Samantha Ruppel
Associate FellowResearch Department:
Glocal Junctions
Contact
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CV
| since 2022 | Head of the African-German Leadership Academy at German Development Institute |
| since 2022 | Associate researcher at PRIF |
| 2020–2022 | Researcher at PRIF |
| 2020 | Guest lecturer at the Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg |
| 2019 | Guest lecturer at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenia |
| 2019 | Guest lecturer at the Cuttington University, Gbarnga, Liberia |
| 2019 | Guest lecturer at the Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone |
| since 2019 | Consultant and Partner at RESULT - Research Consult |
| 2018 | Guest lecturer at the University of Toronto, Kanada |
| 2018 | Guest lecturer at the German-Kazakh University, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| since 2016 | Research assistant and doctoral Researcher at the Goethe University Frankfurt/M. |
| 2016–2018 | Consultant in the Kolping Network for Refugees at the Kolping Society Germany gGmbH |
| 2015 | Expert for medium-term voluntary services at the Kolping Youth Community Services |
| 2014–2015 | Project Officer at the International Youth Community Services (ijgd e.V.) |
| 2010–2013 | Master's degree in International Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies at the Goethe University Frankfurt/M. and the Technical University Darmstadt |
| 2009–2013 | Master's degree in Historical Ethnology and Political Science at the Goethe University Frankfurt/M. |
| 2007–2009 | Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology at the Goethe University Frankfurt/M. |
Expertise
Samantha Ruppel is working on the following issues:
- Civil conflict management
- Peacebuilding
- Local peace processes
- Critical Peace Research
- Africa, especially West and East Africa
Publications
- Friedenspolitische Akteure in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit | 2024
Ruppel, Samantha (2024): Friedenspolitische Akteure in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, in: Gieler, Wolfgang/Nowak, Meik (Hg.), Deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Spannungsfeld der Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 33–45.
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- Hopes and dreams: youth activities in civil society organizations in post-conflict countries | 2023
Ruppel, Samantha / Steinbach, Lucas (2023): Hopes and dreams: youth activities in civil society organizations in post-conflict countries, in: Journal of Youth Studies (JYS), 1–16, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2023.2279629.
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- Goethe goes UNO: Forschungsorientierte Lehre im Bereich der Vereinten Nationen | 2023
Ruppel, Samantha / Leib, Julia (2023): Goethe goes UNO: Forschungsorientierte Lehre im Bereich der Vereinten Nationen, in: Hof, Christiane/Boehm, Susanne (Hg.), Forschungsorientiert lehren und lernen. Theorien und Bezüge, Bielefeld: wbv Publikation, 145–156.
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- Internationaler Tag der Jugend | 2023
Eberz, Isabelle / Ruppel, Samantha / Tumėnaitė, Neringa (2023): Internationaler Tag der Jugend. Auf dem Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Welt, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), https://www.idos-research.de/(...).
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- Supporting Local Actors in Times of Conflict: The Civil Peace Service and Its Various Actors | 2023
Ruppel, Samantha / Rieche, Bernd / Sayndee, T. Debey / Schlimpert, Christoph / López, María Requena (2023): Supporting Local Actors in Times of Conflict: The Civil Peace Service and Its Various Actors, in: In Factis Pax, 17:1, 109–132, http://www.infactispax.org/(...).
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- Lokal verankerte Zivile Konfliktbearbeitung zwischen Partnerschaft und Machtungleichgewicht | 2023
Ruppel, Samantha (2023): Lokal verankerte Zivile Konfliktbearbeitung zwischen Partnerschaft und Machtungleichgewicht, Studien des Leibniz-Instituts Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, https://link.springer.com/book/(...).
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- Have the Tables Turned? | 2022
Schwarz, Matthias / Ruppel, Samantha (2022): Have the Tables Turned? What to Expect from Kenya’s New “Hustler” President William Ruto, PRIF Spotlight 11/2022, Frankfurt/M.
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- Feminist Research Perspectives in Peace and Conflict Studies and Consultancy Work | 2022
Ruppel, Samantha / Sander, Alena (2022): Feminist Research Perspectives in Peace and Conflict Studies and Consultancy Work, PRIF Blog, 25.5.2022.
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- Same but Different: The Role of Local Leaders in the Peace Processes in Liberia and Sierra Leone | 2022
Ruppel, Samantha / Leib, Julia (2022): Same but Different: The Role of Local Leaders in the Peace Processes in Liberia and Sierra Leone, in: Peacebuilding, DOI: 10.1080/21647259.2022.2027152.
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- Länder aktuell: Liberia | 2022
Ruppel, Samantha (2022): Länder aktuell: Liberia, Munzinger Archiv, Internationales Handbuch, Ravensburg: Munzinger Archiv.
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- Non-State Actors in Peace and Security in Africa: Inclusion on Paper but not in Practice | 2021
Ruppel, Samantha (2021): Non-State Actors in Peace and Security in Africa: Inclusion on Paper but not in Practice, PRIF Blog, 18.12.2021.
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- The Dance of Peace and Justice: Local Perceptions of International Peacebuilding in West Africa | 2021
Leib, Julia / Ruppel, Samantha (2021): The Dance of Peace and Justice: Local Perceptions of International Peacebuilding in West Africa, in: International Peacekeeping, DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2021.1927726.
