Contact Information
Melanchthonstr. 36
72074 Tübingen, Germany
Room 118
Phone: +49 7071/ 29-75440
ronja.herrschner@uni-tuebingen.de
Research Associate and Junior Lecturer
Office hours
Winter Term 24/25: Tuesday 9-11 a.m. or after request
Academic Background
Ronja Herrschner completed her Bachelor's degree in “Islamic Orient” and “Jewish Studies” at the University of Bamberg and then went on to complete her Master's degree in “Comparative Middle Eastern Politics and Societies” at the University of Tübingen, including a semester abroad at the American University in Cairo. In her Master's thesis, she dealt with hereditary succession in personalist regimes.
Research interests
- State and statehood
- Autocratization and De-democratization
- Nationalism
- Legitimacy
Teaching
Seminar P0120c - Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft
Publications
Bank, André, and Ronja Herrschner (2024), Syria Is Not Safe: A Look to Its Regions, GIGA Focus Nahost, 5, Hamburg: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), https://doi.org/10.57671/gfme-24052
Bassisseh, Sarah, Herrschner, Ronja, Sirikupt, Chonlawit and Marcia Ponzlet (2025), Justice in the Interregnum: Navigating the Complexity of Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria, Project On Middle East Political Science, https://pomeps.org/justice-in-the-interregnum-navigating-the-complexity-of-transitional-justice-in-post-assad-syria
