Curriculum Vitae Enrico Fels, M.A. Biographical Details & Contact Telephone +49 228 73 60276 Telefax: +49 228 73 60277 E-Mail: fels@uni-bonn.de Address: Center for Global Studies, Chair for International Relations, University of Bonn, Walter Flex St 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany Short Bio Enrico Fels is a research fellow and lecturer at the Center for Global Studies (CGS), University of Bonn. He holds a Bachelors degree from Ruhr-University Bochum and has a Masters degree from the Australian National University, where he also was a T.B. Millar Scholar in Strategic and Defence Studies. He was the Managing Assistant of the CGS between 2013 and 2014. Before joining CGS, Enrico worked as a Research Assistant for the Institute of International Relations at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg, as well as at the Chair of International Relations, Ruhr-University Bochum. He is an elected member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts (University of Bonn) as well as the Faculty s Structural Commission and her Studies Commission. He is also the Managing Editor of the book series Global Power Shift Comparative Analysis and Perspectives (http://www.springer.com/series/10201). Enrico is pursuing a PhD on middle power allegiance in Asia-Pacific amidst Sino-US competition (will be concluded in 2015). He is moreover regularly presenting at international conferences, publishes his research in books and articles and is frequently invited to give lectures. He leads the CGS research group on Security and Diplomacy and is co-editor to the book Power in the 21st Century. International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World. Enrico s research interests and expertise include traditional and non-traditional security issues (esp. Europe, G20, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia), international political economy (part. effects of the GFC, currency and trade developments in and between Asia, Europe and North America) as well as the consequences of an emerging Asia to Europe (e.g. the rise of China, India and regional middle powers and European responses). Education Since December 2009 PhD Candidate at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology, University of Bonn September 2008 Master of Arts (Strategic Studies), Australian National University Jan 2007 Sep 2008 Postgraduate Student, Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University November 2005 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Ruhr-University Bochum Oct 2002 Nov 2005 Graduate Student, Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Economics and Society, German Studies (2Subject-Bachelor), Ruhr-University Bochum Oct 2001 Sep 2002 Graduate Student, Magister in Social Science and Modern History, University of Münster Professional Experience Nov 2013 Dec 2014 Managing Assistant, Center for Global Studies, University of Bonn Since February 2012 Elected Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn Since June 2011 Managing Editor of the book series Global Power Shift Comparative Analysis and Perspectives (Springer Science+Business Media; http://www.springer.com/series/10201) Since October 2009 Research Fellow, Center for Global Studies, University of Bonn 1
February June 2009 Research Assistant, Institute for International Relations, Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg Dec 2005 Aug 2006 Feb March 2006 Feb 2005 Jan 2006 Nov 2004 Dec 2005 Research Assistant at the Chair of International Relations, Ruhr-University Bochum Intern at the European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium) Member of the 38. Student Parliament, Ruhr-University Bochum; Consultant for Public Relations in the General Students Committee (AStA) Student Assistant at the Chair of International Relations, Ruhr-University Bochum Awards and Scholarships Since 2010 July Aug 2009 Jan Sep 2008 Feb Dec 2007 Several DAAD travel grants for conference and workshop participation Scholarship for a Russian Language Training, Tomsk and Moscow; awarded by DAAD Full T.B. Millar Scholarship in Strategy and Defence Studies; awarded by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC), Australian National University Full Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded by DAAD Teaching Semester SS 2015 WS 2014/15 SS 2014 WS 2013/14 SS 2013 WS 2012/13 SS 2012 WS 2011/12 SS 2011 WS 2010/11 SS 2010 WS 2009/10 Title Perspectives of Security Research Theories and Concepts Political and Economic Developments in Asia-Pacific Financial Power and International Politics (together with Xuewu Gu) Foreign and Security Politics in Asia Pacific (together with Xuewu Gu) Security in IR Concepts and Developments Strategic Challenges in Asia-Pacific Energy and Energy Security in International Comparison (together with Xuewu Gu) Foreign and Security Politics in Asia Pacific (together with Xuewu Gu) Faculty Task Force on PhD Plagiarism (M.W.) & Paternal Leave Maritime Security in Asia Pacific Neoclassical Realism and Power Shifts Introduction to the theories of International Relations (II) Middle Powers in Asia-Pacific National Security Architectures in Comparison Democratic Peace: Theory and Praxis (together with Xuewu Gu) Power and International Security Transatlantic and Transpacific Relations in Comparison (together with Xuewu Gu) 2
