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Team

IR Online Project Director

Prof. Dr. Klaus Segbers holds the  Chair of Political Science at the Institute for East European Studies and is professor for International Relations at the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science (OSI) at the FU Berlin. His academic expertise extends to the areas of foreign policy analysis and international relations, in particular international political economy and issues of globalization. Furthermore, he focuses on designing innovative concepts of knowledge-building and transfer, including the development of e-education and blended learning programs in international contexts. For detailed information on other projects and programs, please visit the website of the Center for Global Politics.

Email: klaus.segbers@fu-berlin.de
Tel:     +49 30 83854058

Program Manager

Kristina Klinkforth studied Political Science and International Relations in Hamburg, Galway, and Berlin. In 2005, she joined the Center for Global Politics at the Freie Universität Berlin and has been responsible for the development and management of the distance learning M.A. program "International Relations Online," as well as for the coordination of workshops and summer schools with partner universities in the Gulf region, Syria, and Greece. Kristina has worked for different governmental and civil society organizations, including the Aspen Institute Berlin, the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the UN Headquarters in New York. She is a doctoral candidate at the Freie Universität Berlin. In 2008-2009, she was a visiting research scholar with the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. Her research focuses on the role of media and information technologies in international affairs and global governance. She also works on the role of new media in education and development. Back at Freie Universität Berlin, she regularly teaches course at the intersection of international relations and international communication.

Email: klink@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Tel: +49 30 83855476

Student Advisor

Katrin Risch studied Political Science and English Literature and Culture at the University of Magdeburg and the University of Surrey Roehampton in London. During her studies, she worked in the German Bundestag and the Consulate General of the United States of America. After graduating, she worked as a tutor for the program German Studies Russia, teaching the module Media and International Politics at the Moscow State University for International Relations. She joined the IR Online team in 2010, serving as student advisor for IR Online. Since October 2010, she has been managing the alumni network at the CGP. 

Email: Katrin.Risch@fu-berlin.de
Tel: +49 30 83855476

IT Manager

Stefan Hohenberger studied Political Science at the Freie Universität Berlin. His diploma thesis dealt with the impact of information technology on labor markets and employment structures in the European Union. He works as IT specialist on several projects in and outside of the University. He is in charge of the technical implementation and the design of the International Relations Online program. 

Email: stefan.hohenberger@fu-berlin.de

Further support is provided by our student assistants:

Luise Rex (student assistant) is studying an M.A. in East European Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin. She graduated with a B.A. in European Studies from Maastricht University in 2007. During her Studies in Maastricht she spent an Erasmus semester at Sciences Po Bordeaux. Luise helps the IR Online team with research and editorial work.

Emily Florence Unser (student assistant) is pursuing a double Master's degree in International Relations at the Freie Universität Berlin and Sciences Po Paris. She completed the French-German undergraduate program of Sciences Po Paris in June 2009 with the obtention of a Bachelor in Political Science and spent a year abroad at the MGIMO University in Moscow.

Ian Canaris completed his Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in Political Science and German Studies at the University of New Mexico in his native city of Albuquerque (USA). Ian Canaris moved to the German capital in 2008 to pursue his Master's degree at the Otto-Suhr-Institut of the Freie Universität Berlin. Since his graduation in the fall of 2010, he has supported the IR-Online team, especially with questions concerning the vagaries of the English language.