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Kilian Spandler

Senior Lecturer

School of Global Studies
Telephone
+46 31-786 44 62
+46 703-12 08 78
Mail
kilian.spandler@gu.se
Visiting address
Konstepidemins väg 2
41314 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 700
40530 Göteborg

About Kilian Spandler

I am an Associate Professor and researcher in Peace and Development Research. My main field of research is International Relations, with a special focus on the role of regions in world politics. My expertise covers regional governance in Africa, Europe and Southeast Asia. My main research interests are:

  • The transformation of national sovereignty and its impact on transboundary cooperation in the Global South (TRANSFORM research project);
  • The role of populism in international cooperation;
  • Humanitarian action and disaster relief, especially on a regional level;
  • International norms and the ethics of global governance.

I am a co-author of (Cambridge University Press, 2021), which analyzes the regional cooperation strategies of populist leaders around the world. In my first book, (Palgrave Macmilla, 2018), I investigated the historical evolution of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU).

After obtaining my PhD from the University of Tübingen, Germany, in 2016, I worked as a Visiting Lecturer in International Relations at the Universities of Würzburg and Freiburg, before joining the School of Global Studies in 2017. During my time as a postdoctoral researcher, I held visiting positions at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta, Indonesia, and The New School in New York City, United States.

I teach and supervise at undergraduate and advanced levels, mainly in the subjects International Relations and Global Studies.

More information on my research is available on and my personal .