Dr. Sebastian Biba

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter der Professur für Politikwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Area Studies China/Ostasien

sebastian-biba
Goethe-Universität 
Fachbereich 03 Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Institut für Politikwissenschaft
Westend Campus, PEG-Gebäude
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6
Raum 3 G.156 (3. Stock)
60323 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49 (0)69 798-36556
Fax: +49 (0)69 798-763-36556

E-Mail: biba@soz.uni-frankfurt.de

Anschrift für Postsendungen:
Campus Westend
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6
PEG-Gebäude, Hauspostfach 17
60629 Frankfurt am Main

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(zuletzt aktualisiert im November 2023)

VITA

Seit
2022/02 

Research Associate
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Institute of Asian Studies
2022/10- 
2022/12
Gastwissenschaftler
University of Sydney 
Department of Government and International Relations
Seit
2021/01   
Fellow
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Johanna Quandt Young Academy
2020/09- 2021/06
DAAD Fellow
Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Programm “The United States, Europe, and World Order"
2020/01-
2020/03
Gastwissenschaftler
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Institute of Asian Studies
2016/06-
2016/08

Gastwissenschaftler
Peking Universität
School of International Studies
2014/10Promotion zum Dr. phil.
Goethe- Universität Frankfurt
Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften
Seit 
2012/10
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Arbeitsbereich Politikwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Area Studies China/Ostasien, Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), 
FORSCHUNG
  • Chinesische Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik
  • Europa/Deutschland-USA-China Beziehungen
  • Internationale Beziehungen und Sicherheit im Indo-Pazifik
  • Regionalismus und regionale Ordnung in Ostasien
LEHRE 

WiSe 2023/24

SoSe 2023

WiSe 2022/23

  • Teaching sabbatical

SoSe 2022

WiSe 2021/22

SoSe 2021

SoSe 2020

WiSe2019/20

SoSe 2019

WiSe 2018/19

SoSe 2018

WiSe 2017/18


PUBLIKATIONEN

Monographien und Herausgeberschaften

2024 Europe in an Era of US-China Strategic Rivalry: Challenges and Opportunities from an Outside-in Perspective. Heidelberg: Springer (Hrsg.).

2021

Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition: Coping with an Unstable Triangle. London und New York: Routledge (Hrsgb. zusammen mit Reinhard Wolf).
2018 China's Hydro-politics in the Mekong: Conflict and Cooperation in Light of Securitization Theory. London und New York: Routledge.
2016 “Non-traditional Security in Sino-Indian Relations", Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (Special Issue), 45: 3 (Hrsgb. der Sonderausgabe). https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jcca/issue/view/145.
2016 “Eclipsed by Clashing Titans? Europe and the Risks of US-Chinese Confrontation", European Foreign Affairs Review, 21:3/1 (Hrsg. der Sonderausgabe zusammen mit Markus Liegl und Reinhard Wolf),1-133. Zur Onlinequelle

Beiträge zu wiss. Zeitschriften mit Begutachtungsverfahren

2023 “Germany's Triangular Relations with the United States and China in the Era of the Zeitenwende", German Politics (SSCI), online first, https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2023.2275050.

2021

“Germany's Relations with the United States and China from a Strategic Triangle Perspective", International Affairs (SSCI), 97:6, 1905-24, https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiab170.

2020

“Ganging Up on Trump? Sino-German Relations and the Problem with Soft Balancing against the USA, Journal of Chinese Political Science (SSCI), 25:4, 531-50, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-020-09669-5.
2018 "China's 'Old' and 'New' Mekong River Politics: The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from a Comparative Benefit-sharing Perspective",Water International, 43:5, 622-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2018.1474610
2016 "It's Status, Stupid: Explaining the Underlying Core Problem in US-China Relations", Global Affairs, 2:5, 455-464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23340460.2016.1276077.

2016

“Global Governance in the Era of Growing US-China Rivalry: What Options Exist for Europe?", European Foreign Affairs Review, 21:3/1 (Oktober), 47-64. http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=EERR2016033.
2016 “From Securitization Moves to Positive Outcomes: The Case of the 2010 Mekong Crisis", Security Dialogue (SSCI), 47:5 (Oktober), 420-39. http://sdi.sagepub.com/content/47/5/420.abstract.
2016 “The Goals and Reality of the Water-Food-Energy Security Nexus: The Case of China and Its Southern Neighbours", Third World Quarterly (SSCI), 37:1 (Januar), 51-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2015.1086634.
2014 “Desecuritization in China's Behavior Towards Its Transboundary Rivers: the Mekong River, the Brahmaputra River, and the Irtysh and Ili Rivers", Journal of Contemporary China (SSCI), 23:85 (Januar), 21-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2013.809975.
2012 “China's Continuous Dam-building on the Mekong River", Journal of Contemporary Asia (SSCI), 42:4 (November), 603-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2012.712257.

Beiträge zu wiss. Zeitschriften und Sammelbänden

2024 “Introduction", in Sebastian Biba (Hrsg.), Europe in an Era of US-China Strategic Rivalry: Challenges and Opportunities from an Outside-in Perspective, Heidelberg: Springer.
2024 “Conclusion: Europe as a Moderating Force in the US-China Strategic Competition", in Sebastian Biba (Hrsg.), Europe in an Era of US-China Strategic Rivalry: Challenges and Opportunities from an Outside-in Perspective, Heidelberg: Springer.

