null Sören Schneider

Sören Schneider

Research Associate

    Address

    Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) Bochumer Fenster, 4th floor Massenbergstraße 9 B 44787 Bochum Germany

    Nationality

    German

    Research Interests

    (Anticipatory) Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction, Forced Migration, Conflict and Displacement

    Project Work

    Joint Project of IFHV and VENRO: Strengthening the capacities for innovation and future-oriented reforms among German humanitarian NGOs and their local partners, Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO)

    Joint Project of IFHV and Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft: WorldRiskReport

    Office hours

    Wednesday (during the NOHA semester): 14:00 - 16:00
    Outside of the NOHA semester: by prior arrangement

    Education

    2013 - 2017
    B.A. (with distinction) Social Sciences, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    2015 - 2016
    Academic Exchange, Faculty of Journalism, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
    2018 - 2019
    M.Sc. Political Science / International Relations, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Work Experience and other Activities

    03/2020 - 09/2020
    Research Assistant, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    07/2016 - 12/2016
    Freelance Journalist and Editorial Intern. El Mercurio de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
    04/2018 - 06/2018
    Intern, Press Department. Amnesty International Germany, Berlin, Germany
    09/2019 - 03/2020

    Intern, Sector Project Migration. German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn, Germany

    Most recent Publications

    09/2023

    The Global Data Gap in the Field of Diversity, in: Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft / IFHV, WorldRiskReport 2023, p. 45, https://weltrisikobericht.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WRR_2023_english_online161023.pdf.

    08/2023

    Building on Local Knowledge and Partnerships to Facilitate Trigger Development and Scale up Anticipatory Action, in: The Humanitarian Blog, https://www.chaberlin.org/blog/building-on-local-knowledge-and-partnerships-to-facilitate-trigger-development-and-scale-up-anticipatory-action-2/.

    11/2022

    Flucht vor dem Krieg, together with Dr. Katrin Radtke, in: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Atlas der Migration, pp. 14-15, https://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/sonst_publikationen/atlasdermigration2022.pdf.

    09/2022

    The Digital Divide in Disaster Contexts: Challenges and Risks, in: Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft / IFHV, WorldRiskReport 2022, pp. 32-37, https://weltrisikobericht.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WorldRiskReport-2022_Online.pdf.

    12/2021

    5 Years of Peace? Disentangling Colombia’s Complex Humanitarian Puzzle, in: The Humanitarian Blog, https://www.chaberlin.org/blog/5-years-of-peace-disentangling-colombias-complex-humanitarian-puzzle/.

    07/2021

    Climate Change, Disaster Displacement and (Anticipatory) Humanitarian Action: Challenges ahead, in: Anticipation Hub Blog, https://www.anticipation-hub.org/news/climate-change-disaster-displacement-and-anticipatory-humanitarian-action-challenges-ahead.

    Lectures and Presentations

    02/2024

    Guest Lecture “Assessing Disaster Risks through Composite Indicators – Thoughts on the Potential and Limitations of Disaster Risk Indices” at UNU-MERIT, Maastricht.

    10/2023

    Input and Co-Facilitation “The Importance of Local Knowledge to Mainstream Anticipatory Action and Facilitate Trigger Development” at the 11th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action, Berlin.

    06/2023

    Presentation and moderated discussion on “Anticipatory Humanitarian Action and Climate Change” at Kindernothilfe, Duisburg.

    02/2023

    Lecture on “Anticipatory Humanitarian Action in Conflict Settings” within the NOHA Master’s in International Humanitarian Action, Bochum.

    10/2022

    Conceptualization and facilitation of two-days workshop “Exchange on the Introduction and Implementation of Anticipatory Humanitarian Action: Status Quo, Challenges and Best Practices”, Bochum.

    09/2022

    Presentation and panel discussion “WorldRiskReport 2022 – Digitalization and Disaster Risk”, online.

    Grants and Awards

    06/2015
    PROMOS Scholarship to Increase the Mobility of Students Studying at German Universities

    Language Skills

    German (mother tongue)

    English (fluent)

    Spanish (fluent)

    French (basic knowledge)