Areas of Academic Interest & Expertise Challenges and developments in global and regional security Traditional and non-traditional security (e.g. conventional and nuclear arms; terrorism & transnational crime) International Political Economy (e.g. currency and trade regimes, changing economic patterns, consequences of the GFC & the Euro crisis) Regions: Europe; Central Asia; Asia Pacific region International behaviour of middle powers, esp. in Asia-Pacific Regional cooperation in Europe (esp. EU, NATO), Central Asia (esp. SCO) and Asia-Pacific (esp. US huband-spoke system, ANZUS, ASEAN, APEC) Memberships Faculty Council of the Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn Structural Commission & Studies Commission of the Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn International Studies Association (ISA) Selection committee of the German National Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes) Friends of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD-Freundeskreis) Publications Monographs and Edited Volumes Shifting Power in the Asia Pacific? Regional Middle Power Allegiance and the Rise of China, Springer, Heidelberg, forthcoming 2016. Stormy Waves in a Small Sea. The Impact of a Rising China on the Disputes in the South China Sea, Vol. I & II, Springer, Heidelberg, forthcoming 2015 (edited together with Truong Vu from Hanoi University). Power in the 21 st Century. International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World, Springer, Heidelberg, 2012 (edited together with Jan-Frederik Kremer and Katharina Kronenberg). Assessing Eurasia s Powerhouse. An Inquiry into the Nature of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Winkler Verlag, Bochum, 2009. Articles, Book Chapters and Reports (since 2008) The Regional Significance of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Lught of Afghanistan s Instability. In: Jonboboev, Sunatullo/Rakhimov, Morzokhid/Seidelmann, Reimund (ed.): Central Asia: Countries, Neighbours, and the Region. Vol. 1. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishing House (2014). Wettstreit der asiatischen Giganten China und Indien auf Konfliktkurs? ( Competition among Asia s Giants China and India on Collision course? ). In: Meyer, Günter /Muno, Wolfgang / Brand Alexander (eds.) (2013): Chinas Expansion in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern. Veröffentlichungen des Interdisziplinären Arbeitskreises Dritte Welt. Issue 23, 35-60. Dancing with the Dragon Indonesia and its Relations to a Rissing China. In: Heise, Matthias / Rucktäschel, Kathrin (eds.) (2013): Indonesia s Search for Democracy. Political, Economic and Social Developments, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag, 163-190. The Role of the SCO in Afghanistan. In: Riecke, Henning (ed.) (2013): Partners for Stability - Involving Neighbors in Afghanistan s Reconstruction - Transatlantic Approaches, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag, 235-250. 3
Power Shift? Power in International Relations and the Allegiance of Middle Powers. In Fels, Enrico et al. (eds.) (2012): Power in the 21 st Century. International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World, Springer, Heidelberg, 2012, 3-28. Book Review on Schuck, Christoph (ed., 2011): Security in a Changing Global Environment. Challenging the Human Security Approach (Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag) in: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies, Vol 6. No. 1. Indien 2020 Trends und Herausforderungen für die EU ( India 2020 Trends and Challenges for the EU ). In: Marchetti, Andreas & Clouet, Louis-Marie (eds.) (2011): Europa und die Welt 2020 - Entwicklungen und Tendenzen, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag. Guest editor of WeltTrends issue 76 (January, February 2011) Herausforderung Eurasien ( Challenge Eurasia ) Shanghai Spirit und Großmächtepolitik ( Shanghai Spirit and Great Power Politics ). WeltTrends 76 (January, February 2011), 33-42. Inde: entre partenariat et concurrence avec l Europe ( India: between Partnership and Competition with Europe ). In: Clouet, Louis-Marie & Marchetti, Andreas (eds.) (2011): L Europe et le monde en 