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Frauke Austermann, 付皓珂

PhD Candidate FU Berlin

"The Role of EU Delegations in EU External Relations"

Program Student GSGP

Freie Universität Berlin

E-Mail: Frauke.Austermann@fu-berlin.de

Frauke Austermann is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Global Politics since October 2009. Her dissertation is on the role of the European Union's Delegations in EU external relations. Her supervisors are Prof. Klaus Segbers (FU Berlin) and Prof. Li Qingsi (Renmin University of China). The work of the EU Delegation in China is the central case study. Frauke has therefore used her exchange year in China for in-depth field research on the cooperation of the EU Delegation in Beijing and the local member state embassies.

Frauke holds a BA degree in European Studies from Maastricht University and Sciences Po Paris and a Masters degree in International Employment Relations from the London School of Economics (both with distinction). She studied Mandarin at University College London and at Beijing Language and Culture University. Before joining the Center for Global Politics, Frauke taught European Studies as a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University.

Her publications include:

• “Towards a 'Unitary Actor?' Perceptions of China's Role in Africa Across EU Institutions” van der Harst, Jan and Pieter C.M. Swieringa (Eds.): China and the EU: Concord or Conflict? Maastricht: Shaker Publishing, 2012, pp. 13-35.
• “Towards Embassies for Europe? EU Delegations in the Union's Diplomatic System” In: European Diplomacy Policy Papers, January 2012. Available at: http://dseu.lboro.ac.uk/Documents/Policy_Papers/DSEU_Policy_Paper08.pdf
• “Political Theory versus Diplomatic Practice: Bridging the Sovereignty-Gap of EU-China Relations” In: EU External Affairs Review, July 2011, pp. 37-59.
• “The European Model of CSR and Labour Standards in China” In: Men, Jing and Giuseppe Balducci (Eds.): Prospects and Challenges for EU-China Relations in the 21st Century. The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. Brussels: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2010, pp. 81-102.
• “Mit Struktur zum Doktortitel? Promovieren an Graduiertenschulen” In: Peters, Stephan (Ed.): Gut beraten durch die Promotion. Best Practice für Promovierende. Springer Gabler, 2012, pp.35-42.
• “Generation P – Von Luft und Wissen leben?“, with Branko Woischwill. In: Busch, Michael, Jan Jeskow and Rüdiger Stutz (Eds.): Zwischen Prekarisierung und Protest. Die Lebenslagen und Generationenbilder von Jugendlichen in Ost und West. Bielefeld: Transcript, 2010, pp. 275-304.