Dr Anna-Sophie Maass
Lecturer in International Relations and DiplomacyResearch Overview
My research is at the intersection of European Studies and International Relations. I conduct research on EU-Russian diplomatic relations, EU foreign policy towards Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine, energy security, Russian politics since the end of the 1990s and European security.
I am an editor of a policy brief series which I launched for the consortium funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST): https://foreignpolicynewrealities.eu/ which assesses the EU's perception as an actor in international politics. I also acted as the consortium's coordinator for a network supporting early career researchers.
In 2021 I contributed to a meta-evaluation on EU Macro-financial instruments commissioned by the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affaisr at the European Commission. My research focused on assessing the effectiveness and the EU's added value of these instruments.
Current Teaching
PPR.430 Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
PPR.430d Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
PPR.285 Russian International Politics
PPR. 399 Dissertation (Undergraduate)
PPR. 405 & 405 D Dissertation (Postgraduate)
IR.100 International Relations Theory and Practice
Qualifications
Ph.D in Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University, Melbourne.
MA in European Studies, Maastricht University.
BA in European Studies, Maastricht University.
Certificate in Political Science, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes (Science Po, Rennes)
Career Details
Prior to working at Lancaster University, I was a Lecturer in European Politics and Society at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. In this role, I convened and taught courses on European integration, European Politics as well as EU foreign policy towards its neighbourhood at undergraduate level.I also acquired postgraduate teaching experience in European Studies at the College of Europe, Natolin, Warsaw where I taught introductory modules on Political Science and European Studies and co-convened a Masters theses colloquium for students in the major "The EU as a Global Actor."
PhD Supervision Interests
EU foreign policy towards Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine EU-Russian Relations European Neighbourhood Policy Security and Defence Policy Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
European Cooperation in Science and Technology- Participation in Multi-annual research network
01/07/2018 → 01/07/2022
Research
Centre for War and Diplomacy Roundtable
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
18th Pan European Conference on International Relations
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Politics, Philosophy and Religion (Organisational unit)
Membership of committee
Politics, Philosophy and Religion (Organisational unit)
Membership of committee
External Examiner, College of Europe
Examination
External Examiner PhD thesis, IBEI, Barcelona
Examination
How Russia thinks and fights: adaptation since the Cold War to the present day
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
BISA Working Group on European Security
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Charlie Bradbury
Hosting a Non-Academic Visitor
The 17th Pan-European Conference on International Relations
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
United States Military Academy West Point, New York Annual International Security Seminar
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Workshop on European Security
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Workshop on EU Foreign Policy
Invited talk
European Workshops in International Studies. I was in the Workshop on EU-Russia relations
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
External Examiner, PhD thesis
Examination
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Organisational unit)
Membership of committee
Meta-evaluation of EU financial instruments
Consultancy
Politics, Philosophy and Religion (Organisational unit)
Membership of committee
- Centre for War and Diplomacy