Enrico Fels, M.A. - Institut für Politische Wissenschaft und Soziologie

Curriculum Vitae
Enrico Fels, M.A.
Contact Details
Telephone: +49 228 73 60276
Telefax: +49 228 73 60277
E-Mail: enrico.fels@uni-bonn.de
Address: Center for Global Studies, Chair for International Relations,
Summary
University Bonn, Walter Flex St 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Enrico Fels is a Lecturer at the Center for Global Studies (CGS), University Bonn. He has a Masters degree from the Australian National
University, where he also was a T.B. Millar Scholar in Strategic and Defence Studies, and holds a Bachelors degree from
Ruhr-University Bochum. Before joining CGS, he worked as a Research Assistant for the Institute of International Relations at the
Helmut Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg, as well as at the Chair of International Relations,
Ruhr-University Bochum. Enrico Fels is an elected member of the faculty board of the Faculty of Arts (University of Bonn) and Managing
Editor of the series „Global Power Shift – Comparative Analysis and Perspectives“ (http://www.springer.com/series/10201).
He is particularly interested in traditional and non-traditional security issues, esp. in an European, Asian and Asian-Pacific context,
as well as power relations among members of the G20.
Education
Sep 2008 Master of Arts (Strategic Studies), Australian National University
Jan 2007 – Sep 2008 Postgraduate Student, Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, Strategic and Defence Studies
Centre, Australian National University
Nov 2005 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Ruhr-University Bochum
Oct 2002 – Nov 2005 Graduate Student, Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Economics and Society, German Studies
(2-Subject-Bachelor), Ruhr-University Bochum
Oct 2001 – Sep 2002 Graduate Student, Magister in Social Science and Modern History, University of Münster
Professional Experience
Since October 2009 Lecturer, Center for Global Studies, University of Bonn
February - June 2009 Research Assistant, Institute for International Relations, Helmut Schmidt University /
University of the Federal Armed Forces, Hamburg
Dec 2005 – Aug 2006 Research Assistant at the Chair of International Relations, Ruhr-University Bochum
Feb – March 2006 Intern at the European Parliament, Brussels (Belgium)
Feb 2005 – Jan 2006 Member of the 38. Student Parliament, Ruhr-University Bochum; Consultant for Public
Relations in the General Students’ Committee (AStA)
Nov 2004 – Dec 2005 Student Assistant at the Chair of International Relations, Ruhr-University Bochum
Awards and Scholarships
Since 2010 Several DAAD travel grants for conference and workshop participation
July – Aug 2009 Scholarship for a Russian Language Training, Tomsk and Moscow; awarded by DAAD
Jan – Sep 2008 T.B. Millar Scholar in Strategy and Defence Studies; awarded by the Strategic and Defence
Studies Centre (SDSC), Australian National University
Feb – Dec 2007 Full Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded by DAAD
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Memberships
• Faculty Board of the Faculty of Arts, University of Bonn
• International Studies Association (ISA)
• Selection committee of the German National Merit Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)
• Friends of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD-Freundeskreis)
Areas of Academic Interest
• Challenges and developments in global and regional security
• Regions: Europe; Central and South Asia; Asia Pacific region
• International behaviour of middle powers, esp. in Asia-Pacific
• Regional cooperation in Europe (esp. EU, NATO), Central Asia (esp. SCO) and Asia-Pacific (esp. US hub-
Teaching
and-spoke system, ANZUS, ASEAN, APEC)
Semester Title
WS 2012/13
SS 2012
WS 2011/12
SS 2011
Publications
WS 2010/11
Introduction to the theories of International Relations (I)
Introduction to the theories of International Relations (II)
Maritime Security in Asia Pacific
Neoclassical Realism and Power Shifts
Introduction to the theories of International Relations (I)
Introduction to the theories of International Relations (II)
Middle Powers in Asia-Pacific
National Security Architectures in comparison
Introduction to the theories of International Relations (I)
Introduction to the theories of International Relations (II)
Democratic Peace: Theory and praxis (together with Xuewu Gu)
SS 2010 Power and international security
WS 2009/10
Monographs and edited volumes
Transatlantic and transpacific relations in comparison (together with
Xuewu Gu)
Power in the 21 st Century. International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World, Springer,
Heidelberg, 2012 (edited together with Jan-Frederik Kremer and Katharina Kronenberg).
Assessing Eurasia’s Powerhouse. An Inquiry into the Nature of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Winkler Verlag,
Bochum, 2009.
Articles, book chapters and reports (since 2008)
‘Power Shift? Power in International Relations and the Allegiance of Middle Powers’. In Fels, Enrico et al. (eds.)
(2012): Power in the 21 st Century. International Security and International Political Economy in a Changing World,
Springer, Heidelberg, 2012, 3-28.
‘The Role of the SCO in Afghanistan’. In: Riecke, Henning (ed.) (2012, forthcoming): Partners for Stability - Involving
Neighbors in Afghanistan’s Reconstruction - Transatlantic Approaches, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag.
Book Review on Schuck, Christoph (ed., 2011): Security in a Changing Global Environment. Challenging the Human
Security Approach (Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlag) in: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies,
Vol 6. No. 1.
‘Indien 2020 – Trends und Herausforderungen für die EU’ (‘India 2020 – Trends and Challenges for the EU’). In: Marchetti,
Andreas & Clouet, Louis-Marie (eds.) (2011): Europa und die Welt 2020 - Entwicklungen und Tendenzen, Baden-Baden:
Nomos Verlag.
