null Sören Schneider

Sören Schneider

Research Associate

    Address

    Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) Bochumer Fenster, 6th/7th floor Massenbergstr. 11 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)