2020. Essai de prospective franco-allemande, Villeneuve d Ascq, 129-144. Europas Sicherheit in Asien? (Europe s Security in Asia), 4. Berlin Conference on Asian Security, WeltTrends 71, 2010, 137-138. Die Shanghai-Gruppe. Ein zentralasiatisches Bündnis. (The Shanghai Grouping. A Central Asian Alliance) WeltTrends 72 (May, June 2010), 83-92. Die Zukunft Asiens (Asia s Future), 3. Berlin Conference on Asian Security, WeltTrends 64, Jan/Feb 2009, 133-134. Will the Eagle Strangle the Dragon? An Assessment of the U.S. Challenges towards China s Nuclear Deterrence, Trends East Asia Analysis 20, February 2008. Invited Lectures, Conferences, Summer Schools & Workshops (since 2009) Lecture Resources and Geopolitics: The Struggle over the Paracel and Sprately Islands, Gesellschaft für Sicherheitspolitik & Karl Arnold Stiftung, 2. May 2015, Eitorf (Germany). Lecture Consequences of China s Demand in Resources and Food on International Security, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 26. February 2015, Hennef (Germany). Lecture China Regional and Global Interests and Ambitions, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 24. February 2015, Hennef (Germany). Lecture Stormy Sea China and the South China Sea Conflict, DGAP/Junge Gesellschaft für Außenpolitik NRW, 28. January 2015, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Cologne (Germany). Lecture The Arrival of the Asian Century China, India, Japan. Power Shifts in East Asia and Consequences for the West, Karl Arnold Stiftung, 05. November 2014, Cologne (Germany). International Expert Workshop: Central Asia Issues, Problems, and Perspectives, 03.-05. October 2014, Tashkent & Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Lecture China From a Powerful Regional Actor in Asia-Pacific to a Power with Global Reach, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 24. September 2014, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture Central Asia between Russia and China Alternative Scenarios of Future Regional Development, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 03. September 2014, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture The Five Stans and Their Policies in Central Asia, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 02. September 2014, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture The Hungry Dragon: Chinese Demand for Resources, Food Products and Technology, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 15. April 2014, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). 4
Lecture China s Strategic Situation and the Perspectives for the Asian-Pacific region, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 09. April 2014, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture Regional Cooperation in Central Asia: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and her importance for Afghanistan, Karl-Arnold-Stiftung, 06. March 2014, Cologne (Germany). Lecture China s Role in south East Asia, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 20. February 2014, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture China, India and the USA: Great Power Rivalry and Challenges for Regional Order, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 10. December 2013, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture China: Regional Player or Global Power?, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 04. December 2013, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture Creating an harmonic world? China s Security Policies, its Regional Environment and its Relations to Russia and the United States, Karl-Arnold-Stiftung, 17. September, Königswinter (Germany). Lecture Europe s Relations to a Rising Asia, Summer Academy on Asia: Competitor or Partner? of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 21. 23. May, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture The Hungry Dragon: Chinese Demand for Resources, Food Products and Technology, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 07. May 2013, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture Understanding Great Power Rivalry in Asia Pacific, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 26. February 2013, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Workshop Exploring Patterns of Regional and Interregional Cooperation: Central Asia, its Neighboring Countries, and Europe, Collaborative Research and Professionalization Project (2012-15) funded by VolkswagenStiftung, 05. 