6glichkeiten und Grenzen\u201c [Security Sector Reform in Latin America. Opportunities and Limits], in Maihold, G\u00fcnther \/ Brombacher, Daniel (eds.): Gewalt, organisierte Kriminalit\u00e4t und Staat in Lateinamerika, Opladen, Verlag Barbara Budrich, 255-273.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working Papers, Reports and Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2017): Review of Nygaard-Christensen, Maj \/ Bexley, Angie (eds.): Fieldwork in Timor-Leste. Understanding Social Change through Practice, in Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 36: 3, 145-147.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2015): \u201cIdentifying Prospects and Challenges to Intraorganizational Communication Practices of the Polic\u00eda Nacional de Timor-Leste\u201d, D\u00edli, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kocak, Deniz (2014): Review of Kent, Lia: The Dynamics of Transitional Justice. International Models and Local Realities in East Timor, in Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 33: 1, 142-144.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research Associate at the Chair of Political Science, in particular Political Theory Helmut-Schmidt-Universit\u00e4tGeb\u00e4ude H1Holstenhofweg 8522043 Hamburg Telefon: +49406541-3343Fax: +49-40-6541-3370 E-Mail: kocakd [at] hsu-hh.de CV Dr Deniz Kocak is a political scientist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1177","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-team-en"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1177,"de":1169},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1177"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3701,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1177\/revisions\/3701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsu-hh.de\/politiktheorie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}