Vita
Lena Herbst is postdoctoral researcher in the project International Cybersecurity at the IFSH. She holds a PhD in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations. Prior to joining the IFSH in May 2026, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Institute of International Relations at TU Braunschweig.
Research profile
- Global security governance and international organizations
- Cybersecurity and cybercrime
- Emerging technologies and geopolitical rivalry
- Transnational actors and big tech companies
Memberships & professional activities
- Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of International Relations at TU Braunschweig
Selected Publications
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Herbst, Lena,
Anja P. Jakobi. 2024.
Opening Up or Closing Down? Non-State Actors in Un Cybersecurity Governance.
Journal of Global Security Studies
9 (3): ogae026.
DOI: 10.1093/jogss/ogae026.
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Jakobi, Anja P.,
Lena Herbst. 2024.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The UN Cybercrime Convention.
PRIF Spotlight 11/2024.
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Jakobi, Anja P.,
Lena Herbst. 2024.
Mapping the Dark and Ornamenting the Order: Comparisons in Global Crime Governance.
In: Comparisons in Global Security Politics,
edited by
Thomas Müller
,
Mathias Albert
,
Kerrin Langer
, 151-171.
Bristol
: Bristol University Press
.
DOI: 10.51952/9781529241846.ch008.
