Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder

Director | Head of the Research Area European Peace and Security Orders

Contact

+49 (0)40-86 60 77-10

schroeder@ifsh.de

Hamburg

Assistant to the Director
Wiebke Bolz
Telefon: +49 (0)40-86 60 77-10
E-Mail: bolz@ifsh.de

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Vita

Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder has been Director of the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and Professor of Political Science at the University of Hamburg since 2017. Previously, she was Professor of International Security at Freie Universität Berlin. Currently, she leads projects at IFSH and University of Hamburg that address the nexus between security and climate futures; democratic promises of security in a new era; international policing and security sector reform; and participatory research on security policy. She studied at Humboldt University and Freie Universität Berlin, as well as at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (UK), and completed her doctorate at the European University Institute in Florence.

Research profile

Ursula Schröder’s research focuses on shaping peace and security orders in a world of multiple crises. Her current research topics include:

Future of democratic security promises in a new era
Climate futures and security
Protection, preparedness and adaptation strategies
Peacebuilding, state-building, and security sector reform
Conscription, disaster response, and civil protection
European security and European security architectures

Memberships & professional activities

Member of the Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Hamburg
Member of the Board of Trustees for the German Thesis Award (Körber Foundation).
Member of the Board of Trustees for the Educational Institute of the German Armed Forces Association.
Member of the Foundation Council of the German Foundation for Peace Research (DSF).
“Vertrauensdozentin”, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation.
Member of Academic Board, Institute for Theology and Peace, Hamburg.
Member of Board of Trustees, Helmut- and Loki-Schmidt-Foundation, Hamburg.
Member of Board of Trustees, Europa-Kolleg Hamburg.
Co-editor of yearly Friedensgutachten (Peace Report).
Member of Board of Trustees, “Hessischer Friedenspreis”.
Director of Studies, MA Peace and Security Studies, IFSH and University of Hamburg.

Rothe, Delf, Christine Hentschel, Ursula Schröder. 2025. Recomposing the Climate-Security Nexus: A Conceptual Introduction. Geoforum 159 (February): 104195. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2024.104195.
Hentschel, Christine, Delf Rothe, Ursula Schröder, ed. 2024. Critical Climate Security. Geoforum 155 (October 2024). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Geis, Anna, Ursula Schröder. 2024. The Russian War Against Ukraine and Its Implications for the Future of Liberal Interventionism. Politics and Governance 12: Article 7348. DOI: 10.17645/pag.7348.
Niemann, Holger, Ursula Schröder, ed. 2024. European Security in Times of Crisis: Perspectives from Peace Research. Research Report 014. Hamburg: IFSH. DOI: 10.25592/ifsh-research-report-014.
Friesendorf, Cornelius, Philipp Neubauer, Ursula Schröder. 2023. Implementing CSDP Missions: The Daily Travails of Police Experts. European Security DOI: 10.1080/09662839.2023.2232138.