2021

“Introduction", in Sebastian Biba und Reinhard Wolf (Hrsg.), Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition: Coping with an Unstable Triangle, London and New York: Routledge, 1-20.

2021

“Sustaining the European Project in an Era of Sino-American Confrontation: An End to Complacency", in Sebastian Biba und Reinhard Wolf (Hrsg.), Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition: Coping with an Unstable Triangle, London and New York: Routledge, 191-209.

2021

“China's Hydro-Hegemony in the Mekong Region: Room for Improvement", in Jean-François Rousseau und Sabrina Habich-Sobiegalla (Hrsg.), The Political Economy of Hydropower in Southwest China and Beyond, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 215-34.

2020

“China's 'Old' and 'New' Mekong River Politics: The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation from a Comparative Benefit-sharing Perspective", in Selina Ho (Hrsg.), A River Flows Through It: A Comparative Study of Transboundary Water Disputes and Cooperation in Asia, London and New York: Routledge, 47-56.

2020

“China-India River Conflicts: Towards a Solution through Launching a Cooperation Spiral", in Kanti Bajpai, Manjari Chatterjee Miller und Selina Ho (Hrsg.), Routledge Handbook on China-India Relations, London and New York: Routledge, 209-24.
2016 “New Concerns, More Cooperation?: How Non-traditional Security Issues Affect Sino-Indian Relations", Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (Sonderausgabe), 45: 3, 3-30. https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jcca/article/view/995/1002.
2016 “Introduction: Perils of US-China Confrontation – Implications for Europe", European Foreign Affairs Review, 21: 3/1 (Oktober), (mit Reinhard Wolf und Markus Liegl), 1-10. http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/abstract.php?area=Journals&id=EERR2016030.

Onlinebeiträge

2022 “How to Make China Help Bring the War in Ukraine to an End", GIGA Focus Asia, No. 03/2022, 3 June, Zur Onlinequelle.
2022 “Plädoyer für eine neue China-Politik“ (The Case for a New German China Policy), Gastkommentar im Handelsblatt, 4 Januar, Zur Onlinequelle, (auch veröffentlicht in der Print Ausgabe am 4. Jan., S. 48).
2021 “How Germany's New Government Should Change Its China Policy", International Affairs Blog, 2 December, Zur Onlinequelle.
2021 “Charting Its Own, Nuanced Course on China Is in Europe's Interest", Internationale Politik Quarterly, 27 May, Zur Onlinequelle.
2019 “China's Hegemonic Choice in the Mekong Region", East Asia Forum, 30. August, Zur Onlinequelle.
2017 “North Korea Conflict: It's All about Security Interests" (in German), Zeit Online, 23. September, Zur Onlinequelle.
2017 “China in der G20: Ein schmaler Korridor für chinesisch-europäische Kooperation" (mit Heike Holbig); in: GIGA Focus,  Asia, Nummer 02, Mai 2017, ISSN 1862-359X; Zur Onlinequelle.
2016 “China Drives Water Cooperation with Mekong Countries", China Dialogue (1. Februar), Zur Onlinequelle.
2014 “China Cooperates with Central Asia over Shared Rivers", China Dialogue, (24. Februar), Zur Onlinequelle.

VORTRÄGE

Vorträge auf wiss. Konferenzen, Seminaren und Workshops (Auswahl der letzten Jahre)

