Maximilian Ohle is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Science since October 2019. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Passau in European Studies and his Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Public Policy from the Zhou Enlai School of Government at Nankai University Tianjin, People’s Republic of China. He also did internships at the Centre for German Studies of the European Humanities University in Vilnius, Lithuania, and at the Department of International Relations of the Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration.
His PhD project analyses the secessionist acts in Moldova and Georgia through the lens of hierarchy and rational bargaining models, specifically considering the engagement with Russia and the EU.