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Dr. Christine Hackenesch

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Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Expertise

Focus

EU-Africa relations, China-Africa relations, political regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa, EU support for democracy, human rights and good governance, EU external relations, EU development policy,

Short Curriculum vitae

2019-2021 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Head of Programme, Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation"

2018-2019 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation with the Global South"

2008-2017 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Researcher

Summer Semester 2017, University of Bayreuth, Visiting Assistant Professor of African Politics and Development Policy

2010-2014 Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies, PhD candidate, dissertation: The EU and China in Africa authoritarian regimes. The politics of cooperating on governance reforms in the 21st century.

2002-2008 Free University of Berlin and Sciences Po Paris, Franco-German Double Diploma Programme, Diplom in Political Science, Research Master, comparative regional politics, specialty Asia

Publications of the Megatrends Afrika project

- Hangwei Li
- Christine Hackenesch
FOCAC 2024: Moving Away from Large Infrastructure Deals towards Normative Power of China
- German
The FOCAC Beijing Action Plan (2025–2027) outlines concrete targets for China–Africa relations. What are the latest trends shaping this partnership, and how might they impact Europe’s cooperation with Africa?

Megatrends spotlight 38, 16.09.2024
- Megatrends Afrika
Joint Futures: Ideas for Germany’s Africa Policy

What does it mean to design a sustainable and effective Africa policy? How can Germany develop and rethink its relations with Africa? We addressed these questions in a dedicated blog series between September 2023 and February 2024: Joint Futures. This publication brings together all the contributions.

Megatrends Working Paper 2024 12, 23.05.2024, 161 Pages

doi:10.18449/2024MTA-WP12
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- Christine Hackenesch
- Denis M. Tull
Germany’s Africa Policy: Time for an Update
- German
The German government wants to work more closely with African partners. How must it change its policy in order to accomplish this? What does it mean to “rethink” Germany’s Africa policy? In our blog series Joint Futures, we gather ideas from experts and discuss ways forward.

blog Joint Futures 01, 25.09.2023
China's Footprint in Africa

African countries share deep economic, political, and social ties with China. To better understand Beijing’s activities and impact, we need more robust empirical data. Future research should strengthen the link between empirical data and theoretical debates on status, power, and influence.

Megatrends Working Paper 2023 05, 06.07.2023, 31 Pages

doi:10.18449/2023MTA-WP05
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Areas of Expertise

Short Curriculum vitae

FOCAC 2024: Moving Away from Large Infrastructure Deals towards Normative Power of China

Joint Futures: Ideas for Germany’s Africa Policy

Germany’s Africa Policy: Time for an Update

China's Footprint in Africa