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Guest editor of WeltTrends issue 76 (January, February 2011) “Herausforderung Eurasien” (“Challenge Eurasia”)
‘‘Shanghai Spirit’ und Großmächtepolitik’ (‘‘Shanghai Spirit’ and Great Power Politics’). WeltTrends 76 (January, February
2011), 33-42.
‘Inde: entre partenariat et concurrence avec l´Europe’ (‘India: between Partnership and Competition with Europe’). In:
Clouet, Louis-Marie & Marchetti, Andreas (eds.) (2011): L´Europe et le monde en 2020. Essai de prospective francoallemande,
Villeneuve d’Ascq, 129-144.
‘Europas Sicherheit in Asien?’ (Europe’s Security in Asia), 4. Berlin Conference on Asian Security, WeltTrends 71,
2010, 137-138.
‘Die Shanghai-Gruppe. Ein zentralasiatisches Bündnis.’ (The Shanghai Grouping. A Central Asian Alliance) Welt-
Trends 72 (May, June 2010), 83-92.
‘Die Zukunft Asiens’ (Asia’s Future), 3. Berlin Conference on Asian Security, WeltTrends 64, Jan/Feb 2009, 133-134.
‘Will the Eagle Strangle the Dragon? An Assessment of the U.S. Challenges towards China’s Nuclear Deterrence’,
Trends East Asia Analysis 20, February 2008.
Invited Lectures, Conferences, Summer Schools & Workshops (since 2008)
Lecture “Rivals in Asia: China, India and the United States”, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 30. October 2012, Schloss
Eichholz, Wesseling (Germany).
Lecture “Rivals in Asia: China, India and the United States”, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 17. October 2012, Schloss
Eichholz, Wesseling (Germany).
Chair of the panel “South China Sea: What issues and whose core interests?”, Berlin Conference on Asian Security
“The U.S. and China in Regional Security. Implications for Asia and Europe”, German Institute for International and
Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) & Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 18. June 2012, Berlin (Germany).
Lecture “The consequences of the financial crisis on the great power competition – the rivalry between China, US
and India”, Gesellschaft für Wehr- und Sicherheitspolitik, 12. June 2012, Kaiserslautern (Germany).
Lecture “Tectonic shifts in the global power structure following the Global Financial Crisis: The emerging economies
China and India”, Symposium “Effects of the Global Financial Crisis on Politics, Society, Armament and International
Security” Karl-Arnold-Stiftung, 24.-26. April 2012, Königswinter (Germany).
Lecture “Competition at the Himalaya – the rivalry between China and India and it effects on regional security”, Gesellschaft
für Wehr- und Sicherheitspolitik, 24. April 2012, Neustadt-Hambach (Germany).
Lecture “Great Power competition in Asia and its effects on regional security and economic development”, Avantalion
Consulting Group, 20. April 2012, Berlin (Germany).
Lecture “Indonesia and the coming power shift in Asia-Pacific”, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association,
03 . April 2012, San Diego (USA), panel: “Institution and Idea in Asian Regionalism”.
Lecture “Competition among the Asian giants – China and India on collision course?”, interdisciplinary symposium
“China’s expansion within the developing and emerging countries”, Interdisziplinärer Arbeitskreis Dritte Welt, 20. January
2012, University of Mainz (Germany).
Lecture “Sino-Indian relations in times of global power shift”, Conference “Germany and Globalization”, Jakob-Kaiser-
Stiftung, 21.-23. October 2011, Königswinter (Germany).
Lecture “China – The rising giant and its aims in its neighbourhood. Is China going to share its influence in Afghanistan
and Central Asia with other powers?“, Symposium “Afghanistan and Central Asia viewed by neighbours and
great powers“, Jakob-Kaiser-Stiftung & Gesellschaft für Wehr- und Sicherheitspolitik, 14.-16. October 2011, Königswinter
(Germany).
Lecture “China and the power shift in Asia Pacific’s security structure: Middle powers as indicators“, 3. Offene Sektionstagung
der Sektion Internationale Politik der DVPW, 6.-7. Oktober 2011 in Munich (Germany); Panel „ Power
Shift? Dynamics and Consequences of China’s Rise“.
Lecture “Middle powers, security and the international power structure”, international workshop “Structural Power”,
Institute of International and Public Affairs, 24.-25. September 2011, Tongji University Shanghai (China).
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Lecture “The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. A European View“, international conference „Governance, Neighbourhoods
Policies, and Regional Cooperation: Comparing European and Central Asian Approaches”, 20.-21. September
2011, Urumqi (Xinjiang China).
Chair (together with Frans-Paul van der Putten) of the panel “Global Power Shift: Dynamics and Impacts of China’s
Rise”, Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, 19. March 2011, Montreal (Canada).
Lecture “Middle power allegiance and power shift in Asian-Pacific security affairs – the case of Australia”, Annual
Convention of the International Studies Association, 16. March 2011, Montreal (Canada), panel: “World Order and
Security Governance in the Post-Transatlantic Age”.
Discussant, Summer University “Central Asia and Xinjiang. Transnational Cooperation for Good Governance, Good
Civic Education, and Good Neighbourhood”, 20.-25. September 2010, Urumqi (Xinjiang, China).
Discussant, Expert Meeting on “ASEAN‘s Potential as a Stabilising Factor in Great Power Relations in Asia”, 18.
June 2010, Clingendael Institute, Den Haag (The Netherlands).
Lecture ‘India and China in 2020 – future perspectives for the EU’, Workshop, 12. March 2010, Institute francais des
relations internationals (IFRI) & Zentrum für Europäische Integrationsforschung (ZEI), Paris (France).
Lecture ‘Interests of international actors in Central Asia and related risk potentials’, SCO Summer University, 15. July
2009, Ural State University, Yekaterinburg (Russia).
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