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- Power Imbalances and Peace Building: A Participatory Approach between Local and International Actors | 2021
Ruppel, Samantha (2021): Power Imbalances and Peace Building: A Participatory Approach between Local and International Actors, in: Africa Amani Journal, 8, http://tazama.space/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Power-imbalances-and-peace-building-A-participatory-approach-between-local-and-international-actors.pdf.
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- “The Future is Bright” – A Way Forward for the Tigray Conflict | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha / Adeto, Yonas Adaye (2020): “The Future is Bright” – A Way Forward for the Tigray Conflict, PRIF Blog, 16.12.2020.
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- Local Peacebuilding and the German Civil Peace Service | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha (2020): Local Peacebuilding and the German Civil Peace Service. Civil Conflict Transformation Between Partnership and Power Imbalance, PRIF Report 4/2020, Frankfurt/M.
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- #EndSars: How Social Media Challenges Governance – the Case of Nigeria | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha / Olu, Arowobusoye (2020): #EndSars: How Social Media Challenges Governance – the Case of Nigeria, PRIF Blog, 27.10.2020.
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- Good News from Countries around the Global South in Times of COVID-19 | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha / Sander, Alena (2020): Good News from Countries around the Global South in Times of COVID-19, Kölner Forum für Internationale Beziehungen und Sicherheitspolitik e. V., 7.8.2020.
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- Kenyans Helping Kenyans – Solidarity and Nairobi’s Informal Sector in Times of COVID-19 | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha / Sander, Alena (2020): Kenyans Helping Kenyans – Solidarity and Nairobi’s Informal Sector in Times of COVID-19, Kölner Forum für Internationale Beziehungen und Sicherheitspolitik e. V., 23.6.2020.
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- When your lab is the world but the world is closed down - Social Science Research in times of Covid-19. Elephant in the Lab. | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha (2020): When your lab is the world but the world is closed down - Social Science Research in times of Covid-19. Elephant in the Lab., Elephant in the Lab, 9.6.2020.
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- The learning effects of United Nations simulations in political science classrooms | 2020
Leib, Julia / Ruppel, Samantha (2020): The learning effects of United Nations simulations in political science classrooms, in: European Political Science, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-020-00260-3.
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- Ab in den Süden. Herausforderungen der Feldforschung im globalen Süden | 2020
Ruppel, Samantha / Sander, Alena (2020): Ab in den Süden. Herausforderungen der Feldforschung im globalen Süden, in: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 30:1, 141–160, https://link.springer.com/journal/41358/30/1.
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- Studentische Lerneffekte in Simulationen der Vereinten Nationen | 2019
Leib, Julia / Ruppel, Samantha (2019): Studentische Lerneffekte in Simulationen der Vereinten Nationen, in: Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, 8:1, 99–111, https://afk-web.de/cms/zeitschrift-fuer-friedens-und-konfliktforschung-zefko/.
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- Die Vereinten Nationen simulieren: „MainMUN“ als fächerübergreifendes Planspiel der Weltpolitik | 2018
Brühl, Tanja / Leib, Julia / Peltner, Anne / Ruppel, Samantha (2018): Die Vereinten Nationen simulieren: „MainMUN“ als fächerübergreifendes Planspiel der Weltpolitik, in: Meßner, Theresa/Schedelik, Michael/Engartner, Tim (Hg.), Planspiele in der sozialwissenschaftlichen Hochschullehre, Frankfurt am Main: Wochenschau Verlag, 181–191.
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- #zeichensein – Zeichen setzen für eine offene Gesellschaft | 2018
Paul, Magdalene / Ruppel, Samantha (2018): #zeichensein – Zeichen setzen für eine offene Gesellschaft, in: Dümling, Bianca/Löchelt, Kerstin/Zimermann, Germo (Hg.), Christliche Jugendarbeit in der Migrationsgesellschaft. Begegnungen mit kultureller und religiöser Vielfalt gestalten, Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag, 256–264.
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- Praktische Erfahrungen mit internationalen Workcamps im Bergwald | 2015
Klinger, Sebastian / Stephan, Philipp / Ruppel, Samantha (2015): Praktische Erfahrungen mit internationalen Workcamps im Bergwald, in: Anliegen Natur, 37:1, 102–106, https://www.anl.bayern.de/publikationen/anliegen/anliegen37_1.htm.
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- Vom Afrika-Archiv zum Frobenius-Institut | 2011
Lünser, Nils / Ruppel, Samantha / Weist, Lino / Vogel, Vanessa (2011): Vom Afrika-Archiv zum Frobenius-Institut, in: Jebens, Holger (Hg.), Herbarium der Kultur: ethnographische Objekte und Bilder aus den Archiven des Frobenius-Instituts, Frankfurt: Universität Frankfurt Frobenius-Institut, 27–30.
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Other professional activities
| since 2020 | Mentor in the CONNECT: Mentoring Program of the Goethe University Frankfurt/M. |
| since 2016 | Juror for the selection of the scholarship holders of the Germany Scholarship at the Goethe University Frankfurt/M. |
| since 2011 | Support of the UN-Simulation MainMUN at the Goethe-University Frankfurt/M |
| since 2011 | Trainer of the Office for International Youth Work of the Federal Republic of Germany / Trainer |
| since 2009 | Collaboration in the seminar team and leader of intercultural meetings of the Kolping Youth Community Services |