PD Dr. Ralf Roloff Senior German Professor College of International and Security Studies
Expertise
International security and international political economy, European integration, and German foreign and security policy
Education
Dr. phil., Political Science, University of Trier; completed Habilitation; coopted as a member of the faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne
M.A., Political Science and German Literature and Linguistics, University of Trier
Robert-Schuman-Fellow, European Parliament (Luxembourg, Strassbourg and Brussels)
Fulbright Fellow, New York University
Background
Acting Professor of International and European Politics, University of the German Armed Forces, Hamburg (2000-2003)
Acting Professor of International Politics at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz (1999-2000)
Assistant Professor and Executive Officer at the Research Institute for Political Science and European Affairs at the University of Cologne (1994-2001)
Lecturer and Assistant to the Director of the Department of Political Science, University of Trier (1991-1993)
Publications
Europe, America, and Asia between Globalization and Regionalism: The Interregional Cooperation and the Economic Dimension of International Politics. Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh Paderborn 2001.
On the Way to a New Order in Europe: The Policy of the Kohl and Genscher Government toward the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (1986-1992). Kölner Arbeiten zur Internationalen Politik, Bd. 1, edited by Werner Link, Carlo Masala and Ralf Roloff, Vierow bei Greifswald 1995 (also used as a dissertation for Diss.phil., University of Trier, 1994).
“Theoretical Introduction and State of the Art“ in: Heiner Hänggi, Jürgen Rüland, Ralf Roloff (ed.), “Inter-Regionalism and International Politics: Stepping Stone to Global Governance?“ (in press, 2004).
“Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe“ in: Herbert Dittgen / Siegmar Schmidt (Eds.), Handbuch zur deutschen Außenpolitik, Wiesbaden 2003, (in press).
“Religion and Regional Identity: On the Meaning of Religion as a Factor in Regional Cooperation and Integration, in: Manfred Brocker u.a. (Ed.), Religion - Staat - Politik, Opladen .2003, S. 339-351.
“The European Union and the Middle East: A Difficult Partnership” in: PIN - Politik im Netz http://www.politik-im-netz.com 4. Jahrgang, Ausgabe: 18 Februar 2003, Rubrik:national.
“Interregionalism: Between Building Regional Blocs and Cases of International Integration“ in: Zeitschrift für Politik (ZfP), 49. Jg., 4/2002, S. 405-423.
“The Realism/Neorealism Theory of Conflict“ in: Thorsten Bonacker (Ed.), Sozialwissenschaftliche Konflikttheorien, Opladen 2002, S. 99-120.
“The Influence of Globaliyation on Germany’s European Policy,“ in: Heinrich Schneider / Mathias Jopp / Uwe Schmalz (Eds.), Eine neue deutsche Europapolitik? Rahmenbedingungen - Problemfelder - Optionen, Bonn 2002, S. 171-194.
“Ghosts That I Have Summoned: Notes on the Fable of Globalization” in: Die Welt, 6. Februar 2001, S. 43.
“The External Relations of the European Union Between Globaliztion and Regionalization“ in: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (ZfPol) 3/2001, S. 1045-1072.
The Transatlantic Business Dialogue: Example for a Community of Learning“ in: Ost-West-Kolleg der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Ed.), „Antworten auf die Globalisierung: Deutschland und die USA“, Brühl 2000, S. 108-119.
“Globalization, Regionalism and Equilibrium“ in: Carlo Masala and Ralf Roloff (Eds.), Herausforderungen der Realpolitik. Beiträge zur Theoriedebatte in der Internationalen Politik. Kölner Arbeiten zur Internationalen Politik, Bd. 8, edited by Werner Link, Carlo Masala und Ralf Roloff, Köln 1998, S. 61-94.
“Principles of the OSCE on Questions of Conflict Resolution and Coexistence with Minorities“ in: Thomas Bremer (Ed.) Religion und Nation im Krieg auf dem Balkan, Bonn 1996,S. 173-196.
“The OSCE and Its Relationship to the United Nations: In Transition from Cooperation, Competition and Subsidarity“ in Dieter S. Lutz / Arie Bloed / Pàl Dunay / Adam Rotfeld / Andrei Zagorski (Eds.) OSZE-Jahrbuch 1995, Baden-Baden 1995, S. 375-383.
With Heiner Hänggi, Jürgen Rüland (eds.) “Inter-Regionalism - Stepping Stone to Global Governance?“ in press 2004.
Guest editor of Die Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft , along with Walter Rösch (Ed.), „Politik und Terrorismus - 11. September 2001“ 2. Themenheft der Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Heft 1/2003.
Ralf Roloff (Ed.), “The Treaty of Nice: Progress, A Step Backward or Standing Still?”: Contribution to a discussion at the Universität der Bundeswehr, Hamburg, 31. Januar 2001, Studien zur Internationalen Politik, published by Institut für Internationale Politik der Universität der Bundeswehr, Heft 2 / 2001, Hamburg 2001.
Carlo Masala / Ralf Roloff (Editors.) Challenges of Realpolitik: Contributions to the debate on the Theory of International Politics,“ Kölner Arbeiten zur Internationalen Politik, Bd.8, edited by Werner Link, Carlo Masala und Ralf Roloff, Köln 1998.
Editor of the series „Kölner Arbeiten zur Internationalen Politik“ (together with Werner Link und Carlo Masala and Thomas Jäger. Since 1995, 14 volumes have appeared.