Jonas Schaaf

Jonas Schaaf

Doctoral Researcher
Research Department:
Glocal Junctions
Research Group African Intervention Politics

Contact

E-Mail: schaaf@prif.org
Twitter: schaaf_jonas

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CV

since 2022Doctoral Researcher in the competence network “African Non-­Military Conflict Intervention Practices” at PRIF
2021Postgraduate programme “International cooperation for sustainable development”, Centre for Rural Development (SLE), Humboldt University of Berlin
2017–2020Scientific Assistant, Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen
2013–2017Master of Science Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen
2013–2014Internship, Centre for Environmental Management, Potchefstroom, South Africa
2010–2013Bachelor of Science, Justus Liebig University Giessen

Expertise

Jonas Schaaf is working on the following issues:

  • (Fragile) Statehood in West Africa
  • Peacebuilding and Anti-Terrorism Missions in the Western Sahel.
  • Security Policy
  • Development Policy
  • Concepts of Space

Publications

Keine Freude über den Abzug | 2023

Schaaf, Jonas (2023): Keine Freude über den Abzug, PRIF Blog, 25.5.2023.

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Ursachen fragiler Staatlichkeit im westlichen Sahel | 2021

Dittmann, Andreas / Schaaf, Jonas (2021): Ursachen fragiler Staatlichkeit im westlichen Sahel, in: Heß, Julius/Lutz, Karl-Heinz/Konopka, Torsten (Hg.), Wegweiser zur Geschichte. Mali und westlicher Sahel, Paderborn: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, 155–164, www.bundeswehr.de/(...).

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Bringing Climate Justice into the European Green Deal | 2021

Mallach, Konstantin / Neubert, Susanne / Schaaf, Jonas (2021): Bringing Climate Justice into the European Green Deal. Recommendations for new Energy Partnerships with Africa, in: SLE Briefing Paper Series, 2021:1, www.sle-berlin.de/(...).

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Current Projects

    Other professional activities

    since 2022Co-Speaker of PRIF's Postgraduate Colloquium
    2020Active member of the Network German West Africa Policy
    2018–2020Spokesperson for the academic staff in the directorate, Department of Geography, Justus Liebig University Giessen
    2018–2019Public Relations Officer, Giessen Geographic Society