Dr. Friederike Richter
Research Associate
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Universität der Bundeswehr München, and an associate researcher at the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po (CEVIPOF).
My research focuses on the agenda-setting dynamics of strategic policy issues. More specifically, I am interested in how defence becomes and remains a government priority in Europe. To conduct my research, I have received grants from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, Île de France, the Institut de recherche stratégique de l'École militaire (IRSEM), the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po and the Université Jean Moulin Lyon III.
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from Sciences Po, a Master's degree in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Bath and a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Social Sciences from the Libera Università di Bolzano.
You find a recent version of my CV here: DE - EN - FR
Research interests: Comparative politics; agenda-setting, with a focus on strategic policy issues; security and defence policy in Europe
Select Projects
- Guns versus butter: The politics of attention in defence policy
- Public opinion, democratic accountability and evaluation of defence: Towards a new comparative research agenda (OPIDEF)
- The political sinews of war: Budgeting military operations in France (PolisInWar)
Teaching
Since 2016, I have been in charge of several courses on public policy at Sciences Po, Université de Bordeaux and Universität der Bundeswehr München. I am hence used to teaching in English, French and German, both at the BA and the MA level. I currently teach comparative defence policy in Munich and defence economics in Paris.
Publications
I have published several articles in peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Gouvernement et action publique, Les Champs de Mars and the Policy Studies Journal) and a series of book chapters (e.g. with Manchester University Press, Palgrave and Routledge). I have also co-edited a special issue on defence cooperation and am currently preparing a book on the agenda-setting dynamics of defence.