2023/09 “Symbolism in European Military Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Does It Stack Up?" (Co-Autorin: Bec Strating), European International Studies Association (EISA), 16th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, 5.-9. September, Potsdam, Deutschland.
2023/08 “A Critical Assessment of 'Like-mindedness' in International Relations" (Co-Autor: Bertram Lang), International Studies Association Asia-Pacific Region Conference (ISA-AP), 8.-10. August, Tokio, Japan.
2023/08 “Symbolism in European Military Engagement in the Indo-Pacific: Does It Stack Up?" (Co-Autorin: Bec Strating), International Studies Association Asia-Pacific Region Conference (ISA-AP), 8.-10. August, Tokio, Japan.
2023/06 “Like-mindedness and Social Identity in International Relations" (Co-Autor: Bertram Lang), British International Studies Association (BISA), Annual Conference, 21.-23. Juni, Glasgow, Schottland.
2023/06 “The European Union in the US-China Strategic Competition: How Role Dynamics Drive Brussels Towards Washington", British International Studies Association (BISA), Annual Conference, 21.-23. Juni, Glasgow, Schottland.
2023/06 “Like-mindedness and Social Identity in International Relations" (Co-Autor: Bertram Lang), Conference of the International Relations Section of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), 14.-16. Juni, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland.
2023/03 “Comparing German and Australian Behavior in Light of the US-China Great Power Rivalry", International Studies Association (ISA), 64th Annual Convention, 15.-18. März, Montreal, Kanada.
2023/03 “The European Union in the US-China Strategic Competition: How Role Dynamics Drive Brussels Towards Washington", International Studies Association (ISA), 64th Annual Convention, 15.-18. März, Montreal, Kanada.
2022/09 “Rethinking Great-Power Rivalry: The Role of the EU in the US-China Strategic Competition", European International Studies Association (EISA), 15th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, 1.-4. September, Athen, Griechenland.
2022/03 “Contending Water Infrastructures in the Mekong River Basin", International Studies Association (ISA), 63rd Annual Convention, 28. März- 2. April, Nashville, USA.
2021/09 “The European Union in a New Game of Great Power Competition – Lessons from the Strategic Triangle Approach", European International Studies Association, 14th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, 13.-17. September, online.
2021/09 “Contending Water Infrastructures in the Mekong River Basin", European International Studies Association, 14th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, 13.-17. September, online.
2021/04 “The Rightly Recalcitrant Pivot: Germany's Relations with the USA and China from the Perspective of the Strategic Triangle Approach", International Studies Association (ISA), 62nd Annual Convention, 6.-9. April, online.
2020/10 “Responsibilization: A New Framework for Analyzing Transnational Responsibilities", Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft, IB-Sektionskonferenz, 7.-9. Oktober, online.
2020/07 “China's Hegemonic Test in the Mekong River Region: Achievements and Pitfalls", International Political Science Association (IPSA), 26th World Congress, 25.-29. Juli, Lissabon, Portugal. (Konferenz auf 2021 verschoben; Teilnahme abgesagt)
2020/03 “Under What Conditions Do States Fulfill Transnational Responsibilities?: A New Approach through the Prism of 'Responsibilization'", International Studies Association (ISA), 61th Annual Convention, 25.-28. März, Honolulu, USA. (Konferenz ausgefallen)
2020/03 “Ganging Up on Trump? Sino-German Relations and the Problem with Soft Balancing against the US", International Studies Association (ISA), 61th Annual Convention, 25.-28. März, Honolulu, USA. (Konferenz ausgefallen)

Vorträge auf Einladung (Auswahl)

2023/11 “China's Foreign and Security Policy under Xi Jinping – Continuity and Change" (in German), Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS), Security Policy Course for Junior Officials, 1. November, Berlin, Deutschland.
2022/10
“Making China Great Again? Political and Economic Implications of the 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress", GIGA Forum, 26. Oktober, online.
2021/07 “China's Hydro-politics in the Mekong and Its Impact on Water Security", Think Next, Act Next – The Next Gen EU-ASEAN Think Tank Dialogue (EANGAGE) 2021-2022, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, 7. Juli, online.
2021/04 “Europe in an Era of Growing Sino-American Competition", Buchvorstellung, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, 29. April, online.
2017/04 “The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism: Potentials and Pitfalls", Vorträge an der Graduate School of International Studies, Korea University, 12. April, und an der Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, 13. April, Seoul, Südkorea. 
2016/06 “Global Governance in an Era of Growing US-China Rivalry: What Options for EUrope?", Vortrag im Rotary Club Peking, 21. Juni, Peking, China.
2015/03 “Understanding China's International Hydro-politics and Its Impacts",  Vortrag zur Veranstaltung “Water Management and Supply: The Biggest Threat to China and Asia's Security?," Madariaga – College of Europe Foundation, 19. März, Brüssel, Belgien.
2013/03 “Die Mär vom Einfluss?: China und die Nordkorea-Frage", Vortrag im Vorbereitungsseminar für eine Studienreise nach Nordkorea, Südkorea und China, organisiert von der Hessischen Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSFK) und Encounter Korea vom 2.-14. April, 11.-12. März, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
2012/12 “Conducting Field Research in Southeast Asia: An Experiential Report", Vortrag am International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies der National Chengchi Universität, 7. Dezember, Taipeh, Taiwan.
2012/06 “Chinas Wassermangel im Spannungsfeld zwischen nationalen und regionalen Bedürfnissen", Konfuzius-Institut Frankfurt, 28. Juni, Frankfurt, Deutschland.

MEDIENAUFTRITTE/-ERSCHEINUNGEN

2020/12 Zitiert in “Satellites to track Chinese dams on Mekong river, as US likens 'threat' facing Southeast Asia to South China Sea", South China Morning Post, 16. Dezember, https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3114206/us-satellites-track-chinese-dams-mekong-river-it-likens-threat.
2020/08 Zitiert in “The Next US-China Battleground: Chinese Dams on the Mekong River?", South China Morning Post, 3. August, https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3095581/next-us-china-battleground-chinese-dams-mekong-river.
2017/06 “US-Präsident Trump und seine Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik", Sendung vom 1. Juni "Aus Kultur und Sozialwissenschaften", DLF (Deutschlandfunk).
2016/04 "Chinas neue Rolle: Fordern und fördern", Interview für ZDF heute.de und 3Sat Makro, 7.April.
2014/11 “Der APEC-Gipfel in Peking", Interviewpartner der Sendung „Der Mittag", Domradio Köln, 12. November.
2013/06 “Chinas Vasallen", Studiogast in der Fernsehsendung „Makro," 3Sat, 7. Juni.