06. January 2013, Marburg (Germany). Lecture Rivals in Asia: China, India and the United States, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 30. October 2012, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Lecture Rivals in Asia: China, India and the United States, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 17. October 2012, Schloss Eichholz, Cologne (Germany). Chair of the panel South China Sea: What Issues and Whose Core Interests?, Berlin Conference on Asian Security The U.S. and China in Regional Security. Implications for Asia and Europe, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) & Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 18. June 2012, Berlin (Germany). Lecture The consequences of the financial crisis on the great power competition the rivalry between China, US and India, Gesellschaft für Wehr- und Sicherheitspolitik, 12. June 2012, Kaiserslautern (Germany). Lecture Tectonic shifts in the global power structure following the Global Financial Crisis: The emerging economies China and India, Symposium Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Politics, Society, Armament and International Security Karl-Arnold-Stiftung, 24.-26. April 2012, Königswinter (Germany). Lecture Competition at the Himalaya the rivalry between China and India and it effects on regional security, Gesellschaft für Wehr- und Sicherheitspolitik, 24. April 2012, Neustadt-Hambach (Germany). Lecture Great Power competition in Asia and its effects on regional security and economic development, Avantalion Consulting Group, 20. April 2012, Berlin (Germany). Lecture Indonesia and the coming power shift in Asia-Pacific, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, 03. April 2012, San Diego (USA), panel: Institution and Idea in Asian Regionalism. Lecture Competition among the Asian giants China and India on collision course?, interdisciplinary symposium China s expansion within the developing and emerging countries, Interdisziplinärer Arbeitskreis Dritte Welt, 20. January 2012, University of Mainz (Germany). Lecture Sino-Indian relations in times of global power shift, Conference Germany and Globalization, Jakob-Kaiser- Stiftung, 21.-23. October 2011, Königswinter (Germany). 5
Lecture China The rising giant and its aims in its neighbourhood. Is China going to share its influence in Afghanistan and Central Asia with other powers?, Symposium Afghanistan and Central Asia viewed by neighbours and great powers, Jakob-Kaiser-Stiftung & Gesellschaft für Wehr- und Sicherheitspolitik, 14.-16. October 2011, Königswinter (Germany). Lecture China and the power shift in Asia Pacific s security structure: Middle powers as indicators, 3. Offene Sektionstagung der Sektion Internationale Politik der DVPW, 6.-7. Oktober 2011 in Munich (Germany); Panel Power Shift? Dynamics and Consequences of China s Rise. Lecture Middle powers, security and the international power structure, international workshop Structural Power, Institute of International and Public Affairs, 24.-25. September 2011, Tongji University Shanghai (China). Lecture The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. A European View, international conference Governance, Neighbourhood Policies, and Regional Cooperation: Comparing European and Central Asian Approaches, 20.-21. September 2011, Urumqi (Xinjiang, China). Chair (together with Frans-Paul van der Putten) of the panel Global Power Shift: Dynamics and Impacts of China s Rise, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, 19. March 2011, Montreal (Canada). Lecture Middle power allegiance and power shift in Asian-Pacific security affairs the case of Australia, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, 16. March 2011, Montreal (Canada), panel: World Order and Security Governance in the Post-Transatlantic Age. Discussant, Summer University Central Asia and Xinjiang. Transnational Cooperation for Good Governance, Good Civic Education, and Good Neighbourhood, 20.-25. September 2010, Urumqi (Xinjiang, China). Discussant, Expert Meeting on ASEAN s Potential as a Stabilising Factor in Great Power Relations in Asia, 18. June 2010, Clingendael Institute, Den Haag (The Netherlands). Lecture India and China in 2020 future perspectives for the EU, Workshop, 12. March 2010, Institute francais des relations internationals (IFRI) & Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung (ZEI), Paris (France). Lecture Interests of International Actors in Central Asia and Related Risk Potentials, SCO Summer University, 15. July 2009, Ural State University, Yekaterinburg (Russia). Recent Presence in the Media Die Eurasische Union - Kasachstans Perspektiven zwischen Russland und dem Westen, Prospekt - Magazin des Verbandes der Deutschen Wirtschaft in Kasachstan und Usbekistan No. 03, July-October 2014. Anti-Western Alliance in Asia, Deutsche Welle, 11. September 2014, http://dw.de/p/1daqp, German: http://dw.de/p/1d9oo. Interview SCO is important for Central and South Asia, Deutsche Welle, 13. September 2013, German: http://dw.de/p/19h6n; Chinese: http://dw.de/p/19ga8 6