Laura Peitz
Cohort 2016
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein
Topic of PhD Thesis: The 'Bank' in Multilateral Development Banks
Hertie School
Alumni, Doctoral Researcher
Address
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
10117 Berlin
Education and Work Experience
- 10/2013-08/2016: Freie Universität Berlin / Humboldt Universität zu Berlin / Universität Potsdam, M.A. International Relations
- 09/2011-01/2012: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Erasmus
- 10/2009-02/2013: Universität Konstanz, B.A. Poltical and Administrative Sciences
Academic Appointments, Scientific Activities & Outreach
- Since 04/2020: International Security and Development Center, Researcher
- 2020: Oxfam America, Consultancy on Private Sector Engagement in Sustainable Development
- 06/2014 – 09/2016: Collaborative Research Centre 700 "Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood" at Freie Universität Berlin, Project C2 "Variances and Consequences of Territorial Control by Non-State Actors", Research Assistant
Fellowships, Stipends and Awards
- since 07/2018, Scholarship of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
- 09/2016-06/2018, Scholarship of the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung für Wissenschaftsförderung
- 09/2014-08/2016, Deutschlandstipendium of the Universität Potsdam
- 01/2014, Rothaus Award for excellent Bachelor's Thesis
- 04/2012-03/2013, Deutschlandstipendium of the Universität Konstanz
Research Interests
- Multilateral Development Banks
- Agency of International Organizations
- United Nations Peacekeeping
- Spatial Data Analysis
- Peitz, L & Reisch, G 2019, ‘Violence Reduction or Relocation? Effects of United Nations troops presence on local levels of violence’. Zeitschrift fuer Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, no. 8, pp. 161-181.
- Peitz, L. (2015) ‘The BRICS – Rhetoric or Reality?’ E-International Relations. Available at: http://www.e-ir.info/2015/12/22/the-brics-rhetoric-or-reality/.
- Peitz, L. (2015) ‘Conference Report on the 8thECPR General Conference in Glasgow’, IReflect Student Journal of International Relations, 2(1), pp. 93–96.
- Peitz, L. (2014) Picking Winners – Does Risk of Conflict Recurrence Determine World Bank Post-Conflict Aid Allocation. Paper presented at the 8th ECPR General Conference in Glasgow. Available at: https://ecpr.eu/Events/PaperDetails.aspx?PaperID=20200&EventID=14.